Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay left Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with an apparent injury, according to Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports.

The Eagles fell behind big against the Buccaneers early, and the defense with Darius Slay on the back end struggled. Hopefully the injury does not impact his status for the remainder of the game, as the Eagles' cornerback depth is questionable, and it would put a lot on rookie Quinyon Mitchell to step up. Isaiah Rodgers stepped in for Slay.

Eagles trying to come back with Darius Slay back in the game

Slay did return to the game, according to Brooks Kubena of The Athletic. Hopefully, he is able to stay in for the remainder of the game. The Eagles will need some stops to pull off a comeback in this game. Philadelphia's offense has scored a couple of times in the second half to close the gap a bit, but a fumble in plus territory from Jalen Hurts really hurt their chances of coming back.

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The Eagles are looking to move to 3-1 on the season, which would put them in sole possession of first place in the NFC East, at least for a brief few hours depending on if the Washington Commanders win against the Arizona Cardinals in the late afternoon window.

It seems unlikely that the Eagles will come back to get a win, however. The injuries to AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith and Lane Johnson are looming large. All three of those players are huge components of the Eagles' offense. When those three are on the field, the potential is very high. Now, a lot is put on Saquon Barkley and Dallas Goedert.

It will be important for the Eagles to get those three players back, as the NFC East race is seemingly wide open, even with a likely loss in this game.