By Eliot Shorr-Parks | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

PHILADELPHIA -- Coming off of a poor showing in the team's last preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz needed to have a strong day to ease some concerns about his recent play.

Wentz got the opportunity to do just that with the Miami Dolphins in town for the first of back-to-back practices against the Eagles at the NovaCare Complex.

Here is a breakdown of Wentz's day on Monday against the Dolphins, as well as other observations from the two-hour long practice.

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CARSON WENTZ

Wentz had a very heavy workload on Monday, taking part in 47 team snaps, much more than what he would normally do in practice.

Here is a play-by-play breakdown:

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11-on-11:

Rep 1: Running play with running back LeGarrette Blount stopped in backfield

Rep 2: Running play with with running back Darren Sproles goes for a few yards after nice cut

Rep 3: Short completion to tight end Zach Ertz along the sidelines

Rep 4: Running play with running back Wendell Smallwood stopped for a short gain

Rep 5: Crossing route to receiver Torrey Smith is caught, but nearly dropped

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Rep 7: Incomplete in corner of end zone to receiver Alshon Jeffery

Rep 8: Touchdown over the middle to receiver Torrey Smith

Rep 9: Short completion/check down to Sproles

Rep 10: Short completion to Sproles

Rep 11: 10-yard completion to Agholor over the middle

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Rep 12: Short pass to Ertz completed, but no touchdown

Rep 13: Short to Sproles who gets it along the sideline and runs it in for the touchdown

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Rep 14: 10-yard pass to Jeffery over the middle on crossing route

Rep 15: Running play to Blount for about five yards

Rep 16: Running play with Sproles

Rep 17: Completion to Jeffery for about 10-yards

Rep 18: Great throw to Agholor, who did a great job holding on and keeping his feet in. Wentz hit Agholor on the run, and although the coverage was good, Wentz put it where only Agholor could make a play on the ball.

Rep 19: Quick out to Agholor is completed

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Rep 20: Long pass to to Jeffery is nearly picked off. Jeffery was open by Wentz underthrew him.

Rep 21: Running play with Blount for a decent gain

Rep 22: Short completion to Sproles

Rep 23: Short completion to running back Wendell Smallwood

Rep 24: Running play with running back Wendell Smallwood

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Rep 25: Great touchdown pass to Smith who beat cornerback Byron Maxwell. Amazing throw by Wentz, who led Smith perfectly into the end zone and put it right into Smith's hands.

Rep 26: Good running play with Sproles

Rep 27: Attempted pass to Ertz, but Wentz's arm hit a player as he threw it

Rep 28: Touchdown pass to Jeffery, who was wide open over the middle of the field.

Rep 29: Running play with Blount

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Rep 30: Running play with Blount

Rep 31: Short pass to Smallwood is completed

Rep 32: Sacked

Rep 33: Incomplete to Jeffery. The pass looks like it was deflected as it got there, but there was also plenty of contact from the Dolphins' cornerback who was on Jeffery.

Rep 34: Incomplete pass attempted for Jeffery. Looked like two were not on the same page, as Wentz's pass sailed out of bounds, and Jeffery turned around with a look of confusion after the pass.

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11-on-11:

Rep 35: Incomplete to tight end Trey Burton in the end zone

Rep 36: Short completion to Jeffery

Rep 37: Short completion to Jeffery along the middle

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Rep 38: Blount run blown up in backfield

Rep 39: Running play with Blount

Rep 40: Very bad pass intended for Ertz. The throw was a bad decision by Wentz, as the pass got there late and was into double coverage. It was almost picked off by Maxwell.

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Rep 41: Short completion to Smallwood, but Smallwood did not get into the end zone.

Rep 42: Touchdown pass to Ertz, who beat former Eagles linebacker Kiko Alonso.

Rep 43: Touchdown pass to receiver Torrey Smith in the corner of the end zone.

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Rep 44: Short completion to Sproles

Rep 45: Completion over the middle to Jeffery for about 15 yards

Rep 46: Short completion to receiver Mack Hollins

Rep 47: Quarterback run

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STATS FROM MONDAY: 25/32, 6 TD, 0 INT

STATS OVERALL: 207/302, 68%, 29 TD, 5 INT

GRADE FROM MONDAY: A-.....Wentz's stats from Monday are very impressive, considering he was going against another defense and the practice was an extremely competitive one. What really helped Wentz's day was that he was sharp in the red zone, an area he has struggled in during camp.

Wentz also did a great job taking care of the ball. Although he wasn't perfect, and did have two passes he would likely want back, the fact he threw 32 passes -- the most of any training camp practice so far -- and didn't have an interception was impressive.

The Eagles had to be thrilled from what they saw from Wentz on Monday.

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JAY CUTLER VS. EAGLES DEFENSE

With the Eagles and Dolphins using two practice fields at the same time, trying to get a grasp of how the Eagles' first-team defense was doing agains the Dolphins' first-team offense was tough.

The snaps that I did see, however, were not that pretty.

Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler had his way for the most part against the Eagles' defense, especially in the red zone, where he seemed to be finding open receivers in the back of the end zone throughout the day.

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The Eagles did pick off Cutler one time, towards the end of practice, but overall it was not a good showing for the pass defense.

The run defense wasn't much better.

Although they were not tackling to the ground, the Dolphins' offensive line seemed to be creating plenty of holes for their running backs, and the Eagles' defensive line couldn't do much to stop them.

Not a great showing for the Eagles' defense overall.

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DOLPHINS RECEIVERS

The Dolphins have some pretty serious speed among their receivers with DeVante Parker, Kenny Stills and Jarvis Landry, which made two things stand out on Monday.

First? The lack of speed on the Eagles' receiving core.

Second? The Eagles' cornerbacks are going to struggle with fast receivers.

The Eagles' secondary, outside of cornerback Ronald Darby, lacks speed in a big way, and the Dolphins took advantage of it, as they seemed to be beating the Eagles down the field throughout the day.

One player who especially caused the Eagles' secondary trouble was Stills, who got behind the defense for around a 30-yard down midway through practice.

The speed of the Dolphins' receivers was also an issue in the end zone, was they were able to break away from the Eagles' cornerback fairly easily.

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NICK FOLES

Backup cornerback Nick Foles has missed a good portion of training camp with elbow soreness, and Monday was really his first extended action of camp.

He made the most of it.

Foles was razor sharp against the Dolphins, and had a number of throws in the red zone that were very impressive. Foles best throw of the day came on a 20-yard pass to tight end Zach Ertz, who he hit in the back of the end zone on a rainbow throw that landed right in the tight end's hands.

Foles looks like he is going to be an upgrade this season over last year's backup, Chase Daniel.

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MARCUS JOHNSON

Second-year receiver Marcus Johnson had a very good day against the Dolphins, drawing a holding penalty in the end zone that displayed the speed he could bring to the Eagles' offense.

As mentioned above, the Eagles' receivers are not especially quick, but Johnson has displayed the ability at times to get behind the Eagles' cornerbacks in practice.

Seeing him do it against the Dolphins -- even if it was for just one play -- had to be encouraging to coaches.

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NATE GERRY

Rookie linebacker Nate Gerry, who is making the transition to safety, had a very nice play on Monday against the Dolphins, nearly picking off a pass in the back of the end zone.

Gerry wasn't able to make the play, but the fact he was there to break up the pass was encouraging. Gerry's coverage ability is what is going to make him a help for the Eagles at linebacker, and so far, it looks like the transition from college safety to NFL linebacker is going smoothly.

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FAKE FIELD GOAL

Special teams coach David Fipp used this joint-practice to his advantage, trying to trick the Dolphins with a fake field goal towards the beginning of practice.

The fake worked, as holder Donnie Jones rolled out and hit tight end Brent Celek for what would have been a first down.

Nice play call by Fipp, and nice throw by Jones.

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DONNEL PUMPHREY

Fair or not, a concern with rookie running back Donnel Pumphrey -- who weighs just 176 pounds -- is going to be his durability.

Although they weren't tackling to the ground, Pumphrey took a big shot from two Dolphins players on Monday, but stayed up and kept going.

Seeing Pumphrey take a hit and not go down, especially at his size, is always going to be a good thing -- and a sign that maybe he will be able to transition from college to the NFL.

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INJURIES

The Eagles entered practice a relatively healthy unit, but they certainly didn't end it that way.

Both defensive end Brandon Graham and linebacker Jordan Hicks left practice early against the Dolphins, leaving the team without two of their best defensive players.

ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that Graham has a tricep strain, which isn't considered serious at this time.

There has been no update on Hicks, who missed all of the team sessions.

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Eliot Shorr-Parks may be reached at eshorrpa@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @EliotShorrParks. Find NJ.com Eagles on Facebook.

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