Jason Peters has accomplished a ton during his NFL career.



The Eagles’ left tackle has been to eight Pro Bowls, is a five-time All-Pro and has been one of the best left tackles in football for a decade.



But he doesn’t have a ring. And he’s hoping Carson Wentz might be his ticket to finally getting to a Super Bowl.



“Carson’s got a lot of upside,” Peters said after Sunday’s 27-22 loss. “I feel like if we get the right pieces in here to help him a little bit, not saying that we don’t have them, but we don’t have the firepower that we normally have every year. That just is what it is. At the end of the day, he has a lot of upside and I would definitely come back and try to protect his blindside again.”



While head coach Doug Pederson has seemed fine with a rebuilding year of sorts in 2016, time is ticking away on Peters’ career. He’s about to wrap up his 13th NFL season and will turn 35 next month. If Wentz is going to be his ticket to the Super Bowl, it has to work quickly.



Does Peters think Wentz can reach his potential before his time in the league is up?



“I hope so. I really hope so,” Peters said. “Because I really want a ring. It would be sad to play all these years and not even get close.”



The decision about Peters’ future with the Eagles will likely not be his to make. Peters has a salary cap hit of $11.2 million in 2017 after a hit of $9.7 million this season. The Eagles also paid Lane Johnson handsomely during the offseason and made sure to get Halapoulivaati Vaitai starts this year while Johnson has been suspended.



Still, Peters has had a resurgent year of sorts and has managed to stay healthy thanks in part to Doug Pederson’s management of his veterans.



On Sunday, the Eagles needed to use a makeshift offensive line. Only Peters and Jason Kelce remained on the line as the starter from the beginning of the season by the time Sunday’s game finished.



Thanks to the shuffling, Wentz was hit 10 times and sacked four times by Washington.



“It’s real hard,” Peters said about watching Wentz get hit. “The only thing I can do is block the guy that I gotta block. Half the time, I don’t even know he’s getting hit until I turn around and he’s on the ground. And I try to help him up. I just try to not let my guy hit him. And at the end of the day, we watch the film, correct the other guys and try to get them fixed. During the game, you can’t do nothing about it. You just gotta block your guy.”



After making it to the playoffs in each of his first two seasons as an Eagle, Peters has been back just once. Without a playoff berth this season, the Eagles will have missed the playoffs in five of their last six seasons.



“It’s tough losing, not getting to the playoff five years and seeing people like the Cowboys going,” Peters said. “It’s tough on me, because that’s where I’m from, Dallas.”



Peters said it’s also tough losing because outsiders highlight mistakes. Peters’ biggest problem this year has been false starts. After another false start on Sunday, Peters has nine through 13 games. That’s the highest number in the NFL.



“Right now, with the false starts, with my deal, that’s my deal, getting off the rock,” Peters said. “That’s what I do. We got [Jason] Kelce, we got a new quarterback, we traded [Sam] Bradford. I’m just still trying to get in sync with Carson [Wentz]. I’m just trying to take it as positive, just keep growing.”



Over the last week, much was made about the level of effort the Eagles gave in the loss at Cincinnati.



Effort didn’t seem to be an issue this week at the Linc. And it didn’t seem to be an issue all week. In fact, Peters said before the game, he was very confident the Eagles were going to win.



“Individually, you know if you’re giving effort or not,” Peters said. “You’ve gotta be hard on yourself. And if you’re not giving effort, you ain’t going to be around here. You’re not going to be an Eagle. It’s point blank. Guys just have to go out there and do better, finish every play like it’s your last. We discussed that among ourselves and just gotta do better.”