The Eagles fell to the Cleveland Browns 22-13 in the preseason home finale at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday.

• Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro offered his key takeaways, which focused on the quarterback position.
• Andrew Mukuba made his preseason debut, and it was one to remember with a pick-six and a fumble recovery.
• Ed Mahan, the Eagles' first team photographer, shot his last game on Saturday after 55 years of service.

Here is what else you need to know coming out of the game:

Jihaad Campbell: 'Always looking for a building block'

On the game's opening drive, rookie first-round pick Jihaad Campbell came roaring up the middle on a blitz and sacked quarterback Dillon Gabriel for a loss of 4 yards.

"It felt amazing, just to get him on the ground. I think it could have been a better, efficient tackle. That's going to come with time and me putting in the work to have a better finishing tackle. But I mean, it felt good just to be out there and celebrate with my teammates. I think that was the biggest thing," Campbell said.

He played into the second quarter and registered four total tackles and provided an escort for fellow rookie Andrew Mukuba's 75-yard pick-six that put the Eagles on the scoreboard. Campbell's fourth and final tackle of the afternoon came in coverage over the middle to hold the Browns on third down to force a field goal attempt.

It's been a productive and encouraging start for the 31st overall pick, but Campbell is searching for ways to improve his game and earn playing time to help the team.

"The words that I'm always going to keep saying are just growing and learning," Campbell said. "I think that's the biggest thing. Rookies coming in, of course we don't know it all, but we have standard instinctual things that we do know that can help us on the field to the best of our abilities. I think the biggest thing is really just to get advice from the older guys and understand what's going on, so we can get more acclimated to this NFL life.

"I'm always looking for a building block. Just to stack days, brick on top of brick on top of brick. I think that's the most important thing. I don't think about, 'Dang, if I messed up on this, I'm down on myself now,' because I know I'm better than that and I know all I got to do is just get back to the drawing board, see what I need to improve on, and just keep working at it." – Chris McPherson

Kyle McCord: 'Pretty cool way to get your first one'

Kyle McCord will have to watch the highlights to see his first NFL touchdown pass.

McCord said that after reviewing the tape from the Browns' preseason opener and the two joint practices this week, the offense knew to expect a zero blitz when the Eagles lined up at the Cleveland 9-yard line late in the first half.

"You know you're going to be one short in protection, so it's all about getting the ball out on time. I think that's how you show toughness as a quarterback," McCord said.

The rookie from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, knew that he would have to beat a free rusher, so he stood tall in the pocket and saw that wide receiver Ainias Smith won off the snap. McCord threw the ball and was knocked to the ground by Browns defensive end Cameron Thomas, who was called for roughing the passer.

Smith caught the ball on a slant for the score.

"I heard it. I heard it, but I didn't see it," McCord said. "I heard the crowd and then I saw Ainias celebrating in the end zone. Pretty cool way to get your first one."

McCord alternated with Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who started, and finished with 47 passing yards, the touchdown throw, and a successful conversion of a Tush Push play.

"It was pretty cool. I think that it was good to get that early on, feel like you're actually in the game, get hit, get tackled a little bit, get punched under the pile," McCord said of the Tush Push execution. "Obviously growing up, being an Eagles fan, within the last few years they've kind of trademarked that. We practice it a little bit in practice, but obviously it's not full contact, so it's really my first time doing it full speed. Pretty cool."

McCord, the former St. Joseph's Prep star who is coming off a historic season at Syracuse, played 27 snaps and feels his comfort level rising with each rep on the field.

"The game is definitely different," McCord said. "You're playing against the top 1 percent of athletes. I feel like at this level the biggest difference is everybody's a really good athlete. They all know what they're doing and they know how to try to deceive you and deceive your reads and stuff like that. It's a constant learning process. Sometimes as crappy as it is when you make the mistake, that's sometimes the best way to learn. Just constant, constant improvement, trying to get a little bit better each day.

"Game one, you're doing everything for the first time and now you have an expectation of what it's going to be like and think you know how to prepare throughout the week a little bit better and then you just feel more comfortable. I think every single rep that I get it's starting to slow down, which is what you want, and so stepping on the field, play one this week to first play one last week feels different." – Chris McPherson

Nick Sirianni details quarterback rotation

With Tanner McKee getting second-team reps during both joint practices this week with the Browns, the Eagles decided to sit the backup quarterback in Saturday's preseason game.

That meant Dorian Thompson-Robinson and sixth-round rookie Kyle McCord split quarterback duties against the Browns. Rather than play one in the first half and the other in the second half, Head Coach Nick Sirianni elected to play each quarterback on a drive-by-drive basis. McCord played 27 snaps and Thompson-Robinson played 17, according to Next Gen Stats.

"We wanted to get both of them reps, and get both of them reps with the twos and also with the threes," Sirianni said postgame. "So that was the thought process of why we rotated them within series. Again, wanted them to both be able to play behind the two offense lines, with the number two pass catchers and also with the number three." – Matt Ryan