PHILADELPHIA -- If Hurricane Joaquin's timing is right, Eagles running back DeMarco Murray will be ready for it.
"As a running back you kind of look forward to those games because you know you'll probably get a lot of carries," Murray said Thursday, "I'm sure we'll be able to weather the storm. I'm sure it will be a good game."
Murray was listed as a full participant in Thursday's practice, which was held under overcast skies with a steady wind blowing, but he will be a game-time decision for Sunday's contest against Washington.
"I feel good," Murray said. "We'll see how it goes. It felt better today. I made some progressions, and we'll see Sunday."
Murray didn't play on Sunday against the New York Jets. He injured a hamstring during a midweek practice and tested it out Sunday morning before the game but said "it wasn't quite right."
It was a tough call, Murray said.
"Whenever you miss a game, it kind of kills you a little bit inside," he said. "As a competitor, you want to be out there practicing every day. You want to be out there playing a game every opportunity you get. I'm definitely excited to get back out there if I can."
Hurricane Joaquin is on a path that could near the East Coast by the weekend. The storm could most directly affect the Washington's home game against Philadelphia.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that the league is monitoring the situation heading into this weekend's games.
Through two games, Murray had carried the ball 21 times for 11 yards. In his absence Sunday, Ryan Mathews gained 108 yards on 24 carries.
"I thought they were able to get some creases going," Murray said. "I thought they blocked it very well. We had a good game plan. I thought Ryan did a good job running through some [holes] and making some good reads. The blocking was better. Obviously he was able to get some things going. He ran well. They blocked well. I think it all starts with the run game."
That was coach Chip Kelly's plan this offseason, when he signed Murray and Mathews after trading LeSean McCoy to Buffalo. For the first two weeks -- losses to Atlanta and Dallas -- the running game wasn't very effective.
"I just think we've got to continue to create more opportunities," Murray said. "The first two games didn't go according to what we wanted. We can learn from those mistakes we all made and just continue to grow from the last game we played."