![]() ![]() Sweat forced another punt by hitting Fromm on third down again.Philly flirted with turning the ball over three times in under five minutes of game action. Hurts’ third down throw to Sanders was dropped but was short of the sticks anyway. Hurts was strip-sacked on second down after the quarterback held the ball too long again but Dallas Goedert was able to recover. Cheers rang out after the Eagles’ first run of the game, a Miles Sanders carry for 11 yards. Jalen Reagor got booed (again, with the first time coming during the Eagles’ pregame player intros) after running backwards and getting tackled for a 4-yard loss to start at Philly’s own 15-yard line.Josh Sweat affected Jake Fromm’s third down throw to bring up a three-and-out for the Giants.Not sure why Nick Sirianni didn’t decide to run the ball at all to start the game. ![]() Still, not the start the Eagles were looking for. After review, the play was ruled incomplete. On third down, Hurts held on to the ball for a long time, got flushed right, and threw a pretty bad pick after really forcing it to his target. A completion to DeVonta Smith set up 3rd-and-3. The first play from scrimmage was Dallas Goedert dropping a Jalen Hurts pass. Kenneth Gainwell fumbled the opening kickoff but J.J. The Giants won the coin toss and elected to defer.Read on for a recap and stay tuned for BGN’s postgame coverage. Their second half explosion suggests they have it within them to be better. Of course, the Eagles will need to be much sharper than they were early against the G-Men if they’re planning on actually winning against higher quality opponents in the postseason. ![]() The Birds also benefited from a Vikings loss to the Los Angeles Rams that dropped Minnesota out of the No. The Eagles’ defense deserves credit but the Giants trotting out some truly awful quarterbacks in Jake Fromm and Mike Glennon helped matters.Īs a result, the Eagles picked up an important win that improved their chances in the NFC playoff picture. Philly’s offense eventually came alive, however, and the Giants had absolutely nothing going when it came to their own scoring ability. The Eagles entered halftime tied with a clearly inferior opponent they previously lost to about a month ago. Jalen Hurts wasn’t the only culprit but his struggles were especially notable. The Birds started way too slow (perhaps short rest was an issue?) and were very fortunate to avoid multiple turnovers. The script to this game was not totally unlike the Eagles’ game just several days ago against the Washington Football Team. The Philadelphia Eagles are 8-7 after beating the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon. ![]()
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