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Roob’s Observations: Eagles win a wild one in New Orleans originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
They were missing 40 percent of their offensive line, including all-pro Lane Johnson. DeVonta Smith was out of the game along with A.J. Brown. Nick Sirianni was making bizarre call after bizarre call.
And then Saquon Barkley and Dallas Goedert – really, the Eagles’ only remaining weapons – refused to let the Eagles lose.
Barkley’s 65-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter and Dallas Goedert’s 61-yard catch down to the 4-yard-line late in the fourth quarter helped the Eagles beat the Saints 15-12 after the Saints took the lead moments earlier.
They haven’t played a complete game yet, but the Eagles are somehow 2-1.
Wow.
It’s never easy with this team, is it?
Here’s our 10 Instant Observations on a huge road win in the conference:
1. The turnovers remain a concern, but Jalen Hurts really came up huge Sunday and helped the Eagles win a game they very easily could have lost. And he did it with almost half the offense missing. Hurts completed 76 percent of his passes for 311 yards and on a day when he didn’t throw a touchdown, he made some huge throws under pressure and he did it all behind an offensive line missing Mekhi Becton and Lane Johnson, with both Smith and Brown both out of the game. The Superdome is a loud, difficult place to play, and this was a game the Eagles really needed to win and a game that Hurts needed. I still believe he’s an elite quarterback but it was natural to wonder about him after the first two games and I get the doubts. He wasn’t very good in some key moments. But this was vintage Jalen Hurts, making key throws at important times, staying confident in the face of adversity and rallying the Eagles to a win when things looked really bleak. If this Jalen Hurts keeps showing up, the Eagles are going to win a lot of games.
2. OK, how freaking good is Saquon Barkley? My goodness. And you’ve got to love the way he…
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Publish date : 2024-09-22 21:01:27
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