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Another huge defensive stand propels Eagles to a key win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Commanders had three plays to go less than a yard.
And the Eagles stuffed them.
After the Eagles took a two-point lead early in the fourth quarter, Jayden Daniels and the Commanders were driving at the Linc with a chance to go ahead. After a 9-yard gain on first down, the Commanders were facing a 2nd-and-inches from the Eagles’ 25-yard line and these three plays helped the Eagles pull off a huge 26-18 win.
2nd-and-1 from the 25: Brian Robinson stopped for no gain by Jalen Carter and Nakobe Dean
3rd-and-1 from the 25: Robinson dropped in the backfield for a loss of one by Zack Baun and Brandon Graham
4th-and-2 from the 26: Jayden Daniels bobbles the snap and it takes a group effort to push him out of bounds for no gain
Another big stop on fourth down for this Eagles defense.
“That was huge. That’s huge,” head coach Nick Sirianni said. “That’s a turnover in our eyes. It looked look they had something with the snap. I didn’t see exactly what happened. Not only did they have something with the snap, but we got pushed back. I don’t know who that was. We got pushed back on the center and on the guard I think. Then, again, we were flying to the football. I think we’ve shown great athletic ability on defense. Again, it takes relentless effort. Shoot, you need good athletes out there doing it.”
After Daniels bobbled the snap, Carter was in the backfield immediately to flush him out. Reed Blankenship took an incredible angle in pursuit. And then Baun was able to wipe Daniels off the field for a huge turnover on downs.
“I think our D-line did a really good job and got push up front,” Baun said. “I think he bobbled the snap a little bit. You know he’s an elusive quarterback and he puts things into his own hands. He went outside and I chased him down.”
Baun wasn’t surprised to see the rookie quarterback keep it on that play after the bobbled snap.
“He has…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-11-15 15:24:34
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