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Eagles grades by position after a huge division win over Commanders originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles trailed entering the fourth quarter on Thursday but ended up pulling away and beating the Commanders 26-18 at the Linc in primetime to extend their lead in the NFC East.
The defense throttled a high-powered Washington offense and the Eagles’ offense eventually got things rolling on the ground late in the game.
Here are our position-by-position grades:
Quarterback
Jalen Hurts: 18/28, 221 yards; 10 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
It wasn’t the best game for Hurts, who missed some throws early in the game and generally looked pretty uncomfortable in the first half. He didn’t pull the trigger on a crosser to DeVonta Smith and missed A.J. Brown when he was open. But give Hurts credit because he ended up finishing strong and did make some big plays with his arm and with his legs, including a huge first-down pickup on 3rd-and-7 late in the second quarter. And Hurts didn’t turn the ball over in this one.
Grade: C+
Running back
Saquon Barkley: 26 carries, 146 yards, 2 TDs; 2 catches, 52 yards
Through the first three quarters, Barkley had 20 carries for just 70 yards but he finally busted through in the fourth quarter and finished the game with 146 yards on the ground and 198 scrimmage yards. Barkley reached 20+ mph on both of his touchdown runs in the fourth quarter, giving him a league-high six such runs this season. And give credit to Kenny Gainwell, who actually got the run game going with three straight carries for a total of 34 yards early in the fourth quarter to set up the touchdown that gave the Eagles a lead.
Grade: A+
Receiver
A.J. Brown: 5 catches on 8 targets, 65 yards
It seemed like Brown would have had the opportunity to have a monster game but it didn’t really happen like that. And DeVonta Smith had just 4 catches for 29 yards; Jahan Dotson had just 1 for 8 and that came on the first play of the game. The passing game was a little out of whack…
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Publish date : 2024-11-15 08:22:32
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