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Roob’s Obs: Eagles ride monumental defensive performance to 6th straight win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
In a showdown to determine the best team in the NFC East, the Eagles left no doubt about it.
After a sluggish start and three missed Jake Elliott kicks, the Eagles pulled away in the second half and rode a monumental defensive performance over rookie phenom Jayden Daniels and the Commanders to a 26-18 win over their only challenger in the division at the Linc. The Eagles scored three points in the first half, 23 in the second.
Eagles 8-2.
Commanders 7-4.
Washington needed a Zach Ertz touchdown with half a minute left to make the score look respectable. But this was a blowout.
That’s six wins in a row since a 2-2 start. This team is HOT.
They’ll meet again on Dec. 22 in Landover, Md. It won’t matter.
1. For me, this game came down to three plays midway through the fourth quarter. Washington, trailing 12-10, had a 2nd-and-1 on the Eagles’ 25-yard-line. Second down, Jalen Carter and Nakobe Dean stuffed Brian Robinson for no gain. Georgia combo tackle. Third down, B.G. and Zack Baun stopped Robinson again for a loss of one. Dan Quinn decides to go for it on 4th-and-2 and once again Baun makes the stop, with Reed Blankenship racing across the field to support him. Eagles ball. It’s one thing to play that sort of defense against the Browns or Giants or Jaguars or Cowboys. But to do it against Washington and their 4th-ranked offense? Just huge.
2. It’s been such a consistently efficient stretch for Jalen Hurts it was certainly discouraging to see him struggle for much of the game. He was just off. Especially at big moments, big third downs, key plays. The Commanders have a good secondary, but Hurts struggled to get into any kind of rhythm. And then … once again … he woke up. We see it over and over again. Whatever goes wrong early, Hurts fights through it and makes plays when he has to. Hurts’ final numbers weren’t special, but in the…
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Publish date : 2024-11-15 05:14:44
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