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Roob’s Observations: Late magic from Saquon caps off statement win in Baltimore originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The fourth quarter once again was magic for Saquon Barkley and the Eagles, and if the Ravens and their No. 1 run defense can’t stop him, who can?
Nobody can.
Nobody had rushed for more than 63 yards against the Ravens this year and Barkley did it in the last 12 minutes.
The Eagles keep winning and after this statement in Baltimore against a very good Ravens team, I’m not sure when they’ll lose again.
Or if they’ll lose again.
The Eagles are now 10-2 with an eight-game winning streak and watch out. They keep getting better.
Eagles 24, Ravens 19, thanks to a late Ravens touchdown that made the score deceptively close. But really this was a 24-12 game until the final three seconds and it was a spectacular performance in all phases for the Eagles.
1. Just a tremendous performance by the Eagles’ defense against a super-charged Ravens offense averaging 427 yards and 30 points per game and 7.0 yards per play. Against the Eagles until the final minute, they managed 302 yards, 12 points and 4.7 yards per play, stats that the Ravens padded with a meaningless last-minute drive. The Eagles didn’t get any takeaways against a team that rarely turns the ball over, but they pressured Jackson and hit him early and often and contained him when he wanted to run. They kept Derrick Henry in check, and they got big stops in huge moments. They gave up nine points in the first quarter and three on the Ravens’ next nine drives. And they did it without their defensive captains and leaders Brandon Graham and Darius Slay, they did much of it without Reed Blankenship, who suffered a concussion in the third quarter, and they did some of it without Nakobe Dean and Quinyon Mitchell, who missed plays in the second half. But this was a monumental defensive effort and you look out there and Tristin McCollum is covering Mark Andrews and Avonte Maddox is running down…
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Publish date : 2024-12-02 01:19:00
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