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Roob’s Observations: Eagles hang on vs. Panthers, tie franchise record in the process originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Had ‘em all the way.
Yikes.
The Eagles improved to 11-2 and tied the longest winning streak in franchise history Sunday with their ninth straight win, but they sure put you through hell for three hours, didn’t they?
The Eagles hung on to beat the Panthers 22-16 at the Linc, but it wasn’t over until Darius Slay knocked down a Bryce Young pass intended for Adam Thielen at the 19-yard-line with 37 seconds left.
Whew.
Here’s our 10 Observations:
1. It’s hard to know exactly what to make of this game. The Eagles didn’t do a lot of things well, the Panthers played better than I dreamed they would, I thought Kellen Moore’s play calling – usually so on point – was shaky, especially early, and still the Eagles escaped with a win. In a game they would have lost last year. You’re never going to have your A-game every week, so how do you respond when you don’t? Ultimately, the Eagles made some huge plays at huge moments that got them a win, but there’s a lot to fix, a lot to improve on, a lot that has to get better if the Eagles are going to keep winning. But this team has done that all year. They find ways to win. Close games, blowouts; home, on the road; good teams, bad teams. You don’t go 11-2 with nine straight wins if you don’t have that ability to shrug off adversity and laugh in its face and figure things out along the way. This was ugly. This was shaky. This never should have been that close. But they found a way, and that’s a sign of a very good team. You hate how they got there but you love the result.
2. Is it time for the Eagles to start looking for another kicker? I can’t believe I’m even writing that because Jake Elliott has been so good for so long. Coming into this season, he was a 70 percent kicker from 50 yards and out, 13th-most accurate in NFL history. And he was 86 percent overall, 12th-highest in…
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Publish date : 2024-12-08 22:05:00
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