PHILADELPHIA − The Eagles and Cowboys heavyweight battle definitely lived as much as expectations because the Eagles held on for a hard-fought 28-23 win Sunday.
However the Eagles might have a state of affairs on their palms going ahead as Jalen Hurts took an obvious shot to his left leg within the last 30 seconds of the primary half.
Hurts stayed down on the bottom for just a few further seconds, then limped slowly to the sideline. The Eagles had been charged a timeout, so Hurts had time to collect himself for a Third-and-14. He stayed within the recreation and handed the ball off, and the Eagles punted.
Hurts then jogged to the locker room earlier than the ultimate seconds of the primary half ticked off. He completed the sport and led the Eagles to victory.
However the Eagles did lose tight finish Dallas Goedert and linebacker Nakobe Dean to accidents. And so they needed to maintain off the Cowboys’ late rally as Dallas had two possibilities to attain the game-winning landing with lower than two minutes to go.
Hurts begins the second half, throws stunning TD go
Hurts got here out of the locker room after his teammates, after which joined Marcus Mariota to heat up on the sideline.
Not solely did Hurts begin the third quarter, however he instantly confirmed his toughness. On Third-and-3 from the Eagles’ 47, Hurts escaped strain and picked up 6 yards for a primary down.
Later within the drive, Hurts dropped again and threw a 29-yard strike over DeVonta Smith’s shoulder in the long run zone, giving the Eagles a 21-17 lead early within the third quarter.
Hurts had earlier set a staff document together with his thirty third profession dashing landing, probably the most ever for an Eagles quarterback. He was 10-for-13 for 120 yards within the first half, and he ran 5 instances for 19 yards.
Hurts had been coping with a knee damage for the previous few video games at the least. However he by no means appeared on the damage report as a result of he had participated absolutely in each observe.
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Linebacker Nakobe Dean left the sport within the second quarter and did not return after struggling a foot damage. Dean was on IR earlier this season with a foot damage.
Additionally, tight finish Dallas Goedert left the sport late within the third quarter after making a 28-yard catch right down to the Cowboys’ 13.
Goedert instantly left for the locker room, his arm limp by his facet. The Eagles mentioned he has a forearm damage.
Nonetheless, A.J. Brown capped off the drive with a 4-yard TD catch, giving the Eagles a 28-17 lead with 1:13 left within the third quarter.
AJ Brown goes over 1,000 yards receiving … in Week 9
A.J. Brown is on an exceptional streak, and that grew to become obvious when he surpassed 1,000 yards receiving within the third quarter in Week 9. Brown caught a 5-yard go halfway by the third quarter to offer him 1,002 yards.
That gave Brown 6 catches for 62 yards. He wants 38 yards to turn out to be the fifth participant for the reason that 1970 merger with 7 straight video games with at the least 100 yards receiving.
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Eagles tie recreation on “tush push” as Jalen Hurts units document … and a giant break on fumble
For the third time in two video games, the Eagles fumbled the ball contained in the opponent’s 10-yard line.
This time, D’Andre Swift took the handoff on the Cowboys’ 10 and fumbled the ball. Swift appeared to get the ball again as he was down on the bottom. However the Cowboys stripped the ball and returned it to midfield.
The play was reviewed and Swift was actually dominated down. Finally, the Eagles received the ball right down to the 1, and Jalen Hurts scored on a “tush push.” For Hurts, it was his thirty third profession dashing landing, setting a franchise document for dashing TDs by a quarterback.
Hurts had been tied with Randall Cunningham. The landing tied the sport at 14-14 with 5:09 left within the first half.
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Within the early a part of the sport, Fletcher Cox left for just a few performs with an damage earlier than returning, then was adopted to the sideline by Jordan Davis.
Davis appeared to seize at his hamstring as he got here out and went to the medical tent. He lastly emerged late within the Cowboy’s TD drive, however did not get again on the sector as Dallas took a 14-7 lead with 11:16 left within the second quarter.
Gainwell flips into finish zone, Eagles take early lead
Kenny Gainwell had a tough week after he was talked to for replying to a fan on social media throughout halftime of the Eagles’ recreation final week. Gainwell had simply fumbled the ball away earlier than halftime.
Gainwell made up for it Sunday, operating the ball in from 12 yards out to offer the Eagles an early 7-0 lead on their opening drive. On the finish of the run, Gainwell flipped his means into the top zone.
For the Eagles, it capped a 13-play, 77-yard drive that used up 7:51.
The Eagles transformed a “tush push” on fourth down from their very own 32. In addition they transformed a fourth-and-3 from the Cowboys 27 as Hurts threw for 15 yards to Dallas Goedert, organising Gainwell’s run.
The Cowboys responded with a TD on their subsequent drive, the important thing play being Dak Prescott’s 29-yard go to CeeDee Lamb on 4th-and-1 from the Eagles’ 33.
Eagles put Derek Barnett on inactive checklist, paving the way in which for Nolan Smith to play extra
The Eagles appear to be attempting to get Nolan Smith on the sector extra.
And so they’re doing it towards the Dallas Cowboys by making Derek Barnett a game-day inactive. Barnett had performed 20% of the snaps this season, however hasn’t had any sacks. Smith, in the meantime, had solely performed 9% of the snaps this season.
Barnett was the Eagles’ first-round decide in 2017. He had missed the whole 2022 season after tearing his ACL. There was a report that Barnett wished to be traded earlier than the beginning of the season so he might play extra.
Barnett was a part of a four-man rotation at defensive finish, however he was enjoying lower than Brandon Graham (29%) and the principle starters in Haason Reddick and Josh Sweat. Now, Smith, who has 1 sack this season, will get his probability.
The Eagles different inactives are QB Tanner McKee, CB Bradley Roby, RB Boston Scott, DT Moro Ojomo and TE Grant Calcaterra.
Scott has been away from the staff this week for a private matter. Rashaad Penny is taking his place on the game-day roster. Penny, signed as a free agent final spring, has solely been energetic in a single different recreation this season. Penny has 1 carry for 3 yards this season.
Linebacker will get practice-squad elevation for NFL debut
The Eagles are giving their practice-squad elevation to linebacker Ben VanSumeren for the sport on Sunday.
VanSumeren was an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State. VanSumeren was waived then added to the observe squad.
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