Washington brought the blitz on third down and Hurts was able to find Goedert for what would’ve been a first down (and perhaps much more, a touchdown even) but Goedert dropped the ball. Howard tripped in the backfield to bring up 3rd-and-6. The Eagles drove into Washington territory.The Eagles ended up forcing a three-and-out anyway. except it clearly hit the ground and was incomplete. Rodney McLeod picked off a Gilbert screen pass.#FlyEaglesFly- John Gonoude December 22, 2021 The are the first team to rush for 175+ yards in 7 consecutive games since the 1985 Chicago Bears (first time in franchise history). Arryn Siposs’s punt then went into the end zone for a net of just 21 yards. Eagles punted from 4th-and-4 at Washington’s 41-yard line. but it was called back due to a Jordan Mailata holding penalty. The Eagles went for it and Jordan Howard logged his first touch on a toss for a conversion. Hurts ran for an 8-yard gain to bring up 4th-and-1.A holding penalty on Sua Opeta knocked the Eagles back. Hurts hits Sanders for a 16-yard gain on 3rd-and-2. The were Eagles in 21 personnel with both Sanders and Jordan Howard in the backfield and Quez Watkins running in motion. At least the defense held them to a kick. Washington had first-and-goal from the 7-yard line but ultimately had to settle for a field goal. Darius Slay allowed the 47-yard reception. Gilbert hit Terry McLaurin on a deep shot down the field.It appears Nick Sirianni was very expressive with Jalen Hurts after second /xJ3b4nUS0Q- John Clark December 22, 2021 Naturally, it was Montez Sweat who forced the fumble on Hurts. Hurts held on to the ball for too long and got strip-sacked by Montez Sweat and Washington recovered. but Nick Sirianni challenged it with The Linc’s video boards showing that Hurts hit DeVonta Smith along the sideline on a play that was originally ruled incomplete. Nice result but it looked like he missed a wide open Jalen Reagor streaking down the field. On 3rd-and-6, Hurts had a 19-yard completion to Goedert. The rookie returned it for a nice 31-yard gain. Kenneth Gainwell, not Jalen Reagor, was back on the Eagles’ first kick return. Not how the Eagles wanted to start this thing out. Washington took over at the 26-yard line and went six plays for a touchdown.Should have been a pick-six but the play was whistled dead. The Eagles got to 3rd-and-1 and Dallas Goedert dropped a perfect pass from Jalen Hurts that then deflected off his foot and right into the hands of Landon Collins somehow.Washington failed to convert on their next set of downs and punted. Edwards whiffing on a chance to tackle the running back. Garrett Gilbert’s first pass was a 19-yard completion to Antonio Gibson with T.J. The Eagles won the coin toss and elected to defer.Read on for a recap and stay tuned for BGN’s postgame coverage. but their Week 12 loss to New York should remind them that they can’t merely show up and expect to win. The Birds should be able to beat the G-Men. ![]() It also directly damages WFT’s postseason chances.Īs a result of this rescheduled game, the Eagles have a very quick turnaround to playing the New York Giants this Sunday. This was a big win for the Birds because it very much keeps them alive for a wild card spot in the NFC playoff picture with three weeks to go. Still, credit the Eagles for taking advantage and getting the job done. WFT’s potential was clearly limited with their fourth string quarterback starting (good job avoiding “The Garrett Gilbert game”) and a bunch of other players missing due to COVID or injury. As did the offense leaving some big plays on the field.īut Philly’s offensive line eventually took over and the Eagles’ defense ultimately settled in. A fluky turnover contributed to Philly falling behind 10 to 0. The Eagles got off to a delayed start in a game that was unnecessarily delayed. The Philadelphia Eagles are 7-7 after beating the Washington Football Team on Tuesday night.
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