The Philadelphia Eagles survived a frantic comeback try via the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Glendale, Arizona, because of arguable, head-scratching selections via Kyler Murray within the ultimate mins of an exciting 20-17 victory.
Murray and the Arizona offense had Philadelphia at the ropes, dealing with a second-and-10 at the Eagles’ 34-yard line with 36 seconds left. Murray had a nine-yard run and slid too early, so he did not get Arizona the primary down on the Eagles’ 25. Instead of working on third-and-1, Murray spiked the ball in a 20-17 sport — forcing the Cardinals to aim a box target for the tie.
Matt Ammendola, filling in for the injured Matt Prater, missed the 43-yard box target with 22 seconds left because the Eagles survived. The Cardinals moved the ball 8 performs for 55 yards in 1:08 to get into box target vary to arrange an opportunity to tie it. Murray’s blunders considerably affected the end result of this showdown within the wasteland.
The Eagles used their prolific run sport to take a 20-17 lead with 1:48 left, because of a 17-play pressure that took 7:58 off the clock. Philadelphia ran the ball 13 occasions on that pressure, however the important thing play was once a Hurts throw to Dallas Goedert for 16 yards on third-and-12 to stay the chains shifting. The Eagles had 56 speeding yards at the pressure that fed on a large number of clock and saved the Cardinals offense off the sphere.
Murray led the Cardinals on a 12-play, 90-yard pressure that led to an 11-yard landing run via Eno Benjamin to tie the sport at 17. The Cardinals trailed, 14-0, within the first part earlier than rallying again to tie the sport, the usage of a hurry-up offense to stay the Eagles protection on its heels during the second one quarter onward. Marquise Brown had a 25-yard landing catch for Arizona to chop the deficit to 14-7 and Ammendola hit a 20-yard box target simply earlier than halftime to make it 14-10. The Eagles protection allowed the Cardinals to move 91 yards on that box target pressure earlier than halftime, however held them within the purple zone as time was once winding down within the first part.
Philadelphia constructed a 14-0 lead thank you to 2 speeding touchdowns from Jalen Hurts within the first part. Hurts has six speeding touchdowns this season and 19 in his first 25 profession begins, passing Cam Newton for essentially the most via a quarterback in NFL historical past. (Hurts has made simply 24 profession begins.)
For a recap of this showdown within the wasteland, a recap can also be present in our reside weblog underneath!
Why the Eagles gained
This victory wasn’t spectacular in anyway, however the Eagles gained a soccer sport the old school means. The protection did surrender 313 yards on its ultimate 5 possessions, but the Cardinals have been held to a box target within the ultimate seconds of the primary part in a goal-to-go scenario, and Murray’s spike on third-and-1 led to a missed box target on the finish of the sport. At the top of the day, Philadelphia handiest allowed 17 issues — sufficient to flee Arizona with the win.
The Eagles additionally have been environment friendly working the ball, having 139 speeding yards on 33 carries and controlling time of ownership for 34:39. Philadelphia saved Murray and the Cardinals offense off the sphere, one more reason why Arizona simply had 17 issues on this one.
Why the Cardinals misplaced
Slow begins have been every other drawback for Arizona, which had 18 performs for fifty yards with 3 punts and an interception on its first 4 possessions — which is how the Cardinals confronted a 14-0 deficit to start out. The Cardinals did triumph over that, because of Murray taking part in his very best soccer of the 12 months. Murray threw for 250 yards and a landing and rushed for 55 yards, a efficiency excellent sufficient for a victory.
Instead, Murray’s blunders on consecutive performs ended up costing the Cardinals on the finish. Not handiest did Arizona must kick a box target for the tie with 22 seconds left on the Eagles’ 25 — Ammendola missed the 43-yard kick. That was once the ball sport.
Turning level
The Eagles have been riding in a 17-17 sport hoping to take the lead, however confronted a third-and-12 on the Cardinals’ 36-yard line with 4:28 left. Hurts had power in his face and nonetheless controlled to seek out Dallas Goedert for a 16-yard achieve and a primary down that prolonged the pressure and took extra treasured day off the clock.
With a rookie kicker in Cameron Dicker taking part in his first sport, the finished move was once the most important in giving Dicker a possibility to make an more uncomplicated box target. Hurts did that with the throw to Goedert, and Dicker hit the go-ahead 23-yard box target with underneath two mins to play.
Play of the sport
Jalen Hurts’ throw on 0.33 down within the first part takes the cake right here. On third-and-13, Hurts dropped again within the pocket to the Eagles’ 1-yard line. The Eagles quarterback rolled to his left and ran towards the sideline earlier than rolling throughout his frame and discovering DeVonta Smith for 22 yards and the primary down.
The play was once the start line towards a 16-play, 87-yard pressure that led to a 1-yard landing run via Hurts that put the Eagles up 14-0. If Hurts does not make that throw, who is aware of if the Eagles win.
The quote
“I thought he was clearly past (the sticks) and they brought it back. By that time we committed to clocking it.” — Cardinals head trainer Kliff Kingsbury on Murray spiking the soccer on third-and-1 and forcing fourth down on the finish of the sport.
Up subsequent
The Eagles (5-0) will host the Cowboys (4-1) for first position within the NFC East on “Sunday Night Football” in Week 6. The Cardinals (2-3) commute to Seattle to stand the Seahawks (2-3) in a NFC West conflict.
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