

The birthday boy climbed a Mile High to catch this one | #PHIvsDEN /fNqeHTqnjI- Philadelphia Eagles November 14, 2021 Goedert took a shot to the head after the first tackle but there was no penalty. On 3rd-and-12, Hurts did a nice job of keeping his eyes down the field and subtly avoiding pressure to buy time to connect with an open crossing Dallas Goedert for a first down. The Eagles tried running a jet sweep with Jalen Reagor and he was tackled for an 8-yard loss. Why? In any event, the Eagles picked up a first with a Jordan Howard run up the middle. On third down, the Eagles called a timeout. Hurts lobbed a pass to Dallas Goedert with a defender in his face in the backfield to put the Eagles at 3rd-and-2. The Eagles took over at their own 20-yard line.Denver went three-and-out after Teddy Bridgewater completed a third down pass for a two-yard loss.Nice job of moving the ball but not ideal to leave points on the board. The Eagles settled for a 30-yard Jake Elliott field goal. Nick Sirianni quickly approached him for a conversation after the play. On 3rd-and-6, Hurts bailed the pocket after seeing pressure and threw incomplete. Two completions to Quez Watkins got the Eagles into the red zone. Scott picked up another first on a screen play that countered a Broncos blitz. Then Boston Scott took a carry up the middle through a huge hole for another first and more. Jalen Hurts kicked things off with a keeper for a first down run. The Broncos won the coin toss and elected to defer, setting up the Eagles to start on offense first.Read on for a recap and stay tuned for BGN’s postgame coverage. Perhaps even more importantly, the Birds got some encouraging performances from their younger players such as Hurts, Smith, Davion Taylor, and others. They’re still in the hunt for a spot in the NFC playoff picture. Philly’s running game also helped control the clock and move the chains to take a three possession lead.Īll told, it was a quality win for an Eagles team fighting to keep their postseason hopes alive. But it didn’t matter a ton because the Eagles were boosted by a huge fumble recovery by Darius Slay that turned into an 82-yard touchdown. His numbers from the last 30 minutes: 1/3, 2 passing yards, 1 INT, 1 yard rushing. His numbers from the first 30 minutes: 15/20, 176 passing yards, 2 TD, 52 yards rushing. The second-year quarterback connected with DeVonta Smith twice in the end zone. Jalen Hurts had a great first half it was one of the very best stretches in his young career.

The Philadelphia Eagles are 4-6 after beating the Denver Broncos on Sunday evening! Final score: 30 to 13.
