![]() The Colts had a screen wiped out by an ineligible man downfield. The Eagles gave up a first down with Josh Sweat dropping into coverage, unable to stick with Mo Alie-Cox.Nick Sirianni opted for a 22-yard field goal from Jake Elliott. On 3rd-and-goal from the 10-yard line, Hurts ran to bring up 4th-and-goal from the 4-yard line. On 2nd-and-goal, Kelce’s snap was too high and that forced Hurts to take a sack. Hurts then ran for 12 yards to set up 1st-and-goal. Hurts hit Quez Watkins short of the sticks but the receiver had room to pick up the first. Fortunately it wasn’t more inbounds or it could’ve been an easy pick for the defense. Hurts floated another pass to Brown down the field on a double move but Stephon Gilmore didn’t bite and the ball came out too soon any. On third down, Hurts immediately decided to keep and made a cut to pick up the first down himself. A screen to Boston Scott (!) set up 3rd-and-5. would’ve been a tough play to make even if he was able to hold on. The Eagles picked up a first down and then Hurts took a shot to Smith down the right sideline. No good reason to not get points on this drive. The Eagles took over at their own 42-yard line.in part because the penalty took away Indy’s ability to run. On 3rd-and-11, the Eagles brought a blitz and James Bradberry was able to make an open field tackle to force a punt. The Colts picked up a first down but got set back to 2nd-and-17 with a holding penalty. My first thought: 18 play, 90-yard touchdown driving incoming. The Colts took over at their own 10-yard line. ![]() One could also wonder why the Eagles didn’t make a better effort to set up a shorter fourth down situation instead of trying to get it all on third down. If he got rid of the ball, the Eagles could’ve had a chance at a long field goal attempt. On third down, Hurts tried to run but stepped up into a sack instead. Hurts climbed the pocket to deliver an accurate throw to DeVonta to bring up 3rd-and-11. Then Tyree Jackson got called for pass interference to get knocked back to 1st-and-35. Then a holding on Landon Dickerson knocked the Eagles back to midfield at 1st-and-25. An ineligible man downfield penalty on Kelce knocked the Eagles back to 1st-and-15. Then he took off running on a QB draw with Jason Kelce lead blocking to get into Colts territory. Hurts hit Brown for a 29-yard completion.aY0fqnSksa- 4th down decision bot November 20, 2022 Recommendation (STRONG): Go for it (+3.3 WP)Īctual play: M.Haack punts 48 yards to PHI 15, Center-L.Rhodes, fair catch by B.Covey. Also nice of the Colts to stop running the ball after it worked so well on their first drive. On third down, Josiah Scott broke up Ryan’s quick pass to force a punt. But then Darius Slay allowed a slant to Pittman to bring up 3rd-and-1. Edwards made a nice open field tackle for loss on Taylor to knock the Colts’ offenses off schedule. On 3rd-and-12, Jalen Hurts threw over the middle into traffic and DeVonta Smith couldn’t hold on to the tight window pass that hit his hands. only to be called back for a holding penalty by Grant Calcaterra. The Eagles got to a 3rd-and-2 and Miles Sanders ran for the first. Brown for 14 yards, doubling his yardage total from last week in one snap. The Eagles’ first offensive play was a completion to A.J.Jonathan, I am begging you.- Benjamin Solak November 20, 2022 Next up for the Eagles is a home game on Sunday Night Football against a reeling Green Bay Packers squad.ģrd and goal from the 1, Indianapolis puts 12 personnel on the field, and the Eagles match with 4-2-5 nickel. They’re 9-1 and still atop the NFC playoff picture. A myriad of poor decisions by Nick Sirianni and his coaching staff made this game more close than it needed to be.īut the Birds will take it. They need to be much, MUCH better moving forward. The Eagles scored no style points with this win. From there, Jonathan Gannon’s much-maligned defense was able to come up big to prevent a game-winning field goal by the Colts. Hurts also had some key runs, including a 4th-and-2 conversion and the go-ahead touchdown. Jalen Hurts only completed one pass but he did draw a crucial defensive pass interference penalty down the field (albeit on an underthrown ball). After struggling for way too long, the offense delivered. It looked like the Eagles were really about to lose to Jeff Saturday and fall to 8-2.ĭown six points with 4:37 remaining in the game, the Eagles badly needed a touchdown to lead for the first time. The vibes were not good for most of the day. This sure wasn’t a pretty one for the Birds. The Philadelphia Eagles are 9-1 after defeating the Indianapolis Colts on the road on Sunday afternoon.
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