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The Eagles are 2-0 after hard-fought wins towards the Chiefs and Cowboys.
The Eagles defeated the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 20-17 Sunday, although the victory wasn’t pretty at times. <\/a><\/span>
Rookie Drew Mukuba played a huge role<\/a> within the Eagles’ win, and veteran defender Za\u2019Darius Smith made his Birds’ debut.<\/a> <\/span>
Jeff McLane’s Eagles grades:<\/a> Defensive position got here up massive and the particular groups recreation by.<\/span>
Columnist Marcus Hayes thinks the Eagles proved they are the best team in the NFL with Sunday’s win. <\/a><\/span>
The Eagles will face the Los Angeles Rams (2-0) at the Linc Sunday<\/a>, a rematch of final 12 months’s NFC divisional playoffs. <\/span><\/p>\n
It appears just like the Eagles are leaving Kansas Metropolis comparatively unscathed.<\/p>\n
Within the fourth quarter, defensive deal with Jordan Davis<\/strong> chased Patrick Mahomes out of bounds and pulled up lame with a cramp. He jogged off the sector and went again to the locker room.<\/p>\n DeVonta Smith<\/strong> left the sport within the third quarter after touchdown arduous on his again. He returned and made a clutch third-down catch within the fourth quarter, however was seen strolling very gingerly following the sport.<\/p>\n RIP tush push?<\/p>\n The Eagles’ signature play confronted critical scrutiny Sunday on social media after officers appeared to overlook a pair false begin penalties on the Birds. <\/p>\n \u201cI’m finished with the Tush Push, guys,\u201d Fox Sports rules expert Dean Blandino said during Sunday’s broadcast.<\/a> \u201cIt\u2019s a tough play to officiate.\u201d<\/p>\n The Eagles launched the snap counts<\/a> from the Eagles\u2019 20-17 victory in Kansas Metropolis Monday morning, and listed here are just a few notes: Whereas the Eagles have been successful in Kansas Metropolis, the Birds have been throughout Sunday night time’s Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n Essentially the most notable Eagles fan was Hacks’<\/em> star Hannah Einbinder, who received the Emmy for greatest supporting actress in a comedy collection. Einbinder grew up in Los Angeles however picked up her Eagles fandom from her Doylestown-born father, main her to supply a “Go Birds!” shoutout throughout her acceptance speech (amongst different extra controversial subjects).<\/p>\n Philly native Quinta Brunson<\/a> additionally had the Birds on her thoughts forward of the ceremony, telling Gayle King, “You noticed they simply received, proper?” <\/p>\n The Eagles\u2019 20-17 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> wasn\u2019t probably the most stunning show of soccer, however wins are wins, and it\u2019s the lone stat by which Jalen Hurts measures himself.<\/p>\n Talking of stats… Whereas the Eagles didn\u2019t put up gaudy numbers, there have been some particular person performances and overarching numbers that stood out.<\/p>\n Listed below are a 5 notable numbers in a collection of stats put collectively by Eagles PR throughout and after the sport: The Eagles offense had an up-and-down day throughout their 20-17 victory towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs Sunday, particularly within the passing recreation.<\/p>\n Jalen Hurts completed with 15 completions on 22 makes an attempt (68.2%) for 101 yards. He didn’t have a passing landing for a second straight week. Hurts additionally had 9 carries for 15 yards, together with a Tush Push landing.<\/p>\n After gaining simply 9 yards by the primary 9 performs of the sport on two possessions, the Eagles lastly obtained on the board within the third. Late within the first quarter on first-and-10 from the Kansas Metropolis 13-yard line, Saquon Barkley took benefit of sound blocking up entrance and dashed into the top zone untouched to place the Eagles up, 7-0.<\/p>\n Because the Eagles have been kneeling down to finish the sport Sunday, annoyed Kansas Metropolis Chiefs defender Chris Jones tried to trash discuss Jalen Hurts, to disastrous penalties.<\/p>\n As Hurts lined up for the ultimate snap, Jones yelled, “You did not even have 100 yards!”<\/p>\n Hurts responded, “We received the [expletive] recreation so relax with that [expletive].”<\/p>\n No relaxation for the undefeated.<\/p>\n Recent off their Tremendous Bowl rematch towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, the Eagles (2-0) will head again to South Philly to organize for Week 3’s matchup towards the Los Angeles Rams (2-0).<\/p>\n The Rams are coming off a stable 33-19 win towards the Tennessee Titans (0-2).
Jordan Davis noticed one other heavy workload \u2014 although not fairly as heavy as Week 1 after Jalen Carter\u2019s ejection. Davis was on the sector for 53% of the defensive performs and possibly would\u2019ve been on for much more if he didn\u2019t cramp up. He was impactful, too, with two move breakups. The Eagles and Davis stated repeatedly over the summer season that Davis\u2019 weight reduction and conditioning had him in a spot to play quite a bit and tackle an even bigger position. To this point, so good.
Rookie undrafted free agent Darius Cooper noticed simply two snaps final week. On Sunday, he was on the sector for 12 of the 60 offensive performs. Why? The Eagles like his blocking skill over Jahan Dotson\u2019s.<\/span>
How prepared was Za\u2019Darius Smith going to be after signing the day after the Eagles\u2019 Week 1 victory? Smith noticed 20 snaps and made his mark instantly with a partial sack that he shared with Drew Mukuba.<\/span>
New working again Tank Bigsby didn\u2019t see any work with the offense, even with Will Shipley out together with his indirect harm. The 60 offensive snaps have been divided between Saquon Barkley (50) and AJ Dillon (10). Bigsby was on the sector for 4 kick returns, although. The Chiefs, nonetheless, opted to kick the ball to John Metchie over Bigsby.<\/span><\/p>\n
Keep in mind Jake Elliott\u2019s struggles final 12 months, when he went 1-for-7 on discipline targets from 50-plus yards throughout the common season? He has three such kicks to date in 2025 after including two Sunday, the primary time he linked on two from 50-plus in a single recreation since Sept. 10, 2023.
Whereas we\u2019re speaking kicking the soccer, Braden Mann\u2019s 70-yard punt within the first half was the longest by an Eagles punter since Donnie Jones\u2019 72-yard boot in September of 2016.
Andrew Mukuba\u2019s interception modified the course of the sport. It was additionally the primary interception by an Eagles rookie inside their first two profession video games since Rasul Douglas in 2017.
The Eagles are 18-1 over their final 19 video games together with the playoffs. It\u2019s the perfect 19-game stretch in franchise historical past.
The Eagles have now received 16 consecutive video games began and completed by Hurts.<\/span>
\u2014 Jeff Neiburg<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Week 1: <\/strong>Eagles 24, Cowboys 20<\/a><\/span>
Week 2: <\/strong>Eagles 20, Chiefs 17<\/a><\/span>
Week 3: <\/strong>Rams at Eagles, Sunday, Sept. 21, 1 p.m. (Fox 29)
Week 4: <\/strong>Eagles at Buccaneers, Sunday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m. (Fox 29)<\/span>
Week 5:<\/strong> Broncos at Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 5, 1 p.m. (CBS3)
Week 6: <\/strong>Eagles at Giants, Thursday, Oct. 9, 8:15 p.m. (Amazon Prime Video)
Week 7:<\/strong> Eagles at Vikings, Sunday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. (Fox 29)
Week 8:<\/strong> Giants at Eagles, Sunday, Oct. 26, 1 p.m. (Fox 29)
Week 9: <\/strong>Bye week
Week 10:<\/strong> Eagles at Packers, Monday, Nov. 10, 8:15 p.m. (6ABC, ESPN)
Week 11:<\/strong> Lions at Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 16, 8:20 p.m. (NBC10)
Week 12:<\/strong> Eagles at Cowboys, Sunday, Nov. 23, 4:25 p.m. (Fox 29)
Week 13: <\/strong>Bears at Eagles, Friday, Nov. 28, 3 p.m. (Amazon Prime Video)
Week 14:<\/strong> Eagles at Chargers, Monday, Dec. 8, 8:15 p.m. (6ABC, ESPN)<\/span>
Week 15:<\/strong> Raiders at Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m. (Fox 29)<\/span>
Week 16: <\/strong>Eagles at Commanders, Saturday, Dec. 20, TBD (Fox 29)<\/span>
Week 17:<\/strong> Eagles at Payments, Sunday, Dec. 28, 4:29 p.m. (Fox 29)<\/span>
Week 18:<\/strong> Commanders at Eagles, TBD (TBD)<\/span><\/p>\n