After a successful trip to Brazil and a 34-29 comeback win over the Packers last week, the Eagles return to Philadelphia for their home opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night.
The Eagles offense got off to a rocky start in their first game game, where they turned the ball over deep in their own end twice, but the defense only allowed two field goals, which set the stage for the Eagles to right the ship. Running back Saquon Barkley was the star of the show, tying an Eagles record with three touchdowns in his debut with Philadelphia.
Kirk Cousins’ debut in Atlanta wasn’t quite as well received. The veteran signal caller threw two interceptions in his first game with the Falcons — an 18-10 loss to the Steelers. The Falcons’ defense came to play in Week 1, however, keeping the Steelers out of the end zone and allowing just 270 yards of offense.
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Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
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Location: Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia
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Channel: ESPN
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Stream: ESPN+, Fubo
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Halftime in Philly
Jalen Hurts takes a knee to run the first-half clock out and the Eagles take a 7–6 lead into the locker room.
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Ouch
Bijan Robinson looks lucky to have his head still attached after that facemask penalty on Brandon Graham. Graham really twisted Robinson around once he got a hold there.
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Eagles 7, Falcons 6
Younghoe Koo kicks a 22-yard field goal to cut the Eagles’ lead to 7–6 with six seconds left before halftime
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On 3rd-and-goal from the four-yard line, Cousins throws the ball away. Atlanta will kick a field goal on fourth down.
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Falcons use their third timeout after Robinson is tackled for a one-yard loss with 17 seconds remaining.
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Brandon Graham gets called for a facemask penalty, twisting Bijan Robinson’s head around. Half the distance to the goal moves the ball to the 3-yard line with 26 seconds left in the half.
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Tyler Allgeier runs up the middle for a seven-yard gain. 1st-and-goal at the Philly 7, Falcons call timeout.
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On 2nd-and-3, Robinson runs up the middle for 14 yards. Atlanta is at the Philly 17 with 51 seconds remaining.
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Falcons are moving before halftime. Bjian Robinson gets a 15-yard run on 2nd-and-1. Then three plays later, Cousins and McCloud connect on an 18-yard pass and run.
But McCloud wipes that gain out with a personal foul penalty. Unnecessary roughness, 15 yards.
Atlanta is at the Philadelphia 38-yard line at the two-minute warning.
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Falcons start their next drive from their 14-yard line after an illegal block penalty on the kick return. But Kirk Cousins hits Ray Ray McCloud for a 12-yard pass on 3rd-and-6.
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Eagles take 7–3 lead
On 2nd-and-goal, Hurts finds DeVonta Smith in the back of the end zone for a touchdown.
That finishes an 11-yard, 70-yard drive for the Eagles.
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Hurts is making plays with his legs. He scrambles around the right end for a 15-yard gain to the Falcons’ 4-yard line.
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After Barkley is tackled for a five-yard loss, Hurts scrambles again for a 9-yard gain. Eagles face 3rd-and-11.
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Eagles go for it again on 4th-and-3 from the Atlanta 41-yard line. This time, the decision pays off as Jalen Hurts scrambles for 23 yards.
Yet Hurts is penalized for Delay of Game (5 yards) after spiking the ball.
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A.J. Brown to miss “a couple weeks”
If you missed it on the broadcast, A.J. Brown said he would be out for “a couple weeks” with his hamstring injury.
Philadelphia Eagles receiver A.J. Brown expects to miss more than one game with a hamstring injury. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images) Here’s more from Ryan Young.
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3–0 Falcons after Younghoe Koo kicks a 39-yard field goal. Remember, the Eagles passed up a field goal and couldn’t convert a fourth down on their second posse
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After a timeout, Cousins is forced to scramble on 3rd-and-9 and salvages a one-yard rush out of the play. Falcons will kick a field goal for the first points of the game.
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Following a 15-yard run by Tyler Allgeier, Kirk Cousins fumbles. Bijan Robinson recovers, but Falcons lose a yard.
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ESPN replay shows Ray Ray McCloud was wide open for a deep pass on a corner route. But Kirk Cousins never saw him, focusing instead on Drake London. They connect on a 19-yard gain, but McCloud may have had a touchdown if Cousins looked his way.
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Falcons finally stop Saquon Barkley, stopping him after a 1-yard gain.
Eagles gain five yards on a short pass to DeVonta Smith. But on third down, Atlanta’s pass rush sends Hurts out of the pocket and he throws incomplete.
