If Philadelphia loses to Washington, the Eagles would be eliminated from playoff contention.
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Arians and the Cards wrapped up the NFC West title last Sunday night by rolling the Eagles in Philadelphia 40-17.
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But Woodson’s Raiders also showed that the Packers’ offensive shortcomings haven’t disappeared with McCarthy running the offense. Rodgers passed for under 300 yards Sunday for the fifth straight game Sunday against Oakland and 11th time overall this season.
Arizona Cardinals’ John Brown scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Philadelphia.
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The Eagles are at 6-8 in the NFC East for the second spot, tied with the New York Giants who also have the same record.
The Eagles answered with a nice drive of their own, but it stalled on Arizona’s 18 and they had to settle for Caleb Sturgis’ 36-yard field goal, which made it 7-3 with 6:00 left in the first quarter.
“That package that we were going to run on that play, [Mathews] is our back on that play”, Kelly said. “We’re thankful for it but it’s just the first step toward the ultimate goal”. When he’s out there, we need him to put good reps on the field for us. The Cardinals haven’t lost since an ill-fated game in Pittsburgh two months ago.
The Cardinals run game the past few seasons has been average, this season whilst Chris Johnson was healthy he was atop the rushing leaders at one point, David Johnson has rushed for 378 yards 3 TD’s in his last 3 starts and the starter from previous year Andre Ellington is merely a depth option at this point in time.
Asked if he was disappointed in Murray’s production this season, Kelly said he’s “disappointed in everything we are doing on the offensive side of the ball from a consistency standpoint” and would not single out one player.
Eagles’ Wide Receiver, Jordan Matthews with a 78 Yard TD catch. “That’s no secret”, said Deone Bucannon, who returned Sam Bradford’s interception 39 yards for a touchdown. There was no immediate word on his injury, but teammates were concerned. Mathews went on to fumble twice, something that’s plagued him throughout his career as the Eagles Offense collapsed in the closing moments of the game. This is not to say that Murray can not do these same things, but all too often he isn’t getting the same traction that Mathews and Sproles have, averaging 3.5 yards a carry although he is supposed to be the featured back.
This season is very different from the previous one for running back DeMarco Murray, who is struggling with his carries but would not want to focus on it and is trying to see things positively. He appeared stopped for a short gain, but came out of a pile and sprinted down the right sideline while fighting off defenders.
The Philadelphia Eagles coach opted to go for it on a fourth-and-one at the Arizona 8 Sunday. Saturday night, will be the most important game in the Chip Kelly ERA, it will have that playoff feel to it which should make for a good game between two division rivals. After forcing the Eagles to punt on the first drive of the second half, Arizona drove 87 yards on eight plays. Backup Mark Sanchez came into the game for a handoff, but Bradford was able to return. Fans stood up, yelled and motioned for Bradford to get up while he was laying on the field.
This was the week where the Eagles could go out, play hard and execute, and give themselves a huge confidence boost going into these critical two games. Those two carries were converted into just three yards, completing another poor day for him.
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-CBs Eric Rowe (concussion) and Byron Maxwell (shoulder) did not finish the Sunday night game after getting injured.
