Dallas had 15 first downs to the Eagles’ 1, and if not for 10 Dallas penalties for 66 yards, it should have been far worse.
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Whatever Marinelli is doing to the Eagles will be studied by others, but it won’t be executed any better than the Cowboys did Sunday as they scored a huge victory.
Dallas shut down DeMarco Murray to register their 10th win on a row. (Why not both?) But it’s getting hard to back Murray in that debate now. DeMarco Murray picked up just 2 yards rushing on 13 carries, making Bradford the Eagles’ leading rusher with 9 yards. He has just 11 on 22 carries in two games in an Eagles uniform.
PACKERS 27, SEAHAWKS 17: Aaron Rodgers connected with Richard Rodgers for the go-ahead touchdown pass in the third quarter, and the Green Bay Packers held on to win a rematch of last season’s NFC championship game.
“We let a really good defensive effort go for naught because we didn’t do what we needed to do offensively”, Chip Kelly said after the game, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Zach Berman.
Maybe my favorite came in the final two minutes: “I’m embarrassed and everybody should be embarrassed”, the Hall of Fame former Cowboys quarterback said. Not exactly what they had in mind from him when they signed him to a five-year, $40 million deal with $18 million in guarantees in March.
“I always had confidence”, Williams said.
“I felt it. It had a little bit of a pop to it”, Romo said. One of those interceptions came in the end zone when Bradford locked on his receiver and fired an ill-advised ball into the hands of Sean Lee that ended a 10-play, 58-yard drive. The Birds never crossed midfield and had minus-3 yards rushing in the first half.
The running backs did not play particularly well, but it would be hard for any group to perform behind an offensive line that played like Philadelphia’s today. The winless start with a game against the New York Jets on deck will only crank up the criticism.
“The biggest thing thing that we talk about is you got to keep fighting”.
There is a lot to like about Kelly.
Could it be the Kelly and his revamped personnel staff overrated his offensive talent?
“We couldn’t get anything started”, he said. Bryant is expected to be out for at least a month with a broken right foot.
Malcom Jenkins’ fourth-quarter fumble recovery and 34-yard return gave the Eagles another glimmer of hope, with 7:20 left to play.
The Eagles had a key injury, too, as linebacker Kiko Alonso’s left knee was hurt in the second quarter and he didn’t return.
Peterson, playing in front of a pro-Vikings crowd for the first time in 658 days, rushed 29 times for 134 yards after receiving a pregame standing ovation.
Unfortunately, the Eagles gave it right back to the Cowboys when center Jason Kelce snapped the football before Bradford was ready.
The Chicago Bears’ Jay Cutler completed his first eight passes against the Arizona Cardinals then threw an interception and suffered a hamstring injury in a vain tackling attempt.
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The Eagles’ 7 rushing yards against the Cowboys was the fewest gained by the franchise since 1961.
