Eagles fans came to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday wearing lots of No. 98 Connor Barwin jerseys.
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“I thought he called a heck of a game”, Ertz said.
“We have to move the ball effectively and be able to get the ball to our playmakers and run the ball effectively as well”.
The Raiders and Chiefs should get better defensively as reinforcements and more familiarity arrive.
And unlike Wentz, who said he wasn’t nervous at all, Pederson admitted after the Eagles beat the Cleveland Browns 29-10 that he had some butterflies before the game began. On the next play, Wentz threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Nelson Agholor, who took advantage of cornerback Joe Hadens poor technique to gain separation. He finished with a 101.0 passer rating.
“I’ve got blocking assignments just like the other offensive players”, Allen said. “This is his DNA”. Griffin was 3-for-4 at the end of the first quarter, 9-for-15 with an interception by the half (three of his passes were dropped), then jogging back onto the field with his left arm prone and close to his side to end the game.
There was even greater significance to it because it wasn’t until Week 6 of previous year that the Eagles scored a first-quarter touchdown.
First downs set the tone for an entire drive.
As for the sack, Nassib added, “I just want to build on that and keep improving and get better rushes”. “I would have to watch the tape to see where I was and what happened”, he said.
The game was seemingly changed by one play, the errant snap by Browns center Cameron Erving resulting in a safety. By giving the Eagles a short field, free points plus the ball, the Browns offense dug themselves into a hole. “The thing that everyone doubted us on was whether or not he was a good quarterback, but we knew what we had in the building all along with Carson”.
Browns receiver Terrelle Pryor Sr. predicted: “That kid’s going to be a baller”. The new Browns just made it 12 straight opening flops for the franchise. However, the clock ran out, and the officials sent both teams to the locker room. “He is really going to be something special”. “Not that he is cocky by any means, but no stage is too big for him”.
“It was more about that moment and that desire to finish the battle with your teammates out there on the field”.
The Baltimore Ravens (1-0) are coming from a 13-7 win over the Buffalo Bills in Week 1.
“He has a maturity about him that even if it’s not crunch time, he’s always treating it like it is”, said receiver Jordan Matthews, who had seven catches for 114 yards and one of two Wentz TD throws.
Then there was time of possession. They didn’t lead in the game or threaten again. The Browns offense had driven down on the opening series of the second half to get a quick field goal. “And any defensive lineman loves that”, Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham said.
But it was the first head-to-head matchup after the Browns traded the No. 2 draft slot to Philadelphia earlier this year, passing on selecting Wentz. Yet it was others, particularly veterans, making errors around Prescott, who was good enough to give Dallas hope it can stop the Tony Romo-less loss trend that has seen it go 1-12 without Romo since the first of his two broken collarbones in Week 2 of 2015.
Mills made a jarring hit on RG3 near the sidelines on one play that injured the quarterback’s shoulder.
All well and good and it bodes well for the future.
Wentz was slated to be inactive until the Eagles (1-0) traded Sam Bradford to Minnesota on September 3.
Griffin said that -- Wentz won. “That’s exactly the mentality we need”.
“We like feel like we’re at home, ya know”.
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That is music to Eagles fans’ ears.
