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The Philadelphia Eagles certainly didn’t have the prettiest victory against the Cleveland Browns in Week 6, but a win is a win. Jalen Hurts didn’t turn the ball over and A.J. Brown demonstrated why he is the best player on the team.
Philadelphia won 20-16, but there are still some questions for this team after improving to 3-2. This squad has a lot to correct going forward, but there are signs of promise with the stars back on offense.
Let’s get into the observations from this game, which certainly wasn’t one of the Eagles’ finest moments.
First quarter
Jalen Hurts’ first pass was to A.J. Brown, who missed three weeks with hamstring injury. Started 0 for 2 as fans booed after Rodney McLeod broke pass up. Three-and-out on first drive. Eagles defense forces a three-and-out as Moro Ojomo — a defensive tackle — broke up a pass intended for Amari Cooper. More short passes for Deshaun Watson to start the game. Watson is clearly not comfortable throwing ball downfield. Browns backup center Nick Harris left the game on a cart. Harris is the backup center to Ethan Pocic (who is inactive). Cleveland is without its top two centers. Eagles’ initial first down of the game is a “tush push.” Nick Sirianni and Kellen Moore decided to go for it at their own 41-yard line and gain 2 yards. Jalen Hurts is not afraid to go deep early in the game. He attempted two deep balls to A.J. Brown and one to DeVonta Smith on the first two possessions. All were incomplete as Eagles have nothing to show for it. Quite a few Eagles got in on a sack on Deshaun Watson, but it was ruled an incomplete pass. Moro Ojomo got the penetration, followed by Cooper DeJean, then Bryce Huff. DeJean got credit for the sack after the play was…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-10-13 20:20:59
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