Eagles grades by position after gutty win over Saints

Eagles grades by position after gutty win over Saints originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

NEW ORLEANS — It wasn’t an easy victory but it was an important one.

The Eagles out-played the Saints for much of the game on Sunday but still narrowly escape from the Superdome with a 15-12 win.

The Birds are now 2-1 with a trip to Tampa before the early Week 5 bye.

Let’s get to the grades:

Quarterback

Jalen Hurts: 29/38, 311 yards, 1 INT; 8 rushes, 25 yards, 1 lost fumble

It’s really tough to grade Hurts in this game. Because for most of the afternoon, he played really good football without his top two receivers. He was delivering balls on time and led a game-winning drive. But the turnovers need to stop. Hurts threw his fourth interception of the season in the first half when he was picked off by Tyrann Mathieu in the red zone. And then Hurts fumbled away the ball on the very next Eagles drive. He was a big reason the Eagles didn’t put up any points in the first half — but he was also a big reason why they were able to put out the win in the second half.

Grade: B-

Running back

Saquon Barkley: 17 carries, 147 yards, 2 TDs; 4 catches, 9 yards

The play after DeVonta Smith got knocked out of the game, Barkley broke off a 65-yard touchdown run and showed off his acceleration as he sped away from defenders. It was the longest Eagles run since Miles Sanders broke off an 82-yarder in 2020. In a game with a Alvin Kamara on the other sideline, Barkley was clearly the best back in the game. Through three weeks, Barkley has been as advertised.

Saquon Barkley reached a top speed of 21.66 mph on his 65-yard TD run, the 2nd-fastest play by a ball carrier this season, and fastest on a run play.

🔹 Defenders in the Box: 7
🔹 Expected Rush Yards: 3
🔹 Rush Yards Over Expected: +62#PHIvsNO | @Eagles pic.twitter.com/fjgvvpjdAT

— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 22, 2024

In 14 games with the Giants last year, Barkley went over 100 rushing yards once. He has done it…

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Publish date : 2024-09-22 23:43:22

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