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Dominant Defense Leads to Win - Iggles Blitz
Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense were once again a tricky group to evaluate. The final stats showed 26 points and 434 yards. Most teams would kill for that. The Eagles only had 10 points in the first three quarters and the offense bogged down in crucial situations. They were 1 for 3 in the red zone. They had some bad moments that hurt promising drives. Saquon Barkley had another monster game, going 26-146-2 on the ground and 2-52 as a receiver. His 23-yard TD run gave the Eagles some cushion at 19-10 and his 39-yard TD sprint put the game away. He deserves some MVP consideration.
Eagles vs. Commanders: 14 winners, 4 losers, 3 IDKs - BGN
Saquon’s unreal. He’s simply unstoppable. Where would the Eagles be without him this year? Against the Commanders: 26 carries for 146 yards (5.6 average) and two touchdowns. Two catches for 52 yards. Barkley’s logging 134.7 yards from scrimmage per game. The next closest player this season is Derrick Henry, who’s at 121.6 yards from scrimmage per game.
Commanders-Eagles on ‘Thursday Night Football’: What We Learned from Philadelphia’s 26-18 win - NFL.com
Saquon wore down Commanders after sluggish start. Jake Elliott missed his first two field-goal attempts – both wide left – and later missed an extra-point try that kept it a 12-10 score after the Eagles took the lead for the first time early in the fourth quarter. That’s seven points the Eagles left on the field. It felt like they had dominated the game after a Commanders’ TD drive, but the game was in doubt until late. Then Saquon Barkley delivered the second of three second-half haymakers, a 23-yard TD, with just under five minutes left to finally give the Eagles a two-score edge. Twenty seconds later – after a Jayden Daniels pick – Barkley broke off a 39-yard TD to give him 146 yards and two scores. The NFL’s leader in rushing yards and scrimmage yards blew past the 1,000-yard mark for the season in the first half and demolished the Commanders in the final few minutes. Barkley’s 43-yard catch-and-run also set up Jalen Hurts ’ TD sneak earlier in the fourth quarter. It was yet another slow start for the Eagles’ offense – with some special teams gaffes mixed in – but they eventually got it going, with big thanks to Barkley. What a terrific addition he’s been to this Eagles offense.
Roob’s Obs: Eagles ride monumental defensive performance to 6th straight win - NBCSP
4. Saquon Barkley is a beast. My goodness. After three quarters, I scribbled down Barkley’s stats – 20-for-69. That’s a modest 3.5 yards per carry. It just wasn’t his day. I was surprised the Eagles couldn’t get him going against a pretty weak Washington run defense – ranked 28th coming in. So then what happens? Barkley is the best end-of-game running...
