The Philadelphia Eagles are again at Lincoln Monetary Subject to tackle their prime risk for NFC East supremacy: the Washington Commanders. Getting into this Thursday Evening Soccer matchup as 3.5-point dwelling favorites, the Birds are going for his or her sixth straight win.
It is a actually huge and essential sport. If the Eagles win, they’ll depart Week 11 atop the division with an 8-2 document and a head-to-head tiebreaker working of their favor. In the event that they lose, they’ll drop to 7-3 and danger not having the ability to catch Washington for first place.
Comply with alongside right here for reside rating updates, highlights, harm information, evaluation, and extra earlier than this text finally turns into our sport recap. The very best place to really focus on the sport because it occurs continues to be in our open threads for every quarter, the primary of which yow will discover right here.
FIRST QUARTER
The Commanders gained the coin toss and elected to defer, placing the Eagles on offense first. The primary play from scrimmage was a Jalen Hurts throw to Jahan Dotson, a designed contact that gained eight yards. Fairly on the nostril to get him concerned early towards his former staff! Dealing with Third-and-2, Saquon Barkley’s first carry resulted in a run up the center for a primary down. Landon Dickerson bought harm on the play, making means for Tyler Steen to take over at left guard. Dealing with Third-and-6 after a Hurts throwaway, Hurts to A.J. Brown resulted in a primary down simply past the marker. Hurts went proper again to Brown on a slant for a 25-yard achieve simply outdoors of the purple zone. Barkley bought tackled for a loss after which Mekhi Becton bought known as for holding on a play the place there was immediate strain on Hurts. Seemed like Hurts may’ve gotten it out earlier there to a large open Ainias Smith, which may’ve prevented a loss on that play. Dealing with Third-and-22 after one other Hurts throwaway, the Eagles ran a coward’s draw to Kenny Gainwell. Why hand over there? Jake Elliott’s 44-yard area purpose was no good, large left. Simply missed it. Not good!
Jake Elliott is now 12-of-16 on FG makes an attempt this season. That 44-yarder is the primary he is missed this season in that vary. He was 5-of-5 from 40-49 yards getting into tonight.
— Brooks Kubena (@BKubena) November 15, 2024
Jake Elliott has now missed 4 area targets, his most since 2020 and one shy of his career-high.
He is been fairly automated in his profession, however simply hasn’t been the identical in 2024.
— Tucker Bagley (@TBagleySports) November 15, 2024
The Commanders took over at their very own 34-yard line. Dealing with Third-and-4, Jayden Daniels’ go over the center was deflected incomplete by — who else — Zack Baun. Stud. Good response by Vic Fangio’s protection to power the three-and-out.
The Eagles took over at their very own 9-yard line after a Cooper DeJean truthful catch. Barkley took a carry to go over the 1,000-yard mark on the season. Dealing with Third-and-1, the Eagles went with their first Brotherly Shove try of the sport for a primary down. Dealing with Third-and-8, Hurts tried to step up and take off operating for a primary down however bought caught from behind for a sack. Three-and-out.
Jalen Hurts had DeVonta Smith for the first down and turned it down. It additionally seemed like there was a giant lane to run, however regardless the ball must be out to your WR right here.
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— Shane Haff (@ShaneHaffNFL) November 15, 2024
The Commanders took over at their very own 42-yard line after a nasty Braden Mann punt that bounced again in the direction of the Eagles for simply 38 yards. Austin Ekeler took a swing go for a 34-yard achieve after Baun couldn’t get him down in house. Brian Robinson Jr. ran by Baun’s contact to get to the 1-yard line. Then he took one other carry right into a pile that bought pushed into the top zone for the sport’s first rating. Not sufficient resistance on a 4-play, 58-yard drive that solely lasted 1:59. EAGLES 0, COMMANDERS 7.
Commanders had success with 21 personnel on their second drive. Eagles are attempting to ship DeJean off the sting, ball will get despatched again inside, and Robinson is ready to get yards after contact pic.twitter.com/XAeDh7YTUq
— Shawn Syed (@SyedSchemes) November 15, 2024
With assist from good blocking, Will Shipley took a kick return 32 yards to set the Eagles up at their very own 35-yard line. Hurts held the ball for eternally and threw late to DeVonta Smith, who didn’t make a sideline seize by dropping the go. Dealing with Third-and-4, Hurts focused Dotson past the marker and the previous Commanders receiver didn’t catch the go as Mike Sainristil had tight protection. Three-and-out.
The Commanders took over at their very own 6-yard line after an unlawful block within the again penalty. Darius Slay got here as much as deal with Ekeler on a brief catch for a 3-yard loss. Dealing with Third-and-6, Daniels took off operating with room to spare however Nakobe Dean made an excellent open area deal with to power a punt. Thought that was gonna be a primary down for positive when Daniels began to climb the pocket.
The Eagles took over on the plus 48-yard line after a harmful however efficient 8-yard return from DeJean. A Barkley run for seven yards introduced up the top of the primary quarter.
SECOND QUARTER
The Eagles went with two extra Barkley runs for a primary down. The Eagles tried to go together with some trickeration that resulted in Hurts being sacked for a 13-yard loss. Dealing with Third-and-17 after a Gainwell checkdown, Hurts checked right down to Dallas Goedert to arrange a 51-yard area purpose try … which he missed by hooking the kick. 0/2 on the evening. Actual dangerous stuff.
Who broke Jake Elliott? Two misses in a sport for the #Eagles’ kicker for the primary time since Week 16, 2019.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 15, 2024
The Commanders took over at their very own 41-yard line. Brandon Graham and Baun mixed to sack Daniels. Then Josh Sweat bought to Daniels to deliver up third down. Dealing with Third-and-22, the Commanders went with their very own coward’s draw. Three-and-out.
The Eagles took over at their very own 26-yard line after only a 39-yard punt by Tress Approach. Dealing with Third-and-4, Hurts held onto the ball for eternally once more and ended up throwing in need of an open A.J. Brown. Had room to run if he made a faster determination to try this. Three-and-out.
I’m not making an attempt to be overly essential of Hurts tonight. However this can be a huge a part of his downside. Take a look at the pocket when he bails backwards. It’s clear. He was pressured to throw off his again foot and miss a large open Brown for a primary down. He has to wash this up— can he? pic.twitter.com/0mPzX0hvLl
— Patrick (@PhillyPMC) November 15, 2024
Sydney Brown had an excellent deal with on punt protection and the Commanders took over at their very own 27-yard line. The Commanders pounded the rock to maneuver simply shy of midfield. Dealing with Third-and-3, Daniels hit outdated pal Zach Ertz for a primary down. Daniels had a extremely dangerous miss on a play the place he had loads of time to throw however missed his open goal low. Dealing with Third-and-9, the Eagles introduced a blitz and the Commanders picked it up properly however Daniels’ go was deflected by Dean after which dropped by Ekeler.
The Eagles took over at their very own 10-yard line with 4:11 remaining within the second quarter after a DeJean truthful catch. The Eagles slowly however certainly drove to their very own 48-yard line to hit the two-minute warning. Hurts threw his finest go of the sport by ripping it to DeVonta in a good window for a catch-and-run achieve of 21 yards. A.J. Brown drew an unlawful contact penalty for an additional Eagles first right down to additionally cease the clock at 0:58. The Commanders took their first timeout after a brief Barkley run at 0:53. Sainristil broke up a Hurts go to a leaping DeVonta in the long run zone. Dealing with Third-and-8, Hurts took off operating out of bounds past the marker to deliver up goal-to-go from the 9-yard line. Hurts took a designed run to interrupt a deal with for 5 yards and Nick Sirianni known as the Eagles’ first timeout at 0:33. Barkley took a carry for one yard and Sirianni took the Eagles’ second timeout at 0:28. Dealing with Third-and-goal, Hurts bought pressured into an incompletion. Sirianni determined to be a coward on fourth down and kick a area purpose, which Elliott made this time from 21 yards out. Robust to solely get three from a 15-play, 87-yard drive. EAGLES 3, COMAMNDERS 7.
The Commanders took over at their very own 30-yard line with 0:19 left and two timeouts to work with. A brief dump off to Ekeler resulted in an 18-yard achieve. The Commanders known as their second timeout at 0:12. Daniels accomplished a go to get the Commanders to the plus 40-yard line. Upon assessment, the ball hit the bottom and was incomplete. The Commanders then determined to run the primary half out.
THIRD QUARTER
The Commanders took over at their very own 31-yard line after Washington was in a position to get better a Jalyx Hunt pressured fumble on the kickoff. Jalen Carter had a pleasant TFL for a 3-yard loss to deliver up third down. Dealing with Third-and-5, Daniels’ throw was behind his goal however Cooper DeJean bought known as for a reasonably weak go interference. One other huge catch-and-run by Ekeler moved the Commanders into area purpose vary. Graham and Milton Williams each bought to Daniels within the backfield on a designed run for a TFL. Dealing with Third-and-4, Daniels’ go was off beam and incomplete. Zane Gonzalez got here in a 40-yard area purpose try, which he made. However then a delay of sport penalty knocked it again to a 45-yard kick, which he additionally made. EAGLES 3, COMMANDERS 10.
The Eagles took over at their very own 13-yard line after a pleasant kick return Gainwell was known as again for a penalty on Sydney Brown. The Eagles’ first play after Hurts was evaluated for a concussion was a designed QB run … attention-grabbing selection! Dealing with Third-and-2, Hurts hit a crossing Goedert for a catch-and-run achieve of 15 yards. Dealing with Third-and-6 after two brief Barkley runs, Hurts dumped off to Barkley and he broke by a weak arm deal with to interrupt a giant achieve to the plus 17-yard line. Dealing with Third-and-6, Hurts had a clear pocket however sailed a fade throw to Brown to not even give the WR an opportunity to make a play towards tight protection. Sirianni opted for the 31-yard area purpose try. In all probability not nice that the huddle was damaged with six seconds remaining on the play clock there. EAGLES 6, COMMANDERS 10.
The Commanders took over at their very own 30-yard line. Dealing with Third-and-5, Nolan Smith bought to Daniels to power a punt. Smith actually appears higher than he did as a rookie.
Nolan Smith comes up with a giant sack to power a Commanders punt.
Smith as much as 3.5 sacks in 10 video games this season after solely having 1 in 17 final yr. #Eagles
— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) November 15, 2024
The Eagles took over at their very own 25-yard line after a 12-yard return by DeJean. Hurts had A.J. open the center, didn’t see him, rolled left, lastly noticed him, and at last hit him for a 17-yard achieve. DeVonta made a brief catch and the refs initially threw a flag for a facemask penalty … earlier than choosing it up. A Barkley run for a loss introduced up the top of the third quarter.
FOURTH QUARTER
Dealing with Third-and-8, Hurts took off operating and dived for a primary down. The ref initially dominated it brief … however replay help rightfully turned it into a primary down since Hurts’ knee didn’t go down earlier than he lunged the ball over the road. Gainwell took a carry for 14 yards after which one other for 13 yards to only outdoors the 10-yard line. One other Gainwell carry bought the Eagles to the 4-yard line. Barkley took a carry to the 1-yard line for a primary down, initially seemed like he bought into the top zone however he was dominated brief. Then a Brotherly Shove for a landing. Jake Elliott missed the additional level. What the hell, man? EAGLES 12, COMMANDERS 10.
The #Eagles have recorded 150+ speeding yards in 5 consecutive video games, tying for the 4th-longest streak in single-season franchise historical past, behind 2021 (seven), 1949 (seven) and 1990 (six).
— John Gonoude (@john_gonoude) November 15, 2024
Jalen Hurts has logged 1+ speeding TD in 5 consecutive video games, tying LeSean McCoy (2011) and Michael Vick (2010) for the 2nd-longest streak in #Eagles historical past, trailing solely Ricky Watters’ six-game stretch through the 1995 season.
— John Gonoude (@john_gonoude) November 15, 2024
The Commanders took over at their very own 29-yard line. They moved previous midfield with a pleasant Daniels strike to Ertz. One other good ball to Terry McLaurin, his first of the sport with 10:20 remaining, went for an additional first down. Carter, a disruptive beast, stopped Robinson for no achieve to a power third down. Dealing with Third-and-1, Robinson bought stuffed by Graham and Baun for a loss. Dealing with 4th-and-2, Carter nearly bought to Daniels immediately however the quarterback dodged him and took off operating to get laid out by — who else — Baun for no achieve and a turnover on downs! PAY THE MAN.
The Eagles took over at their very own 26-yard line with 7:55 remaining within the sport. Goedert caught a large open go and took off operating to get stripped from behind … however very luckily bailed out by a Grant Calcaterra restoration. Wonderful hustle from the backup tight finish there. Finally a 31-yard achieve. Dealing with Third-and-3, Barkley went untouched on a run to the top zone! Elliott made the additional level this time regardless of a nasty snap from Rick Lovato that required Braden Mann to re-adjust the maintain. Two-score lead with 4:58 left within the sport after going 74 yards on 5 performs. EAGLES 19, COMMANDERS 10.
EAGLES LINEUP NOTES
EAGLES INJURY NEWS
Landon Dickerson bought banged up on the third play of the sport. Tyler Steen entered the sport at left guard. Dickerson re-entered the sport on the Eagles’ second drive.
Jalen Hurts (concussion) was somewhat gradual to rise up after getting sacked early within the second quarter. He remained within the sport. Hurts entered the medical tent late within the second quarter. Earlier than the third quarter, Hurts jogged again on the sector and not using a helmet and put his coat on whereas Kenny Pickett did some warmup throws. However then it was introduced Hurts was cleared to return to the sport.
Bryce Huff visited the medical tent later within the second quarter.
Milton Williams (foot) was dominated questionable to return.