Eagles’ Defense Stops Arizona In 24-21 Victory

Eagles’ Defense Stops Arizona In 24-21 Victory

 

Nate Allen #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles intercepts a
pass intended for Michael Floyd #15 of the Arizona Cardinals.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Bill Davis wore the calm, cool veneer of someone who knew something as he hopped on the elevator Sunday morning toward the coach’s box at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles’ defensive coordinator appeared content with his plan on stopping the streaking Arizona Cardinals.

Pressure, pressure, pressure.

It worked.

The Eagles swarmed all over Carson Palmer and the Arizona offense for five sacks and three turnovers, then hung on for dear life in an easier-than-it-should-have-been 24-21 victory over Arizona on Sunday, snapping the Cardinals’ four-game winning streak.

Big game. Let's get it started.

FIRST QUARTER

Eagles win the toss, but defer to receive. Cardinals ball to start the game. Arizona gets to third down... and a fumble! Trent Cole comes on the edge and strips the ball out of Carson Palmer's hands. Bennie Logan jumps on it for the recovery. Good start for this Eagles defense.

Offense starts with very good field position. Brent Celek converts a first down with defenders on his back. Celek is a man. Next play, Foles rolls out after a play fake to LeSean McCoy and throws to Zach Ertz for a touchdown! Awesome start here. The crowd is nice and loud. 7-0, Eagles. Cardinals up. Bradley Fletcher penalized on third down for "picking a player up and throwing them to the ground", as explained by the officials. No matter: next play, Carson Palmer airs it out deep and Nate Allen makes a play. Interception! Allen is the 8th different Eagle to have a pick this year. Man, this defense.
Eagles on offense. Nothing going, three and out, punt. Good coverage.
Cardinals ball. Arizona gets close to the middle of the field before a Rob Housler drop on third down forces the Cards to punt.
Eagles up. Great extension catch by Zach Ertz on first down. Eagles going to the tight ends early. Next set of downs, three and out. A couple of Shady runs aren't enough for a first. Punt. Once again, good punt coverage. Brandon Boykin trips up return man Patrick Peterson.
Cards up and driving. DeMeco Ryans gets a sack on a play where Vinny Curry was held. That's the end of the first.

SECOND QUARTER

Cards deep pass is incomplete. Punt, and it's a good one. It gets downed at the 2 yard line.
Eagles pinned deep. First couple of plays give them some breathing room and space to work with. Eagles sticking with the running game. Bryce Brown runs out of bounds for an 8 yard loss. Oof. Eagles drive stalls and they're forced to punt. Punt hits a Cardinals player on the return, so it's a live ball for the Eagles to recover. The ball is recovered by a Cards player who then returns it but then fumbles as he's going down. Eagles recover. The player goes under review... and the second fumble is overturned. Back to Cards ball. Fortunate for Arizona.
Cards driving. A third down catch is spotted for a first, but Kelly throws the red flag. The challenge is... successful. Fourth down. Cards convert it anyway. Palmer is sacked big time by Brandon Graham.  It's 3rd and 20. So naturally, next play, touchdown. Palmer finds, you guessed it, Larry Fitzgerald for a score. Fitzgerald catches the ball over the middle as two Eagles defenders tackle each other and leave open field to work with. Sloppy. 7-7, tie game.
Time for the Eagles offense to step up. Eagles driving and moving the sticks. Amazing one handed catch by Riley Cooper on a highly thrown ball from Foles puts the Eagles into the redzone. Brad Smith wildcat play goes for a loss. Yikes. Foles is sacked and the Eagles kick a field goal. Alex Henery 32 yard chip shot is good. Not a bad drive. 10-7, Eagles.
Cards up, but nothing going. Punt.
Eagles on offense, and the first play is a gorgeous wheel route completion to DeSean. That's 1000+ yards receiving for DJacc on the year. Foles completes a short pass to Shady as he's falling down to pick up 5 yards. Brett Favre-esque. Foles airs it out on the next play, and Patrick Peterson drops an interception in the end zone. Cooper catches a pass that sets up a 4th and short. The Eagles go for it, and a Bryce Brown run helps them get it. Cooper draws pass interference in the end zone on the next play, and that helps set up a Foles throw to Celek for a touchdown. That's TD number 18 for Foles on the season, and still no picks. 17-7, Eagles.

THIRD QUARTER

Eagles ball to start the second half. Nick Foles read option keepers! Running quarterback. Eagles driving. DeSean gets laid out on a screen read perfectly by Tyrann Mathieu, but he gets up. Later on the drive, Foles connects with rookie tight end Zach Ertz over the middle for a score! 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:44 minutes. Ertz is having a day. Nick Foles: 19 TD, 0 INT. One away from tying the NFL record set by Peyton Manning this season. Crazy. 24-7, Eagles.

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Big game. Let's get it started.

FIRST QUARTER

Eagles win the toss, but defer to receive. Cardinals ball to start the game. Arizona gets to third down... and a fumble! Trent Cole comes on the edge and strips the ball out of Carson Palmer's hands. Bennie Logan jumps on it for the recovery. Good start for this Eagles defense.

Offense starts with very good field position. Brent Celek converts a first down with defenders on his back. Celek is a man. Next play, Foles rolls out after a play fake to LeSean McCoy and throws to Zach Ertz for a touchdown! Awesome start here. The crowd is nice and loud. 7-0, Eagles. Cardinals up. Bradley Fletcher penalized on third down for "picking a player up and throwing them to the ground", as explained by the officials. No matter: next play, Carson Palmer airs it out deep and Nate Allen makes a play. Interception! Allen is the 8th different Eagle to have a pick this year. Man, this defense.
Eagles on offense. Nothing going, three and out, punt. Good coverage.
Cardinals ball. Arizona gets close to the middle of the field before a Rob Housler drop on third down forces the Cards to punt.
Eagles up. Great extension catch by Zach Ertz on first down. Eagles going to the tight ends early. Next set of downs, three and out. A couple of Shady runs aren't enough for a first. Punt. Once again, good punt coverage. Brandon Boykin trips up return man Patrick Peterson.
Cards up and driving. DeMeco Ryans gets a sack on a play where Vinny Curry was held. That's the end of the first.

SECOND QUARTER

Cards deep pass is incomplete. Punt, and it's a good one. It gets downed at the 2 yard line.
Eagles pinned deep. First couple of plays give them some breathing room and space to work with. Eagles sticking with the running game. Bryce Brown runs out of bounds for an 8 yard loss. Oof. Eagles drive stalls and they're forced to punt. Punt hits a Cardinals player on the return, so it's a live ball for the Eagles to recover. The ball is recovered by a Cards player who then returns it but then fumbles as he's going down. Eagles recover. The player goes under review... and the second fumble is overturned. Back to Cards ball. Fortunate for Arizona.
Cards driving. A third down catch is spotted for a first, but Kelly throws the red flag. The challenge is... successful. Fourth down. Cards convert it anyway. Palmer is sacked big time by Brandon Graham.  It's 3rd and 20. So naturally, next play, touchdown. Palmer finds, you guessed it, Larry Fitzgerald for a score. Fitzgerald catches the ball over the middle as two Eagles defenders tackle each other and leave open field to work with. Sloppy. 7-7, tie game.
Time for the Eagles offense to step up. Eagles driving and moving the sticks. Amazing one handed catch by Riley Cooper on a highly thrown ball from Foles puts the Eagles into the redzone. Brad Smith wildcat play goes for a loss. Yikes. Foles is sacked and the Eagles kick a field goal. Alex Henery 32 yard chip shot is good. Not a bad drive. 10-7, Eagles.
Cards up, but nothing going. Punt.
Eagles on offense, and the first play is a gorgeous wheel route completion to DeSean. That's 1000+ yards receiving for DJacc on the year. Foles completes a short pass to Shady as he's falling down to pick up 5 yards. Brett Favre-esque. Foles airs it out on the next play, and Patrick Peterson drops an interception in the end zone. Cooper catches a pass that sets up a 4th and short. The Eagles go for it, and a Bryce Brown run helps them get it. Cooper draws pass interference in the end zone on the next play, and that helps set up a Foles throw to Celek for a touchdown. That's TD number 18 for Foles on the season, and still no picks. 17-7, Eagles.

THIRD QUARTER

Eagles ball to start the second half. Nick Foles read option keepers! Running quarterback. Eagles driving. DeSean gets laid out on a screen read perfectly by Tyrann Mathieu, but he gets up. Later on the drive, Foles connects with rookie tight end Zach Ertz over the middle for a score! 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:44 minutes. Ertz is having a day. Nick Foles: 19 TD, 0 INT. One away from tying the NFL record set by Peyton Manning this season. Crazy. 24-7, Eagles.

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Big game. Let's get it started.

FIRST QUARTER

Eagles win the toss, but defer to receive. Cardinals ball to start the game. Arizona gets to third down... and a fumble! Trent Cole comes on the edge and strips the ball out of Carson Palmer's hands. Bennie Logan jumps on it for the recovery. Good start for this Eagles defense.

Offense starts with very good field position. Brent Celek converts a first down with defenders on his back. Celek is a man. Next play, Foles rolls out after a play fake to LeSean McCoy and throws to Zach Ertz for a touchdown! Awesome start here. The crowd is nice and loud. 7-0, Eagles. Cardinals up. Bradley Fletcher penalized on third down for "picking a player up and throwing them to the ground", as explained by the officials. No matter: next play, Carson Palmer airs it out deep and Nate Allen makes a play. Interception! Allen is the 8th different Eagle to have a pick this year. Man, this defense.
Eagles on offense. Nothing going, three and out, punt. Good coverage.
Cardinals ball. Arizona gets close to the middle of the field before a Rob Housler drop on third down forces the Cards to punt.
Eagles up. Great extension catch by Zach Ertz on first down. Eagles going to the tight ends early. Next set of downs, three and out. A couple of Shady runs aren't enough for a first. Punt. Once again, good punt coverage. Brandon Boykin trips up return man Patrick Peterson.
Cards up and driving. DeMeco Ryans gets a sack on a play where Vinny Curry was held. That's the end of the first.

SECOND QUARTER

Cards deep pass is incomplete. Punt, and it's a good one. It gets downed at the 2 yard line.
Eagles pinned deep. First couple of plays give them some breathing room and space to work with. Eagles sticking with the running game. Bryce Brown runs out of bounds for an 8 yard loss. Oof. Eagles drive stalls and they're forced to punt. Punt hits a Cardinals player on the return, so it's a live ball for the Eagles to recover. The ball is recovered by a Cards player who then returns it but then fumbles as he's going down. Eagles recover. The player goes under review... and the second fumble is overturned. Back to Cards ball. Fortunate for Arizona.
Cards driving. A third down catch is spotted for a first, but Kelly throws the red flag. The challenge is... successful. Fourth down. Cards convert it anyway. Palmer is sacked big time by Brandon Graham.  It's 3rd and 20. So naturally, next play, touchdown. Palmer finds, you guessed it, Larry Fitzgerald for a score. Fitzgerald catches the ball over the middle as two Eagles defenders tackle each other and leave open field to work with. Sloppy. 7-7, tie game.
Time for the Eagles offense to step up. Eagles driving and moving the sticks. Amazing one handed catch by Riley Cooper on a highly thrown ball from Foles puts the Eagles into the redzone. Brad Smith wildcat play goes for a loss. Yikes. Foles is sacked and the Eagles kick a field goal. Alex Henery 32 yard chip shot is good. Not a bad drive. 10-7, Eagles.
Cards up, but nothing going. Punt.
Eagles on offense, and the first play is a gorgeous wheel route completion to DeSean. That's 1000+ yards receiving for DJacc on the year. Foles completes a short pass to Shady as he's falling down to pick up 5 yards. Brett Favre-esque. Foles airs it out on the next play, and Patrick Peterson drops an interception in the end zone. Cooper catches a pass that sets up a 4th and short. The Eagles go for it, and a Bryce Brown run helps them get it. Cooper draws pass interference in the end zone on the next play, and that helps set up a Foles throw to Celek for a touchdown. That's TD number 18 for Foles on the season, and still no picks. 17-7, Eagles.

THIRD QUARTER

Eagles ball to start the second half. Nick Foles read option keepers! Running quarterback. Eagles driving. DeSean gets laid out on a screen read perfectly by Tyrann Mathieu, but he gets up. Later on the drive, Foles connects with rookie tight end Zach Ertz over the middle for a score! 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:44 minutes. Ertz is having a day. Nick Foles: 19 TD, 0 INT. One away from tying the NFL record set by Peyton Manning this season. Crazy. 24-7, Eagles.

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