Jalen Hurts and the Eagles look to snap a three-game losing streak. (Bill Streicher/Reuters)
Three weeks ago, the Philadelphia Eagles were in firm control of the NFC’s No. 1 seed after a 10-1 start.
Three losses later, and the Eagles have ceded that control to the San Francisco 49ers and find themselves in a fight with the Dallas Cowboys for the NFC East. Two of those losses came in blowout fashion to the 49ers and Cowboys, raising significant questions about Philadelphia’s championship viability.
After a tough stretch of games, the Eagles close the regular season with two against the 5-9 Giants and another against the 3-11 Arizona Cardinals with their first against the Giants on Christmas. Can they get right against a soft schedule in time for the playoffs?
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Jalen Hurts. DeVonta Smith. Six for the Eagles.
Philadelphia extends its lead to 17-3 early in the second quarter.
Jalen Hurts now owns the NFL record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single season.
His first quarter touchdown was his 15th this year, breaking a tie with Cam Newton (2011).
Eagles stall out in goal-to-go and Jake Elliott boots a 28-yard field goal to extend the lead to 10-3.
That’s the end of the first quarter, Eagles on top of the Giants 7-3.
D’Andre Swift thought he reversed field and scored a second touchdown for Philadelphia, but his knee was ruled to have been down during the play.
Incredible play by Jalen Hurts to track down a bad snap and hit Grant Calcaterra for a first down!
That’s Calcaterra’s first catch of the season.
Mason Crosby signed with the Giants on Saturday. Mason Crosby kicked his first field goal for the Giants on Monday, from 52 yards out to cut the Eagles’ lead to 7-3.
The brotherly shove gets it done. Eagles up 7-0 early after a big punt return sets them up in the red zone.
A 54-yard punt return by Britain Covey has the Eagles in business on their first drive. Philadelphia’s first drive starts at the New York 13-yard line.
Three-and-out for the Giants on their first possession.
The Eagles will kick off to start the game after winning the toss. The Giants have the ball first.
Eagles vs. Giants is up next.
And that’s the game. The Raiders run out the clock and hold on for a stunning 20-14 upset of the Raiders. Kansas City is still in control of the AFC West at 9-6, two games ahead of the second place Denver Broncos (7-8). But there’s reason for worry in Kansas City.
Zamir White put the game to bed for the Raiders. Two big runs (43 and 15 yards) has Las Vegas in the red zone with 2:00 remaining. The Chiefs are out of timeouts. The Raiders can run out the clock from here. What an upset.
Big score for the Chiefs. Kansas City within one score late after Patrick Mahomes finds Justin Watson in the end zone. Raiders lead, 20-14 with 2:42 remaining. Chiefs have two timeouts remaining.
The Chiefs don’t capitalize on the interception being overturned. The Raiders hold on fourth down in the red zone have a 20-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. Chiefs are gonna need to catch some big breaks to avoid the Christmas upset at home.
Mahomes almost threw another interception. Got overturned as incomplete on replay review. Big break for the Chiefs. Raiders lead, 20-7 early in the fourth.
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