The Daily Numbers: 34-7 lead for Eagles at one point in 3rd quarter vs. Rams yesterday. Blowout, right? Uh, not exactly.
34-28 final score, and the Rams had 2 chances to win it at the end of the game.
7 return touchdowns for the Eagles in the 1st 5 games, only team in NFL history to achieve that.
4 special teams TDs for the Eagles so far this season. They scored on blocked punt after Rams 1st offensive possession yesterday.
375 yards, 3 TDs passing for Rams QB Austin Davis.
24 of 37 for 207 yards and 1 INT for Nick Foles.
81 yards on 24 carries for LeSean McCoy.
40 yard return for a TD for Cedric Thornton after a Rams fumble. That led to another Eagles TD, 24 yard strike from Foles to Jeremy Maclin that pushed lead to 34-7. Then things got hairy.
3 Eagles turnovers that did not help matters much.
1 extremely awkward slide by Foles in which he coughed up the ball without being touched.
100 plays run by Eagles offense without scoring TD until Foles found Riley Cooper toward end of 1st half.
2 for 2 for rookie kicker Cody Parkey.
466 yards gained by the Rams, to 352 for the Eagles.
4 sacks for the Birds’ defense
0 sacks of Nick Foles, although he was hurried all day.
5 tackles for Casey Matthews, including 1 behind the line of scrimmage.
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So how good is this 4-1 Eagles team? Beats the hell out of me.
I Don’t Get It: Nick Foles continues to display the kind of mechanics that spell disaster in the NFL, including throwing off his back foot.
Today’s Upper: Hey, they’re still 4-1 and tied for the lead in the NFC East. We’ll know more next week vs. the Giants in a Sunday night prime time matchup.
Quote Box: “Tough 4-1, soft 4-1, it doesn’t matter. You’re still 4-1. You could be 1-4.”
- Eagles Coach Chip Kelly
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