The Eagles didn’t have much possession of the ball in the first half of Sunday’s home game against the Cardinals, but that didn’t prevent them from building a comfortable lead.
Jalen Hurts threw two touchdown passes to Julio Jones and Sidney Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown, but the Cardinals didn’t touch the big edge on possession for the first 30 minutes. I couldn’t convert it into a knockdown. As a result, the Eagles led 21-6.
The Eagles used a little trick to score the final points of the first half. Hurts flipped the ball back to running back Kenneth Gainwell, who connected with wide receiver DeVonta Smith for a 17-yard gain on a third-and-1 with less than a minute left in the second quarter. The Eagles used their final timeout after the play, but their absence did not affect Hurts and Jones as they ran for a 22-yard score.
Jones had only scored one touchdown before Sunday, so his performance was a welcome development for the home team. Hurts was 11-of-13 for a total of 114 yards, and Jones, Smith, AJ Brown and Dallas Goedert all had at least 30 receiving yards, which was enough for the Eagles to hold the ball for eight minutes. However, this is the reason why it was successful.
When the Cardinals first had the ball, they went on a 14-play drive for a field goal, and on their second drive they moved the ball back into Eagles territory, but quarterback Kyler Murray and wide receiver Miscommunication between Michael Wilson led to Brown’s downfall. It was his first NFL touchdown. Murray was able to fight back with another long drive and a field goal, but the Cardinals would need a touchdown to avoid losing for the 13th time this season.