BALTIMOREThe 17 exams that make up an NFL regular season are released in May and are promptly ranked according to their level of difficulty.
The Eagles knew it would be one of their hardest games of the season when they learned on December 1 that they would be traveling to Baltimore to play Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, and the Ravens. However, those degrees frequently vary depending on injuries and other factors.
When the Eagles arrived to M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, that was still the case.
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Henry is the league’s second-best running back tale, Jackson was having another MVP-caliber season, and the Ravens think they have what it takes to win the Super Bowl.
The Eagles’ 24-19 triumph, which included another excellent defense and another outstanding performance from Saquon Barkley, was their most remarkable win of the season and their eighth consecutive victory as a result. With a 10-2 record, the Eagles maintained their lead over the Detroit Lions for the NFL’s top spot. Detroit has an 11-1 record.
The Eagles needed a strong drive to take control of the game after the once-great Justin Tucker missed field goals from 47 and 53 yards in the third quarter that would have put the Ravens ahead. During their two possessions in the third quarter, they had gone three and out.
The Eagles succeeded in their goal, going 71 yards on seven plays to take a 21–12 lead with 7:55 left.When Jalen Hurts and Dallas Goedert connected on a third-and-seven pass, it was the first huge play.
The next play, Barkley promptly followed with a 14-yard rush, and the Eagles were set up at the 25-yard line after a designed run for Hurts went for 11 yards.
At that point, Barkley scored his 13th touchdown of the season with a 25-yard run into the right corner of the end zone, sealing the victory.
As another sizable contingent of Eagles supporters made the short trip south for another away game, cries of MVP, MVP followed.
After the fourth-quarter touchdown, the defense, led by defensive tackle Jalen Carter and linebacker Zack Baun, stopped the Ravens on four plays. The Eagles’ four-minute offense then sealed the victory on the next possession when Barkley ran for seven yards on a third-and-seven play, ultimately setting up a field goal from Jake Elliott.
The Ravens’ 19 points were their lowest at home this season, while the Eagles sacked Jackson three times. Before Jackson threw a touchdown in the closing seconds, they had just 12 points.
Barkley crossed the 1,500-yard milestone for the season with 107 yards of rushing. Eight of the Eagles’ twelve games have had him rush for more than 100 yards, and ten of them have seen him scrimmage for more than 100 yards.
Hurts, on the other hand, completed 11 of 19 throws for 118 yards and a score in another game without a turnover. He ran for a score, too.
The Eagles beat a bunch of bad teams at the start of their winning streak, which began following their Week 5 bye. They defeated the two-win Giants club, which included Saquon Barkley’s East Rutherford homecoming, after a clumsy victory over a one-win Cleveland team.
At that time, hardly one believed the Eagles were particularly noteworthy.
But gradually, they began to gain some adherents.
Although Cincinnati isn’t a strong team this year, Joe Burrow is still regarded as a top quarterback, and the Bengals’ biggest home loss of the season came at the hands of the Eagles, who defeated him by 20 points.
There was considerable uncertainty about the Eagles’ ability to finish after they allowed the Jags to linger around despite dominating the yards battle against Jacksonville. A week later, they dispelled that concern by defeating a poor Dallas club in Jerry World. They then defeated the Washington Commanders, who were in first position, with a resounding victory at the Linc.
In a game that the Eagles won by 17 points, Barkley carried for 255 yards and accounted for 302 yards from scrimmage, and the Eagles’ story took off in Hollywood.
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During their winning run, the Eagles have found solutions to several issues, but they are still slow starters.
The defense gave up nine points and 133 yards on its first two possessions, the offense punted on each of its first four possessions, and special teams drew three of the six penalty flags against the Eagles in the first quarter.
The Eagles made a huge comeback in the second quarter, as has been the case so frequently.
Sydney Brown stopped Braden Mann’s 58-yard punt at the one-yard line to start the comeback on special teams.
The Ravens had to punt from the end zone when Derrick Henry was stopped by Nakobe Dean for no gain on second down, forcing a three-and-out series. The Eagles scored on six plays to capitalize on a series that began at the Baltimore 49. On a third-and-four play from the 43, Barkley ran for nine yards to sustain the drive, and Hurts completed the play with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Goedert.
After their first touchdown, the Eagles quickly got another three-and-out series, and the offense replied with a second consecutive touchdown drive after Zack Baun’s tackle on Henry resulted in a four-yard loss.
Hurts fumbled the snap and ended it with a 1-yard quarterback sneak into the end zone. This one featured three completions to A.J. Brown for 44 yards.
The Eagles had yet another strong defensive series, including a 12-yard sack by Carter, but Baltimore responded with a 50-yard field goal by Tucker to cut the deficit to 14–12. And in the end, the Eagles would achieve yet another thrilling victory.
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