The Eagles had long ago proven they can win games

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The biggest games Black Corey Clement Jerseys , even.But this season looked like too much of a mess for any one player to fix.Instead, Foles led the Eagles to a 30-23 win over
the Rams on the road, the kind of steady performance which makes them glad they
have him in reserve.The win moves the Eagles to 7-7, and within a half game of
the final wild card spot in the NFC, and gets them back on the kind of footing
that makes them think they ought to win games.It would be unfair to Carson Wentz
to suggest his absence has anything to do with it. It’s just the presence that
Foles carries into the huddle is tangible, the kind of thing that coming off the
bench to lead a Super Bowl run buys him.Foles’ numbers Sunday were only OK
(24-of-31 for 270 yards and an interception), but they didn’t seem as twitchy as
they’ve been this season. The Rams turned a 17-point fourth quarter deficit into
a one-score game late. But instead of hacking up a 17-point lead like they did
against the Panthers earlier this year, the Eagles dove on a fumble by Rams punt
returner JoJo Natson, and were able to play enough defense to hang on.That has
nothing in particular to do with Foles, but the 2018 Eagles were largely known
for the plays that went the wrong way at the wrong time. That might eventually
be the epitaph on their season.But for a night, Foles was back, and so was the
sense they could win games like this.Here are five more things we learned during
Corey Clement Jerseys 2019 , Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Sunday Night Football:1. It’s probably too soon to panic (Narrator voice: That’s not true. It’s never too soon to
panic).But there’s something amiss with quarterback Jared Goff lately, something
that all the clever play-calls in the world can’t fix.He was 35-of-54 for 339
yards with two interceptions. That’s after a clean 37-of-77 for 387 yards, a
touchdown and five picks in his two previous games, against the Lions and the
Bears.His third-quarter fumble/interception/Garo Yepremian combo platter was one
of the worst individual plays you’ll see made this year, the kind of breakdown
that will be talked about for years (just ask Mark Sanchez). That can work on a
players’ confidence, and Goff has gone from beating the Chiefs in a 54-51
shootout to inconsistent in a hurry, with no reasonable explanation.There were
open receivers in the fourth quarter he simply missed, the kind of passes you
can’t pin on injuries to Cooper Kupp or the weather in Chicago. He’s simply not
playing well right now. With Todd Gurley in and out of the game with a knee
issue, and other injuries thinning the Rams out, they can’t afford for Goff to
be anything but his best. And over the last three weeks, he hasn’t been.2. There
was no bigger beneficiary of the return of Foles than wide receiver Alshon
Jeffery.The veteran wideout finished with eight catches for 160 yards, a had
four catches for 87 yards in the first half alone.If he’d have stopped at 30
minutes, he wouldn’t have had that kind of game since Week Seven Black Jake Elliott Jerseys , when he had 88 yards against the Panthers. And he didn’t top 50 yards in a game in any of the games since then.It may not have
been specific to Foles, but he hadn’t made plays with this kind of regularity
this year.3. The Rams weren’t going to be able to clinch a bye in the NFC
playoffs anyway, once the Bears beat the Packers earlier in the day.But you’d be
worried about whether they were going to, at least until you look at their
remaining schedule.The Rams close the season with a trip to Arizona and a home
game against San Francisco. And while anything can happen, and the other team
practices too, and blah blah blah blah blah, if the Rams lose either of those
two, they have problems bigger than playoff seeding.4. It’s not as if Fletcher
Cox is going broke or anything.But the Eagles’ inside rusher was playing as if
he had a point to prove against the Rams better-publicized defensive
tackles.While Ndamukong Suh used to be the big-money guy at his position, and
Aaron Donald is now, the Eagles had to pony up for their version as well They
had to give him a six-year, $103 million contract to keep him around. It’s not
Donald money, and he’s not always a Donald type of player. This week, he was.Cox
was hammering the Rams’ interior all night, disrupting things up the middle in a
way that others get more credit for.5. The Eagles secondary is suddenly, stick
with me here, kind of good. Or at least no longer the reason they can’t win a
game.While the injuries that put safety Rodney McLeod and cornerbacks Ronald
Darby and Jalen Mills on injured reserve Jake Elliott Jerseys 2019 , and had Sidney Jones (hamstring) inactive, they shouldn’t be playing with any degree of composure. And yet, they were.Corey
Graham and Avonte Maddox had interceptions, and Cre'von LeBlanc was hitting
people and making plays. They’re far from household names, but they’ve obviously
done something to develop the confidence of their coaches, because Jim Schwartz
was as aggressive as normal with his play-calling, at least until the fourth
quarter.That’s a significant step from where that group has been. CAROLINA (3-2)
at PHILADELPHIA (3-3)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE — Eagles by 4RECORD VS.
SPREAD — Panthers 2-3, Eagles 2-4SERIES RECORD — Eagles lead 7-4LAST MEETING —
Eagles beat Panthers 28-23, Oct. 17, 2017LAST WEEK — Panthers lost to Redskins
23-17; Eagles beat Giants 34-13AP PRO32 RANKING — Panthers No. 12, Eagles No.
10PANTHERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (22), RUSH (4), PASS (26)PANTHERS DEFENSE — OVERALL
(14T), RUSH (15) Black Chris Maragos Jerseys , PASS (15)EAGLES OFFENSE — OVERALL (18), RUSH (14), PASS (20)EAGLES DEFENSE — OVERALL (12), RUSH (2), PASS (23)STREAKS, STATS
AND NOTES — Panthers coach Ron Rivera was Philadelphia's linebackers coach
1999-2003. ... Panthers WR Torrey Smith started for Eagles last season. ...
Panthers face third straight NFC East opponent. ... Panthers visit defending
Super Bowl champion third straight season. ... QB Cam Newton has been sacked
only eight times. Newton leads NFL with 115.7 passer rating in red zone to go
with five TDs passing and three TDs rushing. ... RB Christian McCaffrey has 587
scrimmage yards but only one TD. ... LB Luke Kuechly has 67 tackles, sack,
forced fumble, fumble recovery and two interceptions, including 49-yard TD
return, in last eight vs. NFC East. ... LB Thomas Davis plays second game after
serving four-game suspension for violating league's policy on performance
enhancers. ... DE Mario Addison has seven sacks in his past eight road games.
... Eagles are 17-4 at home since 2016. ... Eagles have ranked first in time of
possession since coach Doug Pederson arrived in 2016. ... Eagles rank first in
opponent red-zone TD efficiency at 34.8 percent. ... QB Carson Wentz has thrown
at least one TD in last 19 games played, longest streak in franchise history and
second-longest active streak behind Andrew Luck (28). ... Wentz has thrown 133
consecutive passes without a pick. His longest streak is 135 passes. ... RB
Darren Sproles expected to return after missing five games with hamstring
injury. ... Zach Ertz ranks second in receptions (48) behind Adam Thielen (58)
and leads all TEs in yards (480). ... DE Michael Bennett is tied with James
Harrison for second-most sacks (56) by undrafted player since 2009, trailing
Cameron Wake (93). ... Fantasy tip: McCaffrey might not pile up a ton of yards
rushing vs. Eagles but he should catch plenty of passes and pile up total
yards.
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