WEBVTT - Post-Game Show: Eagles Win 28-13 Over Washington 0:00:03.360 --> 0:00:07.320 Welcome to a victory edition of the postgame Show, presented 0:00:07.320 --> 0:00:11.039 by Rico Chris McPherson alongside former Eagles linebacker Ike Rest. 0:00:11.080 --> 0:00:14.600 The Eagles get the job done, starting fast and finishing 0:00:14.720 --> 0:00:17.640 strong to get a twenty eight to thirteen win over 0:00:17.800 --> 0:00:20.640 Washington to improve to six and six on the season. 0:00:20.760 --> 0:00:24.080 Ike As, history was actually made tonight as zach Ertz 0:00:24.120 --> 0:00:27.760 set the single season franchise record for most receptions, surpassing 0:00:27.800 --> 0:00:30.280 Brian Westbrook's ninety from back in two thousand and seven. 0:00:30.320 --> 0:00:32.879 He's now up to ninety three on the year. But 0:00:33.000 --> 0:00:36.400 the Eagles dominating Washington, especially in the second half, outscoring 0:00:36.440 --> 0:00:40.240 Washington fourteen and nothing after Mark Sanchez, our good old friend, 0:00:40.240 --> 0:00:42.680 had to come in for Colt McCoy who suffered a 0:00:42.720 --> 0:00:45.680 fractured fibula in the first half of the game. So 0:00:46.080 --> 0:00:48.720 the defense dominating the Eagles offense able to move the 0:00:48.720 --> 0:00:50.599 ball up and down the field now as maybe as 0:00:50.640 --> 0:00:54.040 may points as the score should have maybe as a 0:00:54.280 --> 0:00:57.160 should have gotten tonight, but nonetheless doing enough to get 0:00:57.160 --> 0:01:00.400 the job done and keeping the season alive. Ike Yeah, 0:01:00.400 --> 0:01:02.600 I mean, first of all, you take the win anyway 0:01:02.680 --> 0:01:06.040 that it comes, you know, one twenty points they all 0:01:06.120 --> 0:01:08.720 count as one. So when I look at this game, 0:01:08.800 --> 0:01:11.120 this was a much needed win that the Eagles had 0:01:11.160 --> 0:01:15.440 to get first time this year getting consecutive wins on 0:01:15.440 --> 0:01:18.160 the season, So that's certainly was big also. But to 0:01:18.160 --> 0:01:20.000 the point that you made, Chris, this really was a 0:01:20.120 --> 0:01:23.800 dominating game from the Eagles, really gonna be when they 0:01:23.840 --> 0:01:26.240 look back at this film from an offensive standpoint, they 0:01:26.319 --> 0:01:29.399 know they should have had forty points easily against this 0:01:29.640 --> 0:01:33.120 vulnerable Red red Skins defense. Right This Red Skins defense 0:01:34.280 --> 0:01:37.080 over the last few weeks had been leaking a little oil. 0:01:37.160 --> 0:01:39.400 They have been very good through the first half of 0:01:39.440 --> 0:01:41.880 the season, but over the last couple of weeks they 0:01:41.880 --> 0:01:45.440 started showing some weak areas, particularly in the passing game. 0:01:45.800 --> 0:01:47.440 And you saw the Eagles if you look at their 0:01:47.440 --> 0:01:50.080 total yardage well over four hundred, could have very easily 0:01:50.080 --> 0:01:53.480 had five hundred plus yardage, could have scored more touchdowns 0:01:53.480 --> 0:01:57.240 than they scored tonight. Turnovers stopped on downs at the 0:01:57.320 --> 0:01:59.520 one yard line, two yard line, so that's two more 0:01:59.560 --> 0:02:02.880 touchdowns for you right there. But I thought, from from 0:02:02.920 --> 0:02:07.120 a team overall perspective, really came out and really handled 0:02:07.120 --> 0:02:09.080 this team the way that they should have, especially from 0:02:09.120 --> 0:02:12.280 a defensive standpoint. Red Skins didn't really get much but 0:02:12.400 --> 0:02:16.600 the one run from the ageless wonder Adrian Peterson ninety yards. 0:02:16.600 --> 0:02:19.519 I still can't believe that old man ran ninety yards 0:02:19.600 --> 0:02:22.400 and there was nobody within five yards of him. So 0:02:23.040 --> 0:02:25.760 that will laugh, Yeah, they'll laugh about now at the time. 0:02:26.360 --> 0:02:29.760 Very concerning, but no sure for sure, you know. But 0:02:30.000 --> 0:02:33.480 that's the only play they had offensively tonight for the 0:02:33.520 --> 0:02:36.720 Washington Redskins. You looked at two quarterbacks at the cope. 0:02:36.760 --> 0:02:39.480 McCoy went out, Mark Sanchez coming in. Two quarterbacks that 0:02:39.600 --> 0:02:42.600 really can't beat you with their arm, you know. And 0:02:42.680 --> 0:02:45.120 so the Eagles really put them in situations where they 0:02:45.120 --> 0:02:47.080 were gonna have to throw the ball in order to 0:02:47.120 --> 0:02:49.520 win the night, and they just couldn't get it done. 0:02:49.520 --> 0:02:53.520 Just a smothering effort from this defense after that ninety 0:02:53.560 --> 0:02:56.280 yard touchdown run, and then the offense as they were 0:02:56.320 --> 0:02:59.160 trying to get some things going, able to move the 0:02:59.160 --> 0:03:02.760 ball no problem, just sometimes couldn't punch it in in 0:03:02.800 --> 0:03:06.320 the end zone to really finish off some outstanding jobs. 0:03:06.480 --> 0:03:09.000 But in the end, the Eagles sit at five hundred 0:03:09.280 --> 0:03:11.600 six and six, where they hoped to be when the 0:03:11.760 --> 0:03:14.600 night began. And we know there's a big game coming 0:03:14.680 --> 0:03:18.919 up Sunday down in Texas. So the Eagles keep their 0:03:18.960 --> 0:03:22.520 season alive for another week and should be exciting the 0:03:22.639 --> 0:03:26.080 last month of the season. Four games left the goal, 0:03:26.320 --> 0:03:28.520 they're still in the playoff hunt. This is how we 0:03:28.560 --> 0:03:30.120 want it. This is what you asked for. Yeah, that 0:03:30.200 --> 0:03:32.720 was the biggest thing is you know, as much as 0:03:32.880 --> 0:03:35.200 what's gone wrong for the Eagles this season, they sell 0:03:35.440 --> 0:03:37.560 everything in front of them, and it was basically to 0:03:37.720 --> 0:03:41.080 win in the division. Okay. It started last week getting 0:03:41.080 --> 0:03:43.240 that win over the Giants, coming back from the nineteen 0:03:43.280 --> 0:03:46.280 to three deficit, overcoming that Jake Elligott in the game 0:03:46.320 --> 0:03:48.840 winning field goal, and you're hoping to carry that momentum 0:03:48.840 --> 0:03:51.560 into the game tonight. Now, Washington won the coin toss 0:03:51.640 --> 0:03:53.960 deferred the ball to the second half, so the Eagles 0:03:54.000 --> 0:03:56.440 offense got in the field first, and they moved right 0:03:56.480 --> 0:04:00.680 down the field twelve plays, seventy five yards. Carson Wentz 0:04:00.720 --> 0:04:04.080 hitting Golden Tate, who took off in this game. Finally 0:04:04.160 --> 0:04:05.920 got to see the Golden Tate that I think we 0:04:05.960 --> 0:04:08.760 all expected when he was acquired for the third round 0:04:08.760 --> 0:04:11.680 pick from the Detroit Lions. Great job moving the ball around, 0:04:11.720 --> 0:04:15.280 but establishing the ground game early, getting Josh Adams involved, 0:04:15.280 --> 0:04:18.279 game Corey Clement involved there, but really taking it to 0:04:18.320 --> 0:04:21.080 Washington because, as you said, this Washington defense had been 0:04:21.080 --> 0:04:23.719 struggling of late matt Ian Knights, who starts for that 0:04:23.760 --> 0:04:27.039 defensive line, very good interior disruptor. He was out for 0:04:27.080 --> 0:04:29.440 the game tonight, so they were able to take advantage 0:04:29.440 --> 0:04:31.479 of that and move the ball on the ground. And 0:04:31.640 --> 0:04:33.960 you look there one hundred and thirty rushing yards in 0:04:34.000 --> 0:04:36.280 the game tonight, in over one hundred and twenty in 0:04:36.320 --> 0:04:38.400 the game against the Giants last week. So they are 0:04:38.440 --> 0:04:41.159 finding something here on the ground. And I thought we 0:04:41.240 --> 0:04:44.120 saw some vintage Carson Wentz where he's using his feet 0:04:44.160 --> 0:04:46.320 to make plays. You look at the touchdown throw to 0:04:46.360 --> 0:04:49.560 Golden Tate work, he rolls to his right, buy some time, 0:04:49.920 --> 0:04:53.599 hits Golden Tate. Another play to Golden Tate work, he 0:04:53.640 --> 0:04:56.719 did the ball, he's drifting to his left, scramble drill 0:04:56.880 --> 0:04:58.960 tells Tate get up the field. He was covered by 0:04:58.960 --> 0:05:01.160 the linebacker Zach Brown, get up the field goal and 0:05:01.160 --> 0:05:03.760 I would get the ball too. Beautiful touch passed. I 0:05:03.800 --> 0:05:06.039 thought we saw that to get him in rhythm early, 0:05:06.279 --> 0:05:08.080 and as you said the offense was able to move 0:05:08.160 --> 0:05:10.320 the ball up and down the field. Twenty eight points, 0:05:10.320 --> 0:05:12.880 should have had more, but four hundred and thirty six 0:05:12.920 --> 0:05:14.719 toll yards of offense, you have to like what you 0:05:14.720 --> 0:05:18.080 see there. And then the defense dominating. Once Colton McCoy 0:05:18.240 --> 0:05:20.320 came out of the game and Mark Sanchez went in again. 0:05:20.400 --> 0:05:23.480 Adrian Pearson had the nineteen yard touchdown run common gruge 0:05:23.600 --> 0:05:25.360 help not able to get off the block that helped 0:05:25.720 --> 0:05:28.160 lead to the touchdown there. But in the second half, 0:05:28.200 --> 0:05:30.240 I think the toll yards was somewhere in the thirties 0:05:30.400 --> 0:05:33.200 for Washington. Sanchez was just signed off the street two 0:05:33.240 --> 0:05:36.200 weeks ago after Alex Smith's injury. Colton McCoy this was 0:05:36.200 --> 0:05:38.400 just his second start at the beginning of the game here, 0:05:38.440 --> 0:05:42.719 so Washington already underman on offense with some key losses 0:05:42.720 --> 0:05:45.440 along the offensive line. They had some more injuries there tonight, 0:05:45.720 --> 0:05:48.400 so the Eagles defense able to do the job that 0:05:48.440 --> 0:05:52.159 they had to do, especially upfront with Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham, 0:05:52.240 --> 0:05:55.400 Michael Bennet, Chris Long dominating and winning those bats up front, 0:05:55.480 --> 0:05:58.080 so that Washington could never get anything going. Yeah, and 0:05:58.120 --> 0:05:59.840 that's what I loved about this game. You know, we 0:06:00.080 --> 0:06:01.800 just saw that graphic and you looked at the time 0:06:01.839 --> 0:06:04.240 of possession, the Eagles almost had a two to one 0:06:04.720 --> 0:06:08.120 over the Washington Redskins when you look at how they 0:06:08.160 --> 0:06:10.480 were able to keep the ball and keep their Red 0:06:10.520 --> 0:06:14.400 Skins defense on the field, basically wearing them down. But 0:06:14.480 --> 0:06:17.880 I thought after the Eagles came out, they scored on 0:06:17.920 --> 0:06:21.000 their first drive, I thought the Eagles defense really set 0:06:21.040 --> 0:06:24.960 the tone and really smothered this Red Skins offense for 0:06:24.960 --> 0:06:27.039 the most part, and that was the type of effort 0:06:27.080 --> 0:06:29.279 you were gonna need tonight in order to win this 0:06:29.360 --> 0:06:33.400 football game. You thought the Eagles offense might struggle a 0:06:33.440 --> 0:06:34.880 little bit to put the ball in the end zone, 0:06:34.920 --> 0:06:37.479 but you kind of felt like the advantage was gonna 0:06:37.520 --> 0:06:40.400 be to this Eagles defense as long as they got 0:06:40.440 --> 0:06:43.960 after Coate McCoy and then Mark Sanchez who eventually came 0:06:43.960 --> 0:06:46.039 in there to replace him. And I thought after the 0:06:46.080 --> 0:06:48.960 first couple of drives, they really settled down. We gotta 0:06:49.000 --> 0:06:52.279 realize we're out there with two of our linebackers only 0:06:52.360 --> 0:06:54.600 having one arm. I mean, they're basically playing with one 0:06:54.640 --> 0:06:57.760 hand as both of them Camu and Nigel Bradham both 0:06:57.839 --> 0:07:00.719 have broken hands and I think at times it makes 0:07:00.720 --> 0:07:03.880 it difficult for them to be run defenders because it's 0:07:03.920 --> 0:07:07.320 hard to disengage from the blockers. Those linemen get a 0:07:07.320 --> 0:07:09.320 hold of them and it's hard to get off of them. 0:07:09.480 --> 0:07:11.600 We saw that on the Agent and Peterson touchdown, as 0:07:11.640 --> 0:07:14.800 Camu couldn't get off the block there. But after that 0:07:14.840 --> 0:07:17.440 they settled down and I thought they really kept the 0:07:17.520 --> 0:07:20.760 rad scans and second and long, third and long situations 0:07:21.680 --> 0:07:24.360 and really we're able to build some momentum. All right, 0:07:24.360 --> 0:07:26.960 we're gonna hear from head coach Doug Pearson quarterback Carson 0:07:27.000 --> 0:07:29.320 Wentz in just a little bit. But first we're gonna 0:07:29.320 --> 0:07:32.440 welcome in Eagles insire Dave Spidero and Amy Campbell, who 0:07:32.440 --> 0:07:35.480 are standing by at the link. Dave, something that we 0:07:35.520 --> 0:07:37.880 really hadn't seen much from this team all season, the 0:07:37.920 --> 0:07:40.600 team starting fasking and the touchdown on the opening drive 0:07:40.800 --> 0:07:44.120 and then finishing strong outscoring Washington fourteen and nothing in 0:07:44.160 --> 0:07:46.400 the second half. How crucial was it to have this 0:07:46.480 --> 0:07:49.480 type of effort and they must win a game. Yeah, 0:07:49.520 --> 0:07:52.320 I mean it was a really good, encouraging performance from 0:07:52.320 --> 0:07:55.280 the offense. I liked the variety and the play calls. 0:07:55.640 --> 0:07:57.400 I like the confidence at this show. I like the 0:07:57.440 --> 0:08:00.600 way the offensive line played against and out ending front 0:08:00.600 --> 0:08:03.680 seven from the Washington Redskins. Now, look, there were mistakes, 0:08:03.840 --> 0:08:06.600 two red zone possessions end up with zero points. It 0:08:06.680 --> 0:08:10.160 could have been a lot more convincing, but it feels 0:08:10.320 --> 0:08:13.840 like there's a corner turned with his football team, a 0:08:14.040 --> 0:08:17.240 spark that we hope to see from the Giants win. 0:08:17.840 --> 0:08:21.520 Having tonight, Amy, Eagles, I thought really offensively had their 0:08:21.560 --> 0:08:24.040 way with the Washington Redskins well, and when you talk 0:08:24.080 --> 0:08:27.360 about turning a corner, we saw a lot of guys 0:08:27.360 --> 0:08:29.880 who were very productive tonight. The most productive night for 0:08:29.920 --> 0:08:32.719 Golden Tate in his Eagles career touchdown there as well 0:08:32.760 --> 0:08:36.400 as that two point conversion for him, Josh Adams out 0:08:36.440 --> 0:08:39.720 gained his record last week by a yard eighty five 0:08:39.800 --> 0:08:42.600 yards on twenty carries for him tonight. They continue to 0:08:42.679 --> 0:08:45.559 show that he's going to be RB one moving forward. 0:08:45.600 --> 0:08:48.760 So the offense turns a corner there and especially in 0:08:48.800 --> 0:08:50.640 the run game, really encouraging to see, Like you said, 0:08:50.720 --> 0:08:54.440 against this Washington front seven, that's very stout and I thought, 0:08:54.520 --> 0:08:57.760 Amy Day that the defense also put their imprint on 0:08:57.880 --> 0:09:00.200 this game. You know you're going up against back up 0:09:00.240 --> 0:09:03.760 quarterbacks in Colt McCoy and Mark Sanchez. This is really 0:09:03.760 --> 0:09:06.040 a game where the Eagles as a defensive you and 0:09:06.120 --> 0:09:09.120 it got a chance to feast on the solfense and 0:09:09.160 --> 0:09:11.120 it was great to see them take advantage of that tonight. 0:09:11.120 --> 0:09:13.559 I thought Russell Douglas at the getting off to a 0:09:13.640 --> 0:09:16.120 little bit of a rocky start, really played well as 0:09:16.160 --> 0:09:19.120 the game went on, tackle well, made that big play 0:09:19.160 --> 0:09:21.640 on Chris Thompson late in the game. Talk about how 0:09:21.679 --> 0:09:24.920 this defense showed up tonight. Also, yeah, what a tackle 0:09:25.000 --> 0:09:27.559 that was on Chris Thompson. Kind of you felt the 0:09:27.679 --> 0:09:29.719 juice on that one just throughout this place or a 0:09:29.800 --> 0:09:32.520 really exciting thing to see Russell Douglas back on this 0:09:32.559 --> 0:09:35.080 field and healthy again and making that big play. And 0:09:35.360 --> 0:09:36.840 you took the words right out of my mouth there 0:09:36.840 --> 0:09:39.800 when you talk about the defense feasting on the opportunities. 0:09:39.800 --> 0:09:43.439 Washington without many of their offensive linemen a couple more 0:09:43.520 --> 0:09:45.640 hurt in this game, and then of course going to 0:09:45.800 --> 0:09:48.880 the third string quarterback in Mark Sanchez after Colt McCoy 0:09:49.120 --> 0:09:51.440 knocked out, you really saw the defense take advantage of 0:09:51.440 --> 0:09:54.320 those opportunities. I was looking to see them affecting the 0:09:54.400 --> 0:09:58.200 quarterback up front and limiting the run game, limiting Adrian Peterson. 0:09:58.480 --> 0:10:01.480 Adrian Peterson, actually it was pretty limited tonight. He had 0:10:01.520 --> 0:10:04.400 the one ninety yard touchdown there, the big play, but 0:10:04.720 --> 0:10:07.360 ninety eight yards was all he had in this entire game. 0:10:07.440 --> 0:10:09.920 So they really were able to limit him outside of 0:10:09.920 --> 0:10:12.480 that one day as well. They should when you're playing 0:10:12.520 --> 0:10:16.040 against third string offensive guards and a third string quarterback 0:10:16.080 --> 0:10:19.040 who can't throw the ball outside of the numbers. You know, 0:10:19.080 --> 0:10:20.600 it took a little bit of time for the Eagles 0:10:20.600 --> 0:10:23.800 to adjust to Mark Sansons, but once they had, you know, 0:10:23.960 --> 0:10:25.640 this is the kind of game. You get a lead, 0:10:26.000 --> 0:10:28.520 your defense can fees. You feel the momentum, you feel 0:10:28.520 --> 0:10:31.800 the energy. A nice interception from Nate Gary. Just a 0:10:32.040 --> 0:10:36.960 solid performance, integrating Sidney Jones, Russell Douglas back into the lineup. 0:10:37.000 --> 0:10:39.720 You hope that Avante Maddox and Jalen Mills can play 0:10:39.760 --> 0:10:43.800 next week. So really hopefully a good springboard for Dallas. Now, 0:10:43.920 --> 0:10:46.320 how about that interception Nate Gary. That was awesome to 0:10:46.320 --> 0:10:49.280 see his first career interception there, Dave. You mentioned how 0:10:49.320 --> 0:10:51.280 the Eagles were able to pounce once they had the lead. 0:10:51.440 --> 0:10:53.840 History was made there tonight at the link was zach 0:10:54.000 --> 0:10:56.960 ert saying this the single season franchise record for most 0:10:57.160 --> 0:11:01.120 receptions there. How big was it for him to involvement 0:11:01.160 --> 0:11:03.160 in the office the way that he has throughout the 0:11:03.160 --> 0:11:05.640 course of the season in this must win performance. Yeah, 0:11:05.679 --> 0:11:08.040 I mean yes, but you kind of expect that from hers. 0:11:08.400 --> 0:11:09.839 I was really more impressive with it was the way 0:11:09.880 --> 0:11:12.959 the Eagles moved the ball around. They missed some opportunities 0:11:13.000 --> 0:11:15.480 as well, but they got out Sean Jeffrey involved, they 0:11:15.520 --> 0:11:18.480 got Golden Tate involved, they got Agloor involved, They moved 0:11:18.520 --> 0:11:20.920 it around, and then Zach Kirtz is just a complete 0:11:21.040 --> 0:11:24.320 tight end who was making tough catches getting to the sticks. 0:11:24.640 --> 0:11:27.160 Eagles had a lot of third and long tonight, and 0:11:27.440 --> 0:11:29.959 Ertz and Wentz did a lot of bailing out. Yeah, 0:11:30.040 --> 0:11:32.440 Arts has been consistent this whole season. I agree that 0:11:32.640 --> 0:11:35.800 it is equally as impressive, if not more impressive, that 0:11:36.280 --> 0:11:39.000 guys like Alshan, Jeffrey, Nelson, Aglare Gold and Tate, even 0:11:39.040 --> 0:11:41.720 who had had a quiet few games here, were able 0:11:41.720 --> 0:11:43.960 to kind of get that ballads going on offense once 0:11:44.160 --> 0:11:46.760 spreading the ball around a little bit more. Well, another 0:11:46.840 --> 0:11:49.840 interesting thing for me tonight, another three hundred yard performance 0:11:49.840 --> 0:11:51.520 from Carson Wentz, but I thought he left a lot 0:11:51.520 --> 0:11:53.480 out there as well. Yeah, there were some plays out there. 0:11:53.520 --> 0:11:56.480 They missed, some receivers and screen here there Nelson Agilore 0:11:56.480 --> 0:12:00.079 down the field, urged down the field, but a bad 0:12:00.200 --> 0:12:02.959 zone interception. But these are things that Carson Wentz will 0:12:03.000 --> 0:12:05.920 work on. I just see somebody who's not as consistent 0:12:06.080 --> 0:12:08.959 in his footwork as he needs to be, back pedaling 0:12:09.000 --> 0:12:12.360 at times, not setting. These are things to correct correct 0:12:12.440 --> 0:12:15.040 during the work week getting ready for a very stout 0:12:15.120 --> 0:12:17.360 Dallas Cowboys. Yeah, and let's not forget he's coming off 0:12:17.360 --> 0:12:19.840 an ACL injury. And we heard Jordan Matthew said earlier 0:12:19.880 --> 0:12:22.360 this week he's seen quarterbacks come off of a cl 0:12:22.440 --> 0:12:25.200 injuries and they usually struggle that first year. He said. 0:12:25.240 --> 0:12:27.440 Carson's almost too good that we don't give him credit 0:12:27.480 --> 0:12:30.199 for that. So let's not forget he is still recovering. 0:12:30.280 --> 0:12:32.760 As much as he says he is fine, this is 0:12:32.800 --> 0:12:35.640 his first year back after a serious injury, so definitely 0:12:35.679 --> 0:12:39.679 have to give him a little credit there. Well, speaking 0:12:39.679 --> 0:12:42.199 of recovering from injury, it was great to see Mighty 0:12:42.280 --> 0:12:44.880 Mouse back in the lineup tonight. He got a touchdown. 0:12:45.160 --> 0:12:47.840 How about Darren sproles in the impact he had on 0:12:47.880 --> 0:12:50.920 the offense, and honestly surprising to me that he was 0:12:51.040 --> 0:12:53.040 used in the run game as much as it was 0:12:53.559 --> 0:12:56.200 and at the timing was there, The power was there, 0:12:56.520 --> 0:12:58.720 the nose for the end zone was there. Had a 0:12:58.800 --> 0:13:02.000 nice little pund return on sideline, showed the quick feet. 0:13:02.600 --> 0:13:05.200 But it was very encouraging to see Darren Sprowls out 0:13:05.200 --> 0:13:09.160 there and hopefully no setbacks during the work week. Let's 0:13:09.200 --> 0:13:12.160 get him ready for the Dallas Cowboys. Eagles need all 0:13:12.240 --> 0:13:15.160 the weapons in the special teams and on offensive they 0:13:15.160 --> 0:13:17.400 can get Dallas hope that. Yeah, of course we always 0:13:17.400 --> 0:13:19.200 want to see these guys Helsey, but you could just 0:13:19.240 --> 0:13:21.880 feel how how right it felt in here to see 0:13:21.960 --> 0:13:23.960 him doing so well and to get that touchdown. Just 0:13:24.240 --> 0:13:26.640 you could feel the collective smile of all of her 0:13:26.920 --> 0:13:28.560 give a big ovation when we lined up for that 0:13:28.600 --> 0:13:32.480 first punt return. So clearly everybody aware of how much 0:13:32.480 --> 0:13:35.240 of a fan favorite Darren Sprowls is and how much 0:13:35.280 --> 0:13:37.040 as we see again tonight as we did in Game 0:13:37.080 --> 0:13:41.480 one against Atlanta, what a difference Darren Sprowls makes. Excellent 0:13:41.520 --> 0:13:44.200 great stuff from as always from Dave and Amy, can't 0:13:44.200 --> 0:13:46.079 wait to listen to the Eagles Live podcast and read 0:13:46.120 --> 0:13:48.480 the on the it's like com later on, I guess 0:13:48.520 --> 0:13:51.800 the early morning hours coming up here. So but Darren Spoils, 0:13:52.120 --> 0:13:54.200 as you know Dave mentioned with some of the injuries 0:13:54.240 --> 0:13:57.160 guys coming back, Jail Mills at Vante Max. You need 0:13:57.200 --> 0:13:59.240 as many horses as you can get as you're gonna 0:13:59.280 --> 0:14:02.000 go against this Dallas Cowboys team that's gonna be feeling 0:14:02.040 --> 0:14:05.000 itself coming off the upset went over New Orleans. Plus 0:14:05.360 --> 0:14:08.480 Eagles have a short week while Dallas has the extended layoffs, 0:14:08.520 --> 0:14:10.880 so it's actually two straight games share for the Eagles 0:14:10.960 --> 0:14:14.360 going against a team with the extended layoff. Yeah. I mean, listen, 0:14:14.360 --> 0:14:16.560 this is a physical game, and you know, going up 0:14:16.559 --> 0:14:19.560 against the Dallas Cowboys with what's on the line, it's 0:14:19.560 --> 0:14:21.760 gonna be a tough game. They've been resting, they played 0:14:21.840 --> 0:14:25.040 last Thursday where they knocked off the Saints. They've also 0:14:25.120 --> 0:14:27.880 had extra days to have people pat them on the 0:14:27.960 --> 0:14:30.400 back and tell them how good they are. And so 0:14:30.480 --> 0:14:33.040 we know the Eagles are coming in as a hungry 0:14:33.040 --> 0:14:36.040 football team trying to avenge a loss at home here 0:14:36.080 --> 0:14:39.000 to these very same Dallas Cowboys. A few weeks ago. 0:14:39.640 --> 0:14:42.160 There's no two ways around it. You knew this would 0:14:42.200 --> 0:14:44.320 be a tough game coming up this week. I'm just 0:14:44.400 --> 0:14:46.680 happy there's a lot on the line and the Eagles 0:14:46.680 --> 0:14:49.080 have something to play, something to play for, because they'll 0:14:49.120 --> 0:14:51.120 go into this game motivating and ready to go, and 0:14:51.160 --> 0:14:53.720 if the Cowboys aren't ready to go, the Eagles will 0:14:53.800 --> 0:14:56.480 leave out of Texas with a w, a much need 0:14:56.480 --> 0:14:59.440 to win, and a top for first place. Yeah, it's 0:14:59.440 --> 0:15:01.960 the biggest thing is when's the last time you felt 0:15:01.960 --> 0:15:05.720 the Eagles you know, as underdogs in a division game 0:15:05.800 --> 0:15:07.480 like this. I'm not just talking about any game. I'm 0:15:07.520 --> 0:15:09.440 talking about like a division showdown. They're going on the 0:15:09.520 --> 0:15:12.320 road and the Cowboys, imagic, can be heavy favorite in 0:15:12.360 --> 0:15:15.360 this game. The Eagles are the defending super Bowl champions. Still, 0:15:16.040 --> 0:15:18.920 there's still the defending MC East champions. Okay, they want 0:15:18.920 --> 0:15:22.000 to make sure to protect that title, especially if they 0:15:22.040 --> 0:15:24.440 have a chance to go in knowing how everyone's gonna 0:15:24.440 --> 0:15:26.520 be hyping up the Cowboys over the next week. And 0:15:26.600 --> 0:15:28.520 let's take a look at the standings here. The Eagles 0:15:28.720 --> 0:15:31.240 you know, tie with Washington now in second place in 0:15:31.280 --> 0:15:34.440 the division. The path to the playoffs just goes through 0:15:34.480 --> 0:15:37.880 the MC East. The Eagles win Sunday night or Sunday 0:15:37.880 --> 0:15:41.200 afternoon in Dallas, they're gonna be tied for first place. Okay, 0:15:41.240 --> 0:15:44.200 with three games to go and another crack at a 0:15:44.280 --> 0:15:47.880 division opponent in Washington in week seventeen. So the fact 0:15:47.880 --> 0:15:49.480 that the Eagles have done so well in the division, 0:15:49.480 --> 0:15:52.640 that's the biggest thing there. If the Eagles beat the 0:15:52.680 --> 0:15:55.840 Cowboys on Sunday and then finished tied with Dallas, let's 0:15:55.840 --> 0:15:57.600 say at the end of the line here, you're gonna 0:15:57.600 --> 0:16:00.840 be looking at a division record, the division standings there, 0:16:01.120 --> 0:16:03.600 and that's gonna be the first typebreaker the Eagles as 0:16:03.600 --> 0:16:05.760 long as they beat Washington week seventeen, come out in 0:16:05.840 --> 0:16:08.520 first place. Yeah. I mean, they still have some work 0:16:08.560 --> 0:16:10.880 to do in front of them, of course, and they've 0:16:10.920 --> 0:16:13.800 taken care of the first part of a lot of 0:16:13.800 --> 0:16:15.800 this work they had to do by winning these first 0:16:15.840 --> 0:16:18.520 two games at home against the Giants and then the 0:16:18.560 --> 0:16:22.400 red Skins, and now probably the toughest test of the 0:16:22.440 --> 0:16:25.600 stretch is this Sunday's game against the Cowboys. Again we 0:16:25.680 --> 0:16:28.480 talk about the short week, then going on the road 0:16:28.840 --> 0:16:32.240 against the divisional opponent that's been resting. They've been resting. 0:16:32.280 --> 0:16:35.080 It will be ten days, eleven days since the last 0:16:35.080 --> 0:16:38.080 time the Cowboys have played when Sunday at four twenty 0:16:38.080 --> 0:16:40.520 five hits here. But you know what, this is the 0:16:40.520 --> 0:16:43.320 situation we find ourselves in. When you don't necessarily do 0:16:43.400 --> 0:16:46.920 the things that are required of you early in the season, 0:16:46.960 --> 0:16:50.000 you put yourself in this position where you sort of 0:16:50.400 --> 0:16:53.360 gotta you gotta basically run the table almost that very 0:16:53.360 --> 0:16:56.920 little room for era coming down the stretch here, because 0:16:57.000 --> 0:17:00.440 just beating the Cowboys Sunday doesn't mean your work is done. 0:17:00.520 --> 0:17:02.960 You have to continue to win, because the Cowboys could 0:17:03.000 --> 0:17:05.919 continue to win if they were to lose to you Sunday. 0:17:05.960 --> 0:17:08.240 So a lot of work to be done. But I 0:17:08.320 --> 0:17:11.200 like the fact that the Eagles are starting to play 0:17:11.320 --> 0:17:13.800 some of their better football, some of their best football 0:17:13.800 --> 0:17:15.919 of the season. And the good thing about that is 0:17:16.119 --> 0:17:19.320 there's still room that they can grow and get better 0:17:19.359 --> 0:17:22.000 as a team. You saw Golden taking his so offense. 0:17:22.200 --> 0:17:24.240 You think he's not going to be even better the 0:17:24.320 --> 0:17:28.200 more weeks that he gets acclimated with his new teammates. 0:17:28.200 --> 0:17:30.959 So you know, it's not how you start a season, 0:17:31.240 --> 0:17:35.040 sometimes it's how you finish. And the Eagles may wind 0:17:35.119 --> 0:17:38.480 up playing their best football down the stretch, which could 0:17:38.600 --> 0:17:41.720 boat well for them if they can qualify for the postseason. 0:17:42.040 --> 0:17:44.200 As we continue to recap the eagles twenty eighth to 0:17:44.280 --> 0:17:48.560 thirteen win over Washington, what are your three big takeaways 0:17:48.600 --> 0:17:50.680 from the win tonight? Well, the biggest thing I gotta 0:17:50.720 --> 0:17:54.159 start with is how the Eagles offense started right the 0:17:54.160 --> 0:17:56.600 Eagles they you know, Washington wanted to tell us. I 0:17:56.640 --> 0:17:58.840 was kind of hoping that the Redskins would win the 0:17:58.880 --> 0:18:00.600 talks because I know if the Eagles on it, we 0:18:00.640 --> 0:18:03.520 would defer. We get the ball first, put that offense 0:18:03.520 --> 0:18:06.240 on the field. Great drive to open up the game. 0:18:06.359 --> 0:18:10.080 I believe it was seven minutes over seven minutes, ends 0:18:10.080 --> 0:18:13.040 with a touchdown, So you get your crowd behind you, 0:18:13.040 --> 0:18:15.000 you get up seven to nothing. We haven't done that 0:18:15.160 --> 0:18:18.159 very often this year. I thought that was key for 0:18:18.240 --> 0:18:20.840 this team starting this game. Also getting off to a 0:18:20.880 --> 0:18:24.080 fast start was certainly a big kid. And then Golden 0:18:24.160 --> 0:18:28.480 take the new acquisition to the team. Been struggling to 0:18:28.520 --> 0:18:31.480 try to find ways to get him involved in the offense. 0:18:31.960 --> 0:18:35.040 Tonight obviously his best game as an Eagle. Scored his 0:18:35.160 --> 0:18:37.400 first touchdown as an Eagle, also got a two point 0:18:37.400 --> 0:18:40.960 conversion like that celebration. You're old enough to remember the worm. 0:18:41.359 --> 0:18:44.040 Remember we are going out of the same age somewhere 0:18:44.040 --> 0:18:46.640 around there, So that that celebration he brought out, He's 0:18:46.680 --> 0:18:49.760 starting to fit in and get comfortable. I expect bigger 0:18:49.760 --> 0:18:52.240 and better things as the season continues to go along. 0:18:52.440 --> 0:18:54.639 And then the defense. We talked about the defense and 0:18:54.720 --> 0:18:57.399 their performance to night, going up against the likes of 0:18:57.480 --> 0:19:01.160 Cote McCoy and Mark Sanchez. Off this defense a little 0:19:01.200 --> 0:19:04.160 under man had their work cut out for him. Gave 0:19:04.240 --> 0:19:06.920 up one big play to Adrian Peterson, obviously a ninety 0:19:06.960 --> 0:19:09.440 yard touchdown run. You don't want to have that on 0:19:09.480 --> 0:19:12.399 your resume to night. But I thought other than that, 0:19:12.760 --> 0:19:16.439 the Redskins couldn't do anything offensively throwing the ball, running 0:19:16.440 --> 0:19:19.200