The Eagles battled the Jaguars, the refs, and their own coaches before walking away with a win on Sunday.Â
The game was closer than it should have been, but it's still a W. In the end, the Birds were simply much more talented than the Jags. Here are the seven plays that proved it:
Barkley reeled in a 20-yard pass from Jalen Hurts to give the Birds an early lead. First-quarter points for the first time this season!
Beautiful. @JalenHurts @Saquon
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A fantastic special teams play set up Barkley's TD catch.
Sydney freaking Brown. @Eagles | @Sydbrown___ pic.twitter.com/esyeHA5fQr
Barkley put the Eagles up 16-0 with this run and it looked like the Birds might put this one away early. (Spoiler alert: they did not.)
3rd & 17? Saquon Barkley TD ✅
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DaVonta Smith and AJ Brown are incredible, but the Eagles have been searching for production from a third receiver. Maybe this Jahan Dotson catch gets him going.
Sheeeeeesh, Jahan Dotson.
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After the Birds' lead dwindled to six points, DeVonta Smith showed off some of the best hands in the NFL. On 3rd & 22:
SMITTY IS NOT OF THIS WORLD 🤯👽@DeVontaSmith_6 | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/PZPAGdLtqh
You can make an argument for this run at # 1. Have you ever in your life seen a running back slip from a spin move into a reverse hurdle over a defender? Barkley even stuck the landing.
SAQUON BARKLEY IS NOT OF THIS WORLD.
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As incredible as the other six plays were, none of them would mean anything if the Birds didn't come up with one last stop. God bless Nakobe Dean.
THE interception.@NakobeDean | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/pPqfRO4Neh
Nakobe Dean still holding the football. pic.twitter.com/a1OsVT1CoS