Looked like Rondale Moore went out of bounds a little short of the marker, too, but the refs gave it to him. The Cardinals got set back to 3rd-and-17 but converted on a screen.Really could have afforded to score seven there but better than nothing. Cameron Dicker came in for his first Eagles field goal from 42 yards out and. and admitted defeat with a quick throw to DeVonta for just two yards. but it was called back to holding on Sua Opeta. Sanders had a nice run to set up goal-to-go. The Eagles used their quick passing game to methodically move down the field. Kelce had a nice block to spring Miles Sanders for a first down run to start the second half.Murray missed some throws and the Eagles were able to hold the Cardinals to three. Then they got to goal-to-go territory with 0:10 on the board. The Cards slowly but surely entered the red zone with the middle of the field defense looking soft. More special teams issues for Philadelphia. but ran a successful direct snap for a conversion. The Eagles caught another break with Zach Ertz being unable to hold on to a third down catch for a conversion, though Marcus Epps also helped to break it up. The Eagles’ defense caught a break with Brown bobbling and dropping what might’ve been a touchdown on a slant.Offense not set up to thrive with Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, and Jason Kelce all missing. Could’ve been called for intentional grounding. Watt but was able to throw it for an incompletion. The Eagles got to 3rd-and-2 from their own 48-yard line and Hurts nearly got sacked by J.J.Edwards, CGJ, and Slay all should have brought him down. They just need to get healthier with a VERY big Week 6 game against the Cowboys looming at Lincoln Financial Field next Sunday night. The Eagles are fortunate to have escaped the trap to exit with the win. This game had the makings of a trap game. But even though the Cards didn’t look good on paper, this wasn’t necessarily going to be an easy one. This certainly wasn’t a game where the Eagles scored style points. Cardinals backup kicker Matt Ammendola missed it and the Eagles won! but Kyler Murray sliding short of the first down marker forced Arizona into a 43-yard field goal attempt early. The defense was in jeopardy of allowing the Cardinals to win the game or force overtime. Jonathan Gannon’s defense ultimately allowed just 17 points was too reminiscent of the soft version that caused frustration in the past. In addition to starting left tackle Jordan Mailata and backup left tackle Andre Dillard missing this game, the Birds were without Landon Dickerson and Jason Kelce at various points in this one. But the offense dried up as injuries along the offensive line started to pile up. Things looked too easy early on for the Eagles as they jumped out to a 14 to 0 lead. The Philadelphia Eagles are 5-0 after defeating the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium! Final score: 20 to 17.
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