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And then there was none.
After the Philadelphia Eagles lost 32-21 to the Washington Commanders on Monday night, no team remains undefeated in the NFL.
It was the first loss of the season for the exceptionally sloppy Eagles as they slipped to 8-1 on a night when they were continually hampered by turnovers.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw an interception — as well as two touchdowns — and the Eagles lost three fumbles as Philly’s self-inflicted errors delayed potential drives.
Afterwards, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said his team was “playing like shit”.
“I think when you play like we did tonight, and you play like we did on all three phases – attack, defense, special teams, training – when you play like that,” Sirianni said. , “it seems like everything is going against you, you create your own luck and we played like shit.
And it all came after such a good start.
The Eagles led twice by a touchdown in the first half, but – thanks to Hurts’ interception and the fortitude of the Commanders attack – Washington held a 20-14 halftime lead. .
Both commanding running backs – Brian Robinson Jr. and Antonio Gibson – had touchdowns in the first half as a widely expected Eagles victory turned sour.
The second half was frustrating for Philly as they tried to get back into the game.
Despite reducing Washington’s lead to just two early in the fourth quarter with an 11-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith, Hurts and the Eagles were never able to produce a consistent offense.
After being given plenty of opportunities – Washington could only score two field goals, two punts and an interception in their five second-half drives – the Eagles themselves looked uncomfortable and n have never capitalized.
And, on the final play of the game requiring a miracle touchdown to save a win from the jaws of defeat, Washington’s defense was able to recover a fumble from Smith after a missed side for a touchdown that put some shine on a win. impressive for commanders now 5-5.
Wide receiver Terry McLaurin was the star of the night for the Commanders, as he finished with eight receptions for 128 yards.
Although Washington quarterback Taylor Heinicke didn’t dazzle initially — he finished with 211 passing yards, no touchdowns and one interception — the win continues his gutsy streak as he replaces the starting Carson Wentz.
Although Wentz was ruled out of a start against his former team with a finger injury, Heinicke was unsure whether his performances in Wentz’s absence were enough to earn him the starting job at his return.
“I don’t know,” Heinicke told the media. “There’s a lot of mistakes I’ve made throughout the games but again it’s a thing where if my number is called and I have to play, let’s go and play, and I’ll try to do the best I can, so we’ll see what happens.
