The Eagles scored 23 consecutive factors within the second half Thursday evening earlier than Commanders tight finish Zach Ertz scored a late landing and two-point conversion in opposition to his former workforce. Philadelphia gained 26-18 regardless of three missed kicks from Jake Elliott.
With its sixth consecutive win, Philadelphia (8-2) now leads the NFC East by a 11/2 video games over the Commanders (7-4). The groups play once more on Dec. 22.
The Eagles outgained the Commanders 434 to 264, together with 228 speeding yards by Philadelphia, however Elliott missed area targets of 44 and 51 yards and an additional level. All three had been vast left. He made a 31-yarder.
Jalen Hurts’ 1-yard landing run gave the Eagles their first lead at 12-10 with 12:00 left.
Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels regarded just like the rookie he’s as he battled by way of a rib harm, and the interception he threw to security Reed Blankenship allowed Saquon Barkley to attain two touchdowns in 20 seconds within the fourth quarter. Barkley’s 23-yard landing run with 4:58 left iced it, and his 39-yard landing run with 4:38 remaining offered the exclamation level.
Barkley, who had 56 yards within the first half, completed with 146 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries. He additionally caught two passes for 52 yards.
Hurts was 18-of-28 for 221 yards and ran for 40 yards on 9 carries.
The Commanders may have taken the lead halfway by way of the fourth quarter. However after not selecting up the primary down on Brian Robinson’s runs on second-and-1 and third-and-1 from the Philadelphia 25, Washington selected to bypass the go-ahead area aim on fourth down. As a substitute of being up 13-12 with a profitable Zane Gonzalez kick, Daniels was stopped for no acquire on fourth-and-2 by Zack Baun and Blankenship.
Through the workforce’s six-game win streak, the Eagles protection has allowed solely six touchdowns.
Ertz’s landing got here with 28 seconds remaining because the Commanders took an excessive amount of time on their 15-play, 70-yard drive, burning up 4:10. They did get an opportunity at an onside kick, however Dallas Goedert recovered for the Eagles.
Daniels was 22-of-32 for 191 yards with a landing and an interception. Working again Austin Ekeler caught eight passes for 89 yards because the Eagles locked down the Commanders’ wideouts. Terry McLaurin had just one catch for 10 yards and that got here within the fourth quarter.
