Philadelphia Eagles (12-2) – Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4): 27-13
The Eagles rule the roost at home against the Steelers.
One of the shocks of this week 15 does not result in a match that does not shine with its suspense. Nevertheless, the Eagles prove that they are going to be one of the teams to beat in the playoffs.
Buoyed by the best game of the season from Jalen Hurts and an AJ Brown – DeVonta Smith duo on great nights, the Philadelphia franchise recorded their 10th consecutive victory, the 12th this season.
The Steelers will be able to regret their lack of realism and their mistakes. In addition, the Pittsburgh franchise may be losing TJ Watt, out with an injury.
Eagles dominant but not widening the gap
The first action of the game ended with an injury to Eagles safety Sydney Brown. However, this misfortune does not prevent Nick Sirianni's men from starting well. After a field goal from Jake Eliott, the Eagles accelerated at the end of the first quarter.
Taunted by Brandon Graham this week on his agreement with AJ Brown, Jalen Hurts (25/32, 15 races, 335 yards, 3 TDs) finds… AJ Brown (8 REC, 110 yards, TD) for the first touchdown of the game. DeVonta Smith (11 REC, 109 yards, TD) will imitate him during the second quarter. Everything is going well for the Eagles at this point, but the Steelers are not giving up.
Despite not taking advantage of the fumbles of the Eagles quarterback and Cooper DeJean on special teams, Mike Tomlin's men benefited from a generous penalty against Redd Blankenship to reduce the gap. Russell Wilson (14/22, 128 yards, TD) finds tight end Pat Friermuth (3 REC, 22 yards, TD) for a touchdown, and suddenly, the Philadelphia machine goes wrong. TJ Watt sack Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley (19 carries, 65 yards) is injured then punter Bradley Mann misses his punt to clear his team.
As a result, the Eagles only lead by 4 points at halftime. However, in the numbers and in the impression, they dominate in all areas of the game (17-13).
The awkwardness of Najee Harris
The Steelers manage to slow down the Eagles steamroller. But, they will sabotage themselves by trying to equalize. While they have the momentum with a quality flea flicker from Wilson for Calvin Austin (5 REC, 65 yards), the Steelers' best receiver, Najee Harris (6 carries, 14 yards) will commit a costly fumble for his team .
Jalen Hurts and Philadephia are not asking that much to widen the gap again. On a new tush pushthe quarterback scores his 14th rushing touchdown of the season. This time, the Steelers won't come back and the Eagles will play for experience by running the clock.
Unfortunately, the Eagles' victory will be tainted by bad news. Victim of a borderline tackle from James Pierre, AJ Brown was injured and did not finish the match. Fortunately, victory has already been achieved. Which allows the Eagles to still believe in first place in the NFC conference. However, they still have not secured first place in their division, even if they are off to a very good start.
