Different games, different heroes for a deep 2022 Eagles team

With every passing week, it’s turning into clearer it is a fairly particular Eagles staff.

After a come-from-behind, grind-it-out 29-21 win over Doug Pederson’s Jacksonville Jaguars at soggy Lincoln Monetary Area yesterday, the Birds discovered one more approach to win. In profitable their first three video games of the season, Nick Sirianni’s group hadn’t confronted the sort of early adversity confronting them after the Jags took a blink-if-you-missed-it, 14-0 lead.

However yesterday, with accidents to key gamers mounting, the temperatures within the 50s and the winds whipping, Jalen Hurts, his offensive mates and the protection ran roughshod over Jacksonville to the tune of 401 yards of whole offense, together with 204 on the bottom in opposition to the No. 1 ranked run protection within the NFL.

The Eagles are the league’s final undefeated staff, and every week, completely different heroes have led the way in which.

Week 1

Their season-opening 38-35 win over the Lions in Detroit was their highest-scoring offensive efficiency of the season, with 455 yards of offense and an unbelievable 243 on the bottom. It was Hurts’ greatest recreation working the soccer, 90 yards speeding on 17 makes an attempt and a landing. However as a lot as anything, it was the approaching out get together for A.J. Brown, who hauled in 10 of 13 targets for 155 yards, together with a 54-yard bomb.

The protection struggled out of the gate with tackling points, however did have one splash play, a Decide-6 from new No. 2 cornerback, James Bradberry.

OFFENSE: A.J. Brown, Jalen Hurts, Miles Sanders

DEFENSE: James Bradberry

Week 2

The Jalen Hurts popping out get together, Monday Evening dominance of the Vikings stunned everybody and put the remainder of the NFL on discover — this isn’t the identical Hurts you’ve gotten to know to date.

His efficiency was breathtaking, finishing balls everywhere in the discipline to eight completely different receivers and throwing for 333 yards with one passing TDs and two extra on the bottom. Simply 5 of his passes weren’t accomplished, one in every of them an interception that wasn’t his fault. 4 Birds receivers (Dallas Goedert, DeVonta Smith, Brown and Quez Watkins) had been throughout 69 yards.

Defensively, Jonathan Gannon’s crew bounced again from a tough Week 1 by dominating Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson, with Darius Slay having the sport of his life.

That purpose line choose was the primary of two he would have on the evening, the second additionally in his personal finish zone, thwarting a Minnesota drive late within the 4th quarter.

OFFENSE: Jalen Hurts

DEFENSE: Darius Slay

Week 3

Towards the Lions, wideout DeVonta Smith was shut out. In Week 3, he was in every single place. Focused 12 occasions, Smith caught 8 passes for 169 yards (154 within the first half) with a rating as Hurts threw for an additional 340 yards and three TDs, because the Eagles went with a pass-heavy assault of their dominating 24-7 win over Washington.

Simply have a look at a few of these catches.

Brown as soon as once more discovered the tip zone, with 85 yards on 5 catches.

Defensively, it was the defensive position’s time to shine, with 9 sacks on Carson Wentz, seven of them coming with out a blitz.

Brandon Graham, who you could have heard is 34 years outdated proper now, piled up 2.5 sacks, whereas newcomer Haason Reddick, Fletcher Cox and Josh Sweat every added 1.5. It was paying homage to these Buddy Ryan D-line performances of yore.

OFFENSE: DeVonta Smith

DEFENSE: Defensive Line

Week 4

On Sunday, it was the Miles Sanders present. The fourth-year working again had the sport of his life, toting the rock 27 occasions for a career-best 134 yards and a couple of TDs, with one other 2 catches for 22 yards on high of it. He ran north-and-south, bullying his manner for robust yards due to an keen offensive line.

Sanders is as much as 356 yards in 4 video games, on tempo for 1,513 yards.

On protection, it was Haason Redick’s flip to shine, with two strip sacks of Jags QB Trevor Lawrence, one which thwarted a scoring drive, and one other to ice the sport below two minutes.

Bradberry additionally had a key interception within the third quarter, halting a Jacksonville scoring drive inside their pink zone. The defensive position additionally held Jacksonville to only 71 yards speeding on the day.

OFFENSE: Miles Sanders

DEFENSE: Haason Reddick

Superb groups have a large number of gamers who can step up every week and contribute, and whereas Hurts will all the time have to play a serious function in any victory, it’s encouraging to see the various completely different names and gamers who’re stepping up round him by way of the season’s first month.