Nick Sirianni (L), Jalen Hurts (R) PHILADELPHIA - When the offense was ineffective for much of the game, defense and special teams bailed out the Philadelphia Eagles.That’s encouraging for an inconsistent team with a rookie head coach learning on the job.The Eagles (2-3) moved the ball well and scored some points the previous two games, but the defense couldn’t stop Dallas and Kansas City.
Jalen Hurts and the rest of the offense struggled for most of three quarters against Carolina on Sunday, then took advantage of three turnovers and a blocked punt to earn a 21-18 comeback win."It was perseverance and his ability to just forget what happened in the first half because everything that we wanted out of that game, which is obviously to win the.