Los Angeles CA: The bright lights of Sunday Night Football came to the Los Angeles Memorial coliseum for an interesting NFC battle as the 6-7 Philadelphia Eagles took on the 11-2 Los Angeles Rams. The Eagles would upset the Rams 30-23 to keep their Playoff Hopes alive. Below are some of the key plays & Moments from the game.
The Rams would take a 7-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, the Eagles defense will come up with a big stop of Jared Goff as Avonte Maddox would pick him
The Eagles got into the endzone for the first time in the game led by running back Josh Adams
The game would be tied at 13 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Eagles would jump all over the Rams led by back-to-back touchdowns from Wendell Smallwood.
Smallwood 1st touchdown
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halfway through the third quarter Eagles defense would make Jared Goff throw his second interception
Wendell Smallwood find the endzone again.
Smallwood 2nd Touchdown
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Halfway through the 4th Quarter, the Rams would cut Eagles lead down to 1 score with a touchdown
Late in the 4th Quarter, the Rams would fumble the punt
Reaction from Xfinity Live as Eagles Defense makes the play to win the game
This was a huge upset win and everybody gave them no shot in beating the Rams. Nick Foles did an good job in the start for the Injured Carson Wentz.
Final Stats:
With this win, the Eagles are now 7-7 on the season & now take on Houston Texans on Sunday at 1PM from Lincoln Financial Field as they continue to make their push for the Playoffs either as NFC East Champions or as a Wild Card.