The Commanders are now back in the thick of the playoff picture with Taylor Heinicke under center. That would turn out to be the last chance the Eagles had to score as the Washington defense closed out the game late on. Still with in a touchdown, trailing 26-21 the Eagles hit a big play down the field on the next drive, but Quez Watkins fumbled after making a 51 yard catch and the ball was recovered by the Commanders with under six minutes in the game. With the Eagles deep in their own territory Dallas Goedert made a catch and started a run up field when he coughed up the ball, but the replay showed his face mask being grabbed, but the refs missed the call and the Commanders took over at the PHI 34 which would lead to a final Joey Slye field goal from 55 yards. Philly had two crucial mistakes in the fourth quarter, but one of them should never have been allowed. Gardner-Johnson picked of a deep shot from Heinicke and Lincoln Financial Field finally came to life after the Commanders had kept them quite all night. The Eagles defense finally came up with a big play on the next drive, when C.J. Phlly was able to cut into the lead on the first play of the fourth quarter when Devonte Smith had an 11 yard catch and run to take it 23-21 heading into the final 15 minutes. Fourth quarter fumbles kill Eagles comeback bid Joey Slye would stretch the lead out to 23-14 with a career high 58 yard field goal as the half came to a close and then a 32 yard field goal to start the scoring in the second half. The turnover led to the Commanders taking their first lead of the night with a seven minute drive that took the clock below the Two Minute Warning and Brian Robinson stretched into the end zone to put the Commanders up 17-14. The first of the four Eagles turnovers came midway through the second quarter when Hurts was picked by Darrick Forrest. McLaruin had a monster day, going for 128 yards on 8 catches on a night where Heinicke had for 211 yards witih no TDs and one INT. Heinicke marched the Commanders down the field as he and Terry McLaurin continued to connect on another long drive that took 6:30 off the clock, but Philly was able to hold them to a field goal to keep their 14-10 advantage. Hurts and the Eagles took the lead back on the next drive as a pass interference deep in Washington territory set up a 6 yard jump pass to Dallas Goedert to take a 14-7 lead. The Commanders started the game 10/13 on third down and that was a big reason why they were able to find success early in the game. Commanders connect on 3rd down conversions Washington converted on three third downs on their opening scoring drive which was finished off with Antonio Gibson’s 1 yard TD run. The Commanders took blow after blow and bounced back every time, starting with their next possession which was thirteen plays long and took 7:21 on the clock. The defense forced a fumble on the Commanders opening drive of the game, and three plays later Hurts took a QB sneak into the end zone to take a quick 7-0 lead. The Eagles had just over six minutes of possession in the first half, but managed to get into the end zone twice in that time. Washington was able to construct long, time consuming drives that let the clock drain while keeping Hurts on the sideline. The Commanders had the perfect game plan to take down the Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense. Washington ate up the clock in first half Washington turned the Eagles over four times in the 32-21 victory from Lincoln Financial Field. The ’72 Dolphins will be popping the champaign after the Washington Commanders handed the Philadelphia Eagles their first loss fo the season on Monday night.
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