Had the Philadelphia Eagles won a home matchup against the below-.500 New Orleans Saints, the Eagles would have won the NFC East on Sunday.
This wasn't just a quarterback issue, though Hurts' absence was glaring. An Eagles offense that ranks fourth on the ground inched forward justyards in the first half. Minshew, who was productive outside a couple turnovers last week against the Dallas Cowboys, was sacked five times before the Eagles earned a first down.
The final 2 minutes of the first half were more encouraging for Eagles fans than the first 28. Eagles cornerback Josiah Scott snapped the Saints’ perfect streak, jumping a pass just in front of receiver Chris Olave to set up his offense with 34 seconds to play.Finally, with 12 seconds to go, Philadelphia added textbook garbage yards: a first down on third-and-7 and then a 25-yard Minshew completion to receiver DeVonta Smith. The half expired and the gains faded into memory.
An initially impressive nine-play, 53-yard drive to open the half ultimately stalled and resulted in just a field goal. Two drives later, in the final minute of the third quarter, Minshew flung a pass downfield to Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Brown, who caught it on the right sideline, his defender falling out of bounds. Brown cut back inside as he covered the remaining 46 yards to the end zone on a 78-yard play.
Minshew ultimately completed the game 18-of-32 for 274 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Dalton completed 18-of-22 passes for 204 yards and an interception. Triple-threat quarterback Taysom Hill completed two passes for 24 yards, caught a pass for nine yards and rushed 14 times for 46 yards and a touchdown.
The Eagles will win the division and the conference’s top spot with a victory next week over the New York Giants, who secured their playoff spot today. But if Philadelphia loses, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders next week, Dallas will steal the division.
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