The champions’ debut at Lincoln Financial Field was followed by Michael Jordan, considered the greatest player in NBA history, who has a great relationship with Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who had an outstanding performance.
Hurts was outstanding with 65 yards per carry and two touchdowns. He connected on 19 of 23 carries for 152 yards.
With Dallas, Dak Prescott completed 21 of 34 passes for 188 yards.
Explosive first half
In the first half of the game, the offenses of both teams were unstoppable. They converted in their respective series to send the game to the break with a 21-20 Eagles advantage.
Prior to the Cowboys’ first offensive snap, after the kickoff, Eagles’ top defensive lineman Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Prescott, who spat first, but was not seen by the officials.
His loss was immediately felt by Philadelphia, which was unable to stop the Dallas ground attack led by Javonte Williams with two touchdowns, plus a pair of field goals by Brandon Aubrey.
The Eagles’ reaction was led by Jalen Hurts with two carries to the diagonals and one more by Saquon Barkley.
Eagles hold on to seal 24-20 win
In the third quarter, after Philadelphia pulled away 24-20 with a field goal, Dallas gave up a chance to regain the lead on a Miles Sanders fumble with 11 yards to go for a touchdown.
After a break of almost an hour due to a thunderstorm, on the restart, the Eagles’ defense shut down the Cowboys’ receivers to seal the 24-20 victory.
NFL Week 1 Schedule
Week 1 will continue this Friday with the duel between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs at the Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Brazil.
Next Sunday, among the 13 scheduled games, Aaron Rodgers’ debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers visiting the New York Jets, the Seattle Seahawks-San Francisco 49ers clash and the Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore Ravens are the most important ones.
On Monday, the activity will conclude with the duel between Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bear (With information from EFE).
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