Charlie Honer
Staff Writer
The Philadelphia Eagles had a lot of hype coming into the season. They had one of the best chances to win the Super Bowl again and Carson Wentz was getting praise from many different analysts. After their first game against the Washington Redskins, they had a great game finishing 32-27. However, the defense was looking rough, and DeSean Jackson went out with an abdomen injury. Alshon Jeffery also got hurt with a calf injury.
The next week against the Atlanta Falcons, the Eagles would fall short and lose 24-20. They played an alright game but came up short on the last play of the game with Nelson Agholor dropping the game-winning touchdown.
Week 3 they went against the Detroit Lions but again lost less than 6 points 27-24. They again played a relatively good game but on the offense, the side had many drops which led them to become 1-2 on the year.
In week 4 they played the Green Bay Packers and were able to come away with the win with a score of 34-27. Carson Wentz had 160 yards, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions. Although, the real star of the game was Jordan Howard who had 87 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, and he also caught 3 balls for 28 yards and 1 touchdown.
Week 5 the Eagles took on the Jets. the Eagles took a demanding league against the Jets, going up 14-0 in the first quarter. They battled it out for the rest of the game and ended up winning 31-6.
The Eagles fought the Vikings in week 6. They started the game off very slow after it being 10-0 Vikings after the first quarter. They made the score 24-10 before halftime so they had some work to do after halftime. They ended up taking the loss to the Vikings losing 38-20 making them 3-3 on the year.
One of the biggest rivalries in the NFL took off last Sunday. The Eagles and the Cowboys have always had a great rivalry. But it wasn’t a close game by any means. The Cowboys jumped out into the lead in the first with the score being 14-7. After that they just started pouring it on, scoring 13 points in the 2nd quarter to make the score 27-7 at halftime. The Eagles moved to 3-4 after losing 37-10 to the Cowboys, and are hoping to bounce back with a win against Bills next week.
