Higbee’s Big Day ruined Eagles home opener

The Eagles home opener was a chance to right the ship early on before the question about the team and in particular, Carson Wentz started. Unfortunately, the Rams had a different plan for the Eagles at home. The Rams came across the country to put the smackdown on the Eagles to the tune of 37-19. Jared Goff came out firing on all cylinders and completed his first 13 passes including a pair of touchdowns to Tyler Higbee. By early in the second quarter the Eagles were down 21-3. The Eagles started to show some fight and by halftime had scored twice to bring the score within 5 points. Alas, that was not enough for the Eagles as they only went on to score 3 points in the second half of the game. Carson threw two interceptions and had a turnover on downs that eventually closed the door on the Eagles chance at victory. 

Overall on the day, the Rams look to be returning to that 2018 form when they had one of the best offenses and defenses in the game. McVay and that squad had the offense hitting on the short passes and screen game, while running back Darrell Henderson took over as the lead back that day and showed great potential. The biggest X factor was the tight ends and Higbee shined. He finished the game with 5 catches for 59 yards, but was lethal in the red zone with three touchdowns. The defense was rolling as well, with the previously mentioned two interceptions. The Eagles line held up well with no sacks allowed to Donald and Co., but still, the defense held a potent Eagles offense down. 

On the flip of this is the struggling Eagles team that now has a lot of questions starting to rise up. The offense is back again looking hit or miss and the turnovers are the main culprit in that aspect. Miles Sanders came back after missing the first game and started the first drive off with a fumble. The Rams capitalized on it and scored to have the Eagles down early. They responded well with at least a field goal the next drive, but it wasn’t until the second quarter they started to pick it up. They scored two more touchdowns in the first half to close the gap to a five-point game. Then the turnovers again reared their ugly head and Carson threw interceptions on two of their last four drives. The other two drives only resulted in three points and a turnover on downs. These types of ineffective drives and costly turnovers are why people in the media are questioning Carson Wentz as the franchise guy. He has all the tools but seems to continue to make stupid plays when he knows better. 

Hopefully, the Eagles can get back on track with their next game being against a Bengals team that has promise but needs more team with Joe Burrow to be a threat. While the Rams hope to continue to roll on through there schedule with the Bills coming up.

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