The Eagles have a clear path to winning the NFC East.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yes, of course,
Swift’s TD made it 27-18 and it came in handy when New York’s Tyrod Taylor — who replaced Tommy DeVito to open the second half — connected with Darius Slayton for a 69-yard score late in the fourth that made it 30-25.
With the Giants driving and at the Eagles 26, Taylor was picked off in the end zone by Kelee Ringo on the final play of the game.
“On those last-second plays, you are just trying to get a guy to get him one-on-one and a chance to make a play,” Taylor said. “Their guys were kind of restricting our guys physically without saying too much, from making those plays.”
Hurts eventually took care of business in a season where he failed to take care of the ball — his 18 turnovers are among the worst in the NFL.
Hurts had another misstep late in the first half when he ran for a few more yards rather than go out of bounds as the clock ticked down. Instead of having time for one more chance at the end zone, Jake Elliott kicked a 21-yarder as time expired for a 20-3 halftime lead.
The Eagles had not scored more than 19 points in any of their past three games. And it was their highest first-half point total of the season.
Hurts scored his 15th rushing TD of the season on a 1-yard “tush push” early in the first quarter that gave him the most for a QB in a season in NFL history. Carolina’s Cam Newton held the record at 14 in 2011.
Hurts threw a 36-yard TD pass to DeVonta Smith for a 17-3 lead that gave him 35 total touchdowns this season, tying the team’s season record. QB Randall Cunningham accounted for 35 in 1990 and Hurts matched him last season.
The Eagles got an early sign that their fortunes were changing at the end of a miserable month. Hurts had a disastrous snap sail over his head that forced him to sprint about 6 yards and chase the football. Hurts recovered, ran to his left and threw across his body to hit tight end Grant Calcaterra for a first down. The Eagles had an apparent touchdown reversed on replay later in the drive, but settled for Elliott’s 28-yarder and a 10-3 lead.
The Eagles had another turnover — the kind that cost them over and over in their losing streak — when Boston Scott fumbled the second-half kickoff. With strong field position, Barkley scored on a 7-yard run that cut it to 20-10.
Turnovers, picks, flags, another untidy effort showed that — even with a win — the Eagles still don’t play like a team primed to make a second straight run at the Super Bowl.
But Hurts said it was time to adjust the expectations.
“When you have the type of guys we have on our team, everybody is going to be eager to grow, everybody is going to be eager for more,” he said. “But when did winning not become the main thing?”
The Giants host the Rams on Sunday.
The Eagles host Arizona on Sunday.
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