D'Andre Swift was stellar behind a solid offensive line in his home debut. How did the rest of the Birds fare against Kirk Cousins and the Vikings on Thursday Night Football?
The Eagles flipped the script with a run-first, second, third, and so on on the drive that had them regain the lead in the second quarter. Swift was excellent, but the big boys up front opened a bunch of lanes. Hurts was sacked four times, but the O-line was hardly at fault for most, if not all of them.had himself a game. He was in the backfield on multiple occasions, and his strip sack at the start of the second half stuck the first nail in the Vikings.
He even had tight coverage on receiver Justin Jefferson on a key third down in the third quarter., made the calls, and kept the front seven sound for the most part.was decent when matched up vs Jefferson, but he didn’t trail the All-Pro like he did last year and the receiver made the Eagles pay often.. He got toasted by Jordan Addison for a 62-yard touchdown and seemed to be at fault on a blown coverage that led to an open K.J. Osborn in the end zone.into the slot.
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