And, as Jimmy alluded to above, this feels like the kind of game the Eagles come out and win after a clunker in the opener. That says 1-3 right there. "You want to try and get up on them early. It's not known how long Seumalo will be out.But the Eagles held the Rams' Aaron Donald without a sack. Email requests only. Then the Eagles got the ball back and started driving down the field early in the third quarter. PHILADELPHIA – So there was Carson Wentz early in the third quarter, just 21 yards away from giving the Eagles their first lead of the game when he fired the ball into the end zone towards wide receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside.The ill-advised first-down pass was a microcosm of the Eagles' season so far. If they had done that, he said, it would have been much easier for the defense.But that didn’t happen. Also by that point, the Eagles had been outscored 48-3 since taking that 17-0 lead in the second quarter against Washington last week.If Eagles fans were allowed into Lincoln Financial Field, they would have been in full-throttled booing mode by then.Of course, they would have been cheering wildly over the final half of the second quarter, helped by a poor decision by Rams punt returner Cooper Kupp. All rights reserved.Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz went second in the 2016 NFL Draft, behind only Jared Goff of the Rams.The 0-1 Philadelphia Eagles will host the 1-0 Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field as they look to avoid their first 0-2 start since 2015, Chip Kelly's final season at the helm.The Eagles' loss to Washington in Week 1 was their first in a season opener under Doug Pederson, but one thing the Birds have made a habit of in recent years is bouncing back from bad losses the following week. All three of his touchdown passes were to tight end Tyler Higbee.The Rams compiled 191 yards rushing and had 450 yards of offense. "I felt pretty fresh, but it also hurt me at the end of the day," Sanders said about missing so much time. Even with the loss of yet another offensive lineman (left guard Isaac Seumalo injured a knee in the first half), they were starting to win the trench war against Aaron Donald and the Rams' defensive line. - Hogs Haven,The Cleveland Browns Are at a Crossroads. It is the first 0-2 start for the Eagles since the 2015 season, which was Chip Kelly's final year. Typically, the Rams coming went to east on a body-clock game with 70,000 screaming in their faces would have made this one a fait accompli. "It's not about one player or one unit," Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. If we had gotten off the field in the fourth quarter and given Carson the ball back, it might’ve been different. It's not one unit, one guy. Wentz and Doug Pederson like spreading the ball around, which will be a big help in this one assuming the quarterback has enough time to get the ball out.On the other side, the Eagles defense should be able to slow down the Rams rushing attack and force Jared Goff into some third-and-long situations, where they've been able to take advantage in their past meetings. Rams vs. Eagles live stream (9/20): How to watch NFL Week 2 online, TV, time.
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You knew we were going to get to this one, obviously. We are down two (games).
We did it for most of the game. Will the defense slow Jared Goff and the Rams offense? The good news for the Eagles is that they don't really have one stud receiver that Ramsey can neutralize. I am not entirely sure. But maybe not enough.This is early, and could be monumental for the Eagles. Download if you'd like. Not just the rush but how many bodies it’s going to take just to slow down Donald himself. There was plenty of blame to go around, but it started when defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, who had been out since training camp with a hamstring injury, got pushed out of his gap by Rams right tackle Rob Havenstein.Two plays later, linebacker Nate Gerry got caught peeking in the backfield too long and gave up a 28-yard touchdown pass from Goff to tight end Tyler Higbee that took the Eagles' momentum and snapped it in two as they fell to 0-2.Get Eagles analysis in your inbox every weekday during the season.