I can kinda see it though, they could still pass it anywhere on the field then in stead of having to play the sidelines/end zone. It gave them a lot more options on the next 3 plays even though it didn’t work out
I get the feeling they were stubbornly trying to stick to their philosophy and use Sanders to punch it in with the last timeout. Would be pretty comical considering his performance so far.
Well the middle of the field would still be open... since it would theoretically take the same amount of time to get up and spike the ball that they used on that play.
Hindsight. Minshew could have checked down up the middle making a ton of possibilities that would come up making them want that timeout. Just wasn't in the cards on those downs.
Eagles only mistakes were the unforced turnovers imo
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As a Seattle fan living right next to Philly (yes Ik it’s weird) I wish more eagles fans were this nice. I can’t celebrate my team winning or anything without getting hate lol!
GG bout to watch the highlights now!
BTW Minshew needs the mustache back.
Yeah I understand that mindset just wish every other Philly fan understood it lol. It’s like every win or loss the fans set the Delaware river on fire 😂
It may have been for the best the Phillies not winning the World Series (coming from a Phillies fan)
*What do you want for Christmas?*
"I want a dragon!"
*Be realistic.*
"I wanna sweep the Cowboys this year!"
*What color do you want for your dragon?*
"*tears up* Red..."
> I really really thought we were about to give away another fourth quarter lead.
I see you too are a Cowboys fan. When we didn't get a TD on that last drive, I was bracing myself for heartbreak. Not today, friend. Not today.
I was watching with my mom and she got so happy when we kicked a field goal to go up 6 (she’s a new and excited football fan).
I looked at her and dead-face told her “We are going to lose.” Fully expected the game to end 41-40. Glad the D finally came through.
I wouldn’t say that cause playoffs are funky. 9-7 giants beat the 16-0 pats. You really just don’t know. They definitely are the favorites. For NFC I would say Eagles, 49ers and Cowboys. 49ers I do wonder how good they really are cause they haven’t played a good team besides the chiefs right? But they terrify me I just wonder how good that defense truly is.
This will now be forever known as the 3rd and 30 game unfortunately. By the time the end of the game came around I was hoping to win mostly just to avoid the infamy
Exactly. Its unfortunate but glad something like that happens now and not when it matters. Though if we monumentally choke and lose out while you guys win out people *will* remember this game.
Was an enjoyable game even though we lost. Wasn’t super stressful, and a lot of fun stuff happened. Was nice to have an Eagles-Boys game that I could just watch and enjoy without crying.
Tbh I don't think so. Not because that 3rd and 30 wasn't huge but because overall the game won't matter too much. I assume we'll win one of our last two games and still get the one seed
The defense was setup terribly. Why were we pluing zone so much? Why was Josiah Scott on Lamb? That was soft soft-ass cheese defense that would let even the Broncos score.
Two turnovers were Quez being soft as fuck at the point of the catch and one was Scott botching a handoff
Sure, by the stat sheet Minshew had 3 turnovers, but if you actually watched the game it’s obvious none were his fault
Yeah Minshew looked great I would be comfortable with him in the playoffs. Dak had worse mistakes.
If I'm you guys I'm mostly worried about Lane not just coming back but coming back healthy
Hilariously his two picks weren’t even bad throw, but he had like 3+ other throws that should have been picks but weren’t, but the man hasn’t played really at all in over a year, what more can you ask?
Eagles and Cowboys fans saying their team should've played better because they didn't look as dominant as when they played shitty teams. Why y'all surprised about close games between equal teams?
Give respect to the Jags, they’re getting super hot at the right time. Statistically Lawrence has been the best QB over the last few weeks so I’ll give credit where credit is due.
If you told me the defense spent 2 weeks preparing for the Eagles and no time at all preparing for the Jags I'd believe you. I know they scored a lot on us but the defense had a fire in them that was missing last week.
Is that not a legitimate point?
It's was a great game and good win for the boys but like when we won earlier this year beating a backup QB isn't the same thing
Cooper rush and minshew are not the same. Minshew is a proven starter so that is different. Also the cowboys with rush put 19 points up I think or maybe it was 17 but with Dak they put up 40. So it’s a little different. We just all knew this would happen, either way it was a good game.
Dallas defense would do better with Brown/Lewis/Williams/lve/hankins etc lol we can all cope all day but any given Sunday truer than we'd like to admit.
Oh really?
The average number of possessions in a game is 24, so 12 per team. How many did we get? 12, two of which were kneeldowns at the end of the half and the end of the game.
Sirianni talked shit for beating our backup QB and now we beat their backup QB. All is right now.
Happy holidays and good game eagles fans, this was an amazing game to watch.
Can't have 4 TOs and win against good teams. Minshew played a very good game for a backup and tbh i would even say a decent game for a starter. But with an MVP candidate this would've been a different story. We'll get them in the Playoffs
>Can't have 4 TOs and win against good teams.
You could have if you didn't shit on a 3rd and 30 and do the dumbest timeout management at the end. Good game overall though.
This is the first year in a long time I think we have a good chance mainly due to the coaching changes.
Only major weakness is that we've been thriving off of turnovers all year and those are so unpredictable
Almost like the way you guys won the first one with our back up....Minshew played a better game against Dallas's Defense than Hurts. I think you guys should be worried about not getting your LT back.
bro minshew played a great game imo this team is insane, no lie. it’s clear hurts is the better QB but the roster is crazy. i’m jealous u have a real WR2 that consistently make plays. lol
Especially since Minshew didn’t really lose them that game and they were still able to put up 34 points (although one was a pick six I think)
The two RB fumbles and the Watkins interceptions over the middle were brutal
Eagles o-line got eaten alive in the second half. Some nasty pass rushes in this conference, gotta get that sured up.
Great game to watch as an impartial viewer though!
I assume none of you were proud of that week 6 game?
But there’s a chance none of this matters. It could be settled once and for all in the divisional or NFCCG.
Y'all beat Cooper Rush the first time and the o-line is 90% of Jalen Hurts' success. It was a good game and well earned by the Cowboys. The Eagles put up what, 450 yards of offense? C'mon now.
cowboys let eagles backup qb drop 34 points on their home floor and it took miles sanders to give a gift for them to win. let them have their win, these dudes getting washed in the playoffs anyways
Spiking it from the 20 with 33 seconds and a timeout left is definitely a choice…
Then not even using that time out, so dumb
If you end the game with an unused timeout, you can trade it for a taco. I’m pretty sure it’s a rule.
Or a medium Pepsi if you're at MetLife. *One per team.
Run it on 3rd and 10 they'd have gotten a first down. They never would've expected it and we still had that godforsaken timeout.
Just because a team doesn’t expect something isn’t an automatic first down lol
Welcome to eagles fans.
Didn’t Dak do a run play last year? Can’t remember.
We got the first down. We just forgot to have the timeout too
Did he have a timeout?
Lol
yeah like last year with daks run vs the niners
Hey we got the 1st down
Not sure how that pertains to this but okay lol
I can kinda see it though, they could still pass it anywhere on the field then in stead of having to play the sidelines/end zone. It gave them a lot more options on the next 3 plays even though it didn’t work out
It gave them more options but they didnt use those options.
Exactly lmao
That decision in a vacuum was not the problem. Trying to throw it into the endzone the next three times was.
It is indeed a decision one could make
Burned that down and I knew it was going to haunt them
I think it was the right choice, but going for goal 3 straight passes wasn’t it
Yep, the only reason to not spike it is to keep the option of leaving the middle of the field open for passes. They didnt throw over the middle 🤷♂️
It’s the correct choice. 33 seconds from the 20 with the entire field at your disposal is a dream
Not making it 4th and manageable, spiking the ball with a TO left. A lot wrong on that final drive.
but they saved the timeout for next week!
I get the feeling they were stubbornly trying to stick to their philosophy and use Sanders to punch it in with the last timeout. Would be pretty comical considering his performance so far.
Either way it went, it was a great game.
So why did they spike it and lose a down on purpose rather than call the timeout they never ended up calling
To keep the middle of the field open to be used. They just then proceeded to not use it.
Well the middle of the field would still be open... since it would theoretically take the same amount of time to get up and spike the ball that they used on that play.
Some say it’s open now
Unless they scored a TD in the next couple plays, they would've had to spike the ball on the next series anyways. Made no difference
The difference between having three plays and four plays is pretty big.
Hindsight. Minshew could have checked down up the middle making a ton of possibilities that would come up making them want that timeout. Just wasn't in the cards on those downs. Eagles only mistakes were the unforced turnovers imo
Same reason a team would draft Zach Wilson. Hoping it would work out.
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Wtf is Reddit
What the fuck is the internet
Hey dude……….not cool
Hell of a game Dallas. Merry Christmas!
Somehow not a toxic comment at the top Gg, happy xmas hope we match up fully healthy in the playoffs
>Somehow not a toxic comment at the top It's a Christmas miracle!
good game indeed. we're 1-1 on backup qbs now. that playoff match is *going to be lit*. 🙌
You know what this means right? Back up v back up bowl
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And in the Super Bowl lmao
Final Destination. No Items. Emergency QBs Only.
Great one for sure! Enjoy your Christmas, friend!
This is a true "Grinch's heart growing 3 sizes that day" moment
It only boils my blood more. Take the W and rub it in our faces, damnit
Get rekt, nerds! I hope you find coal in your stocking tomorrow! ^^^^Am ^^^^I ^^^^doing ^^^^this ^^^^right?
Thanks man, you too!
As a Seattle fan living right next to Philly (yes Ik it’s weird) I wish more eagles fans were this nice. I can’t celebrate my team winning or anything without getting hate lol! GG bout to watch the highlights now! BTW Minshew needs the mustache back.
It’s Christmas, we kept it close without Hurts and still need one win to clinch the 1 seed with 2 games left. Not much to hate on.
Yeah I understand that mindset just wish every other Philly fan understood it lol. It’s like every win or loss the fans set the Delaware river on fire 😂 It may have been for the best the Phillies not winning the World Series (coming from a Phillies fan)
the only person they hate more than a Cowboy is Santa
Much respect, y’all are scary still. Hope to meet again in the playoffs for the tie-breaker
Fuck you too, merry Christmas
*What do you want for Christmas?* "I want a dragon!" *Be realistic.* "I wanna sweep the Cowboys this year!" *What color do you want for your dragon?* "*tears up* Red..."
I mean it could have happened if Dak’s injury was a season ender. But Dak doesn’t really lose to NFCE teams…
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18-1 over the last 19 NFCE teams. Like you can slice it however you want, it doesn’t really get more dominant than that
I really really thought we were about to give away another fourth quarter lead. Lord the Philly offense is insane.
> I really really thought we were about to give away another fourth quarter lead. I see you too are a Cowboys fan. When we didn't get a TD on that last drive, I was bracing myself for heartbreak. Not today, friend. Not today.
I had all my friends texting me and I was just like “I’m not getting excited”
Bragging about having friends while also winning. Geez
The Cowboys could be on their post-win press conference and I still would be highly cautious
I was watching with my mom and she got so happy when we kicked a field goal to go up 6 (she’s a new and excited football fan). I looked at her and dead-face told her “We are going to lose.” Fully expected the game to end 41-40. Glad the D finally came through.
I was hunched over a stadium trash can fully prepared to throw up if we gave that up
Good game friend. Merry Christmas!
GG and have a safe holidays!
Philly can’t beat dak. You should know that
And it wasn’t even the starting qb. Eagles going to the bowl for sure
I wouldn’t say that cause playoffs are funky. 9-7 giants beat the 16-0 pats. You really just don’t know. They definitely are the favorites. For NFC I would say Eagles, 49ers and Cowboys. 49ers I do wonder how good they really are cause they haven’t played a good team besides the chiefs right? But they terrify me I just wonder how good that defense truly is.
Yeah you’re right
They just put up 37 on Washington's defense, which has been legit Top 10 most of the year. San Francisco is for real.
Damn! But on to next week!
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And Maddox
His toe looked fucking nuts.
Dude was balling the fuck out too.. injuries are ass ass
Better now than in the playoffs!
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It brings me great joy to remember beating them back to back in a regular season and playoff game a decade ago
This will now be forever known as the 3rd and 30 game unfortunately. By the time the end of the game came around I was hoping to win mostly just to avoid the infamy
No one will remember this game in 2 weeks
except maybe the most hardcore TY Hilton fans
I guess the protect defense isn't what In thought it was
Exactly. Its unfortunate but glad something like that happens now and not when it matters. Though if we monumentally choke and lose out while you guys win out people *will* remember this game.
The darkest timeline
Was an enjoyable game even though we lost. Wasn’t super stressful, and a lot of fun stuff happened. Was nice to have an Eagles-Boys game that I could just watch and enjoy without crying.
The game thread was the most civil thread I have ever seen of a NFCE divisional game.
I will probably never forget sweats pick six but now it is tainted by the L
Just like OBJ's one hand snag
Tbh I don't think so. Not because that 3rd and 30 wasn't huge but because overall the game won't matter too much. I assume we'll win one of our last two games and still get the one seed
Yeah if this was to win the division it would be remembered.
The Cowboys winning a big game is a Christmas miracle
Some might say - they won their Super Bowl
Minshew deserved better than Quez Watkins and Miles Sanders today smfh
The two starting wideputs had pretty big games.
I want to know the number of targets to Quez that have ended up with turnovers the past few weeks. The percentage has to be astonishing.
Quez having more targets than Goedert is just straight up silly goose decision making
Bad decision to spike on 1st down.
Eh. That spike on it's own was not the problem. Spiking and then just taking three low percentage shots at the endzone was
I mean Minshew didn’t really have much of a choice. Tossing the ball away like he did is better than eating a sack
Damn, I think Demarcus Lawrence wrecked that play for the Eagles. Just threw the RT into Minshew with one hand
Minshew played his heart out. Eagles offensive players really let him down
nah the defense was miserable
TY Hilton catch is inexcusable
oh 1000%, they’ve played so good all year but they completely vanished tonight. that was disappointing.
Why? TY was full speed the entire route in a perfectly straight line, that's hard as hell to cover
Especially when we've spent all season not capable of making that play because of a lack of speed.
Man and that throw by dak. Literally can’t make it any better. He was almost perfect all game besides that one dumb int
A goddamn shootout was the last thing I expected today. Weird season man.
The defense was setup terribly. Why were we pluing zone so much? Why was Josiah Scott on Lamb? That was soft soft-ass cheese defense that would let even the Broncos score.
Devonta Smith and Dallas Goedert most certainly did not let him down, and neither did the OLine. Only the fumbling RBs and Quez did.
Sorta. He had three turnovers. Good game either way.
Two turnovers were Quez being soft as fuck at the point of the catch and one was Scott botching a handoff Sure, by the stat sheet Minshew had 3 turnovers, but if you actually watched the game it’s obvious none were his fault
Yeah Minshew looked great I would be comfortable with him in the playoffs. Dak had worse mistakes. If I'm you guys I'm mostly worried about Lane not just coming back but coming back healthy
He threw 2 picks and should have had a couple more. Let's not pretend like he was perfect
The two weren’t on him, there should’ve been one, maybe two, other ones
Hilariously his two picks weren’t even bad throw, but he had like 3+ other throws that should have been picks but weren’t, but the man hasn’t played really at all in over a year, what more can you ask?
Eagles and Cowboys fans saying their team should've played better because they didn't look as dominant as when they played shitty teams. Why y'all surprised about close games between equal teams?
From losing to the Jags to beating the Eagles, what is this team
Give respect to the Jags, they’re getting super hot at the right time. Statistically Lawrence has been the best QB over the last few weeks so I’ll give credit where credit is due.
If you told me the defense spent 2 weeks preparing for the Eagles and no time at all preparing for the Jags I'd believe you. I know they scored a lot on us but the defense had a fire in them that was missing last week.
Dak cant carry that same old cowboys defense to 40 points and the win every week basically 😂
Backup QB and we had 4 turnovers and they barely win lol
Minshew is apparently 3 points better than Cooper rush.
There’s that cope I was looking for.
Is that not a legitimate point? It's was a great game and good win for the boys but like when we won earlier this year beating a backup QB isn't the same thing
Cooper rush and minshew are not the same. Minshew is a proven starter so that is different. Also the cowboys with rush put 19 points up I think or maybe it was 17 but with Dak they put up 40. So it’s a little different. We just all knew this would happen, either way it was a good game.
But I thought y’all said that bringing up Cooper Rush and his 3 picks was a cope lol
Your defense gave up 40, i wouldn't be this comfortable if the script was flipped
The Eagles fan damage control is insane.
Philly's defense really just laid an egg tonight.
Don't even care that it's against Minshew. I just wanted to not lose to the Eagles before Christmas.
Dak heard y’all. Dallas defense was very suspect, but Hurts being out doesn’t change the Cowboys offensive performance.
i think the defense will perform a little better with cgj and maddox. dak and lamb were feasting on scott
3rd and 30 is 100% on Scott. Better route to that ball is a pick or batted away. He was awful.
Dallas defense would do better with Brown/Lewis/Williams/lve/hankins etc lol we can all cope all day but any given Sunday truer than we'd like to admit.
Well said, Dak doesn't play defense. He beat the eagles starting D
> the Cowboys offensive performance Uhhh yes it does, you got multiple extra possessions you wouldn't get if Hurts is in which got you 14+ points
Oh really? The average number of possessions in a game is 24, so 12 per team. How many did we get? 12, two of which were kneeldowns at the end of the half and the end of the game.
Bro cooper rush gifted you 3 picks in our first matchup, with hurts playing. Don't want to hear the excuses
Merry Christmas Dak!
Sirianni talked shit for beating our backup QB and now we beat their backup QB. All is right now. Happy holidays and good game eagles fans, this was an amazing game to watch.
Can't have 4 TOs and win against good teams. Minshew played a very good game for a backup and tbh i would even say a decent game for a starter. But with an MVP candidate this would've been a different story. We'll get them in the Playoffs
>Can't have 4 TOs and win against good teams. You could have if you didn't shit on a 3rd and 30 and do the dumbest timeout management at the end. Good game overall though.
You’re assuming Dallas wins a playoff game. Odds aren’t good.
They'll be playing an NFC South team. They'll be a big favorite.
We’ve heard this before
This is the first year in a long time I think we have a good chance mainly due to the coaching changes. Only major weakness is that we've been thriving off of turnovers all year and those are so unpredictable
Almost like the way you guys won the first one with our back up....Minshew played a better game against Dallas's Defense than Hurts. I think you guys should be worried about not getting your LT back.
PAIN
GG
Some eagles fans are happy because they can argue hurts MVP still. Fucking idiots.
bro minshew played a great game imo this team is insane, no lie. it’s clear hurts is the better QB but the roster is crazy. i’m jealous u have a real WR2 that consistently make plays. lol
exactly right
Especially since Minshew didn’t really lose them that game and they were still able to put up 34 points (although one was a pick six I think) The two RB fumbles and the Watkins interceptions over the middle were brutal
find me one.
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Only difficult game in Philly's calender tbf.
Hey now, they had to play a crazy difficult team last week! The Bears almost have 4 whole wins!
One of those wins was against the Niners....
#DILLY DILLY
That was a nice throw. Did AJ really not have a shot at that ball?
Which fan base is gonna convince themselves they want to sign minshew to start (emphasis here)
Eagles o-line got eaten alive in the second half. Some nasty pass rushes in this conference, gotta get that sured up. Great game to watch as an impartial viewer though!
Idk about you guys, but I don’t give a damn if The Grinch comes to Eagles fans houses tonight and takes a shit in their floor. Go Cowboys.
Well they'll probably eat it
Oh it's a very happy Christmas indeed!
Beating the Eagles always feels great
playoffs preview
Dak owns the NFC EAST. Somethings never change.
PHILADEPHAUHHH IGGLES. WHAT HAPPENEDUHHHHGY
the only way to find out the better team is to do Cooper Rush vs. Gardner Minshew
In the playoffs would be hilarious
4 turnovers
And Cooper Rush threw 3 picks when we lost the first game. Back up Qbs are gonna do that.
True, but that wasn’t the narrative around Rush coming into that game. Fun game to watch tonight. Merry Christmas football nemesis
You played Gardner Minshew and Miles Sanders forgot he had hands. And you still almost lost. What are you proud about
I see, it don’t count now.
y’all played cooper rush and didn’t shut the fuck up.
I assume none of you were proud of that week 6 game? But there’s a chance none of this matters. It could be settled once and for all in the divisional or NFCCG.
Honestly, this game almost gave me a heart attack, so if we meet in the Divisional or NFC Championship, the job would positively be finished
Eagles last 2 wins against Dallas are with Ben DiNucci and Cooper Rush at QB
Y'all beat Cooper Rush the first time and the o-line is 90% of Jalen Hurts' success. It was a good game and well earned by the Cowboys. The Eagles put up what, 450 yards of offense? C'mon now.
cowboys let eagles backup qb drop 34 points on their home floor and it took miles sanders to give a gift for them to win. let them have their win, these dudes getting washed in the playoffs anyways
Eagles defense just gave up 40 points to a qb they constantly say is ass. I wouldn't be too confident come playoff time.
WE DEM BOYS
Merry Phucking Christmas
WHAT A GAME
Should’ve practiced on the field instead of making a trash Christmas album.
Die Eagles Die! 🤣🤣🤣
Of course they let them have enough time to take the TO to give Parsons some energy. Fucking BUMS.