The Eagles have won six games in a row, and they’re 8-2 and in firm control of the NFC East after a 26-18 win over the Commanders on Amazon Prime’s ‘Thursday Night Football.’
Saquon Barkley set the tone and threw the knockout punches, rushing 26 times for 146 yards (5.6 avg) and two explosive touchdown runs.
Barkley scored 23 yards and 39 yards on plays to put Philadelphia up 26-10 before a late touchdown to Zach Ertz. Barkley entered Thursday night with 991 yards rushing, and with his dazzling performance against the Commanders, he moved past Derrick Henry (1,120) and into the top spot in the NFL with 1,137 games through 11 games played.
Eagles kicker Jake Elliott was 2-4 on field goals at the midway point of the third quarter, and offense was 0-2 in the red zone.
Nolan Smith has 3.5 sacks over the last 6 games
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The Commanders had their moments, but in all, Vic Fangio’s defense held Washington rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels to
13-of-21, 146 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 62.8 rating 6 carries, 13 yards
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Carter is going to be an All-Pro