PHILADELPHIA 34, JACKSONVILLE 17 Sunday, September 7, 20144 Lincoln Financial Field After being outscored 17-0 in the first half, the Eagles 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts returned to the field and amassed 34 unanswered points, led by Jacksonville 14 3 0 0 - 17 QB Nick Foles and a stingy Philly defense, as the Eagles went on to Philadelphia 0 0 14 20 - 34 defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-17, at newly revitalized Lincoln Financial Field. Philly’s 34 points tied for the third-highest second Jac - A. Hurns, 34 pass from Henne (Scobee) (4-44, 1:58) half total in franchise history. Jac - A. Hurns, 21 pass from Henne (Scobee) (2-21, 0:10) The Eagles, who forced a Jacksonville three-and-out on the Jac - J. Scobee, 49 FG (7-68, 2:13) game’s first possession, hoped to set the tone early on offense, but Phila - D. Sproles, 49 run (Parkey) (10-80, 3:16) a Foles sack-fumble ultimately set up the game’s first touchdown Phila - Z. Ertz, 25 pass from Foles (Parkey) (6-40, 2:10) when Jaguars QB Chad Henne connected with WR Allen Hurns on Phila - C. Parkey, 51 FG (12-55, 4:10) the ensuing drive. Phila - J. Maclin, 68 pass from Foles (Parkey) (1-68, 0:11) On Philly’s next possession, Foles dropped back and looked Phila - C. Parkey, 28 FG (7-20, 3:59) downfield, but a rushing DE Andre Branch stormed the pocket Phila - F. Cox, 17 fumble return (Parkey) and sacked Foles, leading to a fumble that was recovered by the Jaguars. Henne then engineered a two-play drive with another TEAM STATISTICS JAC PHILA passing touchdown to Hurns, good for 21 yards. First Downs 18 24 Up by 17 and looking to increase their lead, Jacksonville’s Net Yards Gained 306 420 offense set up a 36-yard field goal for K Josh Scobee five minutes Rushes/Yards 24/64 32/145 into the second quarter, but the attempt was blocked by DE Brandon Net Yards Passing 242 275 Bair who played in his first-career game. Att/Comp/INT 43/24/0 45/27/1 To open up the second half, the Eagles used a 10-play, 80- Sacked/Yards Lost 3/24 5/47 yard drive to score their first touchdown of the 2014 season as Punts/Average 8/46.5 6/38.3 newly acquired RB Darren Sproles burst up the middle for a 49- Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2 yard scamper on a crucial 4th-and-1 play. It was the longest run Penalties/Yards 7/55 6/50 of his career, totaling his 10th career touchdown of 40-plus yards. Time of Possession 29:14 30:46 Sproles wrapped up his first game in Philly with 147 all-purpose 3rd Down Efficiency 2/14 8/19 yards (74 rushing, 14 receiving, 62 punt return). The Birds started to erase their deficit with another RUSHING: EAGLES - L.McCoy 21-74, D. Sproles 11-71-1TD ... JAG- touchdown drive on the team’s next possession as Foles connected UARS - T. Gerhart 17-42, D. Robinson 3-8, J. Todman 3-6, C. Henne with second-year TE Zach Ertz in Jaguars territory for a 25-yard 1-8. score. It was the longest of Ertz’s young career who finished with a RECEIVING: EAGLES - L. McCoy 6-41, J. Maclin 4-97-1TD, R. Coo- career-best 77 receiving yards. per 4-29, D. Sproles 4-14, Z. Ertz 3-77-1TD, B. Celek 3-15, J. Mat- Foles and the Eagles offense continued their second half thews 2-37, J. Maehl 1-12 ... JAGUARS - M. Lee 6-62, M. Lewis 6-35, scoring surge when the team’s third year signal-caller found WR A. Hurns 4-110-2TD, M. Brown 3-36, T. Gerhart 2-15, J. Todman Jeremy Maclin wide open down the middle of the field for a 68-yard 1-5, D. Robinson 1-3, A. Robinson 1-0. touchdown to put Philly ahead for good midway through the third quarter. Maclin led the team with 97 receiving yards. PASSING: EAGLES - N. Foles 45-27-322-1-2TDs ... JAGUARS - C. With less than two minutes remaining and Jacksonville down Henne 43-24-266-0-2TDs. by 10, Henne dropped back in shotgun formation, but could not get INTs: EAGLES - None ... JAGUARS - A. Ball 1-0 DE Trent Cole away from a relentless who sacked the quarterback SACKS: EAGLES - N. Allen 1.0, T. Cole 1.0, M. Kendricks 1.0 ... JAG- DE Fletcher Cox and stripped the ball loose, leaving to scoop it up UARS - A. Branch 2.0, R. Davis 1.0, C. Clemons 1.0, S. Marks 1.0. and return it for a 17-yard touchdown. The Eagles held Jacksonville scoreless on their final 11 EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: -2 (2 fumbles, 1 INT/1 fumble, 0 INTs) possessions of the game, including a missed field goal, a blocked FIELD GOALS: EAGLES - C. Parkey (51G, 28G) ... JAGUARS - J. Sc- field goal, six punts, one fourth-down stop, a fumble and on the last obee (49G, 50N, 36B) drive of the game as time expired. Weather: Sunny, 75 degrees Notes: The Eagles became the third team in NFL history to amass Wind: N 9 mph 400-plus yards of total offense 13 times during a 17-game span Playing surface: Grass (Denver in 2013-14, New Orleans in 2011-12)...Since 2004, the Time: 3:23 Eagles own an 8-3 record in season openers, including wins in six out of the last seven seasons and three in a row...Sproles’ 49-yard TD run on fourth down was the third highest total on fourth down in team history since 1998 (McCoy: 50-yard run on 11/21/10 vs. NYG; Brian Dawkins: 57-yard reception on 9/29/02 vs. Hou.)...Foles recorded his fifth-career 300-yard game and threw a career-long 68-yard TD...Cole notched his 80th career sack...The Eagles have now defeated all 32 NFL franchises at home PHILADELPHIA 30, INDIANAPOLIS 27 Monday, September 15, 20144 Lucas Oil Stadium With the game knotted up at 27 and three seconds left on the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts clock, K Cody Parkey stepped onto the field and drilled the game- Philadelphia 3 3 14 10 - 30 winning 36-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Eagles a 30-27 Indianapolis 7 10 3 7 - 27 road victory over the Colts on Monday night. The Birds have now won each of their last six road openers and are 9-3 in their previous Phila - C. Parkey, 31 FG (11-69, 3:45) 12 road games. For the 14th consecutive contest including the postseason, Ind - A. Bradshaw, 1 pass from Luck (Vinatieri) (9-72, 4:30) Philly kept the opposition off the scoreboard on the game’s opening Ind - A. Vinatieri, 46 FG (11-44, 5:58) possession as QB Andrew Luck and the Colts offense quickly went Phila - C. Parkey, 23 FG (12-58, 3:41) three-and-out before giving the ball to the Eagles. QB Nick Foles Ind - J. Doyle, 2 pass from Luck (Vinatieri) (10-58, 5:23) engineered an 11-play, 69-yard drive that led to the game’s first Ind - A. Vinatieri, 27 FG (10-62, 3:45) points, courtesy of a 31-yard field goal by Parkey. Phila - L. McCoy, 1 run (Parkey) (7-80, 2:11) On the ensuing Indianapolis drive, RB Ahmad Bradshaw and Phila - D. Sproles, 19 run (Parkey) (5-26, 1:42) RB Trent Richardson broke open a few holes and helped move the Ind - A. Bradshaw, 7 pass from Luck (Vinatieri) (12-80, 5:55) Colts into Eagles territory. With the ball on the 1-yard line, Luck dropped back and found Bradshaw rolling to the right who hauled Phila - J. Maclin, 6 pass from Foles (Parkey) (5-76, 1:43) in the touchdown reception to give Indy the edge, 7-3. Phila - C. Parkey, 36 FG (4-42, 1:56) Following another Parkey field goal that cut into the Colts’ lead, 10-6, midway through the second quarter, S Chris Maragos TEAM STATISTICS PHILA IND drew an unnecessary roughness penalty on the ensuing kickoff that First Downs 24 25 advanced the ball up to Indy’s 42 yard line. Luck converted four Net Yards Gained 458 341 first downs on the possession, absorbing more than five minutes Rushes/Yards 27/127 38/169 on the game clock, and connected with backup TE Jack Doyle for Net Yards Passing 331 172 the score. The Birds got the ball back with 1:13 left in the half and Att/Comp/INT 37/21/1 34/20/1 looked to close the deficit, but a deep pass by Foles intended for Sacked/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0 WR Jeremy Maclin was intercepted by CB Greg Toler. The Eagles Punts/Average 4/53.8 4/55.3 went into the locker room trailing, 17-6. Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1 Both teams exchanged a few scoreless drives at the start Penalties/Yards 11/90 4/70 of the second half before K Adam Vinatieri increased Indy’s lead, Time of Possession 23:45 36:15 20-6, with a 27-yard field goal at the 6:47 mark of the third quarter. 3rd Down Efficiency 5/12 4/12 From there, the Eagles went on to outscore the Colts, 24-7, starting with a RB LeSean McCoy 1-yard touchdown scamper nearly two minutes later.