

The first of the four Eagles turnovers came midway through the second quarter when Hurts was picked by Darrick Forrest. McLaruin had a monster day, going for 128 yards on 8 catches on a night where Heinicke had for 211 yards witih no TDs and one INT. Heinicke marched the Commanders down the field as he and Terry McLaurin continued to connect on another long drive that took 6:30 off the clock, but Philly was able to hold them to a field goal to keep their 14-10 advantage. Hurts and the Eagles took the lead back on the next drive as a pass interference deep in Washington territory set up a 6 yard jump pass to Dallas Goedert to take a 14-7 lead. The Commanders started the game 10/13 on third down and that was a big reason why they were able to find success early in the game. Commanders connect on 3rd down conversions

Washington converted on three third downs on their opening scoring drive which was finished off with Antonio Gibson’s 1 yard TD run. The Commanders took blow after blow and bounced back every time, starting with their next possession which was thirteen plays long and took 7:21 on the clock.

The defense forced a fumble on the Commanders opening drive of the game, and three plays later Hurts took a QB sneak into the end zone to take a quick 7-0 lead. The Eagles had just over six minutes of possession in the first half, but managed to get into the end zone twice in that time. Washington was able to construct long, time consuming drives that let the clock drain while keeping Hurts on the sideline. The Commanders had the perfect game plan to take down the Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense. Washington ate up the clock in first half Washington turned the Eagles over four times in the 32-21 victory from Lincoln Financial Field. Philadelphia have won five out of their last nine games against Washington.The ’72 Dolphins will be popping the champaign after the Washington Commanders handed the Philadelphia Eagles their first loss fo the season on Monday night. See NFL picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. The line has drifted a bit towards the Eagles, as the game opened with the Eagles as a 4.5-point favorite. The Eagles are a solid 6.5-point favorite against the Redskins, according to the latest NFL odds.
