Postgame Show: Eagles Win 30-13 Against the Denver Broncos

this all the way. There he goes, finds the end zone. Eagles coming out big in Denver. Guys, complete game, offense, defense, special teams. What do we think? Well, I've been waiting all year for when like today where you get all three phases of your team contributing offensively. They set the tone in the first half. Thought the defense did a great job of getting out the Teddy Bridgewater not being impatient but being very selective, went to attack that Broncos offense.

Also Norman when to sit back and playing a little bit of his own. And then also special teams Jake Elliott phil goals made today also crucial. Like I said, we've been waiting all year to have a complete effort from this team. I think it's the best overall victory of the season. I think it's easily the best game of the season for this Eagles team, and in all phases you mentioned. Look, it's offensive, defensive, special teams, but it's not just that. It's the quarterback playing. I think

his best game of the season. Being efficient, being consistent, completing nearly seventy percent of his passes, making good choices, getting it going. The accuracy on the deep balls was so exciting, and then oh my gosh, that Darius Slay, that Darius Slay touchdown. I was going nuts. And you just don't see that kind of thing happen at the NFL level. Like you said, Ella, We're all sitting here going, oh my gosh, get down, get down. He picks it up, he drops it again, and you're like, this is about

to be a disaster. He's making bad choices and then he somehow finds the end zone. You don't see that stuff in the NFL. It was so exciting, and not to mention, I think this is the best game that Nick Sirianni has called from the opening drive. The scripting on the opening drive was really aggressive, really got it going with the run game, and then continue to make adjustments and get the offense going put his players in a situation to succeed. I think there are so many

good things to take away from this game. Absolutely the Eagles. Four of their first five drives resulted in points, whether it be two field goals or two touchdowns. They were capitalizing on every opportunity, which has been a theme, especially in the beginning of the season. Capitalizing on every opportunity. Like Amy touched on, I think Jalen Hurtz was very, very consistent. That has been another word used a lot to describe this team moving throughout the season. But he

also seemed to really trust his offensive line. He stood in the pocket today and he was comfortable. I think the most comfortable, if not one of the most comfortable times we've seen him all year. Yeah, he really was. And I want to just piggyback off what Amy mentioned. I mean, you gotta get Nick Sirianni and his coach and staff a lot of credit for the game plan

they put together offensively and defensive leaves. You just start on the offensive side of your ball, the very fact that they're the road and again committed to the running game even when it didn't work at times, although it was very few times that it did not work today, they were able to stick with it and that's what allowed Jalen Hurts to play comfortable from the pocket. I mean the ability to throw with confidence, the play action passed being a part of the offense that is all

set up with the threat of the running game. The Broncos came into this game based off what the Eagles had done over the previous three weeks of saying, you know what the running game is, what's driving this offense. We had to figure out a way to stop this. First and foremost Eagles, great job of mixing in play action and then Jalen you know that first touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith, just a great job of Jalen given his receiver an opportunity to go up and make a

catch and DeVante. Pardon me if I make a mistake here, but I believe it's the first time I can remember him going up and making a contested catch. Fifty fifty balls is what we talk about. We know he's shorthanded, we know he can get open but to play there with Patrick sartagn had great coverage. I'm surprisedly didn't get a hand on the ball there. Devonte with great concentration and the ability to not only catch it but make

sure he lands in bounds. But a touchdown. This guy won the heist the trophy right as the best receiver in college football. Thing. We're starting to see why over the last two weeks. I mean, I think that play was one of his best so far in the rookie season, and it was a lot of It was fun on Twitter to see people saying, oh, Alabama to Alabama over Alabama. You know, yeah, how about that, right, Nick Saban. It

is just, you know, really enjoying this moment. But I thought, like you said, the fact that it was a contested catch against a really good cornerback who played well and played the ball well and was in the right position and did contest it, I think, really impressive catch there. And the other thing that you mentioned that I really

want to emphasize is the run game. That we talked about this in the pregame show that the Eagles had been getting the run game going, and the it's been working for a few weeks with you know, with the running back by committee approach, but it's been against defenses that have stistically struggle to stop the run. This Broncos defense coming into today was the number six rushing defense in the NFL. They were allowing less than a hundred

yards rushing per game. The Eagles rushed for two hundred and fourteen yards and that allowed them to control the clock as well. Not only does it keep defenses honest in the passing game, but they dominated in the time of possession thirty four minutes to the Broncos twenty five. It was even more than that coming into the second half and especially down the stretch to ice the game when they're still able to run it and control the clock. I think that's really an ideal scenario for a team.

When we talked so much in the Kickoff Show about this Broncos defense, when you're coached by a guy like Vic Fangio, you really never know what he is cooked up. And we talked a lot about how not defenses are preparing for this Eagles very successful run game. So how were they going to respond? Knowing that the Eagles are now successful on the ground and this defense, I mean, they've been allowing just an average of seventeen points per game.

The Eagles just hung thirty. So I think it was a great effort from the offensive side of the ball, but they didn't stop the run. So the Eagles, they'd committed to the run, and then when it opened up, they threw that ball down the fields. Whether that be Quez Walkins, whether that be DeVante Smith, whether that be Jalen Rager. They got it done, and I think that was super impressive, especially Dallas Goddard. He was out, so when he was removed from the situation, I thought, oh, no,

how does this affect the game plan? But you saw Jack Stole the rookie he was in there. He caught a pass too. Yeah, this is one of those games where you know, the Eagles decided that we're just going to out physical you, and that's what they did with the running games, Jordan Howard getting behind those pads running downhill, even Boston Scott. You know, I think teams get a little surprised when they see Boston's stature and they see he's short, you know, a little stock, and they don't

think he's as powerful a runner as he is. But that's one of his best assets. Is those thick legs that he has, and he runs with power behind his shoulder pads. I love the fact that the offensive line was able to charge off the ball and knock that Bronchos defensive line off the line of scrimmage. You don't see the Broncos get out physical in Mile High. That's what they tend to do to opposing teams. And Ellie, you just mentioned only seventeen points a game they typically

give up. I thought the Eagles controlled this game from the opening kickoff, that first drive where it could have very easily scored seven year they got three, but they set the tone in the tempo for what it was gonna be like all day. And I love the fact that we have established an identity and we're sticking to it the last three to four weeks. You clearly see this team's identity is to put a hat on a hat on the offensive side of the ball and run

right at you. We're gonna play action, pass you when we need to. Jalen needs to be accurate when the opportunities present itself, and I thought this week, for the first time in a bottle three or four weeks, he was PenPoint accurate when all of his throws today. Yeah, I think this is maybe the most week, the best accuracy, especially on the deep balls. To me, that was what

was really impressive. And then there was a minute there coming out of the first half and the third quarter were I kind of got a little nervous and I was like, Okay, you know, they built up a decent lead, and we've seen this before. You know, they've come out strong, They've scripted a nice, you know, few drives to get things going, and then things have gotten a little tight

there and what's going to happen. And to be able to come out of the second half after a rough third quarter and then be able to pull away at the end there, to me, that's really impressive too, because when you can see a team, you know, start to struggle, have a couple bad plays, have a couple of um, you know, uh, let the other team get back in it.

To be able to have the resolve to not let that mentally let you unravel, and to be able to have the resolve to stay in it, I think it's really impressive and probably something they can really build on. They're going to have that kind of in their in their tank of experience that they they're going to know they can do that. Moving forward, we're gonna actually head over and hear from Vante Smith at the podium. Anybody get you anything? Would you say, did anybody get you

anything for your birthday? Oh? Nah, win, that's all I wanted. You just try would have on the first such time to jump all you want, um quarterback, just trust me, just give me a chance to make a play. I mean that's what we always talk about, having trusted each other, and he trusted me. You were going against your former

college teammates. I mean that Nigga ain't sweeter for it. Oh, I mean we we always talked about it being able to compete against each other, just going out there, both of us just competing against each other, making each other better once again. But I mean that's that's what happens. Get to the NFL and come from Bam. You're gonna play people like that. You guys exchange an your special words after the game and so you guys to meet up. Oh yeah, just just to keep grinding, keep working much love.

I mean it's like my brother um pretty much all it was on the on the bad evallve um where that was Pattage you know you said you could lock up with you went against slave and you have to show that there on that. Yeah, that was that was something of dB scares right there. How about three ye a second touchdown and the celebration afterwards. Uh, that was just kind of that's kind of our motto. Um, I ain't gonna say it, but that's what our motto is.

So that's what it was. You know, it was at a place or even first read don't have to play and because that's did they want to get you back against slot there as? That basically was Um, first read, No, I don't think. I don't think I was first really. I mean you had that quarterback then. I don't necessarily no, But I mean it was just just taking what they give us new On we got to look that we wanted. I mean it was great. I mean him being the

leader of the y is. I mean that's what we practice for his preparation and everything like that alway up to game time. I mean we just in the locker room before the game and he's still on his call sheet going over things, highlighting what he likes and things

like that. I mean, the guy's prayer will play up interception at what pointing in the round to go from being a wide receiver to defensive just on the balls there, um yeah, kind of just like when you see him sinking, you see he has a chance to make a playoff. You just have to go up there and just do what you can. It's your first multiple touchdown game. Big career comes up here. Twenty third birthday? Was that you know,

it's a significance of the um. I mean, I wouldn't say the birthday played a big part, and I mean just going out to just execute and doing the things that we do in practice. How's your armed if out there we saw you were wearing something. I'm good, I'm good, I'm good. That's just for safety, DeVante. When Slave went out for a player you got off the match to you know, come see him at the sideline. What type of leader is slave? Not just for the defense, for

the team, I mean slaves, slaves a great leader. I mean even when it was us, Um, he's talking to us about our releases and things like they're helping us out, we're helping him out. I mean he's a great leader. Did his wheels on that whole recovery that what did you see his wheels on that. Yeah, I always take me around like a little bad kid when he when you get the ball in his hands and no no ball secured and nothing, just out there running. We've got forty.

I give it this. He can probably give me in the forty on the on the motto luck is that the whole team's motto? Just the offensive? No, that's the whole team. I mean that's what it is. Just go out there, just play loose, definitely case. Um a couple of weeks. Now, what's the biggest difference for you from tip of week sad versus just start your rookie season? Um,

I mean taking care of your body. I mean you start to feel a little aches and things like that, you just have to go in and in a little thing that you feel you gotta you gotta let them know so I can take care of it. My trust out trainings to help anybody that's that's aching or anything. So that's what it is. When you get this deep in the season, you have to take care of your body to do whatever you can. Any little neck, a bruise, you can't just look over. You gotta go in and

take care of it. Your comfort level. The way that you're seeing banks now that you're deeper into season. I mean, I get more uncomfortable every week. I mean, but it all comes down to preparation. I mean I go to practice, I practice hard, and the way I practice and the way this team practice that's why we're so successful in games. I Mean, when you practice the way that we practice,

you get the outcome that you won't lay loose. That's a the rookie side, but you know what, it kind of looked like that's exactly what they were doing today. It was very simple. It didn't seem like they were playing outside of the game plan, and I feel like it was the first time that they were just playing ball and having some fun, starting to be playing with a ton of confidence. You know. It's something about this

team when they go on the road. The ability to pull together and have sort of that mentality of us against the world is something that athletes have the ability to do. And they've shown on the road thus far this year that they seemingly played better. I mean, they

seem to be a lot more focused on the road. Obviously, you want to be able to take care of your home field as well, but getting a win on the road is never easy in the NFL and going out there to play at Malahou Stadium, I think that's still the name of it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, tell me about the air out there, like, what is it like there is a real thing? Yeah, the idea that you know you have shortness of breath and the air is then I have to cut you off with Davion Taylor at

the podium. Did you realize out I didn't even feel it, to be honest, I didn't know until after the play when I just looked up through the screen and uh, and I saw the ball on the ground and Slay take me back for a touchdown. And it was just good to make a big time play in the state that I haven't played in and in the stadium I have played in before. So other main things just making sure I came in back and just did a great job,

and that's what that's what I did. Maybe it looked like you had an injury early on and you kind of shook off and it would come back from that accurately. You Yeah, like my knee had bucketed a little bit, but I was able to come back out play through it and play at a high percentage. So I was just I just wanted to make sure. I just pushed through it. And as the game went on, I had started warm warm up more and uh, it didn't affect

me as as it did at first. You said that you were going to take a second before the game to like sort of wall from the stadium and just take it all in. Remember the memories you had tooked in your college crew. Did you get to do that?

And what was that like? Yeah, as soon as I stepped on a stepped out the bus, I put my bags down in the locker room and walked around the field probably twice, and like I was just imagine and then uh, just my my past games here and I was imagining the stadium full of fans and everything when I played here at SeeU and UM, and I just embraced it all. I was like, yeah, like now my dream is coming true. I get to play now, Uh

in a stadium. I told myself I was gonna play in the NFL game, And like I really saw my dreams come true today. Uh, And it was really a blessing. Let's see Slaves return for the touchdown and it was great. He always gonna make some moves and he always gonna make sure he gets some yards when you get the ball. And uh, I mean when I saw the ball wrong on the ground, I saw him grab it. I try to make a block, but he was making so many moves I ain't know who the block to be honest,

So uh and then I just saw him breaking. I was just looking. I was just like, yep, he's gonne. Ain't nobody gonna catchim? Because I know the speed he has and he really showed it tonight. And uh, it was just good to see him get that touchdown off the I forced that fumble. This was a more aggressive bis be outside the beginning. This was the more aggressive to the game playing that you guys kind of grattiest weeks.

Why do you think that was when you guys see him the film to meet you guys want to attack a week. Um, well, we knew that I was gonna try to the ball a little bit. We knew they were gonna added the out too. We thought they were gon try to run the battle bit more so we wanted to make sure we're gonna be aggressive and make sure we're gonna be physical. And now, um we came out. We made well, stopped running a little bit and then uh, were trying to we wanted to make sure we stopped explosives.

They had a few were supposed to passes the day. But U overall, I feel like the defense did a great job was making sure we focused on how details compared it the last week and um, just making sure that we was doing our assignments and uh, and it really paid off an end. I had to took a couple of tough fourth downs, fourth and one that you guys gave up last last week in the loss the final drive. What was there a message speak about how you guys were handled and obviously you guys came on

the biggest time one fourth. Really our mindset really was every down and just played physical, play fast, and play hard. And when that fourth down came up and we knew I was gonna try to go for it, our mindset was like to make sure that we stopped him and um and like we had called called call to play to make sure we stopped because we knew what I

was gonna try to do. Um, when it was fourth to one, fourth and one, if they're gonna try to go for it, and they did, and uh, we just made sure we stopped that play and the play coming downhill, and that's what we was able to do. And uh and as you can see, they didn't go for it again after that that played that I heard Dabian, did you were you going to the ball intentionally? It was not intentional, to be honest, Like I was just trying to make sure I stopped from getting that first down.

And then like when I grabbed him, I saw on the ground. I just hear like the crowd screaming. I didn't know what's going on at first, and that's when I looked up and I started set slave with the ball. And that's when I told you, I said, I couldn't even know who the block he just took off. I know we've talked a lot about, you know how raw you were coming into the league and out much film study and put in each day each week. I just kind of feel like a validation that everything you're doing

is just paying off. Yes, I sure hope so that. I feel like every every week you can see me improving. If it's nothing, but like I'm not really false stepping like I used to. If there's nothing, but I'm reading reading plays faster. If I'm uh, make sure I'm taking the right angles on the tackle or something like that.

I feel like you can see it on film that you can see that I'm improving drastically each week, and uh, I'm not making the same mistakes over again and just making sure that I, uh just continue to improve the broncos here is different to play Colorado's State. Oh yeah, look like that play get your strip. And then the slaves TV took the start shout of them a little bit here and the little it was a pretty chippy game.

Slay Judie were talking a little bit. I sleep if I tell you it's a few old friends say more physical point. I did that change their act? I feel like that play really uh kind of seal the game for us a little bit. But they still gonna come out and play. They still trying to make sure. They were trying to they were trying to get big plays and everything with our mindset coming out after that, after that big play, we're still like, all right, we got

to stop them. Still like because you never know that the game game can turn around, and it's a game of enties. You never know what might happen. So after that play, we made sure we trying to get some rest on the sidelines. We came out with the same mentality like let's let's do it again, let's get a turnover.

And even though we didn't get it after that, but we was just our mindset the whole time was like, continue to do the same thing over again, so we can, uh just continue to be be a projective team defensive. Why do you think you guys have been so strong rod this year? Um, I guess probably just the mentality we bring on the road, like we we don't want to be defeated on the road. I mean, we haven't been a strong as home as yet, but uh, I feel like on the road, we come with the mentality

that we're gonna come. We're gonna come uh stump stump on their heads heads and in our in our head, uh coming into the to another team, and the whole time we just make sure we was just being extra physical and making sure we try to make him quit. That's our mindset. So we're gonna make sure we go hard as hard as we can, as fast as we can until the end of the game, and hopefully we come out with a win. Every time. That was Davion Taylor.

We's talked a lot about him in the kickoff show the duo of him and t J. Edwards and the progress of the third making together. But to see Davion Taylor be a part of Darius Slay's scoop and score. He knocked the ball out. That was serious. He's one of your guys, Like, yeah, he really is. And he's right when he's talking about talking about getting better a

little bit each week. And sometimes it doesn't show up, uh, to the to the naked eye, but I think coaches see little things that he's getting better at each week, Like technique. He talked about making proper reads and not making false steps which sort of gets you out of position as a linebacker to allow offensive lineman to sort of get the angle of the block on you, and

then that's how you give up big runs. These are small things that he's focusing in on every week to try to make himself a better linebacker, and that's all you can ask for. He's a young guy. We know he doesn't have a lot of football in his background religious reasons. Through high school, he didn't play a lot of football, didn't play a lot of Colorado. But when you look at the measurables that he possesses, It's really what you want in today's linebackers. He's fast, he's athletic,

he has good size. He plays with a physical brand of football that you want your linebackers to play with. He just has to learn how to play a little more under control and when he figures out what the offense is trying to do, so he has that pre snap sort of preparation and he can anticipate what's about to happen. He's gonna play that much faster and I think he's going to take off as a linebacker once

he adds that to his game. There, snap recognition, understanding where the weaknesses are in the defense, and that way he's not playing in such a robotic form where he's thinking before he does everything. It becomes more instinctual to him. But I've recognized since he's been in there in the

starting lineup, he's getting a little better each week. And now you're talking about making plays on the Nick Sirianni at the podium, Boy, Joe played really well from the pocket in the first half to take really and very accurate. What would you tribute his provement in those areas to? Yeah, him, he just he just gets better every day. He truly exemplifies the getting better at one percent better every day, getting a little bit better every day, and he just

continues to get better. So you know, I just he just did some really good things in that game. And you know, right before the double move we made to Davante, he made a couple of really good checks um and the third down and I don't know, is it twelve thirteen? That's big time play and we needed that at that time. You know, we were talking on the sideline like, hey,

we're up three nothing defense, just gotta stop. Let's get up ten on somebody, right And I don't know that's always the goal, right, but and he really got us out of the hole. You know, you know, you want to call back to Ragor. They played a different, uh little defense than what we thought. And he got us out of the hole. And that's what good quarterbacks do, and he did a really good job. Today. We talked a lot about formula identity with the offense. Do you

think you're bodly there? Do you think you have idea? I don't know if you're ever finally there, right, you know, So you know, again you always have to adjust to what people are doing and taking away, Um, But to be able to run the ball for what do we have two hundred two hundred something right to be able to do that against a defense of that caliber, because that's a good defense, right and they've they've shown that

they're a good defense. But to be able to do that, like, that's that's about those guys in the locker room, and it starts with those guys up front led by Jason Kelsey, Um Lane Lane Johnson, Like you know, I want to mention all of them, but they all did a great job anytime, and so you know, like anytime you rush for over two hundred yards the offense, so you don't have to ask me who got a game ball? The offensive line will get a game ball, um, because they

they did a great job. And we'll have to see probably Jam will get a game ball too. And it was a good birthday there for Davante to have two touchdowns. Usually when a quarterback, you know, she kind of puts the ball up for seating player. Ever seen lay sixty three six four? You know, DK metcap kind of guy. What is it? What is it about Davonte? The last play? But he's just a good He's just I mean you know, sometimes you just say about a guy, he's just a

good football player. That's like one of the like growing up in a in a coach's house like like that was like the ultimate compliment, right, like, man, what's what's going on? And I'm gonna say a name, Ron Schneider. He was a he was a quarterback for Southwestern High School. Man, he's just a good football player. He's just a good football player. Right, And you know, so the you know, he's longer than you think too, right, I mean I know what his height is, but he's got long arms

and so and he's just a good football player. He's just went up and got it. And you know he's had a lot of reps against Patrick certain Patrick Taine's a really good football player. Um I he's gonna be a good play layer in this league for a long time. But he just went up and I Jalen gave him an opportunity to make a play, put it on the right spot, and he just went up and made to play. And he ran some really good routes today too, Uh, just on some under routes and and some things like that.

So you know, he showed it both ways today. Uh, and Jalen was able to give him the ball. It was it was. It was a good game by Davante and uh he played, he played his tail off the checks to checks. The challenge made um, well, there was just they were they had a couple pressures coming and that was not going to be good against the protection that we had called. And he got it. He got us out of it. And so again it was built into the play. Um, we know what the problems are

with the protection, and and he he saw it. It was a good disguise by by the Broncos, but he saw it. He may have heard it, um, you know, And and he just got us to the right play and we ended up getting six and then we and it gave us when you when you do that, I think, uh Jordan Howard got six on the first one, then

we got the first down on the second one. And when you do that, you're like, well, shoot, just call it again, like Jaleen's gonna get us out of the Like gives you confidence, right because you're like, Jale's gonna get us out if it's a it's a funky look. And he did. But this time they didn't give us a funky look, and he was able to run the play and make a really good throw. So really good

job on the passive touchdown. Sure did I see it. Yeah, I'm still out of breath from running down the sideline because that altitude was that that was real for me. I think our players handled it really well because of our strength staff and our our doctors and our training staff had him already, but I felt it when I ran down the sideline. It was that was fun. That was that was my My vantage point of that is like, hey, we talked about getting the ball out. Um, Davion did

a really good job of getting that thing out. Melvin Gordon's a really good back. It's tough to get it from him. Um, but they got it out, and Sleigh was man Slay did some good things with that ball in his hand. I think there was a couple of people on the headset like just go down. They're like whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, No, no, don't go down, and uh uh. He did a really good job of just making a play. The defense did.

What I really appreciate is like the defense had some some penalties that we're gonna have to address, uh, you know, with some some pre snap penalties, but they did a phenomenal job of being legal blocks like you see sometimes on those long returns like that, some illegal blocks, but they did a good job of keeping things legal and letting Slay go do some work. Off to think about getting slay on some offense here getting touchdown? You don't

want to let me finish that comment? Go ahead. After his second touchdown, Davante had that that celebration, he said, it was about your guys motto lately. Can you enlighten us as to what that motto is? Well, yeah, well Fab five has a motto. I was a big Fab five fan growing up. I'm still a Michigan basketball fan and I like Villanova and I like Temple too. Um. But you know they had a saying there. I'll let you guys look it up, and I'm not gonna say

it here, but it's just basically all we talked. You know, we've given a talk about that. It wasn't this week. We gave a talk about it a couple of weeks ago. But um, we do mention it a little bit, but it basically what we say. And again I won't say it. Um. I know my brother and I say it to each

other all the time. He's gonna want me to say it, jay um, But what what it is is just about leaving everything on the field and letting it everything, letting letting everything you got, giving everything, every bit of energy you got, leaving it all on the field, and and uh and just giving everything you got to the to the team defensive leaving you guys have had previous weeks. Why do you think that worked out so well? Especially from the coverage. Yeah, I think it all starts up front.

I think that defensive line played really good, was able to get some pressures. The cover. Junits Um did a good job of um, you know, making the quarterback hold it a little bit to allow the defense to get to him or the defensive line to get to him. So I'm always gonna say it starts up front, but I don't want, ever want to take away anything from that that uh, that that secondary group. And then I just thought that the physical What was I supposed would

Gardner say the physicality? Last night? I said, hey, we need to out physical this team, or said something like that, and Gardner Minshew was very quick to tell me how to say, we have to have more physicality than them. So I want to make sure I say this right. And but the physicality of that group of the linebackers. I just felt like, man, TJ is just sticking people. And and I just felt, you know, how physical we were out there, and with TJ and with Davion and

with Alex like we were playing physical. They were playing really physical balls. Great to see Patrick Johnson get a big time play and then we were just sticking them and and it's all I mean at the end of the day. I was taught this a long time ago about this like the tougher team, the more physical team wins in football. And so it was good to it was good to be on that side of it, um and and to see our our physicality takeover is coming back,

see back probably. Man, I can't say enough for how Jordan Howard and Boston Scott and Kenny Gainwell have stepped in in the absence of of Miles Sanders. We know how good of a player Miles Sanders has. Look really look forward to getting him back. But man, they've been playing, They've been running hard, They're hard to tackle, they're hard to get down. It was great to see Boston Uh get to hum again, get to a screen and throw them the ball out there on a screen that almost

went for a touchdown against their blit zero. Um and so, gosh, they've just done a really nice job of filling in, and we are going to have some tough decisions. And that's a I almost it is. It's a good problem to have, um and Um. We'll do whatever we think is necessary to win the next game. But they've done a great job filling in an absence of Miles we are.

There different rules though for a player like Slay when until a loose ball, like to say he did some big player there because he hadn't jumps on it and Slays allowed for return. Well, well that's a good question, zac. Um. So we kind of have a city umble in a country fumble role I can I can let you in on that. Uh city fumble is if there's a lot of bodies around, get on it. If it's a country fumble and there's not a lot of bodies around, if you're in uh help me out here, Westchester, right then

you can then you can scoop and score. If you're in downtown Philly, you gotta get on the ball, tim, So I kind of fun where you haven't in a lot of room. Um. You know again, anytime you win a football game in this league on the road, it's tough. And and we and just had a good time. And uh, I guess my main message was I'll see Wednesday, so they'll be off tomorrow. All thank yeah. So why didn't you jump on it there? Why did you run? Huh when the ball was loosen there? Why didn't you keep

going with it as opposed to just getting down? All right? Hell no, no, I'm trying to score. Every time I touched the rock, I better get the touches. So when I get to touch, I'm trying to score. Quick I get done. They just talked about the city fumble versus country fumbel? Was that a city fumbel you turned into the country pub? That could have been both could have been both, you know, but uh, all I know is

city funnels country funnels. They both turned into touchdowns. Shoot mean when well, actually, when I saw the ball, I saw the lining from the grab it Um they office line from the grab I just snashed out of his hand quick like, no, give me that, minds up? How big was that place? When you think about how the game was gone there, it was a one score game. And if you first, that was a big play man. Um. Shoot,

Davia made a good punch out man. Uh, you know, just trying to change the game, and um, that's a big time and game changed to play for him. And you know, I uh, you know, of course I finished it off. But that was a good time and a good moment for us. Man. You know, put put the pressure back on their offense and take the pressure off of our offense. And you know, the day we played in all three phases as well. Today man, um, we just did better than the red zone holding the three

points that they touchdowns about two or three times. Uh, offense going down there are getting points. Uh shoot, I think what our offense probably had one three and out and you know, so that was that was a blessing down. They control the clock, you know, especially in this altitude. I was tired, oh man, I felt like it took me like at least thirty minutes. I was really tired. And then the monkey gown on my back back got tight.

Oh my goodness, I know what was going because the fact that I knew it was like thirteen personnel, so it had enough. But fact, guys out there, so I'm like I caught the ball. I said, oh man, it's on about thirteen, so none but these big guys they ain't catching me. I'm going I'm like, I'm gonna returning every time. You see, Teddy had a sort of a chance to go about you. And I was hoping Teddy didn't try to because I'll partly gave him a good stiffy.

But that's my dog though, you know, that's Teddy, My dude. Man, been playing against him for a long time. I went to him at the game. I say, but you try talking me, He says, you know, I can't talk on you. You know it was because I was out there, you know, rolling, But what's my dude? This was a much more aggressive coverage game, playing the main seating previous. What you see, Why do you think that was so important against this

Stetri Roughs offensive? Just because we got guys to match up. Man, we we were believing ourself, definitely in the secondary, that we can line up against anybody and play you know, press, work, awkward, whatever we need to do to get the job done. And you know, if we truly believe that, definitely in

the secondary. So, you know, coach believing to us, he uh, you know, making us a lot more aggressive going than challenge these guys and make him earn every down to look up he's awards with shooting before that, play a little bit some of the series before that and get that change. Jackie ran that thing back. I know I ain't got no words and nobody don't. One thing I don't do is argue with folks man. Uh, definitely, I believe you know. I'll play corner, so I'll do a

lot of running. I need to save all my energy, So my last day will be doing is arguing with somebody when I know I gotta probably guard you for like forty more plays and you might just be getting me tired for no reasons. Breaked up on the side. Yeah, I told him that. You know I'm telling that, and you know I'm trying to teach him right now how to do the return skills. But you know he don't want to believe me. But now I believe me. On the weekend, lock you down, I'll be tweing one. I

want two. He won one? You know easy? He baby looking we have a quarterback because I was just it had been three oh, but you know we had a quarterback just where some releases. You know he went one time. Did you see the airs come out in Denver with that play? After that in the air come, certainly air came out of the crowd. Yeah, I mean I take

an air out of anybody. You know, shoot turnover, you're just going on fourth down, you know, clutch possession, shoot it, take it are out of anybody that was our gold man and try to um out physical Uh you know, shoot, that's that's a nailing the cough from right then. Yeah. Yeah, but I'm probably gonna give it to a security guy. Man, you know dom you know, shoot, my boy don say he needs something this room for me, So I said, you can have that ball. You think of the celebration

after a second touchdown? What did he do? I saw it jiggling. I loved it because he you know, he got a big chip on his shoulder. Man. You know people think he you know, people sleeping on it. That boy like that? You like that? Like that? Like how you liking this? All kinds of identity. Past past three weeks have been good. Um rush for over two hundred so that was good. Yeah, we got some big boys

on the line. Now. You know, you look at the left side and Landing and Jordan, those guys getting healthy and man, just some big humans moving some people. Kelsey, I mean all the guys, so yeah, I mean all goes back to uh CoA stellin. When you guys are moving forward like that, dude, feel it kind of takes something out of the defense. Yeah, what you know, you control the time of possession and then you can just slowly grind them down and it makes the pass rush

a lot easier. It makes really a lot of the game a lot easier when you can do that. So what we've done well in the past few weeks, and I just gotta keep it up. Obviously it starts up front. But what have you seen from Jordan? I know you called him last week and uh and Boston Kenny, Uh yeah, tell Jordan Howard ye yeah, man, he's he's a beast. I mean we've seen this before, We've seen it in

training camp. A guy it's really uh you know, I think had a great offseason and every time you see him have the ball in his hands, he's always falling forward. He's always got momentum. And Kennyan Boston, I mean those guys are really miles Wait till Miles gets back. I mean, we got anybody can touch it and do good things with. What do you think about challenging how he's performance last three weeks as well? I said, Man, I think he's he's very composed. He's always composed. He's ever never see

him get too cheerful about stuff or down. So yeah, really every day he's like that, So just be consistent. He works hard and uh leads our team practice every day the last three weeks. Can you notice, like the defensive line like pose guys getting frustrated to get tired and goes for you guys? Yeah, you notice, So you look around a whole lot of people are tired. The offense is just really when you run the whole the whole game is about at about a battle. Will you

know you got sixty seven? He tries to how to make them right. But yeah, I mean the past three weeks has been you know something I've never really I guess we've done around here. So a testaments coach stout and no line to have one of the best in the NFL coming in. It's just it's just kind of a confidence booster for you guys, knowing that you can. Yeah, I just if you can see the way coach stout

coaches and the way everything is very intense. Some very funny stuff behind the scenes, but he's very very intense coach to everybody. That's uh. I think it's why he's been able to coach guys and do the stuff they've been being able to do. Guys coming in injuries, you know, whoever's in the lineup has um you know, usually done well. So Tyree and Jack Dallas leak the man. Really the second half, we're all second win. We're just trying to take one play at the time. But yeah, I mean

I know they were. You know, the more reps the young guys get, the better football players are going to become. It's a lot how usually when I was young rookie year, you know, you take your losses, learn from him and move on. But yet, I mean, Tyree's a beast. I mean, you see guys really you know built, you know, like a Jimmy Graham type. And Jack coming in is that a great job in the blocking game really all year.

So I saw him pick it out and I saw him fumbling, and I saw him pick up again, and then I just turned away and then I saw I saw him make a move and I turned away again. I just saw the crowd going nuts, and I saw a coach rock and I hugged him, and uh yeah, that was a that turned to the Momentum told him in the game. That physical mindset you're talking about, you guys have on the front of the past couple of weeks.

How do you think that's how Jack and laying uh landing. Uh, the younger guys as far as just moving straight ahead, I think it's easier for him running the football. Yeah, I don't think you gotta look at what you have. Have ut lize what you have. You know, usually the first thing you'll see when we're practices us on those bags, you know, two on one every day. So that's something

we do everything every day. And you've got guys that are you know that big landing really and I feel like, I mean Kelsey the smallest guys online Jack, but those guys on the left, yea, some big, some big boys. As a manage points to go what did you see? Did you see Gladay spents first to touch Stata Pisto Purtaseason or I did? Uh yeah, that was a freak show play. So what can you say? Uh? Didn't see the dance usually, so im I don't feel going anymore,

so use I'm going straight to Simine. I didn't even see the dance. So selfish, selfish for me. And you've still learning the week about him, his routine and now it's kind of infectious what he does to Monte comes in early and studies him. He noticed anything like that, you know, picked up anything. He's serious. I think he's talked to Hall of Fame guys that you know, I guess gave him a kind of a routine or you know what they focus on, how they approach the game.

I mean, he's really he's a he's an intense sky and you can tell he cares about it. So that's what's what you gotta have. I mean, he's a Yeah, that played today was something special, you know from aligning, you know, I love those. That's a it's like a freebee for me. So I teams and a prospe a few years ago took the week working me back every

day after the Raiders team. Have you sess change here in in these past three years the offense, I feel like our identity is you know, it's been good for the past three weeks round heavy and we're moving the controlling the time of possession, controlling the game. It makes a lot easier. But you know, moving forward, the teams you play are gonna find ways to try to stop it and manipulate you and their schemes and and so as the season progresses, it only you know, amplifies. So

how we're going. Thank you on the first touchdown, half says, such a great coverage by Japan on that. You see the coverage that he had on that, throw it up anyway, pish your trust. Well, we end up running kind of running the same play um repeatedly until we got the Luca wanted and Um, we took advantage of the look DeVante went up there that made us spectacular catch on the ball, got got down, maintained position on the ball, we got a touchdown. So it was a big, a

big start and a big spark for us. UM. I obviously want to come out the first drive and finish after a great drive, opening drive like that, finishing in the ri zone. But um, that's it's a great playbus meeting Jail and your entire first half. Do you think that's the sharpest you've been this year? My life is that what they're saying. That's something U I said coming out, Um, scoring on the first job is very important to me. That something we didn't do. UM. I think um, they

they presented some different looks to us. UM since send a lot of pressure and in moments of the game, and I think I think there were definitely highs in it. I think they were loads in it. And um, the good, bad and ugly, we're gonna learn from it. So I can see to learn from it and grow from it. It's always the next man up mentality when it was a player. But when Dallas Scottard goes out and how does that kind of all the things? Yeah, we all know Dallas is a big time player, a big time

tight end for us. UM play he made I'm on the naked and then the cross coming on third time big time plays and UM, it indeed was the next man up mentality. Use those guys, Jack and Tyree, they worked their chell off um throughout the week. Um, they see Dallas in the way he does things and they learn from him. But UM, I'm they're ready to play please by everybody. How they step then, UM, we need it. In this game. You ran a lot of good throwers

in the pocket. You just feel more comfortable with the age, getting getting good sets of opportunities. No, No, it's not throwing from the pocket to day like it's something that I can't do. I means something, you know, I think I do very well. It's just I guess just taking advantage of it. Um, third down and you know the high Russian trying to get me to escape out of there. They're giving me more time to stay in the pocket. So, UM took advantage of it. Today's praising you for a

few of the checks that you made. Does that kind of speak to your comfort level in this offense ten weeks? And I think I think that that comes from a whole lot of different things. Um. I think it comes from you know, comfort coaches. Um, they're comforting me also, UM, knowing that it's time to get it done. Um. And there's no there's no doubt, there's no hesitation on anything that I'm doing out there. I'm just trying to go

out there and react to what I see. So if we talked about it in meetings, if if the coach those what I'm doing or not, UM, going with my good I'm going out there and trying to make make it right. Like the best throws might have made. Um, was the one before half time? Was that after was not a touchdown? Was worth on that throw? And and what you said it was it? I like to throw it through the Jajalen reagu and it got hit me in my chin. You know throws like that, you know,

just giving you got some insight. There's some throws or you throw the ball that you don't know if they got caught it or not because you're taking a leak. Um. But we have a lot of a lot of a lot of belief and all the guys we have shootout I missed to throw last week on third down. I still got a bad taste in my mouth from that one. You know, quez you know you dropped one before half a touchdown and they happen. So they have complete trust in me and I have complete trust in them, and

we just keep bouncing back. And Um, the biggest, the biggest thing I'll tell you about this game and anything we go through, right, We've been learning, We've been growing steady. Um, We've been attacking everything. And I think the biggest, the biggest thing I've realized for us is we have to understand the only direction is to rise. Um. Just continue to rise, you see, to grow, continue to put in the effort, um, and everything a play out the way

it's supposed to. The direction I'm still running the last few weeks. How I always the physical aspector, but also you know you as a passer. Yeah, I think I think we just have a talited crew. Um. And you know I've said it. I said it early on. Um. You know it takes time. It doesn't happen overnight. UM, And it seems like we're finding that groove. We're making that progress that we want to make as a football

team and as an offense. So we just want to go out there and be consistent and whatever it is we decided to attack the defense, but to be throwing it forty times, um, running it forty times, whatever it is. Want to be efficient. Um. And when you're efficient as a football team, as an offense, and how you attack, good things happen Jamaica. But the celebration after a second touchdown, I'll tell you go listen to let them hang. Gotta let them hang. But I get oh boys, or listen

to that. How did you see if my team that you felt you could exploit with you some recessing. Yeah, they you know, they did some things. I give a lot of credit to Cooper out there. You played the play the end well, played the zone reads well. Um, you know they did some things to trying to take that away. But you know, you know, Scott, Ja, Jay Howe, Um, Kenny, all those guys have our opportunities to run the ball and hit it, hit the down field. It's good for

us and we take advantage of that. What happened on the interception, Um, when they able to finish my throw in the jamming, my fingers up a little bit. Um, Oh, I guess, I guess it was kind of flukeish because you know we got a fumble cover for a touchdown. So everything happens for a reason. Two years ago to set the one your action years to rise, but there are teams that go the other one. Why aren't you guys different? Why are you having that progress instead of progress?

I think it's a it's a mentality and it's a belief we have here, um, and it's the work we put in. You know, it's the work we put in. We want to be one to know every week. That's always been our goal. You know I told those guys, I say, cherish every moment, Cherish every moment together, Cherish every moment with your teammates. Um. And and choose to rise, choose greatness. Um. And it's just a mentality, you know, and you you you kind of feed that into your mind.

You start to believe it, um. And I think the belief we have moving forward, just you know, just just to continue to rise, continue to learn, continue to build Countie, to play together against jail to worth lord marry. Um no, no, but I'll tell you. I'll tell you this. UM. I know, UM know, it's a big deal about the black pants we wore today, and I take full credit for it. I worked really hard to to get mister Leary to

trying to you know, shoot it up a little bit. So, UM, I appreciate one of us wearing the black black pants. Hope the fans liked it, you know, they like to win. So why did you like that? I just, you know, I felt it was time. I felt it was time to put the black pants on. Um. We'll see what's next. We'll see what's next. What's your point of oh, slaves touched it? And what was your role with that? Um,

I just remember it was a big palm. Heard the crowd kind of go silad for a little bit, then kind of uproar, got up, turned around seeing Slat doing his little running circle thing that he does when he gets the ball. Um. But then I seen him turn on the jets, pick the sideline and start getting downhill, and I was just thinking, we got a chance. So from there it was just you know, pick out the person who I think has a chance, the best chance

of tackling him. Um, trying to get a block. Go out there, throw a block, get up, see the trail of his feeding. It's kind of it if you were in on the tackle. But um, I just remember it was a big palm. DT got a good did a good job of getting some push UM, and I just tried to get on get on his back end and recreate the line of scrimmage. And from that point it just kind of got lost and everything that was going on. This looks like a much more aggressive defensive game plan

a bit in previous weeks. Why did you guys think this was a good bad shot too kind to be a little bit more aggressive many coverage? UM, I think we we we just execute a little bit better today too as well. Um, some stuff we did today we've done in the past. I mean we didn't play a perfect game, still had some mistakes out there, but um, I think everybody just continue to try to, you know, fight hard, and today we were able to you know, um, be in the right situation and execute a little bit

better to come out with a win. Like you guys rotated a lot of the safety between the three view, What was the thinking behind that? I mean, I'm not sure. I mean, I know we got a lot of talented players, which is trying to get everybody on the field, um,

and get everybody opportunity to make some plays. So from that point, it's just about you know, being dialed in in the game, still staying in tune, um, being locked in with the different packages that we might have and who might be in the game, and then just being great teammates with one another, so where everybody's when everybody's out there, it's just about supporting one another and trying to get a job done. You guys, we really were on the road. How hungry is this team in this

locker room for home with? Yeah, I mean I think you know that's the goal each week us to come out, try to be aggressive, Um, try to you know, don nate the opponent and come out with a win. So we've been able to shrink some wins alone together on the road. But um, you know, we look forward to getting back home and getting things going. There. Is there something about the latest personality and he tries to school

and run. I mean, I don't know. I mean maybe it was a little bit of the talk this week. He's talking about playing a little receiver and stuff like that. So, um, that's kind of his thing this year. He's gotten the ball in his hand a few times. Um, and when he's gotten it, we've kind of gave him a hard time about, you know, not taking it to the end

zone as often as we think he could. But um, he did a great job of the day of you know, being around the ball, um quickly getting on it and getting that possession, but then also finishing it with a touchdown and a big play that was able to swing the game for us. What was the conversation and around your room this week and coming off of because you saw the stats out there, you guys are giving up

eighty percent completion percentage. You know, some heat on the DC what was kind of the mentality and the conversation like among the defensive players this week, just being better. Um. You know, as players, we want to take accountability for you know, the lack of the lack of success, but also you know, when we do well, we want to

you know, get that credit as well. So it's really just about you know, being great teammates, being professionals, um, you know, sticking together, working through it together, um, and as players and coaches included, and finding a way to get it done. So um, from defensive standpoint and back end standpoint, we take pride and on that we can go out there and cover guys. So we just wanted

to focus on executing in the band right spot. That's a route from players and head coach Nick Sirianni, coach said see you Wednesday, So they're gonna enjoy this one a little bit before they look towards the New Orleans Saints. Yeah, as a player, three words you want to hear Wednesday. Yes, that's what we call a victory Monday. So as after this long flight, big tough win out there in Denver, I'm sure there was a loud roar from the players.

Coach say it see you win. I mean there is no understanding the energy on a flight home, the difference between a win and a loss. How sad a long flight home after a losses on the plane, and how happy a flight home after a witness And when I was traveling with the team, I mean, we're in a completely different section than the players and the coaches, but you can feel the energy is just the noise. I'm

sure there's dancing. I'm sure there's screaming. I'm sure there's cherry and I'm sure it's going to be a fun ride home for those guys. Well, now is your chance to vote for the Toyota Player of the Week. Go to Philadelphia Eagles dot com slash Toyota Player of the Week to cast your vote and get a chance at a brand new Toyota. All Right, here we go our three nominees. We're kicking things off with the quarterback Jalen Hurts Areas. He was sixteen for twenty three hundred and

seventy eight yards two touchdowns. Look at that rating of one hundred and three. All right, moving on to his receiver DeVante Smith, He's nominee number two. After that second touchdown, his stat line was two catches, two touchdowns. It's not bad to day for Devonte Smiths. And lastly, here is big Play Sligh. He's our third nominee today, a scoop and score, and he brought it to the house. Guys, what do we think Hurts Smith Slay? Well, you know where my heart wants to go. Look at big Play,

big plays running down the field. I want to go with him, but I can't go with Darius Lay. I'm sorry, big Play. I would have loved to have chosen him. I gotta go with the quarterback. Warterback has been under some unjust heat around here. I thought he came out and played phenomenally today. He gave DeVonta Smith opportunity to make that catch. Devontae came through. I think Devonte got player the game last week. So I think I'll go with Jalen this. We're spreading the wealth. There you go. Well,

I am gonna go with Darius Lay today. And look, it's hard, it's hard to not go with Jalen Hurts in a game like today, But I think that play Darius Lay. First of all, it's like the craziest thing I've seen in the NFL today, for sure. But from this team in a long time. This is the kind of play, Like I said, this happened at the college level, that a guy is able to make that many guys missing, get all the way to the end zone on a

scoop and score eighty two yards. It's absolutely insane. Just at the point it was in this game, Denver was getting ready to score, possibly going to tie it up. That's a that's potentially a fourteen point swing for this Eagles team, huge momentum, not to mention a really exciting play for the defense. So that's why he's my pick. All right, You heard it here. While Eagles fans, there's a new way for you to get a recap of each game. Check out our voice app on Alexa and

Google devices. For more information, visit Philadelphia Eagles dot com slash Voice. Now, we're gonna keep things rolling as we head into our Jamison nightcap. The New Orleans Saints are coming to town on Sunday. They're looking at a five and four record. They won or I'm sorry, they lost a tight one today against Tennessee. The Titans are rolling this year. The quarterback looking a little different than it did last year. Trevor Simeon taking snaps on her center.

The Eagles still winless at home, so they're looking to pick up their first one of the season at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. Hi howe feeling? Oh? Feel good at there? After today's FIG three. You know, I got a chance to catch some of that New Orleans Tennessee game. You know, Trevor Simeon, you give me time. He can beat you with his arm. I mean, he's got enough starts under his belt. He's not going to be rattled

by coming in. They went toe to toe with Tennessee today, and Tennessee is arguably the best team in the NFC, I mean the AFC this year. So I say that to say we can't take this team lightly. Next week, it's time to get our first victory at home. Jalen Hurts got his first win of his career against this New Orleans Saints team. I'm sure they haven't forgotten it. But here's what I'll say. Uh could be blackout that We'll have to ask the quarterback out if you can

put the black pants like the bats. I think it's I think it's an interesting matchup because this isn't the Saints team that we've known for many years, obviously in the post Drew Brees era, but with Sean Payton, you know, in that creative offense, there's always you know, they're always going to be doing something interesting, especially with the Taylorm case. Some hell combo. But Alvin Kamara did not play today. He was injured this week. So that's going to be

some thing to watch for the Eagles this week. Well, it's gonna be a big one. I know Eagles fans are gonna be ready to welcome the Eagles back home on Sunday for a one o'clock kickoff. Of course, we'll be here for the kickoff Show presented by Exalt at twelve ten, and then we'll be right back here on the postgame show presented by Rico for myself, Amy Campbell and I Grief. We'll see you next time.