CNN —The Philadelphia Eagles scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including two by star running back Saquon Barkley, to pull away and defeat the Washington Commanders 26-18 on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
Washington opened the scoring in the first quarter with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels orchestrating a four-play, 58-yard drive to put the Commanders ahead 7-0.
It’s not about who’s tougher, but who is tougher longer.’”The turning point in the game came in the fourth quarter.
Trailing 12-10, with the Commanders facing a fourth-and-two in field goal range, Washington elected to go for a first down.
It was huge because we went down and made it a two-score game.”Zack Baun and Reed Blankenship of the Eagles stop Daniels on the key fourth-down run during the fourth quarter.
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