Going into the fourth quarter, the Philadelphia Eagles led the Buffalo Bills 13-0, but you know that with Josh Allen, the Bills would start scoring at some point, and they did, scoring two touchdowns in the final stanza.
With five seconds left, the Bills, who scored on a Josh Allen rushing touchdown, decided to go for two.
However, Allen’s pass to Khalil Shakir missed the mark, and the Eagles would go on to win 13-12.
It appeared that if Allen’s pass had been on target, it would have been completed, and the Bills would have won.
On Tuesday, as Philadelphia prepares to host the Washington Commanders on Sunday, Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio discussed the two-conversion try.
“Yeah, we had a little bit of pseudo pressure there,” Fangio said. “Just to try and get something going for him, and so he wouldn’t extend the play too long. We had good coverage going early. We lost leverage late, [Eagles LB] Jihaad [Campbell] did. But other than that, I thought we played it well. Anytime, even for a great quarterback like him, rolling to your left, moving to your left, throwing back, it’s a hard throw.
The Eagles did get Allen off his spot, which may have led to the errant pass. In hindsight, you wonder if it was the right call by Sean McDermott to go for two. Buffalo had the momentum, and the Eagles’ offense was stuck in the mud, but that’s the past for Philadelphia. They survived!
Fangio talks about the return of Jalen Carter:
Against the Bills, the Eagles got back Pro Bowl DT Jalen Carter, who missed three games after a shoulder procedure. In his return, Carter had one sack and a blocked extra point, which was the difference in the game.
“I thought he played well,” Fangio said about Carter. “I really didn’t know how he would play because he missed three games, I believe, and didn’t practice until this past week during that time. I thought he played well, I think he’s off to a good start, and hopefully he’ll build on that and play good down the stretch here and into the playoffs.”
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