Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley led Philadelphia to another strong showing on Sunday. The Eagles are gaining momentum at the right moment.
Hurts ran for three touchdowns and threw for another, helping Philadelphia defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 37-17 for their third straight win.
“We’re executing at a high level right now,” said DeVonta Smith, who made a fantastic 45-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter. “Guys are in the right spots at the right time.”
Hurts completed 16 of 20 passes for 236 yards. He also carried the ball 10 times for 37 yards.
Barkley rushed for 108 yards as Philadelphia (5-2) claimed their fourth win in five games. The Eagles scored the last 20 points of the game.
“I think today was a great team win, a great showing as a team,” Hurts said. “When you play like that on defense and you’re able to stop an offense capable of playing at a high level and with the star players they have on that team, that’s a great job.”
Hurts’ 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter capped an 85-yard drive that took 7:37 off the clock, giving Philadelphia a 34-17 lead with four and a half minutes remaining. This drive followed an interception by Burrow.
“The team we just played, they’re a really good football team,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. “They’ve won a lot of games, and so I thought that was awesome to be able to do that and go get the points off of that and take the time off the clock.”
Nakobe Dean then recovered a fumble by Mike Gesicki, and Jake Elliott added a 47-yard field goal to finish the game.
Smith had six catches for 85 yards, and A.J. Brown caught five passes for 84 yards. The Eagles totaled 397 yards of offense.
