Philadelphia (dpa) – The Philadelphia Eagles won a football thriller against the Buffalo Bills and defended their top position in the NFL.
At 37:34, the team led by quarterback Jalen Hurts saved themselves into overtime after a long deficit with a field goal from a long distance 20 seconds before the end. There, Hurts completed the victory with his second running touchdown, which he had only brought back within reach with three touchdown passes in three attack series. “He had some really important plays in the second half,” praised Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. “And then of course the big one at the end.”
With ten wins in eleven games, the Eagles are better than any other team in the National Football League. Last season, Philadelphia made it to the Super Bowl and lost to the Kansas City Chiefs. The defending champion beat the Las Vegas Raiders 31:17 in the parallel game and thus kept contact with the Baltimore Ravens for the top spot in the AFC. The Ravens won 20-10 at the Los Angeles Chargers and have nine wins, one more than the Chiefs, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Miami Dolphins. Only first place guarantees home advantage in every playoff game.
The Bills, however, have to worry about qualifying for the playoffs with six defeats and six wins. Quarterback Josh Allen had a strong game against the Eagles for long stretches, but had a bad pass in the final quarter. Shortly afterwards, the Eagles converted the ball into a touchdown and took the lead again at 28:24 for the first time since the 7-0 start of the game. Because kicker Jake Elliott scored the field goal from 59 yards in wet, cold and windy conditions, Hurts then had the chance for the decisive fifth touchdown.
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2023-11-27 05:41:09
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