Philly fans had to brave on a cold, rainy, Thursday night for their first win of the season in a game Flacons almost won.
45 minutes of raining delayed the game. When it started, Falcon took control and by the third quarter, they were leading 6-3. Then, Philly initiated a familiar playing style—an offensive style that helped them with the Super Bowl earlier in the year.
As the third quarter was about to wrap up, Nick Foles passed the ball down to Corey Clement, who handed it to Nelson Agholor. The receiver quickly lobbed a pass to Foles again who set up a touchdown for Jay Ajayi. The Eagles went up 10-6 and defended their lead to the final whistle.
Philly’s unique play style was inspired by the Patriots. It failed for them in the Super Bowl but helped the Eagles scraped a win that was hard-fought.
“It was the same play the Patriots used,” Lane Johnson said after the game. “The one that Tom Brady dropped.”
Coach Doug Pederson called the style “Philly Philly” and admitted it was in his team’s program.
“It was a play we had put in for this week. It was a play that was in our third-down menu. We were on the correct hash mark and it was the right time of the game.”
Agholor’s pass to Foles received a lot of reactions on social media afterward, perhaps because unlike Brady, Foles caught it.
