Eagles vs. Falcons: Philadelphia Grades, Notes and Quotes, In his aboriginal bold with that big contract, Julio Jones was account every penny.
Jones hauled in nine passes for 141 yards, including a brace of touchdowns, and the Atlanta Falcons came aback afterwards abandonment a 17-point halftime advance to exhausted the Philadelphia Eagles 26-24 Monday night in the apprenticeship admission of Dan Quinn.
"Julio is an alarming player," said Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who overcame a brace of cher interceptions. "He's as acceptable as it gets, and we're advantageous to accept him." Coming off the best division of his career, Jones was adored with a new $71.25 actor contract. Early on, he bedeviled the Eagles' revamped accessory as Atlanta raced to a 20-3 halftime lead.
Philadelphia rallied abaft new quarterback Sam Bradford, demography the advance for the aboriginal time at 24-23 on Ryan Mathews' 1-yard run with 8:37 remaining.
Back came the Falcons, active into position for Matt Bryant's fourth acreage ambition of the game, a 47-yarder with 6:27 to go that angry out to be the winner.
Cody Parkey was advanced appropriate on a 44-yard acreage ambition that could accept adequate Philadelphia's lead. The Eagles had one added chance, but cornerback-turned-safety Ricardo Allen intercepted a canyon that went through the easily of Jordan Matthews, sealing the achievement with 1:11 left.
"They didn't wish to bandy it at my corners so they threw it in the average of the field," Allen said. "They angled the brawl and it landed in my lap."
Bradford, in his aboriginal regular-season bold in about two years afterwards getting acquired in a barter with St. Louis, was 36 of 52 for 336 yards. But Philadelphia's much-hyped active game, led by newcomer DeMarco Murray, was abundantly a bust.
After arch the NFL with 1,845 yards hasty in Dallas endure season, Murray was captivated to 9 yards on eight carries. Ryan Mathews had alone 4 yards, while Darren Sproles led the way with 50 yards on the ground.
Coach Chip Kelly's up-tempo breach looked unstoppable in the preseason but bogged down in the aboriginal bisected adjoin the fired-up Falcons, who achievement the active Quinn can about-face things about from a 10-22 assuming the endure two seasons beneath Mike Smith.
"You just assurance the preparation, let it rip and accept fun," Quinn said. "That's what we did."
Other than a 69-yard drive that led to a acreage goal, the Eagles generated just 56 yards on their added seven first-half backing -- three of which went three-and-out, and addition concluded bound if Bradford was intercepted. The arrears would accept been even bigger if not for Kiko Alonso's admirable one-handed interception while falling astern in the end zone.
"We couldn't get annihilation traveling in the aboriginal half," Bradford said.
Jones again austere new Eagles cornerback Byron Maxwell, including touchdowns of 4 and 22 yards. Philadelphia clamped down in the additional half, but Jones assuredly got apart for his alone bolt afterwards the break: a 44-yarder that set up Bryant's acceptable acreage goal.
Bryant aswell affiliated from 41, 39 and 44 yards.
"The big affair that you can yield from this win is that we finished," Bryant said. "Coach Quinn has absolutely emphasized over the preseason about finishing."
Ryan was 23 of 34 for 298 yards but handed Philadelphia the drive on the third play of the additional half. A abysmal canyon down the average just as he was hit was best off by assurance Walter Thurmond, who alternate it 23 yards to the Atlanta 8. Afterwards an abridged pass, Murray took off about appropriate end for Philadelphia's aboriginal touchdown of the season.
The Falcons were affected to punt, and the Eagles put calm their a lot of absorbing drive of the night to that point. Despite four penalties, they went 95 yards in 13 plays, capped off by Bradford's 5-yard touchdown canyon to Murray that broken Atlanta's advance to 20-17. The active aback hauled in the throw, cut aback to leave Kroy Biermann sprawled face-first on the turf, and sauntered into the end zone.
Philadelphia wasn't done, either.
Bradford guided the Eagles 80 yards in just six plays, including four after completions that went for 24, 12, 21 and 19 yards to the Atlanta 1. Mathews took it in from there, giving Philadelphia its aboriginal advance of the game.
"I told the guys at halftime it was a account of two halves," Kelly said. "We played a lot bigger in the additional half."
Not absolutely acceptable enough.
NOTES: Matthews accomplished with 10 catches for 102 yards. ... The Falcons had a 105-63 bend in hasty yards adjoin Philadelphia's much-hyped active game. Rookie Tevin Campbell led the way with 80 yards on 20 carries. ... Both teams had a brace of interceptions. William Moore aswell had a aces for Atlanta. ... The Falcons won their home opener for the eighth year in a row.
Jones hauled in nine passes for 141 yards, including a brace of touchdowns, and the Atlanta Falcons came aback afterwards abandonment a 17-point halftime advance to exhausted the Philadelphia Eagles 26-24 Monday night in the apprenticeship admission of Dan Quinn.
"Julio is an alarming player," said Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who overcame a brace of cher interceptions. "He's as acceptable as it gets, and we're advantageous to accept him." Coming off the best division of his career, Jones was adored with a new $71.25 actor contract. Early on, he bedeviled the Eagles' revamped accessory as Atlanta raced to a 20-3 halftime lead.
Philadelphia rallied abaft new quarterback Sam Bradford, demography the advance for the aboriginal time at 24-23 on Ryan Mathews' 1-yard run with 8:37 remaining.
Back came the Falcons, active into position for Matt Bryant's fourth acreage ambition of the game, a 47-yarder with 6:27 to go that angry out to be the winner.
Cody Parkey was advanced appropriate on a 44-yard acreage ambition that could accept adequate Philadelphia's lead. The Eagles had one added chance, but cornerback-turned-safety Ricardo Allen intercepted a canyon that went through the easily of Jordan Matthews, sealing the achievement with 1:11 left.
"They didn't wish to bandy it at my corners so they threw it in the average of the field," Allen said. "They angled the brawl and it landed in my lap."
Bradford, in his aboriginal regular-season bold in about two years afterwards getting acquired in a barter with St. Louis, was 36 of 52 for 336 yards. But Philadelphia's much-hyped active game, led by newcomer DeMarco Murray, was abundantly a bust.
After arch the NFL with 1,845 yards hasty in Dallas endure season, Murray was captivated to 9 yards on eight carries. Ryan Mathews had alone 4 yards, while Darren Sproles led the way with 50 yards on the ground.
Coach Chip Kelly's up-tempo breach looked unstoppable in the preseason but bogged down in the aboriginal bisected adjoin the fired-up Falcons, who achievement the active Quinn can about-face things about from a 10-22 assuming the endure two seasons beneath Mike Smith.
"You just assurance the preparation, let it rip and accept fun," Quinn said. "That's what we did."
Other than a 69-yard drive that led to a acreage goal, the Eagles generated just 56 yards on their added seven first-half backing -- three of which went three-and-out, and addition concluded bound if Bradford was intercepted. The arrears would accept been even bigger if not for Kiko Alonso's admirable one-handed interception while falling astern in the end zone.
"We couldn't get annihilation traveling in the aboriginal half," Bradford said.
Jones again austere new Eagles cornerback Byron Maxwell, including touchdowns of 4 and 22 yards. Philadelphia clamped down in the additional half, but Jones assuredly got apart for his alone bolt afterwards the break: a 44-yarder that set up Bryant's acceptable acreage goal.
Bryant aswell affiliated from 41, 39 and 44 yards.
"The big affair that you can yield from this win is that we finished," Bryant said. "Coach Quinn has absolutely emphasized over the preseason about finishing."
Ryan was 23 of 34 for 298 yards but handed Philadelphia the drive on the third play of the additional half. A abysmal canyon down the average just as he was hit was best off by assurance Walter Thurmond, who alternate it 23 yards to the Atlanta 8. Afterwards an abridged pass, Murray took off about appropriate end for Philadelphia's aboriginal touchdown of the season.
The Falcons were affected to punt, and the Eagles put calm their a lot of absorbing drive of the night to that point. Despite four penalties, they went 95 yards in 13 plays, capped off by Bradford's 5-yard touchdown canyon to Murray that broken Atlanta's advance to 20-17. The active aback hauled in the throw, cut aback to leave Kroy Biermann sprawled face-first on the turf, and sauntered into the end zone.
Philadelphia wasn't done, either.
Bradford guided the Eagles 80 yards in just six plays, including four after completions that went for 24, 12, 21 and 19 yards to the Atlanta 1. Mathews took it in from there, giving Philadelphia its aboriginal advance of the game.
"I told the guys at halftime it was a account of two halves," Kelly said. "We played a lot bigger in the additional half."
Not absolutely acceptable enough.
NOTES: Matthews accomplished with 10 catches for 102 yards. ... The Falcons had a 105-63 bend in hasty yards adjoin Philadelphia's much-hyped active game. Rookie Tevin Campbell led the way with 80 yards on 20 carries. ... Both teams had a brace of interceptions. William Moore aswell had a aces for Atlanta. ... The Falcons won their home opener for the eighth year in a row.
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