The Eagles were able to break their losing stream on Sunday against the Raiders, the offense put up 31 points and the defense forced the first shut-out in Philly since 2018. It was a well-round performance
by the team, but the defense was still the highlight — they held Las Vegas to under 75 yards of offense, were able to rotate guys and keep them fresh, and Brandon Graham set a franchise record for being the oldest player to record a sack (and he got two).
After the game, quarterback Jalen Hurts kept his answers about the Eagles offense short and to the point, answering many by just highlighting that they found a way to win. And while the QB didn’t care to elaborate much about his impressive performance, he did make sure to give the Eagles defense — and Brandon Graham — their flowers.
“A great defensive performance. I don’t think that’s something that you can dismiss or undervalue, [to] not look forward, to give up 75 total yards of offense and lead the game with a goose egg on the board. You couldn’t ask for anything more. So, glad we were able to compliment them on the other side of the ball today.”
Over the years, Jalen Hurts formed quite a bond with Brandon Graham, and had some thoughtful words to describe the 15-year veteran who recently came out of retirement and notched two sacks in Sunday’s game.
“Awesome. Awesome, awesome. Two of them at his age and being able to come back. I think someone like Brandon, he serves more value than just his presence and his leadership. He’s still a hell of a player, and I’m glad he’s able to feel that personally for himself and set the tone in a way for our team.”
Hurts and the Eagles offense have relied on the defense a lot this season to get to 9-5, but it was nice to see that the pressure wasn’t on that side of the ball much on Sunday.
