Somewhere lost behind the end zone of Lincoln Financial Field in the pile of bouncing Eagles’ helmets, and white jerseys was Jordan Davis—if it is anyway possible to lose someone 6-foot-6, 336 pounds.
Everything looked lost on Sunday for the Eagles when they hosted the Los Angeles Rams.
Rams’ kicker Joshua Karty, who had already booted four field goals, was lined up to kick a walk-off 44-yarder with three ticks remaining to send the Rams to 3-0 and hand the Eagles off to the land of the lost in revenge
for last year’s divisional round playoff defeat in the snow.
That was when a big, meaty paw came from nowhere and batted down Karty’s kick, and the newly svelte Jordan Davis scooped up the loose ball and huffed, and puffed 61 yards for an improbable 33-26 Eagles’ victories.
The victory woke the Eagles’ dormant passing game, which produced 202 yards and three touchdowns—all in the second half. Jalen Hurts threw his first touchdown passes of the season, while Dallas Geodert, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith caught their first touchdowns in 2025.
The Eagles have now won 19 of their last 20 games, scoring 26-straight points in recovering from a 26-7 deficit.
It sent the Rams’ Jared Verse off sulking, hiding under the folding arms on his head, after constantly mocking Eagles’ fans, and anyone else willing to give him attention, with a taunting wings-flapping gesture, pouring more ire on what was a terrible Eagles’ start.
While Verse was wending his way off the field through the shadows, Davis and the Eagles exulted in what might may be foundational piece for this 2025 team to repeat as Super Bowl champions.
Hurts finished completing 22 of 32 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns, while Brown caught a season-high six passes for a season-high 109 yards, and Smith caught a season-high eight passes for 60 yards.
At halftime, the Eagles had minus-1 yard passing. Hurts did not have a passing touchdown over the first five halves of the season. He had three alone in the second half against the Rams, who departed Lincoln Financial Field shell-shocked.
There was a ton of good, some bad, and a lot of deserved ugly in the Eagles’ 33-26 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.
The Good
Jordan Davis had the game of his life. With :03 left, he blasted through Rams tackle Rob Havenstein and backup guard Beaux Limmer to block Karty’s attempted game-winning 44-yard field goal, then rambled 61 yards with his first NFL touchdown, capping the Eagles’ 33-26 victory. He earlier badly beat Limmer, who came into the game in the fourth quarter, on Sean McVay’s chancy move to go for it on fourth-and-one at the Eagles’ 46 with 14:07 to play. Daviscame crashing down Kyren Williams, and the Rams’ tailback did not have a chance. Davis and Jalen Carter had slammed the Rams’ backward, causing a pileup and Williams had nowhere to go.
A.J. Brown had not caught a pass in the first half. His finished with season highs in receptions (6) and yards (109). His 25-yard reception on a third-and-10 with 8:13 to play kept alive their go-ahead score in the fourth quarter. He ran right over Rams’ cornerback Darius Williams to the Eagles’ 34. It was Brown’s fifth reception, which he followed with his sixth catch of the game, a 23-yard reception on third-and-10 to the Rams’ 15. His over the shoulder 38-yard reception early in the third quarter over the Rams’ Cobie Durant woke up the Eagles’ offense. The play came on a second-and-13 and it was Brown’s second catch, three plays after making his first catch.
Brown’s first touchdown of the season on a nine-yard reception with 2:16 left in the third quarter. Williams was looking for a flag but didn’t get it, claiming Brown pushed off. The score made it a game—putting the Eagles within 26-21.
Jalen Carter blocking Karty’s 26-yard field goal attempt with 8:39 to play, after Karty had made field goals for 51, 28. 33 and 46 yards. It kept the Eagles within 26-21. Carter then proceeded to get a 15-yard taunting penalty that put the Eagles back at the nine.
Backup right tackle Fred Johnson coming on to replace Matt Pryor, who was abysmal in trying to replace Lane Johnson, who went down in the first quarter with a neck injury. Johnson secured what had been a dubious area of the field.
Goedert’s 33-yard touchdown catch with 11:38 left in the third quarter. It brought the Eagles to within 26-14 and gave them some new life after a half in which the Eagles’ offense was dormant, producing a scant 33 yards of total offense. It was good to see Hurts looking down the middle of the field.
The Eagles’ second drive of the second half. It got the Eagles going. Matt Pryor, who replaced the injured Lane Johnson, was replaced by Fred Johnson at right tackle to start the five-play drive, which chewed up 79 yards and got the Eagles their first first down since their first drive of the game. The passing attack was responsible for 79 yards on the drive.
The Eagles’ first offensive drive. Granted, they were working off a short field, they converted two fourth downs, it made them six-for-six in the Red Zone in their first three games this season. They slammed the ball into the end zone using the “Tush Push,” and you get the sense that it comes with greater relish, shoving the play back at the pushback the NFL and the other naysayers have given them in objecting to it. With the Rams throwing their attention at Barkley, Hurts took advantage. He completed two of three for 16 yards, and he rushed for 22 yards on four carries.
DeVonta Smith’s four-yard touchdown with 1:48 to play brought the Eagles all the way back from a 26-7 deficit to a 27-26 lead. His 11-yard catch on third-and-three at the Rams’ 48 kept the go-ahead scoring drive alive with 6:07 to play. His 16-yard reception down the middle on a third-and-10 at the Eagles’ 10 in the third quarter was the first third-down conversion for either team. His 11-yard reception on the Eagles’ opening drive on a third-and-12 at the Rams’ 14 led to a fourth-and-one and the first “Tush Push” play of the game—and eventually a touchdown—igniting the first torrent of complaints the Eagles were guilty of a false start.
Hurts’ first designed run of the season was an 18-yard gain on the Eagles’ first drive. It came on fourth-and-two at the Rams’ 30. It was a great call by Eagles’ offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. The Eagles had caught Rams’ edge rusher Jared Verse committing inside, which left an open corridor right that Hurts took.
Linebacker Zach Baun started everything off with an interception on the Rams’ first drive at the Rams’ 38. Baun read the second-and-10 play well, stepping right in front of intended receiver Davante Adams for the pick. It led to a 7-0 Eagles’ lead. Baun made another pass defense on the Rams’ second drive. On a third-and-six, when Stafford looked for Tuti Atwell in the middle of the field, Baun was there to break it up, forcing the Rams into a field goal. On the Rams’ fourth drive, Baun again came up with a big hit, stopping Kyren Williams for no gain on a first-and-10 at the Rams’ 47.
Cooper DeJean and Jihaad Campbell quietly had productive games, leading the Eagles in tackling and combining to make 17 tackles, 10 solo, with one tackle for loss. Their games kind of got lost under the big guys Carter and Davis.
The Bad
This went from an ugly backfire, to whew, thankful for Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis’ blocked kicks. Nick Sirianni’s gamble on fourth-and-six at the 50 with 12:18 to play. Why? The Eagles had the momentum. They were coming off a big fourth-and-one stop themselves, and punter Braden Mann has been excellent this season pinning opponents. Why not trust the NFL’s No. 1 defense that had just given you a big stop? Time was of the essence, and the Eagles could spare little at the time.
Edge Nolan Smith Jr. getting caught inside on Kyren Williams’ 10-yard touchdown run to open the second half, which put the Rams up 26-7.
Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell’s 17-yard pass interference penalty on the Rams’ fourth drive. The flag preserved the drive, which resulted in a Joshua Karty 28-yard field goal and a 13-7 Rams’ lead with 9:15 left in the first half.
The Eagles’ third offensive series. Highlighted by Jaylen McCollough’s 10-yard sack on a third-and-eight that closed the first quarter. Over the Eagles’ second and third drives, they amassed minus-5 yards of total offense. For the first quarter, they were outgained 104-24, averaged 1.6 yards a play, and averaged less than a yard a reception, 0.3.
The Eagles’ second offensive series. With no Lane Johnson at right tackle, the Rams feasted. On a second-and-10 at their 20, Poona Ford came through Landon Dickerson on the right to drag down Hurts for an eight-yard sack. Johnson was out with a neck injury and questionable to return late in the first quarter.
The Ugly
Anyone trying to cover Puka Nacua, who had 11 catches for 113 yards. Someone from the Eagles may have to check the surface of Lincoln Financial Field, because Nacua may still be open.
Hurts getting pounded by Verse at the Eagles’ five on the second play of the second half. Verse easily beat Eagles’ backup right tackle Matt Pryor, playing in place of the injured Lane Johnson since the first quarter, causing a fumble that was recovered by the Rams—and led to a Rams’ 26-7 lead.
John Metchie III muffing the second-half kickoff. The Eagles started at their nine already with a listing offense, and trailing, 19-7.
The Eagles’ first half offense. It was the worst offensive half in the Nick Sirianni era. It was helped considerably after Lane Johnson left the game after the first drive. They had minus-two yards of total offense the rest of the half. After the opening drive, the Eagles went three-and-out on their next four drives, excluding the last play of the half.The Eagles were outgained 212-33 in the first half, 38 of which came on their opening drive, thanks to Baun’s interception. The Eagles registered four first downs to the Rams’ 14, and were 0-for-6 on third-down conversions. The Eagles averaged a mere 1.5 yards a play, to the Rams’ 5.7. And because of two sacks for minus-18 yards, the Eagles were a minus-1 yard in passing. The Eagles fell apart offensively once Johnson left in the last 23:30 of the first half. The Eagles faced third-and-18, third-and-eight, third-and-seven and third-and-16 on their last four successive drives of the first half. The Rams sent blitzes at Hurts from different angles, and Patullo was not providing any answer at the time.
Kick returner Tank Bigsby’s second muff, heightened by a Jeremiah Trotter Jr. illegal block, which set the Eagles back to their 12.
Davante Adams running by safety Reed Blankenship for a 44-yard touchdown and 10-7 Rams’ lead with 1:20 left in the first quarter. Adamssimply ran right by Blankenship, who in trying to keep up with Adams stumbled as the ball arrived in Adams’ arms in the end zone. Adams may have gotten away with a push off, and Blankenship may have gotten away with grabbing Adams. It was a good no-call.
The Eagles’ run defense on the Rams’ second and third drives. Los Angeles saw something running right. Los Angeles went up 10-7 on the drives, which produced five carries for 32 yards. The Rams converted the drives into a Joshua Karty 51-yard field goal and a Davante Adams 44-yard touchdown pass from Matt Stafford.
Cornerback Adoree’ Jackson continuing to prove he is the weak link of the Eagles’ defense. On the Rams’ second play of the game, a scrambling Stafford hit a wide-open Kyren Williams. Jackson came closing down on Williams, who simply sidestepped him for an eight-yard gain before Cooper DeJean and Nolan Smith cleaned it up.
