HOUSTON — Houston Texans Take on one of the most difficult fights Philadelphia Eagles This season was the first time Philly has seen it, and they won, 29-17. They also kept their undefeated start to this season. The Eagles are now 8-0, the Texans are at 1-6-1 in the season’s first ever franchise history during Monday Night Football at NRG Stadium.
Philadelphia Eagles
Quarterback Jalen HurtsHis return to Philadelphia was a historic one as he led the Eagles to an historic 8-0 start. Although it wasn’t always easy, he was determined to make the most of every moment. He threw two touchdown passes, including one to wide receiver at 17 yards. A.J. Brown In the third quarter — to continue the undefeated train.
Hurts, a candidate for MVP at the halfway point in the season has thrown at minimum two touchdown passes in three consecutive games for the first-time in his career. Through eight games, he has thrown 18 touchdowns (six passing and six rushing), with two interceptions.
Two words to describe the game Temporarily uncomfortable The one-win Texans were without both of their starter receivers so this was a strange matchup. However, road games on Thursday are difficult and the Eagles were uncharacteristically slow at times. This was evident by their first lost fumble this season on a play in which Hurts didn’t seem to be ready for the ball. At the half, the game was tied. This was the first time Philly had not led after two quarters. However, the Eagles took over the game as the second period progressed.
Trend of troubling: The Eagles are playing their first game without a rookie defense tackle Jordan DavisThe rush defense was not able to handle a player who had just been placed on injured reserve for a high ankle strain. Houston running back Dameon Pierce On 27 carries, he ran for 139 yards. Philly’s tackling was poor, and the running lanes were too wide. Davis is a difference-maker. The Eagles allowed him to run 3.9 yards per game (70 rushes), while he was off the field for 6 yards (6 rushes).
Pivotal play: C.J. Gardner-Johnson His fifth league-leading interception came midway through the third quarter. It set up Hurts’ touchdown pass to Brown. When running back, the Eagles’ first possession in the second half was quickly stopped by the Eagles. Miles Sanders Houston won the third-and short, and was left with no choice but to be stuffed. Gardner-Johnson won it back on third-and-short with a diving grab over the middle. Tim McManus
Unknown statistic: Gardner-Johnson has now interceded in four consecutive games. This is the longest streak of Eagles players since 1972’s merger (Bill Bradley, 1972).
Next game: vs. Washington Commanders (8:15 p.m. ET, Nov. 14)
Houston Texans
The Texans were 14-points behind the Eagles but still put up a decent fight. They were tied at 17-17 at halftime, but Houston’s defense was unable to stop the Eagles’ pass and run. Hurts threw two touchdowns while Houston’s offense ran for two.
The rookie Pierce led the Texans’ offense, finishing with 139 rush yards. The rookie Pierce led the Texans’ offense and finished with 139 rush yards. Davis MillsHe was without his two most important receivers. Brandin Cooks And Nico Collins. Mills was able make use of Pierce’s strong performance to throw two touchdowns. He did however have a few second-half interceptions which shattered the Texans’ chances to win.
Promising trend Pierce struggled against Tennessee Titans Last week, he had 35 yards on 15 carries. This was his second-lowest yardage output for the season. Pierce came back strongly, finishing with 139 yard, which was a record for the season. The game would have ended by halftime without Pierce.
Take a chance on a breakthrough performance Houston’s pass rush is improving. It recorded four sacks in its match against the Eagles, who boast one of the most talented offensive lines in the league. According to Next Gen Stats, the Texans had also 10 pressures on 31 dropbacks. If they are able to put pressure on this offensive line, they will be successful in their game against the New York Giants They should be able carry that momentum into Week 10. The Giants have allowed quarterbacks sack 25 times, which is among the top-10. — DJ Bien-Aime
Unknown statistic: Mills was running 16.04 MPH when he completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to the end of the second quarter. Chris Moore This is only the third time this season that a TD has been thrown while running so fast.
Next game: Giants (1 p.m. ET, Nov. 13)