The date was Sunday October 5th when the St. Louis Rams came into town. Game started off great with our special teams blocking a punt and Chris Maragos picking it up and scoring the first TD of the game. The defense was holding up very well stopping the Rams on their drive but our offence still couldn't put up points so we settled for a couple field goals. The defense had a breakdown and gave up a passing TD to Brian Quick but offence returned the favor. In the redzone (where we are not that great at scoring) Nick Foles lobs up a pass for the big body Riley Cooper and Cooper comes down with the catch over the defender for a TD. Standing at 6'4 230 lbs Cooper had the size advantage over Janoris Jenkins only standing at 5'10 198 lbs. Defense back on the field as the vet Trent Cole gets a sack and Cedric Thornton scoops and scores. Thornton would get another fumble recovery on the next defensive stand and run with it for 40 yards. With the great field position on the 24 yard line Foles throws a beauty to a wide open Jeremy Maclin for the TD. Defense gets a stop but Foles scrambles and fumbles on the offensive drive which leads to a Rams TD. Eagles up 34-21 late in the fourth quarter and the secondary gives up a TD pass to Brian Quick once again. With 1:30 left in the game it looks like the Rams could make a come back but defense stops them and that's all she wrote.
*Side Notes*
LeSean McCoy didn't have a spectacular game but it was nice to see him have 81 yards, hopefully this can spark the run game for the future. Our defense was holding up good but had a couple of secondary breakdowns which lead to TDs. Can't let that happen especially late in the game.
Final Score 34-28 Eagles Victory
Passing Leader: Nick Foles- 24/37 207 Yards 2 Touchdowns 1 Interception
Rushing Leader: LeSean McCoy- 24 Touches 81 Yards 0 Touchdowns 1 Fumble
Receiving Leader: Jeremy Maclin- 5 Catches 76 Yards 1 Touchdown
Tackle Leader: DeMeco Ryans- 7 Tackles
Sack Leader: Connor Barwin- 2 Sacks
*Special Teams: Chris Maragos- 1 Touchdown
*Defense Highlight: Cedric Thornton 2 Fumble Recoveries 1 Touchdown
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