The Philadelphia Eagles was clicking on all cylinders last night In their 40-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murrary had successful debuts along with Kenjon Barber’s punt returned for a touchdown.
Bradford went 3 of 5 for 35 yards and led the Philadelphia Eagles on an 84-yard drive in one series. This was the first game he played since tearing his ACL last preseason. A controversial call was made in the game on Terrell Suggs, who committed a low tackle on the knees of Sam Bradford as he lowered his helmet.
According to ABC News, Suggs argued with referee Jerome Boger that it was a legal play.
The first-team defense looked rusty also, and did not show the same effort seen in the Ravens win over the saints in the first game. They gave up 14 plays and 75 yards over three series of plays.Special teams was ineffective as they allowed a 68 yard-punt return for a touchdown in the second quarter putting Philadelphia up 24-0 by the second quarter.
For the Eagles, their offense was fired up.In Just five plays, Philadelphia ran into the end zone after Demarco Murray’s two-yard score.The Eagles quickly went to a 14-0 lead within the first 12 minutes of the game.
ESPN reports John Harbaugh saying that this blowout loss is an lesson for the team, but not a sign of panic.