The Claw
What didn’t happen early in the third quarter might have saved the game for the Eagles.
Hurts faced third-and-5 at the Eagles’ 48. He dropped back, found his receivers covered, then tiptoed — he didn’t sprint, he tiptoed — toward the line of scrimmage. By then, Lane Johnson had to abandon his block.
Hurts didn’t run, and he didn’t throw, and he didn’t feel pressure bearing down on him from behind, and that’s how Falcons outside linebacker Jacob Tuioti-Mariner nearly stole the game’s momentum.
He ran Hurts down and did everything he’s ever been taught to take the ball away. First, his left hand clipped the ball in Hurts’ right hand. Then, his right arm chopped down on Hurts’ right arm.
Somehow, the ball never quavered.
Whether it was Providence, or Spider Tack, or just endless dead lifts and Zottman curls, Jalen Hurts held onto the ball. The Eagles held on to a 15-6 lead and never looked back.
What didn’t happen early in the third quarter might have saved the game for the Eagles.
Hurts faced third-and-5 at the Eagles’ 48. He dropped back, found his receivers covered, then tiptoed — he didn’t sprint, he tiptoed — toward the line of scrimmage. By then, Lane Johnson had to abandon his block.
Hurts didn’t run, and he didn’t throw, and he didn’t feel pressure bearing down on him from behind, and that’s how Falcons outside linebacker Jacob Tuioti-Mariner nearly stole the game’s momentum.
He ran Hurts down and did everything he’s ever been taught to take the ball away. First, his left hand clipped the ball in Hurts’ right hand. Then, his right arm chopped down on Hurts’ right arm.
Somehow, the ball never quavered.
Whether it was Providence, or Spider Tack, or just endless dead lifts and Zottman curls, Jalen Hurts held onto the ball. The Eagles held on to a 15-6 lead and never looked back.
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