The Eagles played another sloppy contest but moved to 3-0 on the season after a 25-11 win over the Buccaneers on ABC’s Monday Night Football.
The Philadelphia defense shut down Baker Mayfield and the Tampa offense, while the road team had a 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver on a night when Jalen Hurts and the offense left points on the board.
Buy Eagles TicketsRookie defensive tackle and No. 9 overall pick Jalen Carter was again dominant in limited pass rush opportunities, while the Eagles secondary adjusted without Avonte Maddox in the slot, moving James Bradberry and Sydney Brown around the field.
With the Birds set to start preparation for an NFC East matchup with Washington, here’s an instant analysis of Monday night.
Eagles defense dominates
Tampa finished with 174 total yards, and were 5-10 on third downs.
Eagles have held Tampa Bay to 99 yards of offense
Safety 🙏
pic.twitter.com/YkpBfYyNMc— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) September 26, 2023
The discussion worked
After a perceived blowup in Week 2, A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts connected often on Monday night, with the star wide receiver finishing with nine catches for 131 yards on a game-high 14 targets.
D'Andre Swift with another 100 yard game
Swift will keep the hot hand after logging 16 carries, for 130 yards on the evening. The hard running Swift would have more, but Kenneth Gainwell finished the final drive.
Mike Evans is an insane athlete
Evans had five catches for 60 yards, and a touchdown, including this fantastic 24-yard, one-handed grab.
GET UP MIKE EVANS 🗣️
pic.twitter.com/3wIkdJ6BDB— PFF (@PFF) September 26, 2023
Baker Mayfield
Mayfield was unable to make enough downfield plays to get the win, going 15-25 passing, for 146 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.
Mayfield was 5-10 on third down after being near perfect through two games, and he finished with a 73.1 rating.
Eagles finish Bucs off in style
Philadelphia got the football back up 25-11 with 9:22 left and all they did was drive from their own 25 and run the clock out.
Jalen Carter is All-World
The game-wrecker known as ‘Breadman’ dominated the contest in stretches, and finished with two tackles, one half sack and quarterback hit.
The numbers were even more dominant per Next Gen Stats.
This is wild given the historical context of rookie defensive tackles. Jalen Carter is on a heater to kick start his career. https://t.co/xJWUg4Tkf0
— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) September 26, 2023
The only player in the NFL with more pressures than Carter is the guy who exited Philadelphia for San Francisco.
