PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns, and the Eagles’ Moro Ojomo stuffed the Commanders’ try at a tying 2-point conversion with 1:01 remaining as Philadelphia squeaked previous Washington 24-22 on Sunday.
Jayden Daniels threw a 1-yard TD move on third-and-goal to Antonio Williams with 1:01 left for the Commanders’ second landing of the fourth quarter. On the 2-point attempt, Washington known as a shovel move to tight finish John Bates, who was wrapped up immediately by Ojomo.
The Eagles improved to 6-0 in season openers beneath coach Nick Sirianni since 2021.
Hurts had his moments for the two-time reigning NFC East champions in Sean Mannion’s debut as offensive coordinator. Mannion is Hurts’ fifth coordinator within the final 5 seasons, and their partnership confirmed early promise for the previous Tremendous Bowl MVP.
Mannion’s system labored out properly for tight finish Dallas Goedert, who had 4 catches for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
The early massive play got here late within the first quarter when Hurts had a number of targets open on a play-action and linked with Dontayvion Wicks for a 64-yard reception. Wicks, acquired in an April commerce from Inexperienced Bay, had the longest reception of his profession and gave the primary sign that maybe the Eagles will probably be simply positive at wideout after buying and selling disgruntled star A.J. Brown to New England.
Hurts completed the drive with a dart down the center to Goedert for a 17-yard rating and a 7-3 lead. If the Eagles had questions at extensive receiver — and new No. 1 receiver DeVonta Smith had solely two targets within the first half, and simply three catches total — they’re positive at tight finish. Goedert, who had a career-high 11 TD catches final season, once more proved himself a trusted goal.
Hurts added a 9-yard TD move to Wicks within the second quarter for a 14-3 lead because the Eagles ran a clear, crisp offence beneath Mannion. Saquon Barkley, who tailed off final season after speeding for greater than 2,000 yards in 2024 when the Eagles gained the Tremendous Bowl, ripped off a 42-yard run to arrange Wicks’ TD.
But the offence largely cooled off behind a shaky line that gave Hurts little time to throw. In the meantime, the defence — anchored by all-everywhere linebacker Zack Baun — hardly ever let Daniels break away lengthy sufficient to sting the Eagles till the fourth.
Daniels — who went 18 of 34 for 164 yards — prevented a sack, spun and scrambled for a 13-yard achieve on the ultimate play of the third quarter. He had time within the pocket to hit a wide-open Williams for a 33-yard achieve after which hit Stefon Diggs after the veteran receiver beat Cooper DeJean within the slot for a 10-yard landing.
Diggs, whose string of non-public points made him obtainable even after he had 99 catches for 1,123 yards for the AFC champion New England Patriots, was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct when he jumped and bear-hugged the goalpost earlier than he landed on his again.
The Commanders might need gone for two, however the 15-yard penalty compelled them to accept the additional level that made it 17-16.
Hurts hit Goedert on the following drive for a 43-yard rating and a 24-16 lead.
Drew Stevens kicked a 55-yard discipline objective for the Commanders, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt added a 1-yard run that lower the Eagles’ result in 14-9 at halftime.
Jake Elliott’s 35-yard discipline objective with 44 seconds left within the third quarter stretched the result in 17-9.
Commanders: LB Frankie Luvu suffered a groin damage. TE Chip Okonkwo had a hamstring damage. S Tyler Owens injured an ankle.
Commanders: Maintain it within the NFC East with a sport subsequent Sunday at Dallas.
Eagles: At Tennessee subsequent Sunday.
