Eagles vs. Commanders: Wentz Sacked Nine Times in Blowout Loss
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The Washington Commanders (1-1) and Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) face off in their first division matchup at FedEx Field today.
Several intriguing storylines surround today's game, but the biggest one of all centers around Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz playing against the Eagles, the team that drafted him No. 2 overall in 2016, for the first time.
Wentz and the Eagles played five seasons together and even won a Super Bowl, but the team's relationship soured in the final year, and after a 4-12 finish, Philadelphia traded him to the Indianapolis Colts and ushered into the Jalen Hurts era.
Hurts has looked like an MVP candidate in the first two games for the Eagles, and he'll look to give the Commanders troubles again in Week 3.
In terms of injuries, Washington will be without cornerback William Jackson III today among several others. The defense has been stung horribly by the injury bug so far, and today's game is no exception. The Eagles remain very healthy coming into today's game.
WHAT: Washington Commanders (1-1) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (2-0)
WHERE: FedEx Field, Summerfield, Maryland (82,000)
WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, 1 p.m. ET
TELEVISION: FOX | FuboTV (try it free)
RADIO: WMAL 105.9
BETTING via SI SportsBook
SPREAD: Eagles -6.5
TOTAL: 47 (o -110, u -110)
MONEYLINE: Eagles -275, Commanders +225
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The Eagles won the toss and deferred. Washington will get the ball to start the game.
First Quarter:
Curtis Samuel ran for 15 yards on the Commanders' first play of the game, but Washington couldn't capitalize any further. A sack by Josh Sweat and Fletcher Cox on third and eight forced Washington to punt.
Change of possession
Washington stuffed Miles Sanders on the first play of the drive. On second and long, a pass interference by Rachad Wildgoose moved Philadelphia to its 35-yard line.
Back-to-back runs by Sanders gave Philadelphia another first down at its 46-yard line.
Washington's defense forces an incompletion on first down. Hurts completes a pass to DeVonta Smith to make it third and five. On third down, Hurts pass to Quez Watkins is incomplete and forces the Eagles to punt.
Change of possession.
Back-to-back sacks by Cox and Javon Hargrave start the drive and force third and 24. On third down, J.D. McKissic runs seven yards and Washington is forced to punt from its 10-yard line.
Smith returns the punt 12 yards to the Eagles' 44-yard line.
Change of possession.
Jamin Davis sacks Hurts for a loss of three yards. Hurts throws back-to-back incompletions to Smith and AJ Brown, respectively, to force fourth down.
Dax Milne calls for a fair catch at the Commanders' 16-yard line.
Change of possession.
Washington gives the ball to Antonio Gibson on two consecutive plays to start the drive and get a first down. The Commanders get another first down on a 16-yard pass from Wentz to Samuel.
Washington stays on the ground with Gibson and McKissic but doesn't find as much success compared to the start of the drive. On third and five, Brandon Graham sacks Wentz to force fourth down. Wentz has been sacked four times in the first quarter.
The punt by Tress Way goes 51 yards to the Eagles' 10-yard line. Britain Covey returns it 12 yards to the 22-yard line.
Change of possession.
Sanders rushes for five yards on the first play then loses a yard on the following play. On third and six, Hurts connects with Brown for 13 yards. On the following play, Philadelphia gets a huge play through the air with a 45-yard pass from Hurts to Smith.
Ron Rivera threw a challenge flag, but it wasn't on time.
At Washington's 16-yard line, Hurts completed a pass to Dallas Goedert for two yards. Sanders is stuffed at the line of scrimmage on second down. Philadelphia let the clock run out to end the quarter.
Second Quarter:
On third and eight from Washington's 14-yard line, Hurts pass to Smith is incomplete. Jake Elliot's 32-yard field goal is good and gives Philadelphia the first points of the game.
Eagles 3, Commanders 0
Change of possession.
Washington stays on the ground with Gibson to start the drive with a four-yard gain. Wentz gets sacked again by Graham and fumbles the ball. Hargrave recovers the fumble at the Commanders' 24-yard line.
Change of possession.
After a one-yard gain by Boston Scott, Hurts connects with Goedert on a screen for a 23-yard touchdown. The extra point by Elliott is good to extend Philadelphia's lead
Eagles 10, Commanders 0
Change of possession.
After the touchback, Gibson rushes for seven yards on first down. Wentz scrambles for two yards, making it third and one. The Commanders convert on third down thanks to a five-yard run from Jonathan Williams.
The new set of downs starts with an incomplete pass from Wentz intended for Jahan Dotson. Samuel then gains no yards on the ground on second down. A player on the Eagles is hurt and the game goes to a TV timeout.
On third and 10, Wentz's pass to Dotson is incomplete.
The punt by Way goes 47 yards and gets muffed by Covey. Covey manages to recover his miscue at the Eagles' six-yard line.
Change of possession
Philadelphia's offense picks up where it left off on the last drive. A 13-yard run by Sanders is followed by a 39-yard gain through the air from Hurts to Brown.
The Eagles get another first down on a 13-yard pass from Hurts to Smith. Hurts followed that up with a 12-yard pass to Zach Pascal.
Washington finally has a positive play, holding the Eagles to just a one-yard gain on a pass to Pascal. Hurts rushed for one yard on second down and three yards on third down to force fourth and one at the Commanders' nine-yard line. Washington takes a timeout before the play.
On fourth and one, Pascal is stuffed and Washington's defense forces a turnover on downs.
Change of possession.
Washington finds success on first down with a 10-yard run by Gibson. Back-to-back passes from Wentz to John Bates and Terry McLaurin are incomplete. On third and 10, Wentz is sacked by Hasson Reddick and fumbles. Wentz recovers his fumble at the Commanders' 12-yard line.
Way punts the ball to Philadelphia's 35-yard line and Covey is tackled before he can gain any yards.
Change of possession.
Wildgoose gets his second pass interference of the game to put Philadelphia at Washington's 47-yard line. Jack Stoll gains five yards on a pass from Hurts and Goedert is held to just a one-yard gain on the following play.
On third and five, Hurts completes a 27-yard pass to Smith for a first down at Washington's 15-yard line. Kenneth Gainwell just gains two yards on the ground on first down. Hurts pass to Pascal on second down is incomplete. Before third down, the Eagles take a timeout.
After the timeout, Hurts connects with Brown for a nine-yard touchdown. Elliot's extra point is good and the Eagles extend their lead.
Eagles 17, Commanders 0
Change of possession.
The Commanders' offensive woes continue with two consecutive incompletions to start the drive. Wentz's pass on third down to Dotson goes for just three yards.
Way's punt is returned by Covey to the 27-yard line. An illegal blindside block on the Eagles pushes them back to their 12-yard line at the two-minute warning.
Change of possession.
Philadelphia keeps in on the ground with Gainwell to start the drive with a three-yard gain. Hurts rushed for a five-yard gain and got out of bounds. On third and two, Hurts completes a four-yard pass to Pascal to move the chains.
After an incomplete pass on first down, Hurts completes a 15-yard pass to Brown. Philadelphia takes its second timeout of the game.
On the first play after the timeout, Hurts completes a 17-yard pass to Smith. Hurts connected with Smith again for a 44-yard gain, putting them at the Commanders' one-yard line. Washington takes their second timeout of the half due to an injury to Shaka Toney, then Philadelphia takes its final timeout because of an injury to Smith.
Hurts throws two consecutive incompletions from the one-yard line. On third and goal, Hurts is stopped at the two-yard line.
On fourth and goal, Hurts throws a two-yard touchdown to Smith as time expired. The extra point from Elliott is good.
Eagles 24, Commanders 0
Halftime.
Third Quarter:
Philadelphia comes out of halftime firing with a 40-yard pass to Grant Calcaterra to put them at Washington's 35-yard line.
Sanders barely gets back to the line of scrimmage then Hurts is sacked on second down by Efe Obada for a nine-yard loss. Hurts pass on third down is incomplete and Philadelphia is forced to punt.
Arryn Siposs' punt goes into the end zone for a touchback.
Change of possession.
Gibson gains six yards on first down, then loses three yards on the following play. On third and seven, Wentz completes a pass to Samuel for four yards.
Way's punt goes 53 yards to Philadelphia's 20-yard line where Covey calls for a fair catch.
Change of possession.
Sanders gains three yards on first down. Hurts then completes a pass to Smith for 13-yards. Hurts scrambles for five yards on first down then rushes for three on second down. Gainwell is held to just a one-yard gain to set up fourth and two at Philadelphia's 45-yard line.
The Eagles opt to punt and Siposs punts it to the Commanders' 11-yard line where Milne calls for a fair catch.
Change of possession.
A pass from Wentz to Gibson gains just two yards. On second down, Wentz completes a six-yard pass to McLaurin and on third and two, Wentz's pass to Logan Thomas is incomplete.
Way's punt goes to Covey at the Eagles' 28-yard line. Covey returned the punt 13 yards to Philadelphia's 41 yard-line.
Change of possession.
Back-to-back incompletions by Hurts start the drive for Philadelphia. Third and 10 have the same fate for Hurts as the previous two plays.
Siposs' punt goes 52 yards and Washington will start the drive at its six-yard line.
Change of possession.
Gibson gains five yards on first down. Wentz's pass on second down goes to Samuel for just three yards. On third and two, a pass from Wentz to McKissic gains two yards for a first down.
Wentz scrambles for eight yards on first down. On second and three, Mckissic gains just one yard. Wentz completes a four-yard pass to Thomas for a first down.
Washington finally gets a big play with a 45-yard gain on a pass from Wentz to McLaurin. Wentz completes a four-yard pass to McKissic and on second down, Wentz's pass to Samuel is incomplete.
A false start by Charles Leno pushes Washington back five yards. On third and 12, Wentz's pass to Dotson is incomplete.
Washington lines up for a 46-yard field goal attempt. Joey Slye makes the kick, but Jordan Davis gets a personal foul and gives Washington a first down.
On the first play, Wentz completes a 10-yard pass to McLaurin for a first down at the Eagles' four-yard line. Wentz's pass on first and goal is incomplete then Gibson loses 10 yards on second and goal to end the third quarter.
Fourth Quarter:
On third and goal from the Eagles' 14-yard line, Wentz scrambles and is pushed out at the one-yard line. On fourth and goal, Wentz completes a pass to Thomas but he's tackled short of the goal line for a turnover on downs.
Change of possession.
Hurts hands the ball off to Scott and he's met in the end zone by Daron Payne for a safety.
Eagles 24, Commanders 2
Change of possession.
The Commanders get the ball at their 40-yard line after the punt. Wentz completes two consecutive passes to McKissic for a first down. Wentz's pass to Dotson on the next play is incomplete.
Wentz completes a pass to Samuel for a six-yard gain. On third and five, Wentz goes back to McKissic for a five-yard gain and a first down at the Eagles' 37-yard line.
On first down, Wentz completes a pass to McLaurin for seven yards. On second and three, a pass intended for Gibson leads to defensive pass interference on Philadelphia and a first down for the Commanders at the Eagles' 24-yard line.
Wentz threw two consecutive incompletions. On third and 10, Wentz completes a pass to Samuel for a 10-yard gain and a first down.
At the Eagles' 14-yard line, Samuel is tackled for a two-yard loss and Washington keeps moving backward on second down thanks to a sack by Graham for a loss of 11 yards.
On third and 22, Wentz's pass to McLaurin is incomplete. Wentz gets sacked again on fourth and 22 by Sweat to end the drive.
Change of possession.
Back-to-back carries by Sanders set up third and one. Hurts extends the drive with a four-yard gain for a first down at Philadelphia's 45-yard line.
Sanders only gets back to the line of scrimmage on first down. The Eagles' lose two yards on a pass to Sanders. On third and 12, Hurts scrambles out of bounds and doesn't gain any yardage.
Siposs punts it to Washington's 13-yard line.
Change of possession.
Washington's drive starts with a seven-yard pass from Wentz to Dotson. Wentz then completes a 17-yard pass to McLaurin for a first down.
On first down, Wentz's pass to McLaurin is incomplete. Wentz is sacked on second down for a loss of three yards. On third and 13, Wentz completes a pass for 11-yards to McKissic. Holding by Kyzir White on the play gives the Commanders a first down.
A face mask on the ensuing play by Zech McPhearson on McKissic gives Washington a first down at the Eagles' 37-yard line.
Wentz completes a five-yard pass to Samuel followed by an incomplete pass. On third and five, Wentz completes a 15-yard pass to McLaurin.
After an incomplete pass on first down, Wentz completes a 12-yard pass to Milne to put Washington at the Eagles' five-yard line.
Gibson runs down to the one-yard line on first and goal before the two-minute warning.
On second and goal, Gibson runs it in for Washington's first touchdown of the game.
Washington goes for a two-point conversion, but Wentz's pass is intercepted by Marcus Epps.
Eagles 24, Commanders 8
Change of possession.
Washington attempts an onside kick, but Goedert recovers it for the Eagles.
Sanders rushes two yards and Washington calls a timeout. Sanders then runs five yards and the Commanders call another timeout.
On third and three, Sanders loses a yard and Washington calls its final timeout.
On fourth and four, Philadelphia goes for it and Hurts completes a pass to Brown for 10 yards to put the game on ice.
Final: Eagles 24, Commanders 8
The Commanders will look to right the ship next week when they go on the road to face the Dallas Cowboys at 1 p.m.
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