Game Recap: Eagles 24, Vikings 7
The Birds said something in ideal time with a prevailing all day, every day triumph over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in the home opener at Lincoln Monetary Field. The Birds gave fans a lot to cheer about as quarterback Jalen Damages was wonderful, tossing for 333 yards on 26-of-31 passing. He opened the game interfacing on his initial 11 pass endeavors, setting another vocation high. Harms had one score passing – a BOMB to Quez Watkins for 53 yards – and two surging scores as well as one more 57 yards on the ground.
The safeguard fulfilled its part of the deal after the Falcons dashed out to an every minute of every day halftime lead by holding the Vikings scoreless in the last part. Cornerback Darius Kill set himself ready to be the NFC Guarded Player of the Week with two block attempts and five pass separations, while holding Vikings star wide collector Justin Jefferson in line.
The protection constrained three turnovers – all Kirk Cousins block attempts – and the Hawks are 2-0 with their most memorable NFC East confrontation up next on Sunday in Washington. This is the way the game unfurled:
• The Hawks took the initial opening shot and walked 82 yards in 11 plays as Jalen Damages polished off the drive by barreling through three Vikings protective players for a 3-yard score run, his second of the time. DeVonta Smith got his most memorable pass of the time on the primary play from scrimmage, a 5-yard gain. The critical play of the drive was a third-and-13 pass to A.J. Brown, his most memorable gathering as a Falcon at Lincoln Monetary Field, for a 19-yard gain to the Minnesota 10-yard line. Harms was 5-for-5 for 63 yards with culminations to four unique recipients. Miles Sanders included 14 ground yards two conveys. Falcons lead 7-0 with 9:09 excess in the primary quarter.
Feature: Jalen Damages’ manager on read choice goes for 3-yard TD
• The Birds finished the principal quarter with a 7-0 as the guard constrained two dropkicks. Darius Kill separated a pass expected for wide recipient Justin Jefferson on third down on the Vikings’ most memorable drive. Then, James Bradberry denied a pass expected for tight end Irv Cross to end the subsequent drive. The Vikings oversaw only 10 yards of offense in the principal quarter.
• WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW! Jalen Damages dove deep to Quez Watkins, wThe Birds said something in ideal time with a predominant all day, every day triumph over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in the home opener at Lincoln Monetary Field. The Hawks gave fans a lot to cheer about as quarterback Jalen Damages was stunning, tossing for 333 yards on 26-of-31 passing. He opened the game interfacing on his initial 11 pass endeavors, setting another vocation high. Harms had one score passing – a BOMB to Quez Watkins for 53 yards – and two surging scores as well as one more 57 yards on the ground.
The protection came through on its part of the deal after the Hawks hustled out to an every minute of every day halftime lead by holding the Vikings scoreless in the final part. Cornerback Darius Kill set himself ready to be the NFC Guarded Player of the Week with two captures and five pass separations, while holding Vikings star wide recipient Justin Jefferson under control. The guard constrained three turnovers – all Kirk Cousins block attempts – and the Falcons are 2-0 with their most memorable NFC East standoff up next on Sunday in Washington. This is the way the game unfurled:
• The Birds took the initial opening shot and walked 82 yards in 11 plays as Jalen Damages polished off the drive by barreling through three Vikings guarded players for a 3-yard score run, his second of the time. DeVonta Smith got his most memorable pass of the time on the primary play from scrimmage, a 5-yard gain. The vital play of the drive was a third-and-13 pass to A.J. Brown, his most memorable gathering as a Falcon at Lincoln Monetary Field, for a 19-yard gain to the Minnesota 10-yard line. Harms was 5-for-5 for 63 yards with culminations to four unique beneficiaries. Miles Sanders included 14 ground yards two conveys. Falcons lead 7-0 with 9:09 leftover in the main quarter.
• The Birds finished the principal quarter with a 7-0 as the guard constrained two dropkicks. Darius Kill separated a pass expected for wide recipient Justin Jefferson on third down on the Vikings’ most memorable drive. Then, James Bradberry denied a pass expected for tight end Irv Cross to end the subsequent drive. The Vikings oversaw only 10 yards of offense in the principal quarter.
• WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW! Jalen Damages dove deep to Quez Watkins, who got behind the whole Minnesota guard for a 53-yard score to stretch out the Birds’ lead to 14-0 with 14:52 left in the main half. Harms is 10-of-10 for 154 yards and a score.
Feature: Jalen Damages dials send off codes impeccably to Quez Watkins for 53-yard TD
• The Vikings reply back after the Watkins with a nine-play, 75-yard score drive. The Vikings changed over two third-down circumstances – a third-and-1 with an end around to Jalen Reagor for 17 yards then a third-and-6 with a pass to K.J. Osborne for 15 yards. Tight end Irv Smith got a 2-yard score pass from Kirk Cousins to get Minnesota on the board.
• Jalen Damages finished his initial 11 passes. The main deficiency accompanied 7:08 left in the primary half on a very much positioned ball to tight end Dallas Goedert in rush hour gridlock that the Vikings had the option to break up.ho got behind the whole Minnesota guard for a 53-yard score to stretch out the Hawks’ lead to 14-0 with 14:52 left in the principal half. Harms is 10-of-10 for 154 yards and a score.
Feature: Jalen Damages dials send off codes impeccably to Quez Watkins for 53-yard TD
• The Vikings reply back after the Watkins with a nine-play, 75-yard score drive. The Vikings changed over two third-down circumstances – a third-and-1 with an end around to Jalen Reagor for 17 yards then a third-and-6 with a pass to K.J. Osborne for 15 yards. Tight end Irv Smith got a 2-yard score pass from Kirk Cousins to get Minnesota on the board.
• Jalen Damages finished his initial 11 passes. The primary deficiency accompanied 7:08 left in the principal half on a very much positioned ball to tight end Dallas Goedert in rush hour gridlock that the Vikings had the option to separate.
• With 1:58 left in the principal a portion of, the Birds broaden the lead with a 26-yard score run by Jalen Damages. The drive began with consecutive passes to DeVonta Smith that acquired 19 yards and 16 yards, separately. Two plays later, Boston Scott ran up the center for an increase of 16 and two plays later Miles Sanders included 9 yards the ground before the scoring play. Birds lead 21-7.
• Very much like last week in Detroit, the Falcons exploited a finish of-half drive to reach out to prompt every minute of every day at the break. Stuck at their 5-yard line, Jalen Damages opened with a 9-yard gain on a planned run. Subsequent to changing over the primary down, the Birds were confronting a third-and-6 when the Vikings called break. Harms his DeVonta Smith for 16 yards then associated with Dallas Goedert on consecutive plays of 19 and 24 yards, separately, to gotten the group ready for a 38-yard field objective as the half lapsed.
• Jalen Damages completed the principal half with 251 passing yards on 17-of-20 endeavors, 50 hurrying yards, and three all out scores. Dallas Goedert drives the pass catchers with 64 yards, however Quez Watkins (69 yards) and DeVonta Smith (64) are right behind him.
• A promising Vikings drive was defeated by Darius Kill’s most memorable interference of the year on a Kirk Cousins pass expected for Justin Jefferson. Kill has followed Jefferson for an enormous part of the evening. The Vikings were at the Falcons’ 19-yard line before the interference at the objective line.
• After the turnover, the Falcons were ready to attach another three focuses, however the Vikings hindered the 41-yard Jake Elliott endeavor. Patrick Peterson thumped down the contribution and Minnesota returned it to the Hawks’ 30-yard line. The Birds got in scoring position thanks to two culminations to A.J. Earthy colored that got 23 and 12 yards, separately.
• The safeguard removed it again after the hindered field objective. Kirk Cousins’ third-and-7 endeavor to Adam Thielen was captured by Avonte Maddox for his most memorable pick of the time. Maddox returned it to the Birds’ 15-yard line.
• It’s been all protection for the Falcons in the last part. Fletcher Cox thought of a sack and constrained mishandle that the Vikings recuperated to end a drive and give the Hawks the ball back with simply 8:18 left in the game the score still every minute of every day.
• The Vikings force a turnover as Kenneth Gainwell couldn’t accumulate the short pass on a point or Texas course from quarterback Jalen Damages and it was captured by previous Falcon Jordan Hicks. It was returned 19 yards to the Birds’ 9-yard line.
• Kill Kill!!! The Ace Bowl cornerback enrolled his second capture of the game in the end zone on a pass planned for wide beneficiary Justin Jefferson to get the Hawks the ball back with 7:07 left.
• The Vikings were only 1-for-4 in the red zone as guarded end Josh Sweat finished the night with a sack of quarterback Kirk Cousins on the game’s last play – a third-and-objective from the Falcons’ 11-yard line that went for a deficiency of 7 yards.