… The sack and forced fumble by Redskins DE Ryan Kerrigan, which stopped a promising Eagles drive and led to a Redskins’ FG. Johnson to the corner of the end zone to give Eagles a 7-0 lead. … The 27-yard TD pass from Foles to WR Jeremy Maclin, who beat CB D.J. All rights reserved.Highlight moments: The 15-yard pass from Eagles QB Nick Foles to TE Brent Celek on fourth-and-1 from the Eagles’ 46, which set up their first TD. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Redskins: Finished third in NFC East and missed the playoffs for the third straight season.Įagles: Play at Chicago in a wild-card game next weekend. Redskins: RG Tony Bergstrom left with a knee injury. Redskins punter Tress Way threw a 7-yard pass to Jehu Chesson on a fake punt on fourth-and-2, but Johnson followed with three straight incomplete passes and Way had to punt. The 19 plays were the most in a drive against Washington since 1999. The nearly 12-minute drive by Philadelphia was the longest in the NFL since the Browns had a field-goal drive that lasted 12:01 against the Chiefs in 2015. It was Philadelphia's first shutout since a 27-0 win over the Giants on Oct. The Redskins hadn't been shut out since losing 24-0 to the Rams on Dec. Rasul Douglas intercepted Johnson on the first play from scrimmage. "They did what good teams do and took care of business," Johnson said. Josh Johnson, making his third start for the Redskins after Alex Smith and Colt McCoy sustained season-ending injuries and Mark Sanchez was ineffective, was 12 of 27 for 91 yards and one pick. Sudfeld hit Agholor on a catch-and-run TD to extend the lead to 24-0 in the fourth. On the previous play, Foles had a chance to break the completion record but misfired on a pass to Agholor. Foles was 10 of 10 on the drive and the Eagles converted three times on third downs and once on fourth-and-1.įoles connected with Nelson Agholor on a 6-yard pass to make it 17-0 late in the third quarter. He tossed a 2-yard pass to Alshon Jeffery to cap a 19-play, 87-yard drive that took 11:49 in the second quarter, giving Philadelphia a 10-0 lead. Until then, we have a lot of work to do."įoles finished 28 of 33 for 221 yards, two TDs and one interception. "Hopefully we'll regain that (fan) support sometime soon, very soon. "It just wasn't a good enough year for us," Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. The Redskins (7-9) lost six of seven after leading the NFC East at 6-3. Philadelphia's defense held Washington to only 89 yards total offense. The Eagles dominated the Redskins, controlling the ball for 43:19. He set a franchise record for yards passing in a game with 471 in a 32-30 comeback win last week against Houston. Obviously on this journey we didn't meet a lot of our goals, but one of them is to get into the postseason and we were able to do that, and so we're excited."įoles, the Super Bowl MVP in Philadelphia's win over New England last February, is 6-0 in must-win games filling in for Carson Wentz.įoles stepped in after Wentz was sidelined by a back injury earlier this month and guided Philadelphia to an upset on the road against the Rams as a 13 1/2-point underdog. "It was exciting," Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. They watched the final minutes together in the locker room and then celebrated. Some players noticed the score while others didn't. I wanted to stay focused on winning this game." "I looked away," Foles said about seeing the Bears-Vikings score on the scoreboard. Philadelphia fans filled FedEx Field, sang "Fly! Eagles! Fly!" and chanted "Let's Go Bears!" There were several thousand empty seats and Redskins fans could only cheer for the Vikings to spite Eagles fans. Sudfeld fired a 22-yard TD on his only pass. Foles said he's sore near his ribs and will know more Monday.īefore he gave way to Nate Sudfeld, Foles tied Philip Rivers' NFL record by completing 25 straight passes and threw two touchdown passes. They might have to do it without Foles, who left the game in the fourth quarter with a chest injury. We're here to do some damage," Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said. The Eagles (9-7) will play at the Bears (12-4) next weekend. Nick Foles' magic stretched all the way back to Minnesota.įoles did it again, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 24-0 victory over the Redskins and the defending Super Bowl champions earned the NFC's final wild-card berth when Chicago beat the Vikings on Sunday. NFL, Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles Foles leads Eagles past Redskins 24-0, into playoffs
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