Jalen Hurts threw 4 yards to Grant Calcaterra for Philadelphia’s only second-half scoring drive as the Eagles held off the visiting Carolina Panthers 22-16 on Sunday afternoon.
Hurts threw for two touchdowns and finished with 108 yards on 14-for-21 passing. He also ran for a score. Saquon Barkley rushed for 124 yards as the Eagles (11-2) won their ninth game in a row.
Philadelphia needed a defensive stop to seal the win after the Panthers reached the Eagles’ 32-yard line in the final minute on a 13-play drive.
Bryce Young was 19-for-34 for 191 yards, a touchdown pass and an interception for Carolina. The Panthers (3-10), who outgained the Eagles 302-292, lost their third game in a row, including their previous two losses on game-ending field goals at home to Kansas City and Tampa Bay.
After Calcaterra’s score and Barkley’s successful two-point conversion run, the Panthers reached the Philadelphia 27-yard line before failing on fourth-and-2 with 8:35 remaining.
The Eagles’ next drive lasted 5:37 before Philadelphia punted, giving Carolina the ball back at its own 3-yard line with 2:58 to play.
The Panthers moved into Philadelphia territory, with the key play a 13-yard reception by Adam Thielen on fourth-and-7 from the Carolina 49. Four plays later, Young threw incomplete to Thielen on fourth-and-9 from the 37.
Thielen led all receivers with 102 yards on nine catches.
The teams traded the lead in the second quarter. Hurts ran in from 1 yard to conclude a 10-play, 70-yard drive that put the Eagles up 7-3.
The Panthers, who earlier received a 38-yard field goal from Eddy Pineiro, went back ahead when Young connected with Tommy Tremble on fourth-and-goal from the 3 to cap a 14-yard drive.
Philadelphia claimed a 14-10 lead 14 seconds before halftime on DeVonta Smith’s 4-yard catch from Hurts.
Chuba Hubbard’s 1-yard run in the third quarter concluded a Carolina drive that lasted almost eight minutes, giving the Panthers a 16-14 lead after Pineiro missed the extra-point attempt. Hubbard finished with 92 yards on 26 carries.
Philadelphia regained the lead with 13:45 remaining in the game.
–Field Level Media
