Eagles travel overseas for “finished” effort
LONDON» After watching a fourthquarter lead slip away twice this season, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz didn’t want to see it happen again. Thanks to his defense, it didn’t. The Eagles held onto a 2418 victory at Wembley Stadium on Sunday after the Jacksonville Jaguars were twice held to a field goal in the fourth quarter, and failed to convert on fourth down with 3:41 remaining.
“We finished it,” said Wentz, who threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns, all to different players. “At the end of the day, we finished it. We still didn’t finish the way we wanted offensively. We had a chance to seal the deal but went threeandout, and the defense stepped up. So I think at the end of the day, we finished well this week.”
Philadelphia (44) surrendered a 17point lead in the final quarter of a loss to the Carolina Panthers a week earlier, and lost in overtime to the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 30 despite holding a sevenpoint advantage.
Although the Eagles failed to pick up a first down when they got the ball back with 6:52 remaining — and rookie running back Josh Adams nearly fumbled on the first play, if not for the call being overturned on replay review — they otherwise converted 7 of 12 thirddown opportunities.
Jacksonville entered the fourth quarter down 1712 after a failed 2point conversion, and a pair of field goals by Josh Lambo kept them within six points even after the Eagles extended the lead on a 5yard touchdown reception by tight end Zach Ertz.