Foles: I wasn’t ‘good enough’
Nick Foles PHILADELPHIA — has three weeks to get in sync with his receivers.
Making his second start since MVP candidate Carson Wentz tore his left ACL, Foles had a tough time in Philadelphia’s 19-10 victory over Oakland on Monday night. He was 19 of 38 for 163 yards with one touch- down and one interception, one week after he had four TD passes and no picks in a 34-29 win at the Giants.
The Eagles (13-2) clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed with the victory over the Raiders (6-9), so Foles and most of the starters may not play much or at all against Dallas in Week 17. Their next meaningful game is Jan. 13 or 14 in the playoffs.
Considering the offense’s poor performance Christmas night, coach Doug Pederson might want to let them work on it against the Cowboys.
“It’ll probably be Wednesday before I make a final decision on who plays,” Peder- son said. “Right now with only two (quarterbacks), I would assume (Foles) has to play some.”
The wind played a factor in the passing game for both teams. Oakland’s Derek Carr also struggled. “It was gusty at times, made it a little more difficult,” Pederson said.
After Ronald Darby inter- cepted Carr’s pass with 54 seconds left, Foles came through. He completed four straight passes for 21 yards. Following an incomplete pass, Jake Elliott kicked a 48-yard field goal with 22 seconds left. Derek Barnett sealed it when he returned a fumble 23 yards for a touch- down after picking up a lateral on Oakland’s final play from scrimmage.
“I d idn’t play good enough,” Foles said. “I have to play cleaner, (need) pinpoint accuracy and good decisions on third downs.”
The Eagles forced five turnovers in the second half, making one big play after another to bail out the offense. They held the Raiders to 274 total yards, 63 coming on Carr’s TD pass to Amari Cooper.
Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack didn’t have any sacks for the first time in six weeks, but he caused Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson to commit two holding penalties and have a false start penalty.
Marshawn Lynch had 95 yards rushing on a seasonhigh 25 carries. He almost became the first running back to reach 100 yards against Philadelphia since October 2016. The Raiders finished with 134 yards on the ground.