Watch your language
pact on Sunday.
“He’s very unique and special,” Palmer said. “You have certain things built in for him. Especially against this team (the Eagles), we had some things we really liked. That’s what happens in this game and this league, and you have to roll with the punches.” son let a punt hit and roll to the Cardinals 17 because he thought officials had blown the play dead.
Instead, they had thrown a penalty flag for the Cardinals having 12 men on the field. The Eagles declined the penalty and took the 69yard punt.
“I thought they blew it dead,” Peterson said. “It’s a miscue on my behalf.”
Brad Smith, an Eagles receiver, took a direct snap from center on first and goal from the 6 in the second quarter.
But do not confuse that formation with the “wildcat” used by some teams, Kelly said.
“It was not a wildcat play,” Kelly said. “It’s just Brad Smith plays quarterback. So let’s straighten that out right now. We don’t run the wildcat. It’s just a play.”
It’s a play that didn’t work. Smith fumbled the ball and lost 4 yards. The Eagles ended up kicking a field goal.
Wildcat reunion
Foles and Cardinals cornerback Antoine Cason, who also went to Arizona, swapped jerseys after the game.
“Antoine’s one of the all-time great Wildcats,” Foles said. “He came back to Arizona to train while I was there. I got to know him real well.”