Just like old times for Foles, Eagles in upset
Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles hope they’re about to make another late-season run that begins with another big road win over the Rams.
Foles took over for Carson Wentz and passed for 270 yards, and Wendell Smallwood rushed for two touchdowns in the Eagles’ 30-23 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday night.
Foles hasn’t taken a snap in a game since Week 2. He took over in Week 14 last season after Wentz tore two ligaments in his left knee during a comeback win on the road against the Rams. Foles led Philadelphia to its first NFL title since 1960 and started the first two games this season, going 1-1.
Rookie Josh Adams also rushed for a score as the Eagles (7-7) kept their playoff hopes alive with a gritty victory over the Rams (11-3), who lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time in coach Sean McVay’s tenure.
The Eagles scored 17 consecutive points in the third quarter and then survived the Rams’ late rally. They got help from Los Angeles returner JoJo Natson, who fumbled a punt return that D.J. Alexander recovered with 2:51 to play.
After Philadelphia’s Jake Elliott missed a field goal with 1:08 left, Jared Goff got the Rams to the Philadelphia 18 with 4 seconds to play — but he couldn’t connect with Josh Reynolds on a pass to the goal line as time expired.
BEARS 24, PACKERS 17 >> Mitchell Trubisky threw for two touchdowns, and Eddie Jackson ended Aaron Rodgers’ NFL-record streak without an interception as Chiago clinched the NFC North. The Bears (10-4) secured their first playoff appearance since the 2010 team won the division, and clinching with a rare victory over their heated rivals made it all the more sweet. The loss, coupled with Minnesota’s 41-17 victory over Miami, keeps the Packers out of the postseason for the second year in a row.
Chicago had dropped nine of 10 against Green Bay (5-8-1). But the Bears secured their first trip to the playoffs in eight years with their seventh win in eight games.
Trailing 24-14, the Packers drove to the Chicago 9, but on third down, Jackson picked off Rodgers, ending his streak at 402 passes.
COLTS 23, COWBOYS 0 >> Marlon Mack rushed for a career-high 139 yards and two scores and the Colts shut out one of the league’s hottest offenses. The Colts (8-6) stayed in the AFC playoff hunt with their seventh win in eight games and their first shutout since a 27-0 victory over Cincinnati on Oct. 19, 2014.
Dallas (8-6) failed to clinch the NFC East as its five-game winning streak ended.
VIKINGS 41, DOLPHINS 18 >> Dalvin Cook had a career-high 136 yards and two touchdowns on a season-high 19 carries as the Vikings recommitted themselves to running the ball and remained in the hunt for the second NFL wild-card berth. Latavius Murray added 68 rushing yards and a score on 15 of the team’s season-high 40 attempts for the Vikings (7-6-1) . TITANS 17, GIANTS 0 >> Bruising halfback Derrick Henry had his second straight big game with a career-high 33 carries for 170 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
The defense limited New York to 260 yards.
RAVENS 20, BUCCANEERS 12 >> Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson picked apart the Tampa Bay defense on a soggy field, running for 95 yards and throwing for 131.
Baltimore (8-6) is 4-1 since Jackson took over for the injured Joe Flacco, the only loss in overtime at Kansas City. Jackson has rushed for 427 yards in those five games. FALCONS 40, CARDINALS 14 >> Julio Jones made an acrobatic touchdown catch and Deion Jones returned an interception for an early score as the Falcons (5-9) snapped a five-game losing streak. Arizona (3-11) has dropped two straight and five of six under first-year coach Steve Wilks. BILLS 14, LIONS 13 >> Josh Allen threw a 42-yard TD pass to Robert Foster early in the fourth quarter to rally Buffalo and eliminate the Lions from playoff contention.