3. Goedert had the freaky drop that became a touchdown and he wasn't able to handle another Hurts pass, but Goedert caught the other seven balls that went his way and just tormented the Washington secondary by running terrific routes, breaking tackles, and making big plays. The Eagles' saw early what we're all seeing with Goedert – he is a nightmare matchup and his skill set is on par with any in the NFL at his position.
4. The defense settled in after the early 10-point deficit as Washington's offense played with a short field and at one point limited the WFT to 36 offensive yards on five possessions. Washington put together only one real scoring drive, moving 69 yards on seven plays in the fourth quarter. Fletcher Cox had 1.5 quarterback sacks, seeing some time on the edge and dominating there with four quarterback hits.
"It was big getting a division win. We knew going into this game we were 0-2 in the division, so we felt we kind of earned some respect," he said. "We put all the distractions to the side and after the slow start we got the win. It isn't how you start sometimes, it's how you finish and we finished. We responded after what I would say was a slow start."
As for moving around the defensive line, Cox was pleased.
"I wouldn't say it was new. We ran it before," Cox said. "Obviously it's different for me. I take advantage of every opportunity I get and we saw an opportunity. I had a little more room out there and took advantage. It was good for us."
5. The defense was going up against a newly signed quarterback in Gilbert, with both Taylor Heinicke and Kyle Allen sidelined on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. It was a unique situation for both teams, as they had spent all week preparing for Heinicke to start, only to learn of the game being postponed and Heinicke's status being up in the air late on Tuesday afternoon.
The Eagles knew they had to limit Gibson, who had just 26 rushing yards and 39 receiving yards, and they did that. They knew they had to contain wide receiver Terry McLaurin and they did that – McLaurin had a 46-yard reception but only one catch for 5 yards after that. Philadelphia attacked the line of scrimmage and took over the momentum of the game after the early 10 points allowed.
All in all, it was the kind of win the Eagles wanted to have. They came off of their bye week. They were delayed by the NFL's decision to postpone the game to Tuesday night in prime time. They just went out and played football as a team and won a game they needed to have.
Next up: New York. Sunday against the Giants is another playoff game for an Eagles team that is in the thick of it and loving every minute of the playoff pressure.
"Go out and win," Cox said. "That's our mindset."
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