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NFL Monday Night Football highlights, stats

The Atlanta Falcons earned their first win of the season in hard-fought battle in Philadelphia.

Falcons came from behind to win a 22-21 “Monday Night Football” thriller over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Atlanta was down by six points with 1:39 left in the fourth quarter and Kirk Cousins engineered a game-winning 70-yard touchdown drive. Wide receiver Drake London caught the game-winning TD that had the Philadelphia crowd stunned.

The Eagles had a final opportunity to retake the lead late in the fourth quarter, but Jalen Hurts’ long pass intended for wide receiver DeVonta Smith was intercepted by Falcons safety Jessie Bates, which sealed the ballgame.

The back-and-forth game had six lead changes.

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Philadelphia had an opportunity to put the game away up 18-15 late in the fourth quarter. However, running back Saquon Barkley mishandled what would’ve been a first-down catch on third-and-3. The Eagles had to settle for a short field goal that left the window open for Atlanta with less than two minutes to play.

Cousins had 241 passing yards and two touchdowns in the win. Falcons running back Bijan Robinson tallied 122 yards from scrimmage.

Hurts had 183 passing yards, one touchdown, one interception, 85 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in the loss.

Bates, who had the game-ending interception, led all players with 12 tackles. — Tyler Dragon

Falcons vs. Eagles final stats

Team stats:

  • Total yards: Falcons 385, Eagles 365
  • First downs: Falcons 22, Eagles 22
  • Third-down conversions: Eagles 6-13, Falcons 2-9
  • Red zone: Eagles 2-5, Falcons 1-3
  • Turnovers: Eagles 1, Falcons 0

Passing:

  • Kirk Cousins: 20-29, 241 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • Jalen Hurts: 23-30, 183 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception

Rushing:

  • Bijan Robinson: 14 carries, 97 yards
  • Saquon Barkley: 22 carries, 95 yards
  • Jalen Hurts, 13 carries, 85 yards, 1 touchdown
  • Tyler Allgeier, 9 carries, 53 yards

Receiving:

  • Darnell Mooney, 3 receptions, 88 yards, 1 touchdown
  • DeVonta Smith: 7 receptions, 76 yards, 1 touchdown
  • Drake London: 6 receptions, 54 yards, 1 touchdown
  • Ray-Ray McCloud: 3 receptions, 42 yards
  • Dallas Goedert: 3 receptions, 38 yards
  • Bijan Robinson: 4 receptions, 25 yards
  • Britain Covey: 6 receptions, 23 yards
  • Kyle Pitts: 3 receptions, 20 yards

➤ Game stats

Second quarter

Falcons field goal (11:22) — Younghoe Koo, 39 yards

Eagles touchdown (5:15) — DeVonta Smith, 7-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott extra point)

Falcons field goal (0:06) — Younghoe Koo, 22 yards

Third quarter

Falcons field goal (10:12) — Younghoe Koo, 34 yards

Eagles field goal (4:28) — Jake Elliott, 29 yards

Falcons touchdown (1:21) — Darnell Mooney, 41-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (two-point conversion attempt no good)

Fourth quarter

Eagles touchdown (6:47) — Jalen Hurts, 1-yard run (Saquon Barkley two-point conversion run)

Eagles field goal (1:39) — Jake Elliott, 28 yards

Falcons touchdown (0:34) — Drake London, 7-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Younghoe Koo extra point)

Falcons seal victory with interception

Atlanta has stunned Philadelphia. 

The Eagles just needed a field goal to win, but when Jalen Hurts tried to find DeVonta Smith to get in field goal range, Jessie Bates sprung forward to intercept the ball and give a shocking win to Atlanta. — Jordan Mendoza

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