Two HUGE Plays

Nicky Football made two HUGE plays in yesterday’s 15-10 win over the Falcons.

HUGE PLAY #1

Trailing 3-0, the Eagles get the ball at their own 14 – & I say “Eighty-six” – indicating to my favorite son & favorite grandson that the Eagles are going to drive 86 yards to score a TD to take the lead.

Thirteen plays later, the Eagles have the ball on the Falcons two-yard line – & here comes Nicky’s first HUGE play.

3rd & goal at the Falcons 2 – The Eagles run a trick play where, I think, LaGarrette Blount & Nelson Agholor crisscross in the backfield right in front of Nicky – but they bump into each other exactly when Nicky’s trying to make the handoff – uh-oh – fumble – the ball’s loose – you can see it laying right there on the turf.

Then, like a flash, Nick Foles dives on the ball. He recovers the fumble & carries it into the end zone. It’s called a TD, but soon overturned-on-review because Nicky was down-by-contact.

The ball’s placed on the one.

Without Nicky’s quick reaction, the Flacons recover – which means the Eagles don’t take the lead.

4th & goal at the Falcons 1.

Doug Pederson shows some balls by going for it – & Blount runs it in untouched to take a 6-3 lead.

HUGE PLAY #2

Trailing 10-6, the Eagles get the ball with 0:46 left in the first half.

1st & 10 at the Eagles 28 – Nicky completes a pass to Corrie Clement for 7 yards.

2nd & 3 at the Eagles 35 – False start penalty for minus-5 yards.

Eagles call a time out with 0:22 remaining.

I’m telling my favorite son & favorite grandson that there’s enough time left for at least three plays, but they’re saying “Bullshit. Only enough time for two plays.”

2nd & 8 at the Eagles 30 – Nicky throws a pass which shoulda been intercepted, but the ball’s batted into the air, way up in the air. It lands in Torrey Smith’s hands & he advances it for about 10 yards – for a 20-yard gain and a first down. {1 play}