![]() ![]() But it shouldn’t be lost that this group is rewriting history books in Philadelphia. If he’s willing to allow himself to think beyond the one-week-at-a-time ethos, it would be to play as long as the Phillies have this baseball season. The goal, as Sirianni explains it, is to focus on the week ahead. It beats the alternative of being 7-1 or 6-2, right? We know our goal wasn’t to go 8-0.” “At this particular point, being 8-0 is sweet. “It’s just the next one,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. It’s treated like sweeping an opponent in a mid-June series. So a 29-17 victory on national television isn’t treated like the World Series. Like most in Philadelphia, they’ve caught the fever of the baseball team that plays across the street and were hanging on to the final outs.īut they’re also a team that’s become used to winning. There was not a lingering party in the locker room or anything to mark the occasion. The Philadelphia Eagles had just beaten the Houston Texans to go 8-0, giving them the best start to a season in franchise history. They gathered in a corner of the visitors’ locker room, players and coaches and staffers and even some reporters, all huddled together watching a small television airing the fifth game of the World Series as if they convened at Chickie’s & Pete’s. The Athletic may receive an affiliate commission if you open an account with DAZN through links contained in the above content. Subscribe to DAZN and watch every second of the NFL season, when and where you want it (Canada only). ![]() League-wide news and Week 9 game previews.Updated playoff picture and division standings.Eagles 29, Texans 17: Final stats and boxscore.Pierce leads all rookies with 678 rush yards this season. Houston (1-6-1) hung around and was within four points in the fourth quarter thanks to a season-high 139 rush yards by rookie RB Dameon Pierce. Only Ben Roethlisberger (15) and Lamar Jackson (13) have longer such streaks. ![]() He has now won 11 straight starts dating to last season, tied with Peyton Manning (1999) and Dak Prescott (2016) for the third-longest streak by a QB under age 25 since 1990. Philadelphia QB Jalen Hurts - a Houston native - completed 21-of-27 passes for 234 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Week 9 kicked off with the Eagles pulling away to beat the Texans 29-17 on Thursday Night Football and improving to a league-best 8-0 on the season, their best start in franchise history. ![]()
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