Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game turns into mayhem after punches were thrown

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game turns into mayhem after punches were thrown


The Philadelphia Eagles returned to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday and took down the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-13 to pick up their franchise-record 10th straight win, upping their record to 12-2 and gaining a tie with the Detroit Lions for the best record in the NFC.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts was on point and wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith were uncoverable. Hurts completed 25 of 32 passes for 290 yards and a pair of touchdowns, compiling a 125.3 passer rating in the process. He completed his first nine passes, spreading the love and throwing with confidence, great timing, and precision.

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers players throw multiple punches and chaos ensues

An offensive play causes mayhem

It was an all-around game for the Eagles except for a play during the first half that caused mayhem after punches were thrown. The rumble was sparked because Pittsburgh tight end Darnell Washington blocked Eagles cornerback Darius Slay all the way to the padding behind the goal posts. Slay responded by throwing a couple of punches to Washington’s head.

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Eagles responded by running to the end zone. A scrum ensued and at least one Philadelphia player appeared to throw a punch. A pool report with referee Alan Eck was requested to explain how Darnell Washington and wide receiver Calvin Austin III were penalized for unnecessary roughness but not Slay for throwing punches. Eck said that was not the case and that Replay Assist in New York didn’t see it, either.

“Two Steelers were observed, No. 80 and No. 19, committing unsportsmanlike conduct after the play was over,” Eck said in the pool report. “That’s what it was. Two players, after the fact, unsportsmanlike conduct.”

“No punches were observed on the field,” added Eck. “Since we had flags down, it gave New York an opportunity to review the play, as well. There was no video evidence of punched observed by the Philadelphia Eagles.”

Steelers stopped Barkley but not everybody else

The Pittsburgh Steelers limited Saquon Barkley, the NFL’s leading rusher who was on pace to break the single-season rushing record, to 65 yards on 19 carries. But they hurt themselves with penalties and missed tackles on some of the other Philadelphia skill players.

The Eagles also had 401 total yards, compared to just 163 for the Steelers. They converted on 10 of 17 third downs, while Pittsburgh were just 3 of 10. They ran 77 offensive plays to just 41 for the Steelers.

The defense did a good job overall in this game, limiting Philadelphia to 5.2 yards per play, well below its average of 5.8 for the season. And it did that by stopping Barkley. But while that was happening, his backup, Kenneth Gainwell had three big receptions for 40 yards, all of which resulted converted a third down into a first down.





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