Tuesday 15 November 2016 09:55, UK
The Philadelphia Eagles maintained their perfect home record this season with a 24-15 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. Running back Ryan Mathews scored twice for the home side as the defence held the NFL's best offence to just 15 points.
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Mathews and Matthews impress for Philadelphia, as home streak continues. Falcons go into bye week with a loss after being outplayed on both sides of the ball.
MVP
Ryan Mathews had 108 yards rushing and two touchdowns as the Falcons couldn't find an answer to the Eagles' running game. The team totalled 207 yards altogether.
Game-changer
With four minutes left on the clock, Devonta Freeman caught a pass for a 30-yard gain to get into Eagles territory. However, it was chalked off for offensive pass interference, and the Falcons never made it back to Philadelphia's half.
Stat of the night
100+ - Ryan Mathews is the first Eagle with over 100 yards and two scores since LeSean McCoy almost three years ago.
The game
The combination of Matthews and Mathews drove the Eagles 81 yards on their first possession, Jordan catching two early first down passes before Ryan ran the ball in behind a strong offensive line to put Philadelphia 7-0 ahead.
After Caleb Sturgis missed a field goal for Philadelphia, a 29-yard throw from Ryan to Julio Jones set up Matt Bryant for a 38-yard field goal early in the second quarter.
Bryant added another, this time from 43 yards to pull the game within a point, and a costly forced fumble from Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz was picked up by the Falcons' cornerback Brian Poole to give the visitors an opportunity to take the lead, but Bryant couldn't make the 53-yard field goal attempt.
The teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter, before the Falcons held Philadelphia to another 25-yard field goal. However, it was the fourth quarter where this game really got interesting. Atlanta hit straight back, Ryan throwing a 75-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Gabriel, handing the Falcons a 15-13 lead at the start of the quarter.
It wasn't long before the Eagles were back ahead as Mathews completed an eight play, 76-yard drive. Philadelphia elected to go for two, Mathews rushing up the middle to make it a 21-15 game.
With just two minutes left to go, Sturgis made a 48-yard field goal to stretch Philadelphia's lead to nine points, and while the Falcons looked for a response, Eagles cornerback Leodis McKelvin picked off Ryan's pass intended for Julio Jones to take back possession and allow the home side to run out the clock.
The Eagles are yet to lose at home this season, and move to 5-4 to keep the pressure on for a wild card play-off spot in the NFL East.
The Falcons slip to 6-4, but were aided by the Saints' late loss to Denver, which keeps them two games ahead in the NFC South.
