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Kevin Patullo called a careful game, and it paid off against the Chiefs | Rams vs. Eagles Daily Updates

Offensive Coordinator Kevin Patullo
Offensive Coordinator Kevin Patullo

3:32 PM: The Eagles improved to 2-0 with a 20-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The Philadelphia defense shut down Patrick Mahomes and Co. for most of the game while the offense came up in big spots.

The Eagles' lone explosive play came on 3rd-and-10 in the fourth quarter, when Jalen Hurts found DeVonta Smith for 28 yards, setting up an Eagles touchdown. Offensive Coordinator Kevin Patullo was asked if it makes sense at times to force the ball downfield after the Eagles only had two big plays across the first two games.

"I think there's a fine line," Patullo said. "Because you don't ever want to put the quarterback in harm's way. If you do that and the protection doesn't hold up or it doesn't add up to what they're doing, you could have a catastrophic problem. Both offenses — it was a tough game for both of us. So if you put somebody in harm's way and kind of say, 'I'm taking a huge chance right here,' that negative play could be a major issue and really could be the deciding factor in the game."

The Eagles played clean football in Kansas City, and the game's only turnover came when rookie Andrew Mukuba intercepted Mahomes in the end zone. That pick completely changed the game, and Patullo wanted to make sure the Eagles didn't make any major mistakes on Sunday.

"Ultimately, one turnover in that game was the deciding factor," Patullo said. "And when you look at the times we've played them, even back to '23 and whatever, it's been like one turnover, it's been an issue. Obviously in the Super Bowl, that was kind of what blew it open were the turnovers, so you could sense that in the game, even from them on their offense. The way the game was flowing, any mistake was going to be kind of one of those things that got you the win." — Matt Ryan

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