Entering the second quarter down 7-3 facing an Arizona first-and-10 inside the 10-yard line, the Eagles were able to hold the Cardinals to three points after a nice stand by the home team's defense. A short field goal by Chandler Catanzaro made it 10-3, but the Eagles quickly responded with a touchdown of their own to make it 10-10. Arizona broke off a huge run late in the frame to give them a seven-point cushion, and the Eagles passed up a chip-shot field goal of their own to go for it on fourth-and-inches with under a minute left until halftime. Running back Ryan Mathews was tackled short of the sticks, though, and Eagles entered halftime down 17-10 after turning it over on downs.
Here are some notes from the first half ...
Eagles Take Advantage Of Arizona Miscue To Find Pay Dirt
After settling for a field goal on its first drive of the game and going three-and-out on the second, Philadelphia was able to even the score at 10 apiece with 8:26 left in the game after quarterback Sam Bradford found tight end Zach Ertz for a 22-yard touchdown strike over the middle of the field. The Cardinals tried to call a timeout before the play began because they only had 10 men on the field, but the officials didn't notice, and shortly after the ball was snapped the third-year tight end was wide open down the field.
Cardinals Go Ahead After 47-yard Touchdown Run
Arizona regained the lead with just over four minutes left in the first half after David Johnson turned what looked like a potential rush for no gain into a 47-yard scamper into the end zone, with several broken tackles along the way. On 16 carries at halftime, the Cardinals have gained 122 yards, averaging 7.6 yards per carry. Johnson suffered a knee injury late in the first half after gaining a total of 112 yards rushing.
Jordan Matthews Finding His Groove
Over the Eagles' last five games, Jordan Matthews has averaged just 29.8 yards on 3.2 catches per game, but in the first half against Arizona the second-year wideout has looked better than he has in perhaps any half this season, catching six balls for 70 yards.
Bradford Continues To Look Sharp
Coming off four of his best games of the season, Sam Bradford has impressed once again early in Sunday's game against the Cardinals. Through a half of play, the first-year Eagles signal-caller has completed 15 of his 20 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown. Early in the game, he was forced to come out of the game for a play after being slammed to the turf by defensive end Calais Campbell, but he returned after missing just one snap.
Maxwell And Rowe Both Banged Up
Early in Sunday night's game against Arizona, cornerback Byron Maxwell went down with a shoulder injury that forced him to come off the field for evaluation. He returned a short time later, but Maxwell was again shaken up while tackling Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd. He attempted to return to the game later, but after one play he jogged to the sideline, where trainers escorted him into the locker room. His return is questionable.
Rookie cornerback Eric Rowe was also hurt during the second quarter, suffering a concussion that will keep him out for the remainder of the game. In their absence, the Eagles have leaned upon E.J. Biggers and Jaylen Watkins to fill in.
The Sunday Night Football showdown against the Cardinals kicked off with the Eagles sporting their #BackInBlack uniforms. View the full gallery here...
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RB Darren Sproles
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WR Jordan Matthews
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QB Sam Bradford
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WR Jordan Matthews
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T Jason Peters
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RB Darren Sproles
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RB Ryan Mathews
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EaglesNation sporting their holiday gear
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WR Jordan Matthews
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WR Riley Cooper
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The National Anthem to get things started
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Sunday Night Football
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RB Ryan Mathews
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CB Byron Maxwell
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T Dennis Kelly
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Get your face painted for free before the game
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Split Decision performing in HeadHouse Plaza
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Meeting SWOOP!
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LB Mychal Kendricks, C Jason Kelce
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HeadHouse Plaza is filling up!
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Creating a masterpiece
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C Jason Kelce
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FlyEaglesFly face painting!
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Tara is ready to welcome #EaglesNation to the stadium!
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Noah is here too!
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Almost finished
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Eagles Alum John Spagnola meets Season Ticket Members before the game
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Talking football with John Spagnola
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RB Darren Sproles
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QB Sam Bradford
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CB Jaylen Watkins, QB Mark Sanchez, QB Sam Bradford
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FlyEaglesFly!
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RB DeMarco Murray
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DB Walter Thurmond
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QB Sam Bradford
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DB Eric Rowe, LB Mychal Kendricks
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S Malcolm Jenkins
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LB Mychal Kendricks
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S Malcolm Jenkins, S Chris Maragos
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LB Connor Barwin
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LB Mychal Kendricks
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DE Fletcher Cox
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RB Ryan Mathews
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QB Sam Bradford
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TE Zach Ertz
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RB Ryan Mathews
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QB Sam Bradford
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TE Zach Ertz, TE Brent Celek
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TE Zach Ertz
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DB Walter Thurmond
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An amazing BMX halftime show!
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Flying high
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WR Josh Huff
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QB Sam Bradford
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TE Zach Ertz
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CB Jaylen Watkins
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TE Zach Ertz
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The Eagles Drumline goes #BackInBlack
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RB Ryan Mathews
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RB Ryan Mathews
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RB Darren Sproles
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TE Zach Ertz
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TE Zach Ertz
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RB Ryan Mathews
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TE Zach Ertz
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WR Jordan Matthews
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DB Walter Thurmond
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WR Riley Cooper
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WR Jordan Matthews
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WR Jordan Matthews