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Philadelphia Eagles win a big one in Buffalo: 3 Immediate reactions

By Geoffrey Knox

ORCHARD PARK, NY - OCTOBER 27: Star Lotulelei #98 of the Buffalo Bills looks to tackle Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles as he runs with the ball during the first half at New Era Field on October 27, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NY - OCTOBER 27: Star Lotulelei #98 of the Buffalo Bills looks to tackle Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles as he runs with the ball during the first half at New Era Field on October 27, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images) /
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Here are three immediate reactions following a huge Week 8 victory by the Philadelphia Eagles at New era Field in Buffalo.

Well, it wasn’t pretty if you’re a Philadelphia Eagles fan. There were long conversions by the Buffalo Bills on third down. That includes conversions on 3rd and 14, 3rd and 8, and 3rd and 13 on one drive in the third quarter. That drive led to a touchdown.

There was a fumble that wound up not costing them. There was even a missed extra point by Jake Elliott and a running into the kicker penalty by Mack Hollins. Is anyone else sick of that guy? Anyway, the Eagles seemed to be doing everything that they could to lose this one, but they didn’t.

Philly leaves upstate New York with a much-needed victory that evens their record at 4-4. Now, the team and every member of the Eagles fan base will turn their attention to the Chicago Bears. Here are three thoughts following a much-needed win in Week 8.

1. You can’t have your cake and eat it too!

Okay, so Doug Pederson tried an inside handoff to Nelson Agholor that didn’t work. He also tried a two-point conversion that did. The long and the short of it is this. You can’t ask for your head coach and offensive coordinator to be more creative with the play calling and then, get upset when things don’t work. You win some. You lose some.

2. Let’s not kill Boston Scott too much! 

Okay, if you didn’t see the game, you may hear something about Boston Scott scoring his first NFL touchdown and then fumbling on a punt return the next time he touched the ball. Sometimes, it’s good to learn when things don’t cost you, and in this case, Scott’s mistake didn’t kill his team. The Bills would wind up seeing a fourth-and-ten attempt knocked away by Ronald Darby.

3. The Eagles MUST make a move this week.

Even in a loss, you’re going to hear a lot about these Eagles coordinators. Too often in this one, Jim Schwartz looked befuddled and had Philly played another team with better skill players, this one could have turned out differently.

This team still needs help at corner, and hopefully, that help comes by way of a trade that brings either Patrick Peterson or Chris Harris Jr. to the ‘City of Brotherly Love’. The trade deadline is October 29th at 4 p.m. EST.

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