Eagles shake off slow start vs. Jaguars, remain only unbeaten team in NFL

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The Philadelphia Eagles found themselves in an early rut against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but they remain the NFL’s only unbeaten team after coming away with a 29-21 win at home on Sunday.

The Jaguars got into the end zone twice in the first quarter to take a quick 14-point lead. First, it was the defense making a play, with Andre Cisco collecting a 59-yard pick-six from Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts after the Jags’ offense went three-and-out to start the game. 

Then, later in the quarter, Trevor Lawrence led an eight-play drive that ended in a four-yard catch for Jamal Agnew.

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Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles yells during pregame against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lincoln Financial Field on Oct. 2, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

But Hurts and the Eagles’ offense shook off their early rust and got to work the same way we’ve seen Philadelphia in the first three weeks of the season.

A fumble by the Jaguars at the beginning of the second quarter was the spark the Eagles needed. Hurts would go nine plays and scramble up the middle on fourth-and-goal to make it 14-7. The defense gave the ball right back to Hurts, and this time running back Miles Sanders went 10 yards for the score to quickly tie the game.

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Kenneth Gainwell would cap the 20-point quarter with a 10-yard rush himself near the end of the first half, though Jake Elliott’s extra point attempt went awry.

In the second half, turnovers continued to plague the Jaguars. They got the Eagles to punt on their first two drives, but