Eagles remain unbeaten with win over Rams: Philly stands 5-0, but imperfect in some ways
New York TimesThe Athletic has live coverage of Cowboys vs Eagles in NFL Week 9 action. The Philadelphia Eagles remain unbeaten after spoiling Cooper Kupp’s season debut with a 23-14 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Here’s what you need to know: The Eagles held the Rams scoreless through the final 30 minutes after giving up all 14 points in the first half. — Jourdan Rodrigue, Los Angeles Rams writer Eagles effective on third-and-long The Eagles also killed the Rams on third-and long: Of eight situations in which Los Angeles had Philadelphia in third-and-5-plus-yards in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, the Eagles converted six of them including three Hurts keepers. While the defense held Philadelphia to a respectable 23 points and took the ball away once, the long third downs and explosive plays — including a combination pass play and penalty involving cornerback Derion Kendrick in the late seconds of the second quarter — were huge blows especially when the offense could not sustain drives in the second half.