Eagles’ Byron Maxwell gets burned in Atlanta

The ball sailed right and all that was left was for Matt Ryan and the Falcons to burn the clock and beat the Eagles for a third straight time, this one by 26-24 in front of 70,516.

His numbers may have been considerably lower than what he is used to, but Peterson was happy just to be back out on the field.

Now, Hyde is the league’s leading rusher. Adrian Peterson carried 10 times for 31 yards playing his first game in more than a year following paid leave and then a suspension last year in the fallout from a child-abuse case against him.

“I watched every play [of the Eagles game], and I was really impressed overall”, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday on his radio show.

Jones’ big game might have been bigger, but he lost three receptions to Atlanta penalties.

23 of 34 for 298 yards for Exton native and Falcons QB Matt Ryan.

“We’re excited to have him here and we’ll get him up to speed as fast as we can and then cross that bridge in terms of (positions)”, Quinn said of Long.

Jones, who was rewarded in late August with a contract extension through 2020 that included $47 million guaranteed, recorded his 20th career 100-yard receiving game in the Falcons’ 26-24 triumph. The Falcons stood firm win the Eagles were catching up from 20-3 halftime deficit.

Cody Parkey was wide right on a 44-yard field goal that could have restored Philadelphia’s lead. The Eagles had yet one more probability, however cornerback-turned-safety Ricardo Allen intercepted a move that went by means of the arms of Jordan Matthews, sealing the victory with 1:11 left.

According to Bradford, whose opinion should probably only be taken with a grain of salt, says Philadelphia need not worry.

“They tipped the ball and it landed in my lap”, Allen said. Prized off-season acquisition DeMarco Murray ran for negative yardage in the half, while Sam Bradford was under constant pressure, throwing for just 119 yards and a costly interception. Fellow high-profile add Ryan Mathews had 4 yards on three carries.

“You just trust the preparation, let it rip and have fun”, said Quinn, previously defensive coordinator of the Seahawks. “That’s what we did”. He might even make a bad quarterback look good.

Jones who in the first half of this game victimized the Eagles’ secondary (8 catches for 97 yards and 2 scores in the first half), namely Byron Maxwell, put the Eagles in a further hole. Are the Eagles going to abandon their running game the rest of the season if they don’t have success with the first few carries of a game? Bryant was also ideal on the evening, logging four field goals and a pair of extra points. You just do simple things. “Coach Quinn has really emphasized over the preseason about finishing”. After a slow start, Bradford finished 36-for-52 for 336 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions. Walter Thurmond stepped in to make the interception, returning it 23 yards to the Atlanta 8. Sam Bradford led Philadelphia down the field that was capped off by a five-yard touchdown pass to Murray.

“They’re good and they’re going to get theirs”, Maxwell said of Jones and Roddy White (four catches, 84 yards). The operating again hauled within the throw, reduce to go away Kroy Biermann sprawled face-first on the turf, and sauntered into the top zone.

The Atlanta Falcons knew they were facing a stiff challenge in their Monday Night Football season opener at the Georgia Dome against the high-flying, Chip Kelly-led Philadelphia Eagles.