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Antonio Brown (nine receptions, 93 yards) and O.J. Howard caught
scoring passes while Fournette rushed for 81 yards on 22 carries
and caught six passes for 46 yards to pace Tampa Bay (5-1).
Jamel Dean recorded an interception as the Buccaneers won their
third straight game.
Brady didn't appear to be hampered by his sore passing thumb as
he completed 34 of 42 tosses for 297 yards. However, his
franchise record of 227 passes without an interception came to
an end when Philadelphia's Anthony Harris picked him off late in
the first half.
Jalen Hurts rushed for two touchdowns and passed for one for the
Eagles (2-4), who lost for the fourth time in five games. Zach
Ertz caught a touchdown pass and Alex Singleton racked up 15
tackles.
Hurts completed 12 of 26 passes for 115 yards and one
interception. He also rushed for 44 yards.
Philadelphia had just 99 total yards through three quarters and
finished with 213. The Buccaneers gained 399 yards and had 27
first downs to 16 for the Eagles.
Philadelphia moved within 28-22 as Hurts scored on a 1-yard run
and followed with a two-point conversion pass to Quez Watkins
with 5:54 left.
However, the Eagles never saw the ball again. Brady connected
with Brown on a key 27-yard, third-down completion and he later
got a first down on a third-down quarterback sneak, allowing the
Buccaneers to run out the clock. Tampa Bay scored on its first
possession when Brady tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Howard.
The Eagles knotted the score on Hurts' 5-yard pass to Ertz with
6:01 left in the opening quarter. Tampa Bay went back ahead when
Brady connected with Brown on a 23-yard scoring pass with 33
seconds left in the first period.
Fournette scored on a 2-yard run with 1:56 left in the half as
the Buccaneers took a 21-7 lead into the break.
Fournette scored from the 1 to make it a 21-point margin with
5:47 left in the third quarter. Hurts scrambled in from the 6 as
the Eagles trimmed their deficit to 28-14 with 2:15 left in the
stanza.
--Field Level Media
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