Olamide Zaccheaus had a scoring reception, A.J.
Brown had nine catches for 131 yards and Jalen Carter forced two
fumbles for Philadelphia.
Baker Mayfield produced 146 yards, one touchdown and one
interception on 15-of-25 passing for the Buccaneers (2-1). Mike
Evans had a touchdown catch and Devin White and Dee Delaney
recorded interceptions for Tampa Bay.
Reed Blankenship had an interception for the Eagles, who
outgained the Buccaneers 472 yards to 174. Philadelphia had a
78-44 edge in offensive plays and controlled the ball for 38:55.
The Eagles moved ahead 10-3 on Hurts' 34-yard touchdown pass to
Zaccheaus with 3:32 left in the first half. Jake Elliott booted
a 38-yard field goal as time expired for a 10-point halftime
lead.
Philadelphia began the third quarter with a 13-play, 75-yard
drive that was capped by Hurts scoring from the 1 to make it
20-3.
Later in the quarter, Delaney intercepted Hurts at the
Buccaneers' 1-yard line. On the next play, Rachaad White was
dropped for a loss in the end zone by Nicholas Morrow for an
Eagles safety.
Elliott tacked on a 26-yard field goal to make it 25-3 with
13:28 left in the contest. Tampa Bay found the end zone
four-plus minutes later when Mayfield tossed a 1-yard scoring
pass to Evans and then threw a two-point conversion to Chris
Godwin with 9:22 left.
The Eagles then hogged the ball for 15 plays and 68 yards and
racked up five first downs while running out the clock.
Elliott kicked a 36-yard field goal with 3:05 left in the first
quarter for the game's first points. Chase McLaughlin answered
with a 33-yard field goal for the Buccaneers to knot the score
with 8:33 left in the half.
--Field Level Media
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