{"id":290542,"date":"2023-10-09T08:22:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290542"},"modified":"2023-10-09T08:22:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:22:50","slug":"eagles-nick-sirianni-on-huge-qb-sneak-to-end-first-half-i-have-confidence-in-the-play-that-nobody-likes-that-we-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/nfl\/eagles-nick-sirianni-on-huge-qb-sneak-to-end-first-half-i-have-confidence-in-the-play-that-nobody-likes-that-we-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles' Nick Sirianni on 'huge' QB sneak to end first half: I have 'confidence in the play that nobody likes that we run'"},"content":{"rendered":"

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Eagles emerged from the battle of the NFC’s last two champions still undefeated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Their signature tush push? It still reigns supreme.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia found itself in a close fight for nearly the duration of Sunday’s 23-14 win over the Los Angeles Rams, pulling ahead by more than one possession only late in the fourth quarter. But it was the score with two seconds remaining in the first half, when Nick Sirianni opted for a \ufeffJalen Hurts\ufeff sneak from the 1-yard line to go up, 17-14, that proved both the most daring and impactful.<\/p>\n

“Huge,” Sirianni told reporters of how big of a conversion it was. “That was exciting. That was fun right there. I imagine that was a great time to be a fan. They had the big completion for a touchdown, then we come back and score a touchdown with no time left. I just have confidence in the play that nobody likes that we run.”<\/p>\n

The Eagles could have played it safe, electing for a field goal to bring the score to 14-13. Thanks to the defense pitching a shutout over the next two frames, the result still would have held.<\/p>\n

The play call sent a message, though. The Eagles were going to shove it down the Rams’ throat on an all-or-nothing play, and Los Angeles — like much the rest of the league — would be powerless to stop them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It started before that, too, after the Rams took a 14-10 lead on a nifty 22-yard catch by \ufeffPuka Nacua\ufeff near the boundary of the end zone with 32 seconds remaining. It seemed momentum was shifting L.A.’s way.<\/p>\n

Philly could have taken a knee to run out the first half, but it didn’t.<\/p>\n

Instead, Hurts scampered for a 9-yard gain out of bounds, then airdropped a perfect pass to A.J. Brown for 38 yards. The Rams committed a horse collar on the play, gifting their opponents 15 extra yards, then interfered with an end-zone pass on the very next throw.<\/p>\n

That set up the last-second snap at the goal line, where the already aggressive Eagles didn’t blink. They packed their backfield behind Hurts, he took the snap and received a helpful push from his teammates into the end zone with center \ufeffJason Kelce\ufeff leading the plunge.<\/p>\n

“You always want to be aggressive,” Hurts said about his appreciation of the play-calling on that drive. “The moment you stop playing the game the way you want to play the game and being aggressive, you’re doing yourself a disservice. It’s just a matter of execution and trust. We did a great job in that. It obviously helped us with the penalty they gave us, and then they gave us another one in the red zone on the 1. I think it was just great operation at that point.”<\/p>\n

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