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12/28 18:56 CST Eagles hang on to beat Bills 13-12 when Josh Allen misses an
open Khalil Shakir on 2-point try
Eagles hang on to beat Bills 13-12 when Josh Allen misses an open Khalil Shakir
on 2-point try
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) --- Josh Allen sailed a 2-point conversion attempt wide
of open receiver Khalil Shakir in the back of the end zone with 5 seconds
remaining, and the Philadelphia Eagles hung on for a 13-12 win over the Buffalo
Bills on Sunday.
Dallas Goedert caught a 1-yard touchdown pass, Jake Elliott hit field goals of
28 and 47 yards, and the Super Bowl champion Eagles barely avoided squandering
a 13-0 fourth-quarter lead. Linebacker Jalyx Hunt had two of Philadelphia's
four sacks and a team-leading three quarterback hits.
Defensive tackle Jalen Carter made a major contribution in his return after
missing three games with a injuries to both shoulders. Carter got his hand up
to block Michael Badgley's extra-point attempt after Allen's 2-yard touchdown
run with 5:11 left.
Allen scored on a tush push on fourth-and-goal to pull the Bills within one
point with 5 seconds remaining. The Bills thought they had a touchdown one play
earlier, but Dawson Knox was ruled short of the goal line after a replay review.
Rather than playing for overtime, coach Sean McDermott opted to go for 2. Allen
dropped back in the pocket and had a defender in his face when he let loose a
pass that was about a foot wide of Shakir. The Bills then tried an onside kick
that Goedert recovered.
The NFC East champion Eagles (11-5) are assured of at least the conference's
third seed entering the playoffs.
Buffalo (11-5), which clinched a playoff berth last week, dropped to the No. 7
seed in the AFC. New England clinched its first AFC East title since 2019 with
the Bills' loss.
Injuries Eagles: LB Nakobe Dean (hamstring) did not play. Bills: LB Terrel Bernard did not return after hurting his calf in the first half. ... Defensive tackles DaQuan Jones (calf) and Jordan Phillips (ankle) and safety Jordan Poyer (hamstring) did not play. TE Dalton Kincaid missed his fourth of seven games with a nagging knee injury. Up next Eagles: Host Washington next weekend. Bills: Host the New York Jets next weekend. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl |
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