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Takeaways and highlights from first half as Eagles hold a 17-10 lead over Dolphins

glenn erby
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The Eagles dominated the first half, but a Jalen Hurts fumble and Tyreek Hill’s dominant speed allowed the Dolphins to close to within 17-10 after 30 minutes of exciting action.

Run the ball

With the Eagles looking to keep the Dolphins off the field, D’Andre Swift got carries on the first three plays of the game.

Swift finished the first half with 9 carries for 31 yards.

Control the clock

The Eagles lead 3-0, and the first drive was an impressive 12-play, 71 yard jaunt that ate up over 7:00 of game time.

Dallas Goedert involved early

Looking to take advantage of mismatches, the Eagles found tight end Dallas Goedert on consecutive 22-yard completions.

The YAC King is back, as Goedert is averaging 16.8 yards per catch, with a long of 22 yards on the evening through one half of play.

Goedert had 4 catches for 67 yards and the one touchdown.

Julio Jones

Olamide Zaccheaus got the start in the slot, but Jones saw his first snap in the red zone.

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Tyreek Hill involved early

Hill had two catches for 15 yards on the Dolphins first drive, and the Eagles had seven players spying on the NFL’s leading receiver.

Hill has 8 catches for 65 yards and the 1 touchdown catch.

Haason Reddick

Reddick already has a tackle for loss, and just recorded a sack in his fourth straight game.

Tua Tagovailoa

Tua is 13-16 for 129 yards and 1 passing touchdown against a stout Eagles defense.

Jalen Carter is back

Breadman has 1 QB hit and several pressures in a disruptive first half.

Jalen Hurts turnover

Holding onto the football for too long can be a huge negative and Hurts recorded another lost fumble on the Eagles second possession.

How now has four turnovers in his last five quarters played.

Eagles dominant first quarter

The Eagles out-gained the Dolphins 73-29 in the first quarter, but only amassed 3 points on a night where they need to score touchdowns.

Eagles shutdown Dolphins run game

Miami entered Sunday night with the No. 1 rushing offense in the NFL, but through one half of play, they’ve been held to
Dolphins entered this matchup as the No. 1 rushing offense in the NFL in like every category. 4 carries, -7 yards so far.

Philadelphia has only alowed 113 total yards so far to the Dolphins explosive offense in one half of football.

Julio Jones

A.J. Brown was forced into the medical tent, and that provided an opportunity for Julio Jones to snag his first reception with the Eagles.

Jones had one catch for 3 yards in the first half.

Jalen Hurts

Hurts has been scrappy in the first half, and has more than redeemed his terrible perforrmance in Week 6.

Hurts finished the first half 12 of 15 passing, for 143 yards and 1 touchdowns. Hurts also has 1 rushing touchdown, and another fumble.

Story originally appeared on Eagles Wire