Eagles vs. Dolphins Sunday Night Football highlights: Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown power Philly

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Miami Dolphins, 31-17, on “Sunday Night Football” in a rebound effort following their first loss of the season last week. 

Quarterback Jalen Hurts, despite two more turnovers, was 23 of 31 for 279 yards with two touchdowns. 

The Eagles ran 19 more plays than the Dolphins, who could not take advantage of multiple opportunities to tie the game. Tyreek Hill (11 catches, 88 yards, one touchdown) let a potentially game-tying touchdown go from his hands while running toward the goal line. Tua Tagovailoa threw a costly interception in the fourth quarter. From there, the Eagles drove down the field again — twice using their patented “Brotherly Shove” — to put the game away and make it a two-possession game. 

The Dolphins were penalized 10 times for 90 yards and managed 12 first downs all game. They scored their least amount of points this season, and six came on an interception returned for a touchdown in the third quarter by Jerome Baker. Miami ran the ball 12 times for 45 yards. 

A.J. Brown was targeted by Hurts 15 times and hauled in 10 passes for 137 yards and a score. Philadelphia dominated time of possession, 36:43 to 23:17. — Chris Bumbaca

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Eagles-Dolphins highlights

After the Eagles' win on "Sunday Night Football," the Super Bowl teams from last season — the champion Kansas City Chiefs and Eagles — are the only 6-1 teams in the NFL.

Eagles vs. Dolphins winners and losers

WINNERS

Brotherly Shove aka Tush Push: The Eagles attempted the "Brotherly Shove" four times, and they were successful on all four attempts. The play is often imitated but never duplicated. No team does the “Brotherly Shove” aka “Tush Push” like the Philadelphia Eagles.

Eagles' offensive line: The "Brotherly Shove" aka "Tush Push" isn’t successful without a stout offensive line that wins their matchups upfront. The Eagles routinely win the battle in the trenches.

Eagles WR A.J. Brown: Brown’s physicality and playmaking ability was on display Sunday night. The Eagles' No. 1 wide receiver made catches in traffic and was a chain mover.

Brown tallied a team-high 10 catches, 137 yards and a touchdown in the victory. He was targeted 15 times.

Darius Slay comes up with big fourth quarter interception: In the fourth quarter, Slay had a game-altering interception in the red zone that erased Miami points. The Eagles offense capitalized off the turnover by going on a 13-play, 83-yard touchdown drive that gave the club a 31-17 lead that they would keep.

LOSERS

Dolphins' running game: Miami had the top rushing offense entering Week 7 (181 yards per game), but they were contained by the Eagles. The Dolphins were only able to produce 45 yards in the defeat.

Credit to the Eagles' defensive front for shutting down Miami’s misdirection and speed run game.

Dolphins' mental errors: The Dolphins were called for 10 penalties in the loss. — Tyler Dragon

Eagles 31, Dolphins 17: Philly puts game away

Philadelphia had a shot to put the game away and did just that. 

Kenneth Gainwell scored on a 3-yard rush with 4:46 remaining to finish off a 13-play, 83-yard drive. Twice the Eagles used their “Brotherly Shove” specialty to convert fourth-and-short situations, the first on their own 26-yard line to avoid a three-and-out that could give the ball back to Dolphins with another chance from them to tie the proceedings. 

Instead, the Eagles marched down the field and scored. Jalen Hurts took a big hit at midfield later in the drive and delivered a perfect pass to A.J. Brown for a 42-yard gain that put the Eagles on the doorstep. — Chris Bumbaca

Costly turnover for Dolphins

The Dolphins had another chance to tie the game but, once again, they could not draw even. 

This time it was a Tua Tagovailoa interception that ended a Miami drive prematurely. He threw off his back foot into double coverage toward two receivers in the same area, allowing Philadelphia cornerback Darius Slay to track the ball into his hands for the Eagles’ first takeaway in four games. The Dolphins had gone 45 yards in eight plays. Instead, the Eagles took over at their own 17-yard line with 11:21 left in the game. — Chris Bumbaca

Eagles 24, Dolphins 17: Philly responds after turnover

Jalen Hurts didn’t let his second turnover phase him.

Following Hurts’ interception, the Eagles QB engineered an eight-play-75-yard drive that was capped off by a 14-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver A.J. Brown.

Hurts had five completions during the series. 

Brown now has six catches, 78 yards and a touchdown in the game. — Tyler Dragon

Unfortunate collision for Dolphins 

A pair of Dolphins defenders ran into each other while covering routes and required time down before walking off the field under their own power. 

Safety Jevon Holland and linebacker David Long Jr. were in coverage when their receivers’ routes brought them toward each other over the middle of the field. Neither saw each other and they collided at high speed and were both splayed on the grass while Jalen Hurts took off for a 12-yard gain. Dolphins trainers immediately rushed onto the field to attend to both injured players, each of whom was shaken up. — Chris Bumbaca

Dolphins 17, Eagles 17: Game tied after crazy pick-six

The Dolphins defense made up for their offense turning it over on downs.

On the Eagles’ first play after their defense held Miami out of the end zone, Jalen Hurts’ pass was deflected by cornerback Kader Kohou and the football fell right into the hands of linebacker Jerome Baker. Baker possessed the ball and ran for a 22-yard touchdown. — Tyler Dragon

Dolphins fail to score

Tyreek Hill had the game-tying touchdown in his hands but could not hang onto the football. Referees ruled the play an incomplete pass, making his dash for the ball in the end zone a moot effort. The next play, a fourth-and-4 from the Philadelphia 21-yard line, led to an incomplete pass the Dolphins' sideline was adamant should have been pass interference. But the turnover on downs ended the 43-yard drive that had the Dolphins knocking on the door of the red zone. 

Earlier, the Miami defense had forced the Eagles’ first punt of the day and will have to keep coming up with stops over the final 19:08 to give the offense a chance. — Chris Bumbaca

Eagles hold touchdown lead at halftime

The Eagles scored on three of their first four possessions to get off to a 17-3 first-half lead. But with a little over three minutes to go in the second quarter, the Dolphins went on an eight-play, 72-yard touchdown drive that concluded with a 27-yard touchdown catch by wide receiver Tyreek Hill to close Miami’s deficit, 17-10.

Hill produced eight receptions for 65 yards in the first half.

The first two quarters were mostly controlled by Philadelphia.

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts made up for an early fumble by leading the Eagles on two straight touchdown drives.

Hurts has 143 passing yards one passing TD and one rushing TD. Dallas Goedert, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith have combined for 10 catches, 138 yards and one touchdown in the first half. — Tyler Dragon

Eagles 17, Dolphins 10: Tyreek Hill cuts into Philly's lead

Tyreek Hill is a fast, fast man.

The Dolphins wideout hauled in Miami’s first touchdown of the game on a 27-yard lofted ball from Tua Tagovailoa to the back corner of the end zone. Hill used his patented speed to leave a pair of Eagles defenders in the dust and position himself under the ball. 

The Dolphins went 72 yards in eight plays in two minutes, 31 seconds to find the end zone 39 seconds before halftime and cut their deficit to 17-10. — Chris Bumbaca

Jaylen Waddle questionable to return

Dolphins wideout Jaylen Waddle is questionable to return with a back injury. He had two catches for 24 yards before his exit. He's yet to eclipse the 100-yard receiving mark in a game this season and his two touchdowns came in Miami's first two games of the season. 

It was during Week 2 when he suffered a concussion, not long after injuring his ribs in training camp. — Chris Bumbaca

Eagles 17, Dolphins 3: 'Brotherly Shove' extends Eagles' lead

The Eagles have scored touchdowns on back-to-back possessions after an early fumble.

On Philadelphia’s fourth possession, they went on a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to give them a two-score advantage.

The drive was highlighted by a play in which Jalen Hurts scrambled to the outside of the pocket to buy time and then he found A.J. Brown for a 33-yard reception on Miami’s one-yard line. The Eagles scored on their famous “Brotherly Shove,” AKA “Tush Push,” on the very next play. 

The Eagles have produced 179 yards of total offense late in the second quarter. — Tyler Dragon

Mike Trout attends Eagles' gamevs. Dolphins

With the World Series around the corner, one of MLB’s finest was in Philadelphia – but not for Game 6 of the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park on Monday. 

Eagles superfan Mike Trout — Los Angeles Angels outfielder and three-time American League MVP being his day job — was in attendance for his team’s “SNF” matchup and received a hearty ovation from the Philly faithful when shown on the Lincoln Financial Field video screen.

Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos was also shown on the video board, and he also received a hearty applause from the crowd. — Chris Bumbaca

Eagles 10, Dolphins 3: Dallas Goedert scores game's first TD

Dallas Goedert scoring the first touchdown of the game was fitting. 

The Eagles tight end has been the most productive player on the field through a little more than one quarter of play, with four catches for 67 yards, including a 19-yard score on a quick screen pass from Jalen Hurts to make it 10-3 Eagles with 11:25 until halftime. 

Philadelphia found the end zone following a unique “Brotherly Shove” sequence. Referees called offsides on both teams following their first attempt on fourth-and-1 early in the second, but Hurts easily crossed the line to gain on the next redo play. 

Boston Scott’s 38-yard kickoff return brought the ball out to the Philadelphia 39 and gave the Eagles more manageable field position.The Eagles were helped out by the refs later in the drive when a roughing the passer call — questionable to say the least — gave them a free 15 yards and put them in the red zone. — Chris Bumbaca

Dolphins 3, Eagles 3: Miami ties tie game after takeaway

The Dolphins got a field goal off Philadelphia’s turnover.

Miami got inside the Eagles’ 10-yard line in three plays, but Tua Tagovailoa got a touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill called back because of a holding penalty on Lester Cotton. The flag forced the Dolphins to settle for a 40-yard field goal by Jason Sanders. — Tyler Dragon

Jalen Hurts fumbles ball away

The turnover troubles continue for the Eagles. 

One week after coughing it up four times against the Jets, Philadelphia gave the rock away on its second possession of the game. Facing a third down, Jalen Hurts was sacked by Bradley Chubb and the ball came loose, with Christian Wilkins jumping on it to secure possession for Miami. — Chris Bumbaca

Eagles 3, Dolphins 0: Philly settles for field goal on opening drive

The Eagles converted their first two third-downs of the game, but couldn’t make it three in a row. And the fans made their frustration with the red-zone play-calling known. 

On first-and-goal, Hurts came up slow following a keeper on a run-pass option play that resulted in a loss of two yards in the red zone. Kenneth Gainwell then rushed into a wall at the line of scrimmage for a gain of one. And on third down with nine yards to the end zone, offensive coordinator Brian Johnson dialed up a designed quarterback draw that went for three yards. Kicker Jake Elliott made his 24-yard field goal to give Philadelphia a 3-0 lead 7:06 into the game. 

The Eagles moved the ball deep into Dolphins territory thanks to back-to-back 22-yard completions from Hurts to tight end Dallas Goedert.— Chris Bumbaca

What time is Eagles-Dolphins?

The Eagles and Dolphins kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET. The game will air on NBC and Peacock and is also available to stream for free on Fubo.

Eagles vs. Dolphins: Predictions and picks 

Here are the USA TODAY Sports’ staff picks for this game:  

• Lorenzo Reyes: Dolphins 
• Tyler Dragon: Eagles 
• Victoria Hernandez: Eagles 
• Jordan Mendoza: Eagles 
• Jarrett Bell: Dolphins 
• Safid Deen: Dolphins 
• Nate Davis: Dolphins 
• Chris Bumbaca: Eagles 
• Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Eagles

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Takeaways key? 

In what is expected to be a high-scoring affair, which team best cares for the football will have an obvious advantage.

The Eagles defense hasn’t forced a turnover in its last three games, and the offense committed four in last week’s loss to the Jets, their first defeat of 2023. 

The Dolphins, despite their historic output on offense, haven’t been completely clean with the football. Tua Tagovailoa has thrown five interceptions and Miami has lost three fumbles through their first six contests.— Chris Bumbaca

Dolphins vs. Eagles inactive players: Xavien Howard will not play Sunday night

The Dolphins will be without one of the league's top cornerbacks, as Xavien Howard was ruled out for Sunday night's game. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who was acquired in a trade during the offseason, still is working toward making his Dolphins debut. Ramsey also will not play Sunday night, but has returned to practice.

Dolphins' inactive players:

• WR Robbie Chosen
• QB Skylar Thompson (third QB)
• CB Kelvin Joseph
• CB Xavien Howard
• OL Connor Williams
• TE Tyler Kroft

Eagles' inactive players:

• QB Tanner McKee (third QB)
• RB Rashaad Penny
• S Reed Blankenship
• CB Bradley Roby
• LB Patrick Johnson
• DT Moro Ojomo
• TE Albert Okwuegbunam

Eagles vs. Dolphins odds 

Highlighting Sunday Night Football odds, the Philadelphia Eagles are among the best bets for NFL Week 7 as home favorites against the Miami Dolphins. The defending NFC champions are favored by 2.5 points, according to the BetMGM NFL odds. Looking to wager? Check out the best mobile sports betting apps offering NFL betting promos in 2023. 

According to the top NFL betting apps, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (+350) boasts some of the best NFL MVP betting odds in 2023, but Eagles QB Jalen Hurts (+800) isn’t far behind. Both teams have some of the best early Super Bowl betting odds. 

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