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Zack Baun & Jalen Carter lead dominant defense, Saquon Barkley continues MVP-caliber season, Eagles cement themselves Super Bowl contenders

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November 15, 2024
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About 90 minutes before C.J. Gardner-Johnson strutted into the winning locker room gloating that “this shit runs through us” or teammates sang DeVonta Smith happy birthday as part of a victory celebration or Jordan Mailata smiled through exhaustion while pulling compression sleeves over his legs long after a critical 26-18 win over Washington, the Eagles gathered in that same space under different circumstances.
It was halftime, and those cheers that would eventually serenade the team sounded different. The Eagles were losing. They hadn’t yet scored a touchdown. Jalen Hurts had just been evaluated for a concussion.  
"Hey, this is going to be a grimy, gritty game. Just keep going. We kn...

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