Arizona 21, Philadelphia 17
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 13, 2011
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
60°
Head Official:
Walt Anderson
Attendance:
69144
By SportsDirect Inc.
John Skelton threw a pair of touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, including a 5-yarder to Early Doucet with 1:53 remaining, as the Arizona Cardinals rallied for their first road win of the season by beating the Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 on Sunday.
Larry Fitzgerald, who made seven catches for 146 yards and two scores, set up the winning TD with a tremendous 37-yard reception on third-and-10 that put the ball on the Eagles 1.
Three plays later, Skelton connected with Doucet as Philadelphia blew a fourth-quarter lead for the fifth time this season.
Philadelphia (3-6), which fell to 1-4 at home, has been outscored by a league-high 47 points in the fourth quarter this season.
Skelton was 21 of 40 for 315 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions for Arizona (3-6), which has won two in a row after six straight losses.
Michael Vick completed 16 of 34 passes for just 128 yards but was without star receiver DeSean Jackson, who was inactive reportedly for missing a team meeting on Saturday. Jeremy Maclin also missed the majority of the game with shoulder and hamstring injuries, catching just two passes for six yards.
Fitzgerald plucked a tipped ball out of the air at the Eagles 4 and trotted into the end zone for a 7-yard score with 9:18 to go in the fourth, tying the contest at 14. But Nnamdi Asomugha picked off a pass by Skelton at the Arizona 30 on the Cardinals' next drive, setting up a 36-yard field goal by Alex Henery for a 17-14 advantage.
After Arizona kicker Jay Feely missed a pair of field-goal attempts in a scoreless first quarter, Asante Samuel picked off a Skelton pass and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown with 9:35 remaining in the second for a 7-0 lead.
The Cardinals forged a tie on a 10-yard scoring strike over the middle from Skelton to Fitzgerald, but LeSean McCoy put Philadelphia back in front with a 1-yard TD run with 17 seconds left before the half.
McCoy has scored a touchdown in a franchise-record nine straight games, eclipsing the old mark set in 1947 by Steve Van Buren.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Arizona |
|
Philadelphia |
Beanie Wells
|
Player |
LeSean McCoy
|
23 |
Attempts |
14 |
62 |
Yards |
81 |
2.7 |
Avg Yards |
5.8 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
12 |
Long |
29 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Arizona
|
370 |
88 |
282 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2.0 |
0 |
Philadelphia
|
289 |
166 |
123 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4.0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against N.Y. Giants.
The Eagles have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Arizona will play their next game on the road against San Francisco.
The Cardinals have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.