Jordan Davis came up with arguably the biggest play of the Philadelphia Eagles season thus far, both blocking a potential game-winning field goal by the Los Angeles Rams as time expired on Sunday and returning it for a touchdown.
Davis, a defensive tackle, is a large man, but he motored down the field to score. After the game, Saquon Barkley joked that Davis showed off some running back speed on the play:
“I ain’t run that fast since my 40-yard dash,” Davis told NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo after the contest. “Real glad I got a touchdown, man.”
The 25-year-old has been quite the story to start the season. He was a rotational player for the Birds during his first three seasons, often called on for early downs due to his massive frame, though he often struggled to make an impact against the pass.
But he lost 26 pounds in the offseason and improved his conditioning, hoping to be a three-down presence in 2025. And he was fantastic on Sunday, coming up with several important plays, including stuffing a Rams’ run play on fourth down in the fourth quarter and chasing down Matt Stafford on a third-down attempt earlier in the game.
It was an elite performance for Davis as the Eagles stole another win, moving to 3-0 on the season as they look to defend last year’s Super Bowl title.
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