Jalen Hurts tried a QB sneak push play that the Philadelphia Eagles have grown to be so good at, but was denied at the goal line.
With full confidence, the Eagles ran back the exact same play on 4th & Goal and Hurts punched in the touchdown.
The third-quarter touchdown was a small sampling of how the Eagles thoroughly manhandled the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 472 yards of total offense toward an eventual 25-11 road victory at Raymond James Stadium on Monday Night Football to improve to 3-0.
Hurts wound up with 277 passing yards and one TD, despite throwing two interceptions. Eagles' wide receiver A.J. Brown hauled in nine receptions for 131 yards, while D'Andre Swift rushed for 130 yards on 16 carries. The Eagles' defense handled the rest, forcing two fumbles and intercepting Baker Mayfield.
Hurts and the Eagles jumped all over the Bucs from the opening drive, taking the ball all the way down the field only to turn it over on downs, going for it on 4th & 2. However, they'd score a field goal their next drive and the Eagles grinded toward a 13-3 halftime lead on the strength of Hurts finding Olamide Zaccheaus for a 34-yard touchdown late in the second quarter.
They'd add to that lead in the third via Hurts' QB sneak TD and only pile onto the Bucs' dismay as a leaping interception from Bucs cornerback Dee Delaney was negated the very next play when Tampa running back Rachaad White was tackled in the end zone for an Eagles' safety. That extended the Eagles' lead to 22-3, before Jake Elliott's third field goal of the game made it 25-3 in the fourth quarter.
A spectacular one-handed reception from Mike Evans and eventual TD grab from the star wideout during the same drive — followed by a 2-point conversion — helped pulled the Bucs to within 25-11 with 9:22 left in the game, but it was much too late as the Eagles comfortably won.
At 3-0, the Eagles join the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers as the only undefeated teams in the NFL this season.
Here's how the entire Buccaneers-Eagles game went.