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Eagles-Bengals: Eagles cruise to a win over Bengals; Darius Slay leaves game with groin injury

The Eagles took over in the second half to secure their third straight win.

Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith celebrates his 45-yard touchdown catch with teammate wide receiver A.J. Brown against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sunday, October 27, 2024.
Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith celebrates his 45-yard touchdown catch with teammate wide receiver A.J. Brown against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sunday, October 27, 2024.Read more
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What you should know

  1. The Eagles scored 17 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarters.

  2. The Eagles slowed down Joe Burrow and co. on offense.

  3. Jalen Hurts accounted for three total touchdowns.

  4. CB Darius Slay was been ruled out with a groin injury.

Eagles grades vs. Bengals: Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley spark Birds

Quarterback: A

Jalen Hurts had his best game of the season and probably since the Week 12 overtime win over the Bills last season. He had a few early hiccups, including a dangerous check-down pass to Kenneth Gainwell that could have been picked off in the second quarter. But Hurts rebounded and was stellar through the air and on the ground the rest of the way.

He completed 16 of 20 passes for 236 yards and a touchdown. He also scored three rushing touchdowns — two Tush Pushes and a 7-yard run off the zone read in the third quarter. He had several big-time throws — the best a 17-yarder to A.J. Brown that converted a third-and-16 in the second quarter and a perfectly placed 45-yard bomb to DeVonta Smith in the end zone.

Jalen Hurts shines in a third straight Eagles win

Joe Burrow beat Jalen Hurts on his way to a Heisman Trophy and a national championship.

This time, “Joe Cool” had no chance.

Hurts continued his post-bye reset with a four-touchdown day in a 37-17 win Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals that improved the Eagles to 5-2.

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles blast the Bengals for third straight win

The Eagles came here, to the place where they put chili on top of spaghetti, and found a sense of normalcy.

They scored points on their first possession for the first time all season, got their first takeaway in over a month, and used a balanced offensive attack to blow past the Cincinnati Bengals, 37-17, inside Paycor Stadium Sunday.

» READ MORE: Jalen Hurts and the Eagles blast the Bengals 37-17 for third straight win

— Jeff Neiburg

Eagles take comfortable lead thanks to Saquon Barkley, Tush Push

C.J. Gardner-Johnson comes down with INT thanks to Isaiah Rodgers

Jalen Hurts takes a snap with mismatched cleats on

File this under things we haven't seen very often.

After a quick run out of bounds, Jalen Hurts had an issue with one of his cleats. Because it was third-and-10, the Eagles took a timeout so he could resolve the issue.

Unfortunately for Hurts, the Eagles were only able to remove one of his shoes, forcing him to run the third down play with mismatched cleats.

DeVonta Smith puts the Eagles back in front with a spectacular TD

CB Darius Slay ruled out with a groin injury

Darius Slay limped back to the locker room in the third quarter with a groin injury. He has been ruled out.

Isaiah Rodgers entered the game in place of Slay. The 33-year-old cornerback has been banged up in recent weeks, exiting the Week 6 game against the Cleveland Browns with a knee injury.

— Olivia Reiner

Eagles take their first lead of the game on a Jalen Hurts TD run

Bengals T Orlando Brown Jr. questionable to return with knee injury

Tush Push works yet again

Eagles go scoreless in the first quarter...again

The Eagles remain the only team in the league that hasn’t scored in the first quarter. A 10-minute opening drive that ended in a touchdown for the Cincinnati Bengals brought the offense on the field with less than five minutes to go until the second quarter.

A holding penalty from Tyler Steen late in the first quarter deep in Bengals territory hampered the Eagles’ chances of scoring a touchdown on their opening drive. After an incomplete pass for A.J. Brown in the end zone on third down, the Eagles settled for a field goal, marking their first opening-drive points of the year.

— Olivia Reiner

Bengals WR Tee Higgins inactive vs. Eagles; No surprises from Birds inactives

Twin brothers Sydney and Chase Brown face each other for the first time Sunday

For the first time in their 24-year-old lives, Sydney and Chase Brown will play against each other in game action. The odds that they come into contact on the field are slim, but not impossible — Chase, the Bengals’ fifth-round pick in 2023, has carved out a starting offensive role in the last two games, while Sydney, the Eagles’ third-rounder that year, will contribute on special teams in just his second game back since tearing his ACL in January.

Still, the Brown twins don’t need to go directly head-to-head to show off their competitive spirit. Its essence paves the paths they forged to reach this stage of their careers.

“I wouldn’t be where I am now without the relationship of competition that we share together,” Sydney said.

» READ MORE: Brotherly love and competition underscores Sydney and Chase Brown’s first NFL meeting

— Olivia Reiner

Eagles-Bengals predictions from The Inquirer and beyond

After a dominant 28-3 win over the New York Giants last week, the Eagles are headed to Cincinnati to take on Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals. In Saquon Barkley’s revenge game, he powered the offense with 17 carries for 176 rushing yards and one touchdown. Now, Barkley and the Eagles have their sights set on Week 8.

The Birds are 2.5-point underdogs to the Bengals, who are coming off a 21-14 win over the Cleveland Browns. After a 1-4 start, the Bengals have won two straight as they eye a return to .500 with a win over the Eagles. Meanwhile, the Eagles have won two straight games themselves, battling the Washington Commanders for the top spot in the NFC East.

Will the Eagles keep their momentum going after a win over the Giants? Will the Bengals continue their run? Here’s what local and national media experts are saying:

Eagles activate rookie WR Ainias Smith from IR

After landing on injured reserve at the conclusion of training camp, Ainias Smith was activated from injured reserve on Saturday ahead of the Eagles’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Smith, the Eagles’ fifth-round pick out of Texas A&M, had been sidelined with an ankle injury for the last 8½ weeks. He reportedly had experienced discomfort after playing in the Eagles’ preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings on Aug. 24.

» READ MORE: Eagles activate rookie wide receiver Ainias Smith from injured reserve

— Olivia Reiner

Dallas Goedert, Mekhi Becton out vs. Bengals

The Eagles will be without tight end Dallas Goedert and right guard Mekhi Becton when they take on the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon.

Neither player practiced all week, Goedert still recovering from a hamstring injury he suffered in a win over the Cleveland Browns two weeks ago, and Becton still in concussion protocol after missing last week’s game vs. the New York Giants.

» READ MORE: The Eagles rule out offensive starters Dallas Goedert and Mekhi Becton vs. Bengals

— Jeff Neiburg

Watch: Our live Eagles-Bengals pregame show

The Eagles play in Week 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals. Join Eagles beat reporters Olivia Reiner and EJ Smith as they dissect the hottest storylines surrounding the team on Gameday Central, live from Paycor Stadium.

Eagles-Bengals: Start time, channel, how to watch and stream

Today's game between the Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals is scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. Eastern on CBS. Ian Eagles and Charles Davis, the voice of Madden, will call the game, with Evan Washburn reporting from the sidelines at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.

The game was originally scheduled to be played at 4:25 p.m., but the NFL demoted it in order to move in a more enticing matchup between the high-flying Washington Commanders (5-2) and surprising Chicago Bears (4-2).

Eagles-Bengals will also air on the radio on 94.1 WIP, where fans can listen to the familiar voices of Merrill Reese and former Eagles receiver Mike Quick. WIP host Howard Eskin will handle sideline reporting duties.

Eages 2024 schedule

  1. Week 1: Eagles 34, Packers 29

  2. Week 2: Falcons 22, Eagles 21

  3. Week 3: Eagles 15, Saints 12

  4. Week 4: Buccaneers 33, Eagles 16

  5. Week 5: Bye

  6. Week 6: Eagles 20, Browns 16

  7. Week 7: Eagles 28, Giants 3

  8. Week 8: Eagles at Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 27, 1 p.m. (CBS) 

  9. Week 9: Jaguars at Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 3, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) 

  10. Week 10: Eagles at Cowboys, Sunday, Nov. 10, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) 

  11. Week 11: Commanders at Eagles, Thursday, Nov. 14, 8:15 p.m. (Amazon Prime Video)

  12. Week 12: Eagles at Rams, Sunday, Nov. 24, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)  

  13. Week 13: Eagles at Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 1, 4:25 p.m. (CBS) 

  14. Week 14: Panthers at Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 8, 1 p.m. (Fox) 

  15. Week 15: Steelers at Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 15, 4:25 p.m. (Fox) 

  16. Week 16: Eagles at Commanders, Sunday, Dec. 22, 1 p.m. (Fox) 

  17. Week 17: Cowboys at Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 29, 4:25 p.m. (Fox) 

  18. Week 18: Giants at Eagles, TBD