PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Drake London scored late in the fourth quarter as the Philadelphia Eagles collapsed down the stretch and lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 22-21, on Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
Kirk Cousins and the Falcons drove down the field in just over a minute late in the fourth quarter to retake the lead with just over 30 seconds left.
Saquon Barkley dropped a crucial pass that would've sealed the game for the Eagles and given them a first down on the previous drive, but the Eagles were forced to settle for a field goal.
Jalen Hurts threw an interception at the end of the game that sealed the win for Atlanta.
The Eagles are now 1-1 as they head to New Orleans next week to face the Saints.
Philadelphia Eagles collapse late in loss to Atlanta Falcons in Week 2
Drake London scored late in the fourth quarter as the Philadelphia Eagles collapsed down the stretch and lost to the Atlanta Falcons, 22-21, on Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
Kirk Cousins and the Falcons drove down the field in just over a minute late in the fourth quarter to retake the lead with just over 30 seconds left.
Saquon Barkley dropped a crucial pass that would've sealed the game for the Eagles and given them a first down on the previous drive, but the Eagles were forced to settle for a field goal.
Jalen Hurts threw an interception at the end of the game that sealed the win for Atlanta.
The Eagles are now 1-1 as they head to New Orleans next week to face the Saints.
CJGJ makes massive 4th down stop
So far, C.J. Gardner-Johnson has made the defensive play of Philadelphia's season -- as long as they keep the lead.
Gardner-Johnson made a massive tackle on Falcons running back Bijan Robinson on fourth-and-one on Atlanta's 39-yard-line late in the fourth quarter to give Philadelphia back possession.
Now, Philly just has to burn the clock and they'll be 2-0.
Jalen Hurts scores on tush push to give Eagles lead
The Eagles went on a 9-minute, 34-second, 17-play drive to retake the lead over the Atlanta Falcons midway through the fourth quarter.
Jalen Hurts scored on a "tush push" on first-and-goal after Saquon Barkley was ruled down on the 1-yard line to give Philadelphia the lead. Barkley then converted on a two-point conversion to make it 18-15.
The Falcons will take over the ball with 6:47 left in the game.
Falcons take lead, but don't convert 2-point attempt
On the following drive, the Falcons scored on a 42-yard pass to Darnell Mooney after a massive fourth-down conversion to give Atlanta a 15-10 lead over the Eagles.
The Falcons went for two but Kirk Cousins' pass fell incomplete.
On the touchdown, Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson missed a tackle on Mooney as he walked into the end zone.
Right before the score, the Falcons picked up the first down on fourth-and-four from their own 47-yard line on an 11-yard pass from Cousins to Ray-Ray McCloud.
Jake Elliott boots in FG to give Eagles lead
The Eagles didn't trail against the Falcons for long.
On the following drive, Jake Elliott hit a 29-yard field goal to give the Eagles a 10-9 lead late into the third quarter.
Eagles pick up much-needed sack, but Falcons take lead
The Falcons marched down the field thanks to several big gains by running back Bijan Robinson, but they were forced to settle for a field goal after a sack on Kirk Cousins by Milton Williams.
Younghoe Koo booted in a 34-yard field goal -- his third of the game -- to give Atlanta a 9-7 lead early in the third quarter,
The Falcons were at third-and-four on Philadelphia's 12-yard line but Williams came through with a massive sack to end Atlanta's drive. It was Philadelphia's first sack of the game.
Eagles lead Falcons at halftime
The Eagles lead the Falcons, 7-6, at halftime on Monday Night Football.
The Falcons threatened to take the lead late in the second quarter, but the Eagles forced a stop near the goal line. Atlanta settled for a 22-yard field goal from Younghoe Koo.
Jalen Hurts and Philadelphia's offense only found the end zone one time on four possessions -- not including the kneel-down at the end of the half. Hurts connected with DeVonta Smith on a 7-yard touchdown pass with 5:15 left in the second quarter that made it 7-3.
Hurts has completed 9 of his 13 passes for 70 yards and rushed four 52 yards on five carries. Hurts had two massive runs on the scoring the drive, including one that went four 23 yards on fourth-and-three.
Smith leads the Eagles in receiving with three catches for 30 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Eagles are still lacking a pass rush. They haven't been able to get to Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins at all in the first half.
Falcons running back Bijan Robinson has also carved up the Eagles for 72 yards on 10 carries.
The Falcons will get the ball to start the third quarter.
DeVonta Smith scores TD to give Eagles lead
DeVonta Smith hauled in a 7-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts to give the Eagles a 7-3 lead over the Falcons with 5:15 left in the second quarter.
Hurts helped keep the drive alive with two massive runs, including one that went for 23 yards on fourth-and-three. Hurts now has five carries for 52 yards and 70 yards passing to go along with his touchdown pass to Smith.
Falcons take lead over Eagles
The Falcons took the lead over the Eagles, 3-0, after a 39-yard field goal from Atlanta kicker Younghoe Koo early in the second quarter.
The Birds now trail the Falcons with 11:22 left in the first half.
Rookie CB Quinyon Mitchell nearly records first INT
After the Eagles turned the ball over on downs, rookie cornerback Quinyon Mitchell nearly got it right back.
Mitchell jumped a pass from Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins intended for wideout Drake London, but the rookie out of Toledo wasn't able to corral the pass.
The incompletion forced the Falcons to punt, so the Eagles will get another crack to find the end zone.
Eagles fail to convert on 4th down in red zone
The Eagles failed to convert on fourth down in the red zone after driving down the field thanks to multiple long runs by Saquon Barkley.
Barkley had runs of 9, 10, 11 and 11 to get the Eagles to the 15-yard line, but after that, he didn't touch the ball.
After burning a timeout, the Eagles decided to go for it on fourth-and-four from the 9-yard line but Jalen Hurts' pass to Dallas Goedert was incomplete, which led to the Birds turning the ball over on downs midway through the first quarter.
Eagles' first drive ends with odd 3rd down call
The Eagles found themselves in third-and-9 from their own 49-yard line on their first drive.
The Eagles weren't able to pick up the first down after offensive coordinator Kellen Moore called a quarterback draw for Jalen Hurts, who only picked up 3 yards.
The call led to boos from the crowd as the Birds punted the ball.
Eagles inactives
Along with A.J. Brown, the Eagles listed linebacker Devin White as a healthy scratch against the Falcons.
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