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Jaguars’ controversial goal, Tiki Barber calls out Saquon Barkley and more from Eagles-Jaguars coverage
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Jaguars’ controversial goal, Tiki Barber calls out Saquon Barkley and more from Eagles-Jaguars coverage

The Birds earned a close win over the Jaguars thanks to a heroic tackle from Nakobe Dean for their fourth straight win. If you were at the Linc for the first Kelly Green game of the year or spent the afternoon together in the parking lots Robert De NiroEverything you missed from the broadcast is here.

Jaguars’ controversial goal

CBS rules expert Gene Steratore and the broadcast team were stunned when the replay team allowed the Jaguars to score and the score to stand as a touchdown.

The broadcast team said Barkley must have gone down as a result of contact because he was tripped by Ventrell Miller before falling to the ground and losing the ball.

“I was a little surprised, like you,” Steratore said. “I know he hit Ventrell Miller in the calf and if you watch you see Saquon stepping, it looks like a teammate. Even though they think that’s what caused Saquon to stumble, you still have some contact from one step to the next, I was going the way you were going , that contact in that place and then a stumble would have knocked him out because we know the ground can’t cause mayhem.”

The goal helped the Jaguars get within one point of the Eagles in the third quarter and was their second goal in just 14 seconds.

Doug Pederson returns

Jaguars coach Doug Pederson will always be loved in Philadelphia after his first and only win over the Eagles Super Bowl As head coach in 2018. As Pederson said earlier in the week, there is a statue of him outside Lincoln Financial Field. never seen yet. But with the Birds playing against Pederson and Jacksonville on Sunday, selections had to be made.

A fan’s sign, “Sorry Doug. We love you, just not today,” was added to the game.

Announcement from Shady Dog Records

CBS statistician Mike Notaro lives a double life; also owns Shady Dog Records in Berwyn! CBS showed b-roll of the store, showing off some record collections and confirming that Shady Dog, on behalf of Jason McCourty, sells Beatles records, which of course he does. Come on.

The store sells used and new vinyl records and is a great local spot in the area. Who knew the co-owner was a football guy? Even though it’s Philly, who isn’t a football guy?

Tiki Barber calls out Saquon Barkley

Former Giants running back Tiki Barber especially quarrelsome with Saquon Barkley After Barkley left the Giants for the Eagles. Barber, who is also a radio host on WFAN, said Barkley was “dead to us now” after Barkley signed with the Birds. Barkley then shot at X, telling Barber to “smile on my face when you see me.”

Barber played his first Eagles game of 2024 against CBS, and Barkley managed to impress with two first-half touchdowns and a huge interception.

“This kid is special, man,” Barber said.

Water under the bridge for these two?

Eagles Hall of Famer LeSean McCoy

In the first half, the Birds fielded Eagles’ Hall of Famer running back LeSean McCoy, the franchise’s all-time leading rusher. Still emotional after the ceremony, McCoy joined the broadcast during the third quarter to talk about his career.

“The Eagles have been around for years, centuries, and there’s only like 20 players in the Hall of Fame, and now they’re adding me, LeSean McCoy?” he said. “This means a lot. I was from Harrisburg when I was a kid, the house I lived in was about an hour and 20 minutes from the stadium and as a kid I wanted to be an Eagle and now I’m in Eagles Hall of Fame. You can’t make up for that.”

Saquon Barkley/Barack Obama golf update

Hurts said his “Tiger Woody” voice could be heard in the third quarter, and Saquon Barkley called him his remaining dream golf partner after his round with former president Barack Obama on Tuesday.

Barkley went golfing with Jeffery Lurie, Obama, and one of Obama’s friends at Merion Golf Club. jalen hurts I’m tagging along for the ride (not allowed to play golf). He said Wednesday it was “probably one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had in my life.”

But he shared a little more with CBS ahead of Sunday’s game; Including having to pay Obama $60 after losing to Obama and Lurie. The clubhouse at Merion is located directly behind the opening tee, and a large group was there to watch the former president hit. Barkley was “very nervous” and wanted to hit a good shot to impress the crowd. He finished piping 280 feet down the middle.

“Nobody knows I had a double bogey after they saw my T-shirt,” Barkley told CBS. Well, now they do!