Eagles Vs. Panthers: Live Score Updates, Highlights, Injury News

The Philadelphia Eagles are back at Lincoln Financial Field to take on the Carolina Panthers. The Birds are home underdogs to their Week 6 opponent as they look to break a three-game losing streak.

With Jalen Hurts now on injured reserve, Tanner McKee is the Eagles’ starting quarterback for now. It’ll be interesting to see how McKee fares in his first-ever game where the Eagles actually need him to play and not just because they’re resting their starters.

Can the Eagles pull off the upset to get back to .500? Or will they drop to 2-4 with yet another loss?

Follow along here for live score updates, highlights, injury news, analysis, and more before this article ultimately turns into our game recap. The best place to actually discuss the game as it happens is still in our open game thread, which you can find here.

FIRST QUARTER

• The Panthers won the coin toss and elected to defer to put the Eagles on offense first. The Eagles took over at their own 26-yard line. Tanner McKee immediately got sacked from unblocked pressure on what was supposed to be a play-action pass. Then McKee’s first throw was a little wide of Makai Lemon and the ball bounced off his hands and was nearly picked off. Facing 3rd-and-21, McKee checked down to Dameon Pierce to pick up some yards to set up a punt. 3 plays, zero yards, punt. Probably not a great thing that the offense looked out of sorts and confused what to do on the very first snap!
• The Panthers took over at their own 39-yard line. They quickly moved into field goal range. Facing 3rd-and-3 from the plus 30-yard line, the Panthers went with a run that resulted in no gain. Good job by the defense to hunker down. Carolina settled for a 47-yard field goal make that bounced off the right upright and in. EAGLES 0, PANTHERS 3.
• The Eagles took over at their own 22-yard line after Britain Covey muffed the kick return. Facing 3rd-and-13 after an incompeltion where McKee was pressured with Jake Majors losing his battle and a completion to Pierce for a loss, Lemon made a diving grab that was ruled incomplete by replay assist. Looked like it might’ve actually been a grab. But it was well short of the sticks anyway. 3 plays, -3 yards, punt.
• The Panthers began at their own 16-yard line. Andrew Mukuba gave up a first down completion to Tetairoa McMillan and also got called for illegal contact, which was declined. Nolan Smith picked up his third sack of the season with the tight end releasing him and Bryce Young holding onto the ball for too long. Facing 3rd-and-12, Young aired it out deep but underthrew Darren Waller and the ball bounced off Riq Woolen’s helmet for a stop. Now that’s what I call using your head!

• The Eagles took over at their own 11-yard line. Jordan Mailata immediately false started to knock the offense back. But then McKee aired out to DeVonta Smith, who couldn’t make an impressive one-handed grab while being held but drew the pass interference flag. Positive yardage and a first down! A miracle! McKee got the ball to Carson Steele, who made a nice catch and broke a tackle on his first touch of the season … and then got hurt going to the ground. Naturally. Facing 3rd-and-6, McKee rolled right and it looked like he had nothing to work with … but Dontayvion Wicks was able to make a toe-tapping sideline grab for a first down. Then Pierce took the Eagles’ first rushing attempt for nine yards. Then another Pierce carry for nine yards. Then Pierce broke a would-be TFL to run for no gain. Then Pierce dropped a pass in the flat after getting his head turned around a little late. Facing 3rd-and-10, McKee had his hand hit as he threw for an incompletion. Facing 4th-and-10 from plus 42-yard line, the Eagles lined up to punt and tried to draw the Panthers offside. To literally no one’s surprise, it didn’t work. The Panthers declined the delay of game penalty and Braden Mann punted 28 yards to the Panthers’ 14-yard line. Why not just go for it on fourth down? Or even try a field goal from 60-plus. What are those 28 yards really doing for this team?
• The Panthers took over at their own 14-yard line and instantly picked up 19 yards (only nine away from where the Eagles punted). Facing 3rd-and-6 after two runs, Young’s third down pass was knocked down by Jalen Carter. Another big defensive stop. The Eagles brought pressure on the punt and it looked like Keyshawn James-Newby got a piece of the ball but he was instead flagged for running into the kicker. The Panthers did NOT opt to go for it on 4th-and-1, instead punting for a touchback.
• The Eagles took over at their own 20-yard line.

SECOND QUARTER

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THIRD QUARTER

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FOURTH QUARTER

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EAGLES LINEUP NOTES

• Jake Majors, not Drew Kendall, got the start at center. With Kendall not yet fully healthy, the Eagles decided to keep him active as an emergency depth option.
• Kenny Moore, not Marcus Epps, got the start at safety next to Andrew Mukuba in nickel packages.
• Darius Cooper lined up as a kick returner with some of the Eagles’ normal options out.
• Jeremiah Trotter Jr., not Jihaad Campbell, was in at linebacker next to Zack Baun on the Panthers’ third drive.

EAGLES INJURY NEWS

• DeVonta Smith wasn’t on the field for the Eagles’ second drive. And the start of the third drive. But then he came in.
• Carson Steele (shoulder) got hurt on his first touch of the season. He headed to the locker room after being evaluated on the sideline. He was ruled questionable to return.