Hurts finds D. Cooper late as PHI beats TEN 24–20

Ward puts TEN ahead in the first quarter

Jalen Hurts and Cam Ward started at quarterback for PHI and TEN. With the game scoreless in the first quarter, a Hurts pass intended for D. Smith was intercepted. Ward later ran one yard for a touchdown, putting TEN ahead 6–0. The extra point made it 7–0, and that remained the score at the end of the quarter.

PHI moves in front before halftime

Early in the second quarter, T. Bigsby scored on a two-yard run for PHI. The touchdown cut TEN’s lead to 7–6, and the extra point tied the game at 7–7.

Later in the quarter, Hurts threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to D. Smith. PHI led 13–7 after the touchdown and 14–7 after the extra point. TEN added a 37-yard field goal with three seconds left in the half, leaving PHI ahead 14–10 at the break.

TEN ties it in the third

PHI extended its lead to seven in the third quarter with a 58-yard field goal. TEN answered later in the quarter with Ward’s second one-yard touchdown run. The extra point tied the game at 17–17.

Neither team held an advantage when the third quarter ended. TEN had led after one quarter, PHI had led at halftime, and the teams entered the fourth tied following Ward’s second rushing touchdown.

Two late scores decide it

The fourth quarter was still tied when another Hurts pass intended for D. Smith was intercepted. TEN then went ahead 20–17 on a 33-yard field goal with two minutes remaining. It was TEN’s first lead since PHI tied the game early in the second quarter.

PHI regained the lead in the final seconds. Hurts threw a three-yard touchdown pass to D. Cooper with 14 seconds on the clock, turning a 20–17 deficit into a 23–20 lead. The extra point followed, making it 24–20 with nine seconds left.

The game ended 24–20 for PHI in regulation. Ward scored both TEN touchdowns on one-yard runs, while Hurts threw PHI’s two touchdown passes, to D. Smith in the second quarter and D. Cooper in the fourth. PHI’s final touchdown came after TEN had taken the lead with two minutes to play.