PHILADELPHIA − The Eagles couldn't game plan for Jalen Carter's stupidity. Or a one-hour weather delay.
But the Eagles could rely on their offense to overcome all of that, plus a plethora of penalties and an obvious deficiency at cornerback where Adoree Jackson started and was quickly exploited by the Dallas Cowboys .
The Eagles managed to hold on, winning 24-20 on Sept. 4.
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Jalen Carter ejection hurts Eagles
The Eagles were counting on Carter to play at least 90% of the snaps, like he did in most games last season when he was a Pro Bowl selection and arguably the best player on the Eagles' defense.
But Carter was ejected before the first snap of the game for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott during an injury t