The Eagles clinched not only the NFC East on Sunday evening, but the overall No. 1 seed in the NFC as they defeated the New York Football Giants’ JV squad. Hey, a win is a win is a win, regardless of how they got there.
A first-round bye means Jalen Hurts gets to rest up for another week to try to rehab that injured right shoulder, which Nick Sirianni said was “hurting bad” during the game yesterday. It looked as vanilla an offense as could be, but it was enough to get the job done. Something tells me we won’t see that same offense come playoff time.
Third time was the charm, so here’s some of the best radio calls from Merrill Reese and Rickie Ricardo from the game.
Merrill Reese and Mike Quick on 94 WIP:
Eagles vs. Giants II – The Merrill Thread
Featuring the NFC East/NFC No. 1 Seed clincher
1. AJ Brown breaks Mike Quick's Eagles receiving yards record pic.twitter.com/IOUoIk5PpE
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
2. Hurts ➡️ Brown for another long gain pic.twitter.com/bnvTj1or2l
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
3. Boston Scott > Kevin Nash when it comes to Giant Killers pic.twitter.com/gPjcPjJn2L
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
4. FAKE FG FAIL – brought to you by the New York Football Giants pic.twitter.com/0OP2DMt3yF
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
5. Jake Elliott 💰 pic.twitter.com/I2yPKNc7rT
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
6. Jake Elliott 💰💰 pic.twitter.com/l4zv7xHJTL
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
7. ONSIDE KICK FAIL – Brought to you by the New York Football Giants pic.twitter.com/xfaDuCht2A
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
8. Merrill and Mike countdown to your Philadelphia Eagles becoming NFC East Champions and the No. 1 seed in the NFC pic.twitter.com/5HZgQYWOyP
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
And now for the Spanish calls.
Rickie Ricardo and Oscar Budejen on La Mega 105.7:
Eagles vs. Giants II – The Spanish Thread featuring @RR_RicardoFAN & @OscarBudejen and an NFC East Championship/No. 1 NFC Seed clincher
1. Hurts + AJ Brown = New single-season receiving yards record pic.twitter.com/Yc9qmidu8t
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
2. Hurts a Brown otra vez pic.twitter.com/ETodwsPx7I
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
3. EL ASESINO GIGANTE – Boston Scott pic.twitter.com/QRsOMb9WpH
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
4. jajajaja pic.twitter.com/xiHX4YOOQy
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
5. Jake Elliott no se pierde pic.twitter.com/6mExq1YWKf
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
6. Jake Elliott otra vez pic.twitter.com/TwuqKUj0K1
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
7. Come for the onside kick recovery, stay for Rickie's vocals pic.twitter.com/4TdDPSTMfL
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
8. ¡SOMOS LOS CAMPEONES DE LA NFC EAST!
Y EL SEMILLA NUMERO UNO pic.twitter.com/H0WQJq1JAB
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) January 9, 2023
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