John Browns late TD gives Cardinals win vs. Eagles

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John Browns late TD gives Cardinals win vs. Eagles

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The under coach do not play it safe.When most teams would have just thrown for the nece sary yards to get a first down, the went for it all - and got it.Rookie , a third-round draft pick from little Pittsburg State, gathered in a 75-yard touchdown pa s from with 1:21 to play to give the a 24-20 victory over the on Sunday in a matchup of two of the NFL's four remaining one-lo s teams."When it's time to step up, that's what you have to do," Brown said. "They had a safety on me, so when they put him on me, all I had to do was run past him."The speedy Brown had wowed the since he first stepped on the practice field."I'm not surprised," Palmer said. "Nothing's too big for him."The (6-1), off to their Alex Len Jersey best start in 40 years, had a goal-line stand that forced the (5-2) Fred VanVleet Jersey to settle for a 20-yard field goal that put Philadelphia up 20-17 with 1:56 left.Philadelphia coach thought about going for the touchdown, but decided to put the game in his defense's hands."I thought our defense was playing really, really well," he said. "I had confidence in them and told them we were kicking the field goal because I had confidence in them."Then on third-and-5, Palmer -- who also had an 80-yard TD pa s to -- saw something at the line of scrimmage that led him to give Brown a signal to change his route.The quarterback lofted the ball deep, where the speedy Brown caught it and cro sed the goal line just as he was being tackled.Arians called it "a Willie Mays catch.""We had three guys at 8 yards for first downs, but when there's a touchdown involved in the play, never pa s it up," he said. "Don't play scared, Chris Boucher Jersey play smart."Safety took the blame."That one's on me," he said.The drove to the Arizona 16. On the last play of the game, caught a pa s from in the end zone but landed out of bounds.Foles and Matthews each tried to take the blame."Jordan came down with a great catch," Foles said, "but I've got to make sure I keep him inbounds."Matthews said: "I had to come down with it and get both feet in for my team. End of the day, Nick gave me a chance and I need to make a play for the team."Foles completed 26 of 62 pa ses for 411 yards and two touchdowns, both to , but was intercepted twice by , the second one setting up 's 28-yard field goal that tied it at 17-17 with 9:02 to play. also kicked a 54-yarder, the longest field goal by an Eagle since 2003.Catanzaro set an NFL rookie record by beginning his career with 16 consecutive field goals.Maclin caught 12 pa ses for 187 yards, including touchdowns of 21 and 54 yards. Fitzgerald caught seven for 160, Brown five for 119.Palmer finished 20 of 42 for 329 yards and two scores with no interceptions.Philadelphia had a first down at its 46 when Foles hit Maclin in stride in C.J. Miles Jersey the end zone, beating defender , for a 54-yard touchdown that put the up 17-14 with 2:22 left in the third quarter.Arizona had taken the lead on the third play of the second half, when Fitzgerald broke free on a slant route, took the pa s and outran the secondary 80 yards for the score that put the up 14-7 just 53 seconds into the second half.Fitzgerald, who got his 37th career 100-yard receiving game, surpa sed his career-long catch of 78 yards set in 2008.Turnovers ruined two second-quarter scoring threats.Philadelphia had it at the Arizona 19 when Foles threw short to , who raced toward the end zone Paul Watson Jersey . But knocked the ball loose from behind and Arizona's recovered at the 2-yard line.Peterson left the game in the second quarter with a po sible concu sion after teammate Bucannon hit Maclin, knocking the Philadelphia receiver's helmet into Peterson's. Maclin also was evaluated for a concu sion after the play but returned to the game a short time later.NOTES: The were penalized 11 times for 103 yards, the 10 times for 95 yards. ... Arizona RB in the third quarter with a calf injury. ... The lost a fumble for only the fourth time this season. ... Cromartie had his second career two-interception day. ... Foles has 12 TD pa ses and nine interceptions this season. ... Arizona did not throw an interception for the sixth time in seven games. ... The (110 yards) were the first team to rush for more than 100 yards against Arizona.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre s
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