![]() ![]() The two weeks where Gardner Minshew started in place of an injured Jalen Hurts were Weeks 16 and 17, when Josh Sweat and AJ Brown scored the first touchdowns for the Eagles.Since the 1970 season, the winner of the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game has faced the winner of the National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game in the culmination of the NFL playoffs. They are 11-2 when they score the first touchdown versus 5-1 when their opponent scores the first touchdown. Philadelphia scored the game’s first touchdown in 13 of their 19 games played this season, which includes each of their two playoff games. Philadelphia only allowed wide receivers to score their opponent’s first touchdown four times and it has not happened since Week 14.The other three times where Philadelphia’s opponent scored the game’s first touchdown were done so by a defensive player (Andre Cisco), wide receiver (Teagan Quitoriano), and gadget player (Taysom Hill).Running backs have been the position to score the first touchdown against Philadelphia most often with it happening in ten of 19 games, and account for three of the six occasions where the Eagles’ opponent scored the first touchdown of the game.Both of Goedert’s were also the game’s first touchdown while only one of Brown’s was the first of the game. AJ Brown and Dallas Goedert are the only other Eagles who have scored their first touchdown more than once, with each notching two.Miles Sanders has scored the first Eagles’ touchdown four times this season, the second-most on the team, and three of the four were also the game’s first touchdown, which includes Philadelphia’s last game.The QB has not scored the Eagles’ first touchdown since Week 15 and only once since Week 11-Hurts did miss two games this season, though. Jalen Hurts has scored Philadelphia’s first touchdown in six of 19 games this season, but only three of those were the game’s first touchdown as well.Here’s a quick look at the trends we have seen from the players who have scored the first touchdown in Eagles’ games this season: They have also scored the game’s first touchdown in five straight games now. Kansas City is 11-1 when they score the game’s first TD versus 5-2 when their opponent scores the first touchdown. The Chiefs have scored the first touchdown in 12 of their 19 games this season. Running backs have only scored KC’s opponent’s first touchdown in two games this season and it has not happened since Week 9. ![]()
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