Brown for a 17 yard hook up of the middle for a touchdown. Two plays later it was Hurts finding his favorite target, A.J.
Garder-Johnson who returned the interception 25 yards and down to the Houston 17. The perfect night came to an end when Mills was picked off by C.J. They started the second half by forcing the Eagles into two straight three and outs, but they couldn’t take advantage of the short possessions from Philly. Until that time, and even into the early part of the third quarter the Texans were playing perfectly. He had a 36 yard punishing run to set up a 13 yard TD pass from Mills to Chris Moore to tie the game at 14-14 going into halftime. Pierce was the work horse on the game tying drive right before the half. Giving up a late touchdown, and knowing that the Eagles would get the ball back at the start of the second half, Houston had to respond and they did. It was Hurts who would carry the brunt of the load on the offensive end in the first half, but the running backs got the glory with a couple of short runs to put the Eagles up 14-7. Hurts and the Eagles would take the lead deep into the second quarter when Kenneth Gainwell carried it four yards into the end zone. Miles Sanders punched in the short run to even the score at 7-7 just before the end of the first quarter. Philadelphia responded with a long, time consuming opening possession touchdown after an 18 play drive that ended with a 4th and Goal conversion from the three yard line. Mills found Teagan Quitoriano for the game’s first touchdown and the Texans showed they were not just going to roll over with the league’s best team in town. Davis Mills led a brilliant opening drive down the field with some help from rookie running back Dameon Pierce who had a monster game going for 139 yards on 27 carries. Houston certainly gave Philly a test, especially in the first half where they were neck and neck with the Eagles through the first 30 minutes of the game. A game on the road, in a short week, against a banged up Houston Texans team spelled trouble for the Eagles, but Nick Siriani’s team was ready for the challenge. It was the typical trap game for an Eagles team that went into the Week 9 opener on a roll. Jalen Hurts threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns in the 29-17 victory. Goliath when they took down the Houston Texans on Thursday night from NRG Stadium. The Philadelphia Eagles prevailed in a battle of David vs.
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