On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, the Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 33-26. The victory improved Philadelphia to 3-0 and dropped Los Angeles to 2-1.
The Rams led 26-7 early in the third quarter before the Eagles mounted a comeback. With three seconds remaining, Los Angeles attempted a 44-yard field goal that would have given them the lead. Defensive tackle Jordan Davis, listed at 6-foot-6 and 336 pounds, blocked the attempt, recovered the ball, and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown as time expired. It was the Eagles’ second blocked field goal of the game, their first time with two blocked field goals in one game since September 21, 1975, against the New York Giants.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Davis reached a top speed of 18.59 miles per hour on the return, the fastest speed recorded by any player over 330 pounds since at least 2017. Davis became the heaviest player in NFL history to return a blocked kick of 50-plus yards for a touchdown.
After the game, Davis said, “It just comes down to the basics, the details. We knew he was going short and low. Just had to get our hands up. … At the end of the day, balls on the ground, scoop a score. We practice it every Thursday. Got to do it.” He added, “Look, man, I ain’t run that fast since my 40 (yard dash). So, I’m glad I got a touchdown, man.”
Davis recorded five tackles, one sack, and one quarterback hit in addition to his touchdown. Safety Reed Blankenship said, “I didn’t know he was going to take it all the way back. But he’s got wheels. He lost what, 30-something pounds. He can move.” Running back Saquon Barkley said, “Maybe he has a future at running back.”
Davis made conditioning a priority beginning in the middle of the previous season, citing a better diet, additional workouts, and Peloton training.
Earlier in the fourth quarter, defensive tackle Jalen Carter blocked a field goal. Carter said, “[Assistant special teams coordinator Joe Pannunzio] is always talking to us during our special teams meeting, tells us when going through field goal block who the fish is, what side is the best side to rush. They had some injuries over there where they had to replace a guy. We took advantage of it and came out with the block. … They took the starting right guard out and they put No. 50 in. That’s what I just realized and seen. The coaches gave us a call, field goal block to the right, and we made it happen.”
The Rams were without left guard Steve Avila, who had an ankle injury. Right guard Kevin Dotson was in and out of the lineup during the second half and was not on the field for Davis’ block. Backup lineman Beaux Limmer moved inside next to long snapper Alex Ward for the final attempt.
Rams head coach Sean McVay said, “Yeah, Dotson was — the reality is, is that we’ve got to execute better and credit to them, they made the plays. I’m not going to make any excuses.” Kicker Joshua Karty said, “Yeah, it just kind of sucks. I mean, kind of everyone on the team’s probably feeling the same emotion of we had the game within our control kind of the whole time and come out of here with the loss.” Running back Kyren Williams said, “As a man, you run to adversity. The people in this locker room, we run to that, we accept it. And for me, I know I’m more hungry now than ever because I hate the Eagles. … But they’re putting us through something that we need to get put through. And I’m glad that it’s happened this early in the season because it’s only going to [help] us for later on in the season.”
Head coach Nick Sirianni said, “I think the only walk-off win I’ve ever been a part of was the Buffalo game in ’23 and today, and it’s a great feeling. It’s an emotional game.” Quarterback Jalen Hurts said, “It’s exciting because you can look back on the game and say, ‘What play will it be? Will this come back and bite us?’ You can think of all of these things and try and rationalize what happened or why something happened. Ultimately, when you stay in the moment and you play each play as its own and just go out there and give it your all, show it when the moment needs you to. There isn’t another group of guys that I want to play with when it comes to that.”
The Eagles’ victory was their first after trailing by 19 or more points in the second half since Week 15 of 2010 against the Giants, when DeSean Jackson scored a 65-yard punt return touchdown with 14 seconds left.
Following the game, sportsbooks adjusted betting markets for Philadelphia’s Week 4 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, and PointsBet opened the Eagles as three-point road favorites with totals between 46 and 46.5. Early action moved lines to -3.5 at some books and shifted totals down to 44.5. FanDuel listed Eagles -3.5 (-105), Buccaneers +3.5 (-115), Philadelphia -176 moneyline, Tampa Bay +148 moneyline, and total 44.5. ESPN showed Eagles -3.5, moneyline -170, Buccaneers +145, and total 44.5, with Philadelphia given a 54.6% win probability. Covers displayed Eagles -3, moneyline -154, Buccaneers +130, and total 44.5. Yahoo and SportsBettingDime tracked openers of -3 with totals at 46.5. VegasInsider reported sharp bettors bought Philadelphia at -2.5 in lookahead markets. FanDuel futures listed the Eagles +350 to win the NFC. CBS Sports predicted Buccaneers 23, Eagles 20. Covers’ Jason Logan leaned toward Tampa Bay +3 and considered the Over. ESPN’s model continued to favor Philadelphia.
With the 33-26 win, Philadelphia joined the Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, and Los Angeles Chargers as the NFL’s remaining unbeaten teams heading into Week 4.
