Eagles vs. Ravens Recap: 5 Good Things and 5 Bad Things

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1. Third Down Efficiency (on both sides of the ball)

In the first half, when the players who mattered were on the field, the Eagles were 5 for 8 on first downs. Meanwhile they held the Ravens to 1 for 7 on 3rd downs. That's a huge improvement over their defense on the Colts in week 1.

He was a little rusty but ran the offense well, handing off like nobody's business, lining the team up quickly, and seeing his open receivers. He also got the big hit he asked for, plus a cheap shot that earned Suggs a penalty.

3. Turnovers (or the lack thereof)

Last year, the Eagles seemed to give up a steady 2 INTs per game (the actual total was 21), and took 12. They had more…