Two weeks ago, Eagles fans did not know who kicker Jake Elliott was. Heck, some may not have known about him at 1 p.m. this afternoon, just before kickoff against the New York Giants.
At 4:27 p.m., though, Elliott's praises were being sung as he was carried off the field by linebackers Kamu Grugier-Hill and Mychal Kendricks after the kicker's game-winning and franchise-record 61-yard field goal slipped inside the right goal post as time expired to give the Eagles a 27-24 win over the New York Giants.
The field goal was also the longest by a rookie in NFL history, and it earned Elliott the honor of being the first player, by my recollection, to be carried off the field at the Linc.