Bradford, Murray Look Sharp In Eagles' 40-17 Win Over Ravens
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray had successful debuts, Kenjon Barber returned another punt for a score, and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Baltimore Ravens 40-17 Saturday night.
Bradford went 3 of 5 for 35 yards and led the Eagles (2-0) on an 84-yard drive in his only series. He played his first game since tearing his left ACL for the second time in 11 months on Aug. 23, 2014.
Bradford survived a late hit by Terrell Suggs, who lowered his helmet and tackled his knees for a roughing penalty. Bradford also took a hard shot from Brandon Williams and appeared shaken up, but stayed in to complete the drive.
Murray had a 2-yard TD run, Ryan Mathews had a 14-yard TD run and Barber took a punt 68 yards to the end zone a week after a 92-yard TD return in a 36-10 win over Indianapolis.
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Joe Flacco threw interceptions on his first two drives and the rest of the Ravens (1-1) didn't fare much better against a team they practiced with the previous three days.
Flacco finished 3 of 7 for 23 yards in three series. Walter Thurmond picked his deep pass that was tipped by cornerback Nolan Carroll. Byron Maxwell then grabbed Flacco's overthrown pass to set up a short scoring drive.
Tim Tebow got another loud ovation from Eagles fans when he entered in the fourth quarter. He was 2 of 5 for 13 yards and ran for 31 yards, including a 26-yard scamper. Tebow is competing with Matt Barkley for the No. 3 job behind Bradford and Mark Sanchez.
Bradford and Murray were the key acquisitions during Chip Kelly's offseason roster overhaul. Bradford was acquired from St. Louis for Nick Foles. Murray was signed away from Dallas after leading the NFL in rushing. Both players sat out the preseason opener and Murray has been held out of several practices, though he's not injured.
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