Washington Commanders to hand the Philadelphia Eagles their first loss this season. The final score was 32-21.

The Eagles did not play their best game, but they still had a great chance to win, but officials missed an obvious facemask on Washington that turned into a game-changing Eagles fumble in the fourth quarter.

Commanders linebacker Jamin Davis dragged Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert down by his facemask, Goedert fumbled and the Commanders recovered. Washington got a field goal off of that gift turnover. It was a huge turning point in the game, though Philadelphia can’t blame just that on the loss, no matter how bad the missed call was.

The Eagles came in 8-0 and it seemed like they’d have no trouble against the 4-5 Commanders. On Washington’s first possession QB Taylor Heinicke was strip-sacked, and the Eagles scored a few plays after recovering that fumble on a Jalen Hurts QB sneak.

Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs with the ball against the Washington Commanders during the first quarter in the game at Lincoln Financial Field on November 14, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo courtsey of Scott Taetsch/Getty Images

Washington answered right away with a long touchdown drive to tie the game. The Commanders took a 20-14 into halftime. Washington had a led 23-14 lead early in the third quarter.

The Eagles weren’t done. They went on a long drive, and DeVonta Smith caught a touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts early in the fourth quarter to cut Washington’s lead to 23-21.

Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson picked off a Heinicke pass deep in Eagles territory. The Eagles had the momentum. Then came the horrible missed call on what was a blatant facemask on Goedert, and a fumble that handed Washington three points. The game changed at that moment.

After the missed call, Jalen Hurts hit Quez Watkins deep downfield for a long gain. Watkins got up before he was touched, and in the process of going for extra yardage he was stripped of the ball. The Commanders recovered, which cost the Eagles a prime scoring opportunity.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 14: Taylor Heinicke #4 of the Washington Commanders reacts to a late hit by Haason Reddick #7 of the Philadelphia Eagles which was later ruled as unnecessary roughness penalty during the fourth quarter in the game at Lincoln Financial Field on November 14, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo courtsey of Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

The Eagles made a big mistake in the final two minutes. Heinicke took a knee before he got sacked on third down, but Brandon Graham didn’t stop and he hit Heinicke after taking a few steps. It was a tough call but an obvious mistake by Graham when the Eagles were about to get the ball back.

Costly mistakes in the second half by the Eagles and one of the worst missed calls of the season by the refs combined to hand Philly their first loss of the season.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith. Photo courtsey of AP Photo/Matt Slocum

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