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Eagles' Nick Sirianni Ripped by NFL Fans as Kirk Cousins, Falcons Stun Hurts, PHI

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It looked like the Philadelphia Eagles were cruising to a 2-0 start to the season.

Until it didn't.

The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Eagles 22-21 in stunning fashion during Monday's NFC showdown at Lincoln Financial Field. Philadelphia had the ball at the Falcons' 10-yard line with a three-point lead in the final two minutes but decided to throw the ball on third down even though Atlanta was out of timeouts.

Saquon Barkley dropped a catchable pass from Jalen Hurts, which stopped the clock and saved the Falcons approximately 40 seconds. After deciding to throw it instead of running in that situation, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni then elected to kick a field goal and push the lead to six.