They didn't need this. No, the Eagles didn't need this.
In the first quarter, Byron Maxwell, their $63 million cornerback, had reenacted a scene from one of the Toy Story movies, hopping atop Cardinals tight end Darren Fells, bouncing and flopping and going for a good long ride as if Maxwell were Sheriff Woody and Fells his trusty Bullseye, letting Fells carry him for 10 yards to set up an Arizona touchdown two plays later.
In the second quarter, six Eagles defenders had clear chances to tackle Cardinals running back David Johnson, and Johnson seemed to swat them away, as if they were bugs at a summer barbecue, on his way to a 49-yard score.