Students of both football and physics will agree that the smartest move made Sunday by Eagles cornerback Jalen Mills was to seek out defensive teammate Fletcher Cox during the third quarter and apologize for shoving the 310-pound tackle in anger. In man-to-man coverage, if Cox were bent on retribution, he could cover the 191-pound Mills pretty well. Maybe there would be a foot sticking out or something, but not much.
Cox was not entirely amused when Mills celebrated breaking up a third-down pass intended for Adam Thielen by getting into Thielen's face and telling him about it. The play forced Minnesota to settle for a field goal and a 20-3 lead midway through the period, but it also gave Thielen the opportunity, if so inclined, to remind Mills of a pass four plays earlier that went for 68 yards.