Spadaro: 15 takeaways from the Eagles' signature win of the season

On a beautiful fall Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles put together a complete performance and broke a tie game late in the third quarter with 14 unanswered points on the way to a 31-17 win over the Miami Dolphins in the first of two Kelly Green games that was just, in a word, outstanding! The Eagles dominated Miami defensively, bounced back from a couple of offensive giveaways to ring up 26 first downs, 355 total yards, and control the time of possession to the tune of 36 minutes, 43 seconds.

A classic? Yes, it was. A Kelly Green Classic that improved the Eagles to 6-1 on the season with a signature victory. Here are some takeaways from a great, great Eagles night at the Linc ...

1. Want a great answer after a really tough play? The Eagles showed what it was all about late in the third quarter after quarterback Jalen Hurts threw a pass that was intercepted and then returned for a touchdown to tie the game at 17-17. The Eagles drove 75 yards in 8 plays with Hurts completing 5 of 6 passes for 72 yards, the last completion a 14-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Brown and the Eagles were back in front 24-17. The offense was operating into the wind and the sting from the pick-six was still apparent in the stands – the Eagles had led 17-3 – so that drive showed everything that this team is about – resilience, toughness, explosive, and clutch. Great, great drive.

2. And then the Eagles played complementary football as the defense stepped up on the ensuing Miami offensive possession. The Dolphins drove from their 31-yard line to the Philadelphia 24-yard line, where on third-and-8 and the crowd roaring, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw to the right corner for running back Raheem Mostert, who was running a route against linebacker Zach Cunningham, a good matchup for Miami. Cornerback Darius Slay eyed the play, came off his receiver, Jaylen Waddle, and intercepted the pass at the 1-yard line and returned it to the 17 and the offense had the ball again. The defense was awesome all night and that play was a signature – a takeaway that mattered in a big way. It was the defense's first takeaway since the Tampa Bay game, a span of three games without one. Clutch, clutch.

3. So what did the offense do with the ball after that? Just this: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6 minutes and 35 seconds off the clock, a drive that included two fourth-and-1 Brotherly Shove conversions that were classic Nick Sirianni. One came with 10:01 remaining at the Eagles 26-yard line and then just four plays later at the Philadelphia 37-yard line. The Eagles converted four fourth downs and, yes, the Brotherly Shove just went national. International, maybe. The entire world watched it work to perfection.

4. Fantastic pre-game show and a tribute to the Kelly Green era all around with music from that era playing throughout the game. The Eagles ran out of the tunnel to LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out," and Tag Team played "Whoomp (There It Is)" at halftime and, of course, there was Kelly Green everywhere. Independence flew into the middle of the field, where the classic Eagles logo – Eagle holding a football in its talons – was painted onto the field. Amazing show and incredible energy in the building. At one point, as the fans were singing along to A-ha's hit "Take on Me," Hurts had to signal the crowd to quiet down so that he could get the play call.