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Sproles, Sanchez star in Eagles’ win
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DARREN Sproles had two touchdowns and Mark Sanchez threw for two scores to help the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Carolina Panthers 45-21 on Monday.
Filling in for an injured Nick Foles, Sanchez had 332 yards passing in his first start since December 30, 2012. Sproles returned a punt 65 yards for a score and had an 8-yard TD run. Bradley Fletcher returned an interception 34 yards for a TD and Jordan Matthews had 138 yards receiving and two TDs.
The Eagles (7-2) stayed on top in the NFC East. They’re trying to repeat as division champions without Foles, who broke his collarbone last week.
The Panthers (3-6-1) hardly look like the team that won the NFC South last year. They’ve lost four in a row and already have allowed more points in 10 games than they did in 2013. Making things worse, Panthers defensive tackle Star Lotulelei was carted off the field late in the third quarter.
Cam Newton threw the first of three interceptions and DeAngelo Williams lost a fumble on Carolina’s first three plays from scrimmage. The turnovers led to 10 points for the Eagles.
Conor Barwin had 3-1/2 sacks and Brandon Graham had 1-1/2. Newton had never been sacked more than seven times in his career.
The game was in Philadelphia’s control when Newton threw a pair of fourth-quarter TDs to Kelvin Benjamin.
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