Nakobe Dean made his way into the postgame press conference room at Lincoln Financial Field with a football tucked high and tight.
Sorry … not A football — THE football.
As in, the football Dean picked off late in the fourth quarter on a pass from Trevor Lawrence to D’Ernest Johnson in the end zone to seal the Eagles’ 28-23 win. Facing an improbable and disastrous collapse, the Eagles needed a play and the third-year linebacker came through.
Dean called game.
“I just can’t get off of Nakobe and the play he made at the end of the game,” quarterback Jalen Hurts said. “So a hell of a play. A big-time moment.”
The Eagles at one point were up 22-0 on the Jaguars before a series of unfortunate plays and questionable decisions helped Doug Pederson’s team claw their way back into the game. The Eagles were clinging to a five-point lead when Lawrence began to drive …