PHILADELPHIA − The Eagles couldn't game plan for Jalen Carter's stupidity. Or a one-hour weather delay.

But the Eagles could rely on their offense to overcome all of that, plus a plethora of penalties and an obvious deficiency at cornerback where Adoree Jackson started and was quickly exploited by the Dallas Cowboys .

The Eagles managed to hold on, winning 24-20 on Sept. 4.

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Jalen Carter’s stupid spitting ejection

The Eagles were counting on Carter to play at least 90% of the snaps, like he did in most games last season when he was a Pro Bowl selection and arguably the best player on the Eagles' defense.

But Carter was ejected before the first snap of the

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