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The Indianapolis Colts controlled the clock for nearly 13 minutes more than the Philadelphia Eagles. Yet when time ran out Monday night and Cody Parkey ’s 36-yard field goal sailed through the middle of the uprights, the Eagles came away with a 30-27 come-from-behind victory. Having the ability to control tempo and strike quickly is huge. And the Eagles practice at such a rapid pace, they’re prepared physically, even when they trail by double digits in the second half. “Once that fourth quarter hit, I think everybody just looked at it like Period 22 (the final period of a normal Eagles practice),” safety Malcolm Jenkins told the Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call. “This is what we train for, to be fresh and to be at full speed in the fourth quarter.” The Eagles have rallied from double-figure deficits in consecutive weeks to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Colts. Being able to run their high-octane offense for 60 minutes has been an advantage. “[Tempo] always is [a factor],” Eagles center Jason Kelce told the Morning Call. “I think the games that we play the best are always the games that we utilize the tempo the best. And as you can see, as it continues to go, it wears on [opponents]. In the second half, even though we're tired, we know they're a little more tired. So that helps us going down the stretch, I think.”
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