With Kenny Pickett out with a rib injury, the Philadelphia Eagles needed Tanner McKee to play Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.
The Eagles selected McKee out of Stanford University in the sixth round of the 2023 draft. However, he never saw action in a regular season game. With Jalen Hurts already out and Pickett in the locker room, McKee took the reins and the team showed no signs of slowing down.
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Eagles quarterback Tanner McKee reacts after throwing a touchdown pass during the second half of a game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
McKee found star wide receiver AJ Brown for a 20-yard touchdown pass with 2:44 left in the third quarter. It was his first career touchdown pass. But Brown made the blunder of throwing a football into the stands at Lincoln Financial Field. He didn't realize it was McKee's first touchdown pass until he returned to the sideline.
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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown, 11, launches a soccer ball into the stands after catching a touchdown pass late Sunday. (AP Photo/Chris Zagora)
Fortunately, Eagles fans cheered them on and the team got the ball back.
McKee then completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith in the fourth quarter. At this point, the team was up 41-7. They won with a tie and clinched the NFC East championship.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown gestures toward the stands as he realizes that the ball he threw into the crowd was quarterback Tanner McKee's first career touchdown. (AP Photo/Chris Zagora)
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If Pickett is injured next week, McKee could start in the final game of the season against the New York Giants. Philadelphia will likely rest key players until the Wild Card round of the playoffs begins.
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