Eagles vs. Colts: Score and Twitter Reaction from Monday Night Football

Imagine what the Philadelphia Eagles would do with four good quarters. 

For the second week in a row, Chip Kelly's squad fell into a big first-half deficit but crawled back for the victory, this time scoring 10 points in the last four minutes to shock the Indianapolis Colts, 30-27, at Lucas Oil Stadium. 

Offseason acquisition Darren Sproles led the way for the Eagles, tallying 152 receiving yards on seven catches and making a handful of electrifying plays to spark the second-half comeback. He added 26 yards rushing on four carries.

The Colts, who had possession for 36:15, looked to be in control, but a late interception from Andrew Luck let the Eagles back into the game. ESPN Stats & Info noted the loss in historical context for the third-year quarterback:

Against the Denver Broncos in Week 1, the Colts had very little success on the ground. Partly because Trent Richardson continued his sophomore trend of ineffectively running into the backs of his linemen, and partly because an early Denver lead forced Luck to throw 53 times, they finished with a measly 54 rushing yards. 

Prior to Monday night's contest, offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, via Colts.com's Kevin Bowen, noted the importance of finding better balance:

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We felt like we were going to have some success running the football early in the (Denver) game and we had some effective runs early in the game.

But if we can keep those drives going by executing on third-down, or hitting some chunk plays, trying to, more importantly, not put our defense back out on the field, we feel like eventually we will be able to wear our opponent down.

"

That plan was evident from the onset. In the first half alone, Richardson had 13 carries for 57 yards and Ahmad Bradshaw had four for 45. By comparison, the Eagles, 2013's most prolific rushing attack, had just 46 yards on the ground as a team.

ESPN' NFL Twitter feed noted the unusual production for the former first-round pick:

As a result, the Colts held the ball for over 18 minutes and entered the locker room with a 17-6 lead on the strength of a pair of short touchdown throws from Luck. 

His second, a 2-yard connection with Jack Doyle (sorry, fantasy owners), marked an important milestone, per ESPN Stats & Info:

On the other side of the ball, Indy relied on a bend-but-don't-break defense. 

The Eagles tallied 233 total yards of offense on an efficient 6.7 yards per play in the first half but just couldn't hit paydirt, settling for two field goals and a missed third inside the red zone. As ESPN's Field Yates noted, that has been an early problem for Kelly's squad this season:

Philadelphia put an end to that ugly trend with 4:32 remaining in the third, though. Riley Cooper drew pass interference in the end zone on a deep throw, and LeSean McCoy followed that up with a plunge from the one. 

The score cut the lead to seven, but it took the Eagles less than two minutes to tie the game. Just moments after Richardson returned to the form Colts fans have come to know and hate with a lost fumble, Sproles pinballed through Indy's defense with an electric 19-yard touchdown run.

Bill Barnwell offered a frightening contrast between the two running backs:

The Colts re-took the lead when Luck found Bradshaw for the pair's second short touchdown of the game. After a quick three-and-out, they looked ready to seal the win, but two questionable decisions by the referees re-opened the door for Philly. 

The first was a no-call, as a hold on T.Y. Hilton forced Luck into an interception. Sports Illustrated's Doug Farrar put it simply:

On the subsequent drive, McCoy was stopped behind the line of scrimmage on a play that would have set up third-and-long, but a horse-collar call on LaRon Landry gave the Eagles a first down. Replay confirmed it was the wrong call, as Bleacher Report's Will Carroll noted:

Once again, Sproles responded with a game-changing play, taking a screen 51 yards to set up a short touchdown from Nick Foles to Jeremy Maclin to tie the game at 27 with 3:25 to go. 

Yahoo Sports' Brad Evans offered the perfect analogy:

An odd decision to give a pair of runs to Richardson on the next two plays led to a three-and-out for the Colts, and the Eagles drove right back down the field—once again on the back of the diminutive Sproles—for the game-winning field goal from Cody Parkey.  

Both teams will now try to forget about Monday night's thriller and get ready for divisional play. 

The Eagles will look to stay undefeated when they host Washington next Sunday, while the Colts travel to Jacksonville in search for their first victory of the season. 

Don't let the discrepancy in records fool you, though. Both of these teams provided plenty of reasons to believe they will be in the postseason conversation come December.