Full box score, passing, rushing, receiving, and defensive numbers from Denver’s 21-17 comeback win at Lincoln Financial Field
The Denver Broncos beat the Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 on October 5, 2025, at Lincoln Financial Field, erasing a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit on three consecutive scoring drives. Bo Nix completed 9 of 10 passes for 126 yards in the final period, Nik Bonitto sacked Jalen Hurts 2.5 times, and Wil Lutz put Denver ahead for good with a 36-yard field goal at the 1:11 mark. It was Philadelphia’s first loss since winning Super Bowl LIX and just the second defeat in the Eagles’ previous 22 games.
Table of Contents
Game Summary
Date
October 5, 2025
Venue
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Attendance
69,879
Broadcast
CBS
Final Score
Denver Broncos 21, Philadelphia Eagles 17
Records
Denver 3-2 · Philadelphia 4-1
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Denver Broncos
3
0
0
18
21
Philadelphia Eagles
3
7
7
0
17
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Drive
Score
Q1
6:49
DEN
Wil Lutz 55-yd FG
12 plays, 32 yds
DEN 3–0
Q1
0:29
PHI
Jake Elliott 31-yd FG
12 plays, 70 yds
3–3
Q2
7:20
PHI
Dallas Goedert 2-yd pass from Hurts (Elliott kick)
7 plays, 90 yds
PHI 10–3
Q3
13:23
PHI
Saquon Barkley 47-yd pass from Hurts (Elliott kick)
4 plays, 74 yds
PHI 17–3
Q4
13:11
DEN
J.K. Dobbins 2-yd rush (Lutz kick)
10 plays, 64 yds
PHI 17–10
Q4
7:36
DEN
Evan Engram 11-yd pass from Nix (Nix pass to Troy Franklin, 2PT)
6 plays, 72 yds
DEN 18–17
Q4
1:11
DEN
Wil Lutz 36-yd FG
11 plays, 50 yds
DEN 21–17
Passing Stats
Player
Team
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Bo Nix
DEN
24/39
242
6.2
1
0
2–14
64.9
87.8
Jalen Hurts
PHI
23/38
280
7.4
2
0
6–23
55.4
100.8
Nix threw for 116 yards through the first three quarters before going 9-of-10 for 126 yards and a touchdown in the fourth. Hurts took six sacks for 23 lost yards — holding his QBR to 55.4 despite a 100.8 passer rating.
Rushing Stats
Denver Broncos
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
J.K. Dobbins
20
79
4.0
1
17
Bo Nix
3
22
7.3
0
14
RJ Harvey
4
12
3.0
0
8
Marvin Mims Jr.
1
9
9.0
0
9
Adam Prentice
1
8
8.0
0
8
Team
29
130
4.5
1
17
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Saquon Barkley
6
30
5.0
0
17
AJ Dillon
2
12
6.0
0
9
Jalen Hurts
2
3
1.5
0
4
Will Shipley
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
11
45
4.1
0
17
Denver outrushed Philadelphia 130-to-45 behind Dobbins, who followed his 101-yard effort against Cincinnati the previous week with 20 carries and the Broncos’ opening touchdown of the fourth quarter.
Receiving Stats
Denver Broncos
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Courtland Sutton
8
10
99
12.4
0
34
Troy Franklin
3
5
35
11.7
0
20
Evan Engram
4
6
33
8.3
1
18
RJ Harvey
3
3
18
6.0
0
11
Tyler Badie
1
2
16
16.0
0
16
Trent Sherfield
1
2
15
15.0
0
15
Adam Trautman
1
1
11
11.0
0
11
Marvin Mims Jr.
2
5
10
5.0
0
6
J.K. Dobbins
1
1
5
5.0
0
5
Nate Adkins
0
1
0
—
0
0
Team
24
36
242
10.1
1
34
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
DeVonta Smith
8
10
114
14.3
0
52
Saquon Barkley
3
3
58
19.3
1
47
A.J. Brown
5
8
43
8.6
0
13
Jahan Dotson
1
3
24
24.0
0
24
Dallas Goedert
3
9
19
6.3
1
11
Grant Calcaterra
2
2
18
9.0
0
11
Will Shipley
1
2
4
4.0
0
4
Team
23
37
280
12.2
2
52
Sutton led all players with 99 receiving yards, including a 34-yard pickup on Denver’s go-ahead drive. On Philadelphia’s side, DeVonta Smith finished with 114 yards on 8 catches, though neither of his targets resulted in a touchdown. Per PFF, linebacker Alex Singleton — targeted seven times in coverage — surrendered all seven of his targets for 90 yards and two touchdowns, including Barkley’s 47-yard score in the third quarter that gave the Eagles their 14-point advantage.
Defensive Stats
Denver Broncos
Player
POS
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Talanoa Hufanga
S
7
4
0.0
0
1
1
Pat Surtain II
CB
6
5
0.0
0
2
0
Alex Singleton
LB
6
4
1.0
1
0
0
Riley Moss
CB
5
2
0.0
0
1
0
Nik Bonitto
LB
4
3
2.5
2
1
3
Ja’Quan McMillian
S
4
3
1.0
1
1
1
Brandon Jones
S
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
Jonah Elliss
LB
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
Eyioma Uwazurike
DT
2
2
1.0
1
0
0
Jahdae Barron
CB
2
1
0.0
0
1
0
Trent Sherfield
WR
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
D.J. Jones
DT
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Devon Key
S
1
1
0.0
0
1
0
Jonathon Cooper
LB
1
1
0.0
0
1
0
Tyler Badie
RB
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
JL Skinner
S
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Karene Reid
LB
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Zach Allen
DT
1
0
0.5
0
0
3
Justin Strnad
LB
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Dondrea Tillman
DT
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
Team
51
35
6.0
5
9
8
Denver’s six sacks on Hurts cost Philadelphia 23 yards and disrupted the Eagles’ offense repeatedly in the second half. Through five weeks of the 2025 season, the Broncos led the NFL with 21 team sacks and ran man coverage on 57% of defensive snaps — the league’s highest rate. Bonitto’s 2.5 sacks moved his season total to a pace that would threaten the all-time NFL single-season record of 22.5.
Philadelphia Eagles
Player
POS
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Zack Baun
LB
12
7
1.0
1
0
2
Jihaad Campbell
LB
11
6
0.0
1
0
0
Quinyon Mitchell
CB
7
5
0.0
0
1
0
Kelee Ringo
CB
6
6
0.0
0
0
0
Andrew Mukuba
S
6
4
0.0
0
0
0
Cooper DeJean
CB
5
4
0.0
1
1
0
Moro Ojomo
DT
4
2
0.0
0
0
0
Jalen Carter
DT
4
1
0.0
0
0
1
Reed Blankenship
S
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
Cameron Latu
TE
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
Za’Darius Smith
DE
3
1
1.0
1
0
2
Azeez Ojulari
DE
3
1
0.0
1
0
1
Joshua Uche
DE
2
2
0.0
0
0
1
Jordan Davis
DT
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
Kylen Granson
TE
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
AJ Dillon
RB
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Sydney Brown
S
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Tank Bigsby
RB
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Byron Young
DE
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Jalyx Hunt
LB
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
Team
77
47
2.0
5
2
8
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Wil Lutz
DEN
2/2
100%
55
1/1
7
Jake Elliott
PHI
1/1
100%
31
2/2
5
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
Jeremy Crawshaw
DEN
7
328
46.9
1
5
63
Braden Mann
PHI
7
359
51.3
2
0
69
Crawshaw placed five of his seven punts inside the Philadelphia 20-yard line. Braden Mann averaged 51.3 yards per punt but landed none inside the 20.
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Marvin Mims Jr.
DEN
4
42
10.5
23
0
Jahan Dotson
PHI
1
15
15.0
15
0
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
RJ Harvey
DEN
4
83
20.8
24
0
Will Shipley
PHI
3
86
28.7
37
0
Tank Bigsby
PHI
2
44
22.0
26
0
Full Team Stats
Category
Denver Broncos
Philadelphia Eagles
Final Score
21
17
Total Yards
358
302
Passing Yards
228
257
Rushing Yards
130
45
Total Plays
70
55
Yards per Play
5.1
5.5
1st Downs
23
16
— Passing
12
11
— Rushing
8
2
— Penalty
3
3
3rd Down Efficiency
5/16 (31.3%)
2/11 (18.2%)
4th Down Efficiency
0/0
0/0
Red Zone (Made/Att)
2/3
1/2
Penalties
12 for 121 yds
9 for 55 yds
Sacks Allowed
2 for 14 yds
6 for 23 yds
Turnovers
0
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Time of Possession
34:17
25:43
Injuries
Player
Team
Injury
When
Tyler Badie
DEN
Shoulder
Q4
Landon Dickerson
PHI
Ankle
In-game
Grant Calcaterra
PHI
Oblique
In-game
Philadelphia held a statistical edge in yards per play (5.5 to 5.1) and Hurts finished with more passing yards than Nix — and the Eagles still lost. What decided it was Denver’s 85-yard rushing advantage, an 8-minute edge in possession, and a defense that held the reigning Super Bowl champions scoreless across the entire fourth quarter. On a weekend when the Chargers, Chiefs, and Raiders all lost, the Broncos walked out of Philadelphia in sole first place in the AFC West.
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