Former Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell got his first NFL interception on Sunday to bail out the Philadelphia Eagles.
With Baker Mayfield scrambling on a first-and-10 snap at the Philadelphia 11-yard line, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback tried to make something happen with a throw into the front corner of the end zone. But Campbell came down with the football instead of tight end Cade Otton or wide receiver Chris Godwin, the Tampa Bay players closest to the throw.
Campbell’s interception came with the Eagles clinging to a 31-23 lead with 7:48 left to play. Philadelphia had a 24-3 lead in the second quarter, but the Eagles offense scuffled in the second half, opening the way for a Tampa Bay comeback in the game between 3-0 teams.
The Eagles ended up with a 31-25 victory, yielding an intentional safety to run out the game’s final six seconds, after Philadelphia stopped the Buccaneers on a fourth-down snap at the Eagles 37-yard line with 57 seconds remaining.
All three of the Bucs’ victories were decided in the closing seconds.
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Campbell got his first interception in his fourth NFL game. The 31st selection in the NFL Draft on April 25, Campbell has started every game as a rookie and entered Sunday’s game having played 95 percent of Philadelphia’s defensive snaps.
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