McCord showed everyone something with his initial (and only) completion to John Metchie. That one covered 14 yards. Equally impressive was his 11-yarder to fullback and Swiss-Army knife Ben VanSumeren. That one beat a blitz. There was also a nice toss to Kylen Granson.

In the end, Dallas Gant said no. The 2024 undrafted free agent linebacker out of Toledo came up with the critical goal-line stop on a New York Jets two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the Eagles’ preseason finale at 19.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kyle McCord led Philadelphia on five scoring drives while playing the entire game in an uneven performance, Montrell Johnson had a 15-yard touchdown run and the Eagles held on for a 19-17 victory over the New York Jets in a mostly sluggish preseason matchup of backups Friday night.