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.

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.