Figure out the number of hoagies that were washed down with an adult beverage and the number of hotdogs washed down with a coke, and you come to a pretty good approximation of how many times you heard the words, “what a kick”! following the Eagles 27-24 victory over the New York Giants Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.

The kick came from the right foot of Jake Elliott, and it went for 61-yards which is a team record . There was a second left in regulation when the Eagles lined up on the Giant 44-yard line and the 69,596 in attendance were biting on their fingernails, or looking down down with their hands folded in front of them as they prayed for a miracle.

Elliott brought back his right leg and swung through and booted the ball from the Eagle 49 as time ran out. The crowd looked on silently for a second or two and then erupted with a mighty roar and became ecstatic. Elliott had done it! He had won the game for them! Who knows for how long Jake Elliott will be the team’s kicker. He’s filling in for the injured Caleb Sturgis. But he will be remembered for years and years as the field-goal kicker, who although he isn’t very big, 5-foot-7, showed it was how big his heart is and how powerful his right leg is that mattered.

Don’t think the rest of the National Football League didn’t take notice of this kick. As the season continues, a field goal kicker who is dependable and doesn’t let the pressure get to him is important. Now when the Eagles cross the 50, they can at least be sure of one thing: a few more yards to go and they’re in field goal range. A touchdown scored is the ultimate objective for a football team hoping to win. But if it can’t score that touchdown, it feels reassuring to know it can at least come away with three points.

Speaking of points, after three weeks of play, the NFC Central Division has the most points with 271. The West, led by league-leader, the Los Angeles Rams with 107, has scored 262. The two other divisions, South and Eastern, have scored 251 and 249 points. In the AFC, the West leads all eight divisions with 304 points. The South is next with 281 and the East is third with 226. The Central is last with 204 points.