The Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers <a href="https://x.com/NFLonFOX/status/1972354228661461227">got into a scrum</a> during the first quarter Sunday, resulting in a personal foul on Philadelphia. <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/quinyon-mitchell-97740/">Quinyon Mitchell,</a> <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/tristan-wirfs-116486/">Tristan Wirfs</a> and more were involved.



<a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jalyx-hunt-241056/">Jaylx Hunt</a> was the official guilty party after officials sorted things out. The drama intensified early in the day when <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/cooper-dejean-25849/">Cooper DeJean</a> tackled Bucs RB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/rachaad-white-97872/">Rachaad White</a>. He stepped over him and was flagged for taunting. It seemed like no one, even in the Tampa Bay crowd, liked the call.



Then, DeJean appeared to pick off <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/baker-mayfield-9252/">Baker Mayfield</a> on the next play, but the pass was ruled incomplete. During DeJean’s initial return, scrums ensued between the Eagles and Buccaneers, resulting in Wirfs’ helmet coming off and a fight nearly breaking out.



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Where does Mitchell come in? Oh yeah. He was getting feisty with Mayfield. Earlier in the game, Mitchell was caught on the broadcast trash talking after forcing a punt. The Eagles and Buccaneers’ stars came head to head during the would-be-fight.



For reference, the DeJean tackle and penalty can be seen below. NFL officials made it known they were going to crackdown on taunting penalties in 2025.



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Cooper DeJean flagged for taunting for stepping over White after this tackle. <a href="https://t.co/FVtbyYIjmv">pic.twitter.com/FVtbyYIjmv</a>— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Rate_the_Refs/status/1972353314294730808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Ultimately, the Bucs ended up scoring a field goal on the drive, but the Eagles led 14-3. Philadelphia ended up punting on their ensuing drive as well.



At that point, Eagles QB <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/jalen-hurts-138227/">Jalen Hurts</a> was six-of-seven passing for 35 yards and a touchdown while also pulling off a 29 yard run. <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/dallas-goedert-28190/">Dallas Goedert </a>had two catches for 10 yards and a score.



The Eagles’ first touchdown came from a punt block by <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/cameron-latu-17900/">Cameron Latu</a>, giving <a href="https://www.on3.com/rivals/sydney-brown-109309/">Sydney Brown</a> a chance for the scoop and score. It was the second straight game in which Philadelphia had a kick block for a touchdown.

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