PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Josh Huff got the Philadelphia Eagles started and LeSean McCoy kept them going.

: Darren Sproles #43 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs for a first down after making a catch as he gets past Quentin Groves #53 of the Tennessee Titans
: Darren Sproles #43 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs for a first down after making a catch as he gets past Quentin Groves #53 of the Tennessee Titans (Rich Schultz /Getty Images)
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Huff returned the opening kickoff 107 yards, McCoy ran for 130 yards and the Eagles beat the Tennessee Titans 43-24 on Sunday.

Mark Sanchez threw for 307 yards and one touchdown in his third start for the injured Nick Foles. He has 300 yards passing in three straight games, tying a team record.

Rookie Zach Mettenberger had 345 yards passing and two TDs and Delanie Walker had 155 yards receiving for the Titans (2-9).

Now, the Eagles (8-3) can shift their focus to the Cowboys (7-3) for a first-place showdown on Thanksgiving. The top two teams in the NFC East will play twice in 18 days, starting with Thursday's game at Dallas.

Coming off a 53-20 loss at Green Bay, the Eagles jumped ahead of the lowly Titans immediately and never let up.

Huff ran up the right side, broke a tackle inside the 30, cut to the right sideline and stiff-armed a defender at the Titans 20 on his way to the end zone for his first career TD.

His return was the longest in franchise history and the 10th non-offensive touchdown for Philadelphia this season.

After the first of four straight three-and-outs to start the game by the Titans, the Eagles went up 14-0 on a 4-yard TD run by Darren Sproles.

McCoy had a 2-yard TD run in the second quarter. Sanchez fired a 14-yard TD pass to James Casey in the third quarter.

The Titans didn't get a first down until Mettenberger threw a 40-yard TD pass to Justin Hunter on their fifth offensive series. Brandon Ghee intercepted Sanchez at the Eagles 30 to set up the score that cut it to 17-7.

Mettenberger tossed a 68-yard pass to Delanie Walker to start the next drive to set up Shonn Greene's 2-yard TD run, cutting the deficit to 20-14.

Cody Parkey kicked field goals of 36, 26, 35, 40 and 50 yards but his 49-yard attempt hit the post at the end of the first half to snap his successful streak at 17.

The Eagles sacked Mettenberger five times, including 2 1/2 by Connor Barwin and two for Trent Cole.

McCoy, the reigning NFL rushing champion, hasn't looked the same this year with his yards-per-carry average down more than one yard. He was irritated this week by questions from reporters suggesting he lost a step. So, McCoy responded with his third 100-yard performance in the past six games. He had a season-best 53-yard run.

The Eagles beat the Titans for the first time. They were 0-4 against them after their move from Houston to Tennessee.

 

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