A much-improved Carolina Panthers team gave the Philadelphia Eagles everything they needed to handle on Sunday afternoon.

However, with a 22:16 win for the Eagles, they failed to pull off the surprise. Carolina had a chance for a late go-ahead after an Eagles punt late in the fourth quarter. But Carolina couldn’t capitalize as the Eagles’ strong defense secured the victory with a late stop.

With the win, the Eagles improved to 11-2 and remained one game behind the Detroit Lions in the race for first place in the NFC playoffs. They also saved an Eagles player from a massive loss.

One bettor placed a $3.1 million bet on the Eagles’ win, one of the largest bets ever placed on an NFL regular-season game. The bettor in question was sweating significantly before the Eagles got the win.

The Eagles led 14-10 at halftime. But the Panthers scored a touchdown on their first drive of the second half and took a 16-14 lead after a missed extra point.

The Eagles responded with a touchdown drive to take the lead 22-16. But Carolina had one last chance after forcing an Eagles punt with 3:05 left.

Panthers quarterback Bryce Young made several big plays on the ensuing drive. He forced his way into the end zone to buy time and throw a 31-yard first down strike to Xavier Legette on third-and-11.

He then converted fourth-and-7 passes from midfield with a 13-yard pass to Adam Thielen.

Young then almost caught Legette on a deep ball up the middle near the goal line. But when Legette tried to jump, the ball bounced off the turf and the pass was incomplete.

The Eagles forced an incompletion on a subsequent fourth-and-9 to secure the victory and stave off the upset.