Eagles' Quinyon Mitchell, Bucs' Tristan Wirfs lock horns in heated skirmish during matchup

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Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Quinyon Mitchell and Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs got into a brief skirmish during their critical game on Sunday.

In the first quarter, Eagles defensive back Cooper DeJean nearly intercepted a pass from Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. As the players were collecting themselves, Eagles and Buccaneers players were pushing and shoving each other.

Mitchell and Wirfs were face-to-face, and the Eagles player got a hold of Wirfs’ helmet. Mitchell appeared to take Wirfs’ helmet off during the incident. Mitchell dropped the helmet as he went back to his huddle. A longer replay on the FOX broadcast showed Mitchell and Mayfield locking horns before Wirfs coming over to address the Eagles player.

Surprisingly, neither player was called for a penalty. Instead, Eagles linebacker Jalyx Hunt was called for an illegal blindside block. Tampa Bay ended the 12-play, 48-yard drive with a field goal. It was the Buccaneers’ first points of the game.

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Philadelphia found success early in the game. Sydney Brown returned a blocked punt for a touchdown as the Eagles’ special teams unit continued to be on fire. Jalen Hurts then found tight end Dallas Goedert for a 2-yard touchdown pass on their first offensive drive.

Wirfs was playing in his first game of the season.