PHILADELPHIA -- Ryan Mathews helped the Philadelphia Eagles play keep away from Matt Ryan and Atlantas high-powered offense.After disappearing from the game plan the past two weeks, Mathews ran like a guy who was tired of watching from the sideline. He had a season-best 108 yards rushing and two touchdowns while the Eagles piled up 208 yards on the ground.The suddenly successful rushing attack allowed the Eagles to control time of possession by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, forcing the leagues top-scoring offense to be spectators for much of the day.The result was a 24-15 win over the Falcons on Sunday.We did what we needed to do to win, Mathews said. I know the linemen love run blocking. They played great. They did all they could to open up holes for us. We knew it was going to be a hard game. I said throughout the week if any of us got the ball, we were giving 100 percent.Mathews had just nine carries in the past two games while 33-year-old Darren Sproles took over as the featured back. But coach Doug Pederson made a point to establish the run behind Mathews right from the start.Mathews carried seven times for 34 yards on the first drive, taking it in from the 4 for a 7-0 lead. He had a 5-yard TD run in the fourth quarter and also scored the 2-point conversion.I had confidence in Ryan to get the job done, Pederson said. His size and strength paid off.Rookie Wendell Smallwood chipped in with 70 yards rushing on 13 carries. Sproles ran twice for 19 yards and caught eight passes for 57 yards.We stepped up when we needed to, Smallwood said. We needed to establish the run game and we did.The running backs made it easier on Carson Wentz and the offense was more balanced -- 39 pass calls, 37 run calls -- than its been in recent games.The backs did a great job and came up with hard, physical runs, center Jason Kelce said. Ryan had a great day. Even when we didnt block guys, he made guys miss.Wentz finished 25 of 36 for 231 yards. 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The north Canterbury earthquake has impacted personally on several members of the Kiwis team as they prepare for the Four Nations decider.Utility Lewis Brown says Sundays final against Australia was far from the players minds when news arrived of the damaging quake which struck close to midday on Sunday (UKT).The quake hit just before Australia and England met in London, a match which determined whether the Kiwis would qualify for the final in Liverpool.The result went their way when Australia won but Brown revealed a lot of his team didnt watch the game, for various reasons.For some, it was because of the news unfolding at home, with concern over the continuing aftershocks.Obviously its a bit close to home for us, Brown said.The boys are a bit rattled. A few of them are from Wellington and some of them had families evacuated or friends who got evacuated.Brown was born and raised in Christchurch and was quickly on the phone to family members.Relief that nobody was harmed was followed by anguish that his home town is suffering again, nearly six years after the devastating 2011 Christchurch quake.dddddddddddd.The citys been through a lot, he said.I just want it to give them a break. Everyones wondering when its going to stop.Its not very pleasant seeing things like that happen in your own backyard.Brown is confident the Kiwis can put events at home to one side and focus on how to avoid a fourth loss this year to the unbeaten Kangaroos.The scratchy 18-18 draw with Scotland on Friday compared unfavourably with Australias impressive 36-18 dismantling of the English.Brown says the Kiwis have struggled for consistency at the tournament and the Scottish performance was a step backwards from the opening 17-16 win over England and 14-8 loss to Australia.Its a wake-up call to be honest, maybe a blessing in disguise, he said.We havent had a full 80 minutes of football. We have a lot of calibre in this side and we havent put it together yet.Luckily enough for us, we get another bite at the cherry. But it hasnt been ideal. ' ' '