The Philadelphia Eagles (2-4) lost their fourth straight game, falling to the Carolina Panthers (3-2), 25-14, at Lincoln Financial Field.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate Philly’s ‘Big 3’ and their outstanding performances on Sunday:
-After missing two games with a hamstring injury, Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith returned Sunday with seven catches for 75 yards and a touchdown.
-Dallas Goedert had six catches for 61 yards. He tied Brian Westbrook (426) for the fourth-most career receptions in Eagles history.
-Quinyon Mitchell had five tackles and three passes defensed.
Honorable Mention:
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Bottom Line:
The Eagles’ struggles Sunday followed a familiar pattern. Their offense sputtered, and their defense played fairly well before wearing down in the fourth quarter.
In his third career start for the injured Jalen Hurts (blood clot), Tanner McKee performed just okay. He completed 26-of-45 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown. Like Hurts, he was under a lot of pressure. He was sacked three times and hit 11 times.
McKee appeared the most comfortable operating out of the shotgun.
Nick Sirianni and offensive coordinator Sean Mannion will have to build the offense around McKee’s skill set.
No matter how you feel about Hurts, he’s better than McKee and gives the Eagles the best chance to win.
However, the Eagles’ offensive line struggles would make life difficult for any quarterback. Those problems also limit the running game, an area Philadelphia could have exploited against Carolina’s run defense, which entered Sunday ranked 31st in rushing yards allowed per game.
With four straight losses and Hurts sidelined indefinitely, the Eagles’ chances of turning things around appear slim. That’s hard to imagine after just six games.
What’s Next:
The Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys next Monday night.
One More Thing…
“We’re going to have to do different things to help the offense get going,” Sirianni said. “We’re never going to make an excuse on anything. We have to do different things to get them going and score more points, plain and simple, especially there in that second half. So, everything’s on the table. To do the same thing over and over again and not get the results, that’d be foolish. Everything’s on the table of what we need to do to be able to put points on the board.”
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