The Philadelphia Eagles (2-7) lost their seventh straight game, falling to the New York Giants (5-2-1), 19-11, at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Giants earned their first win in Philadelphia since 2013.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate Philly’s ‘Big 3’ and their outstanding performances on Sunday:
-Zack Baun finished with seven tackles, three TFLs, 2.0 sacks, and two quarterback hits. According to Pro Football Focus, he came into the game leading all NFL linebackers in combined tackles for loss or no gain.
-Eagles punter Braden Mann has had a very good season. On Sunday, he recorded an 86-yard punt at the end of the second quarter. It is the longest punt in the NFL since 2001, but it’s the second-longest in Eagles history, behind Randall Cunningham’s 91-yarder in 1989 against the Giants.
-Jeremiah Trotter Jr. led the Eagles with 10 tackles, including a career-high three tackles for loss, and forced a fumble. He did a great job keeping the Giants’ running game under control.
Honorable Mention:
-Jonathan Greenard had three tackles, a TFL, a sack (first sack of the season), and two quarterback hits.
Bottom Line:
The Eagles’ defense recorded six sacks, but the offense managed only two scoring drives in Joe Milton’s first NFL start, replacing Tanner McKee.
Milton completed 18 of 34 passes for 169 yards. He also rushed for 64 yards. However, the offense had six three-and-outs. The Eagles struggled to run the ball (running backs combined for 28 yards rushing), and Milton was sacked seven times.
After the game, coach Nick Sirianni did not rule out changes to his coaching staff during the bye.
“We’ll talk,” Sirianni said. “Obviously, right now my job is to be there for our guys and to go watch the tape and go look through everything. I think we always think — we’ll do everything. I’ll do anything I can to help this team win football games. Like I said, I’ll look at myself internally first and then go from there. My job is to coach the players and to coach the coaches, and anything I can do to help this team win games, we’ll do.”
At 2–7 and without Jalen Hurts, the Eagles head into the bye with a season slipping away.
What’s Next?
The Eagles have a bye week.
One More Thing:
The last time the Eagles lost seven straight games was in 2012, which was Andy Reid’s final season. During that season, the Eagles lost eight straight games.
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