ARLINGTON, Texas — Following the Eagles’ 33-13 defeat by the hands of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night time — Philadelphia’s second blowout loss in as many weeks — the sense within the guests locker room was {that a} defining second of the season was upon them.
“I believe the largest factor for this crew now could be actually discover out who the dudes are,” Eagles defensive deal with Fletcher Cox stated. “I have been part of groups the place the dudes within the locker room do one thing about it, and I have been a part of groups the place it type of crumbles. And now it is time to see the actual management, the actual gamers, the blokes that is elite on this crew, myself included, step up and do one thing about it.”
The Eagles had been outscored by the Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers by a mixed 43 factors over the previous two outings. Among the points that hampered Philadelphia on Sunday have been cropping up for weeks.
The offense bought off to a different gradual begin, producing only a pair of area targets earlier than intermission. It was the sixth straight sport the Eagles trailed at halftime.
And so they failed to attain an offensive landing for the primary time with Jalen Hurts as their beginning quarterback.
“That is one thing we’re going by, not essentially caught in,” stated Hurts, who completed 18-of-27 passing for 197 yards and dedicated a momentum-stalling fumble on the crew’s first offensive possession. “We’ve got to have the ability to study from it, and we are going to. There’s an eagerness to proceed to press on.”
The Eagles’ protection, in the meantime, ranked thirty second on third down and twenty ninth within the purple zone coming into the sport. The Cowboys went 3-for-3 within the purple zone and had been 9-of-16 in third down conversions.
Philadelphia has allowed 109 factors (36.3 per sport) in its previous three contests, the third-most factors given up by a reigning convention champion for the reason that 1970 merger and essentially the most for the reason that 2000 Rams.
“We simply ain’t taking good care of one another,” Eagles defensive finish Josh Sweat stated. “Our rush and protection just isn’t taking good care of one another. It is week to week. We have simply bought to seek out out what’s fallacious and preserve constructing on it. But it surely’s attending to the purpose the place it is simply piling up and piling up, and we’re not seeing the turnaround we want to see.”
The Eagles dropped to 10-3, and they’re in a digital tie with the Cowboys and 49ers atop the NFC. Subsequent up is a “Monday Night time Soccer” matchup on the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 18. The schedule eases up from there, with two video games in opposition to the New York Giants sandwiching a house tilt versus the Arizona Cardinals.
“It is nonetheless nice,” Philly cornerback Darius Slay stated of the crew’s confidence. “We have got nice leaders in right here that is going to steer the blokes in the fitting path. It is solely the third loss. We have got 4 left. We have got to exit and capitalize on these 4 and get a push going, as a result of everyone all the time says we have time; however 4 video games left, that point’s shrinking.”
