Tim McManus, ESPN Body of workers Editor
PHILADELPHIA — Nearest weeks of dwelling at the edge, the Eagles‘ asymmetric play games after all were given the simpler of them in a lopsided 42-19 house loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
“We’re not good enough right now,” mentioned veteran heart Jason Kelce. “Obviously disappointed in the way we performed, didn’t get it done today. But we’ve still got some games left, a lot of football to learn from. I still have the utmost confidence in everybody in this locker room on both sides of the ball. This game doesn’t do anything to sway that.”
The Eagles had trailed at halftime in every in their earlier 4 video games however controlled to rally and win they all, tying an NFL document.
That story got here to a halt on Sunday, as San Francisco constructed a 14-6 halftime manage and after kicked it into prime tools then interlude, handing Philadelphia its second-largest loss underneath professor Nick Sirianni. Their worst loss used to be by means of 25 issues to the Dallas Cowboys in Year 18 of the 2021 season with the Eagles resting many in their starters for the playoffs.
“We didn’t coach good enough, didn’t play good enough. Simple as that. And why do you not do that? Well, you have to give credit to them, too. That’s a really good football team. If you don’t come out and play your best game against the guys that they have and the coaches that they have, it’s going to look like that,” Sirianni mentioned. “So, we have to coach better. Have to play better. We have a lot to clean up.”
Philadelphia struggled within the crimson zone early within the season however had grew to become issues round of past due, going 10-for-10 within the 20 over its extreme 3 video games. The problem resurfaced Sunday, on the other hand, with the Eagles failing to transform on their first two red-zone journeys and settling for garden objectives in every case.
“I feel like we started with good rhythm, good tempo, good execution for the most part. We just kind of weren’t able to connect and execute like we wanted to in the red zone,” mentioned Jalen Hurts, who ended 26-of-45 for 298 yards with two touchdowns (one dashing). “When you’re playing a good team like that, every little thing matters.”
The protection, which used to be at the garden for 92 performs towards the Buffalo Bills extreme occasion and running with out founding linebackers Nakobe Dean and Zach Cunningham because of shock, faltered then a powerful get started, yield 456 yards of offense. Receiver Deebo Samuel scored 3 touchdowns at the past. Consistent with NextGen stats, 115 of his 116 receiving yards got here then the catch.
“We didn’t do a lot of things right,” mentioned defensive take on Fletcher Cox. “We didn’t tackle. We didn’t cover. We missed a bunch of plays.”
The Eagles (10-2) now flip their consideration to any other large matchup towards the rival Cowboys (9-3). , the race for the govern seed within the NFC has gotten tighter with the 49ers (9-3) and Detroit Lions (9-3) additionally within the combine.
There used to be some chatter amongst avid gamers as they exited the garden about visible this San Francisco crew once more. That’s an overly actual risk: Eagles-49ers used to be the perhaps NFC Championship recreation matchup heading into the occasion at 38 p.c, consistent with ESPN Analytics.
“It’s a possible rematch,” mentioned left take on Jordan Mailata. “But today you’ve got to look yourself in the mirror and say they were the better team. We didn’t execute. We failed to execute and didn’t capitalize on the opportunities that we had, especially in the red zone. Against a team like that who’s well-coached and well-disciplined, you can’t afford….those missed opportunities.”
