Philadelphia Eagles: A quick look at some team statistics

With one regular season game remaining on the slate and a possible playoff spot on the line, we take a quick look back on the Philadelphia Eagles season and look at some stats.

At this point of the week, you’ve probably said the words ‘time flies’ to yourselves at least several times by now. It seemed like yesterday when we were breaking down Dallas Goedert film. Now, here we are. 2018 is just about over, and there’s one game remaining on the Philadelphia Eagles‘ schedule.

It’s a familiar foe and the result will go a long way in determining whether or not ‘The Birds’ make the postseason.

15 other games have gotten us to an 8-7 record. Let’s see how Philly’s fared.

Here’s some numbers.

Currently, on offense, the Eagles are ranked 28th in the entire NFL in rushing at 96 yards per game and ranked eighth in passing. They tally just under 300 passing yards per game (296 to be exact). That’s to be expected from a team who sometimes ignores their own running game,

On defense, only six teams in the league are better at stopping opposing teams from running the ball. ‘The Birds’ give up only 102 yards per game on the ground. There are some holes in the pass defense however, possibly due to many of their guys at the top of the depth chart in the secondary being banged up.

They’ve had to compensate for the losses of Ronald Darby, Jalen Mills and Sidney Jones, and there’s no Rodney McLeod. With all of that being said, Philly’s dead last in the league in how many yards they give up in the passing game.

Who knows? Maybe they’ve employed the ‘bend but don’t break’ theory, because this is where they morph back into Dr. Jekyll from Mr. Hyde. They also rank 11th in the league in stopping teams on third down and third in stopping teams in the red zone.

As far as the offense goes, they’re 13th in both third-down conversions and yards gained per contest. They’re also 17th in the NFL in points scored per contest.

As a team, they’ve forced 29 turnovers, 20 fumble recoveries and nine interceptions. They’re starting to hit their stride as a team, but even with a win over the hated Washington Redskins, it may be a ‘too little, too late’ scenario.

As you’ve probably heard one hundred times by now, Philly, even by winning a game that they should, needs a Minnesota Vikings loss. That may be a tall task seeing as how the Chicago Bears may want to shut it down and get ready for the postseason.