4 Narratives every Philadelphia Eagles fans can’t stop discussing now
By Ben Swanger
1. Are the Philadelphia Eagles seriously just a mere point better than the Giants?
Yes. The simple answer is yes. The Philadelphia Eagles, right now, are not a good football team. This team took seven trips to the red zone against the Giants’ lowly defense. Wentz and company had seven chances to score touchdowns. They only converted three times.
The red zone execution is at times worrisome and other times sickening. On some red-zone trips play calling was to blame, other times it was boneheaded decisions by the quarterback. If this Eagles team wants to win the East, a 42.9 percent red zone rate will not cut it.
The Eagles defense was not without its flaws either. Twenty-one points allowed is a much better performance than the past two weeks, but only on the surface. Coming into the Thursday night matchup, the Giants had failed to score more than 16 points in four of their first six games.
Quarterback Daniel Jones has only thrown one touchdown pass in his last five outings. He tossed two against the Eagles. In four of six matchups, the Giants failed to rush for over 90 yards. On Thursday night they put up 160. And finally, the Giants had two drives all season that stretched over 85 yards, the Eagles defense allowed two such drives in the second half.
In a matchup that should have been a “get-right” game, Wentz was anything but flawless. Doug Pederson’s play-calling is still in question. Jim Schwartz’s defense seems to hit the off button at times. The use, or lack thereof, of Jalen Hurts is head-scratching. But in the end, the Philadelphia Eagles got the ‘W.’ It might have been a worrisome win, but a win is a win, and this team should take them any which way they can get them.