Philadelphia Eagles: 3 Negatives from Week 7’s victory that must be fixed

3. The Philadelphia Eagles need real consistency from their kicking game.

Jake Elliot has got to figure it out. It’s hard to figure what’s up with Philadelphia’s kicker, but he isn’t getting the job done. After missing important kicks in each of the last three weeks that could have potentially led to wins, Eagles fans aren’t too fond of Jake Elliot, at the moment.

In the interest of fairness, it has to be mentioned that two of those kicks weren’t chip shots. One was a 57-yarder and the other was from 52 yards out, but the 57-yarder would have led to the go-ahead score against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 52-yarder came early in the Week 6 contest versus the Ravens, but it’s important to note that the Eagles only lost that one by two points. What a difference three points would have made.

Let’s focus on the Giants game. Sure the Eagles won, and in the end, Elliott’s miss didn’t wind up costing them, but points have been hard to come by. Witnessing a miss by one of the NFL’s highest-paid kickers won’t make Eagles fans feel good.

Besides, wasn’t it this guy that drilled a 61-yard field goal to beat the Giants in 2017. That one turned the Eagles season around and led to a nine-game winning streak and eventual Super Bowl run. That was Elliot’s rookie season, but it feels like it was longer ago than it was.

Now, as a veteran (and a wealthy one) Elliott needs to clean things up quickly because all of these 4th down attempts and two-point tries seem to be the Eagles’ kryptonite this season, and if head coach Doug Pederson decides to start foregoing the field goal as a legitimate way to score points, Philadelphia could be in big trouble.

All in all, a win is a win, but the chances of a win diminish when issues like these arise, especially, if they’re consistent, so, enjoy this one Eagles. You might want to keep your fingers crossed that things change as well because that’s the only way to turn this season around.