There may be no more painful loss in the 2026 season than the one the Philadelphia Eagles inflicted on their fans in Week 5, a 19-17 disaster against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
The Eagles failed at every level possible, from the players to the coaches to the front office. This was a total team loss, given how they completely botched what should have been a win. Jacksonville literally gave the game to the Eagles with 100 penalty yards and two red-zone trips that ended with no points, but Philly still didn't take it.
So, who is most to blame for the Eagles losing this disaster of a game? Five aspects of the Eagles' roster, coaching staff, and front office need to be held accountable for the loss. Here are the five we would pin this loss on.
Ranking the Eagles who are most to blame for the loss to the Jaguars
5. Eagles' offensive line (Blame Percentage: 3%)
I won't be as harsh on the offensive line since there were three different starters from Week 1, but they were still pretty bad. Jalen Hurts was under duress much of the game, and the Eagles managed only 22 rushing yards on 18 carries, the lowest the team has had in a game since the Chip Kelly era in 2015. Chip Kelly people!
The hope is that Landon Dickerson can be active off IR next week and Drew Kendall can return to center. As great as it was to see Willie Lampkin get his first career start, this Eagles team cannot win consistently with the Week 5 offensive line unit.
4. Makai Lemon, WR (Blame Percentage: 7%)
Quite frankly, it's baffling how many Eagles fans are letting Lemon off the hook for going out of bounds on his reception on the game's final drive. Granted, the Eagles shouldn't have called a passing play and not had him run a route to the sideline, but fans need to stop saying he had no choice but to go out of bounds. He certainly had time to do so.
When every fan is screaming at the TV to get down inbounds, Lemon should have the situational awareness to do it too. Maybe it's harsh, but the Eagles are on a three-game losing streak, and he has not lived up to his first-round status. This is more about frustration with Lemon since he was drafted, but don't give him a pass. This is the NFL; he should know better.
3. Howie Roseman, GM (Blame Percentage: 10%)
We have to stop giving Roseman a pass on everything; he's had some masterful draft classes over the last six years, but this roster just isn't built for long-term success. The Eagles have a lot of aging stars on crazy contracts, while the 2025 and 2026 draft classes aren't producing the kind of talent this team needs. Add in the free-agent signings over the last two years that haven't worked out, and the Jonathan Greenard and Andy Dalton trades that are aging horribly.
Separate from that, how did he construct this roster in 2026? Carrying four quarterbacks really screwed this team's depth in Week 4. He also had four tight ends and three linebackers and safeties for the Los Angeles Rams game. Like, what are we doing here?
To his credit, the Cam Jurgens trade was too good a value to pass up, so it was a good move for Roseman. Outside of that, though, Roseman just hasn't gotten it done.
2. Sean Mannion, OC (Blame Percentage: 20%)
Man, the play-calling on that final offensive drive is coaching malpractice at its worst. The running game was bad, but why didn't the Eagles just run it when they were already in field goal range instead of keeping on throwing the ball?
Mannion couldn't get the running game going and never came up with creative ways to make it work, such as wide receiver reverse plays with Elijah Moore. There were some good passes. He made calls, with quick passes to take the pressure off his banged-up offensive line, but nothing particularly creative.
How much of this is Sirianni holding Mannion back from running the offense the way he wants? Who really knows, but he's the offensive coordinator, and right now this unit looks worse than it did in 2025, which says a lot.
1. Nick Sirianni, HC (Blame Percentage: 60%)
Yeah, let's be honest, it's a no-brainer who deserves most of the blame for this ugly, ugly loss. Sirianni even said it himself, so it's no surprise he deserves most of the blame.
The fourth-down call on the first offensive drive not to take the field goal was awful. Not coaching the offensive players on the last drive to stay inbounds in plus territory was also incredibly bad. While the kickoff decision was bad, Eagles fans have overreacted a bit, as it should have been more about the fact that it shouldn't have come down to that if they had managed the clock correctly on the last drive in the first place.
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If Sirianni loses his job this season, everyone will point to this game as the biggest reason he failed in 2026. His multiple decisions in the game truly cost the Eagles what would have been one of the most impressive, though ugly, wins ever.
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