EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Eagles tried their best to one-up the Phillies on Thursday, turning in a mind-numbing, frustrating loss of their own against the Giants.
The Eagles, who were more than a touchdown favorite over New York, lost in a 34-17 blowout to their NFC East rival at MetLife Stadium.
The previously-undefeated defending Super Bowl champions have now dropped two games in the last five days, moving to 4-2 on the 2025 season.
So, who’s to blame for Thursday’s loss to New York?
QB Jalen Hurts: Hurts had two game-changing mistakes. In the third quarter, he overthrew a wide-open DeVonta Smith for what could have been an 89-yard touchdown. No excuse for that. After the Eagles were forced to punt, the Giants responded with a touchdown to go up 27-17.
Then, as the Eagles were driving to cut it to a one-score game early in the fourth quarter, Hurts threw his first pick of the season. His out-route throw to Jahan Dotson at the Giants’ 15-yard line was read to perfection and jumped by cornerback Cor’Dale Flott, who returned it 68 yards to the Eagles’ 23-yard line. The Giants scored on the ensuing drive. What made it worse? Hurts missed an open A.J. Brown in the end zone.
The secondary: Where do we start? Kelee Ringo was getting cooked early, forcing the coaches to bench him in favor of Adoree’ Jackson, who proceeded to also get cooked. Rookie safety Andrew Mukuba missed a sideline tackle that turned into a 35-yard touchdown. Quinyon Mitchell going out with an injury in the first half didn’t help. But the Giants were without their top two wide receivers (Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton), and the Eagles still got torched by WanDale Robinson, Lil’ Jordan Humphrey and Co.
The front seven: Playing without All-Pro defensive tackle Jalen Carter, who was out with a heel injury, made things more difficult. But the Eagles’ front still needed to be better. Dart scrambled 10 times for 60 yards, moving the chains and keeping drives alive. The front four couldn’t contain him, and the linebackers, particularly All-Pro pick Zack Baun, struggled to stop Dart’s momentum. Baun also got trucked by running back Cam Skattebo.
Third-down disparity: Everything mentioned above played a part. The Eagles’ defense was atrocious on third down, allowing conversions on 9 of 12 attempts through three quarters. Dart extended plays, the corners gave up long completions, and the Giants capitalized. Meanwhile, Philly’s offense was 1 of 8 on third down through three quarters with a trio of three-and-outs. Kevin Patullo’s offense led the NFL in three-and-out rate coming into Week 6. Thursday won’t help.
KR/RB Tank Bigsby: Will this go down as Howie Roseman’s worst trade? Last month, the Eagles sent fifth-round and sixth-round picks to the Jaguars for Bigsby, identifying him as a difference-maker as a kick returner. Well, after his shambolic showing vs. the Rams in Week 3, Bigsby once again had issues. A muffed return that went four yards out to the Eagles’ 7-yard line killed any hope of getting points in the final moments of the first half. Brutal stuff.
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