6. The return game struggled
There were 10 offensive possessions for the Eagles and the best field position they had was the 40-yard line after New York kicked the opening kickoff out of bounds. After that, the kickoff return team gave the offense the ball at the 29-yard line, the 25-yard line, the 7-yard line, the 30-yard line, and the 5-yard line.
7. Missed opportunities hurt, too
The interception in Giants territory was a crusher as the Eagles were moving the ball and had a chance to cut the deficit to three points with a touchdown and a PAT. Instead, New York took it the other way for a touchdown to lead by 17 points.
But the Eagles had other chances. The opening possession was promising, but then it stalled after the big Barkley runs. Hurts just missed an open DeVonta Smith on a play that might have resulted in a long touchdown catch and run.
The defense didn't tackle as well as it had shown through five games and gave up big plays in the passing game of 35, 34, 36, and 22 yards.
Penalties hurt as well – the Eagles were penalized 5 times for 84 lost yards and included in that was a costly pass interference penalty in the end zone that led to a touchdown, a facemask penalty on the defense, an unnecessary roughness call on a punt return, and an illegal contact penalty.