The Philadelphia Eagles walked out of Dallas on Sunday night knowing the loss hurt, and the penalties hit even harder. The Cowboys closed out a 24-21 win, and the Eagles stacked their highest penalty count of the Nick Sirianni era, a number that kept popping up in moments that felt heavier than usual. The info dropped on November 24, 2025, through the team site, and it framed the night as one full of self-inflicted errors that knocked the early control off balance and sparked late frustration. Sirianni pushed the blame straight onto himself while the Eagles shifted their focus to a short week and a Black Friday matchup with the Bears.
> John Clark of NBC revealed what Sirianni said: “_Uncharacteristic of us, obviously. Always put that on me. If there’s stuff like that that we spend time going over, obviously, I have to get my message across better. That’s got to be on me. We’ll fix the things that need to be fixed technique-wise and aesthetically. We have to master the things that require no talent, and that’s always going to be on me when something like that happens.”_
> “Uncharacteristic of us, obviously. Always put that on me. If there’s stuff like that, that we spend time going over, obviously I have to get my message across better. That’s gotta be on me. We’ll fix the things that we need to fix technique-wise and look-wise. We have to master…
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> — John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) [November 24, 2025](https://twitter.com/JClarkNBCS/status/1992954295688302867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
**Nick Sirianni Addresses Penalties, Missed Chances, and a Second-Half Collapse**
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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni coaches from the sidelines during a Thursday Night Football game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Oct. 9, 2025.
Sirianni didn’t bother hiding what went wrong when the Eagles fell apart, even though they began strong—three touchdown drives right off the bat, building a 21–0 edge that seemed unreal while it lasted. Then, everything shifted the moment Dallas mixed up its personnel groups and threw out different coverage looks. The squad locked down the run fits next, wiped out explosive plays, and pushed the offense into long, awkward situations that stalled out. Additionally, Jalen Hurts attempted to adjust by targeting Saquon Barkley underneath or sliding through reads more quickly, but the rhythm still dissipated. Penalties shoved drives backward again and again, and those empty possessions forced the defense to protect short fields that never felt forgiving.
Hurts still threw for 289 yards and scored three touchdowns, and he called it a tale of two halves, a description that made sense after watching the game tilt. He talked about finding steadiness, finishing games, and responding with the urgency this week demands, something he sounded annoyed to even mention. Plus, Barkley pointed to his fourth-quarter fumble in field goal range and called it a moment that stuck with him, almost like it clung to the whole night. The 27-year-old Hurts blamed himself for the run game’s struggles, even with the Cowboys crowding the box and squeezing every crease. Hurts pushed back on Barkley taking all the heat, saying the team had plenty of chances long before that play ever happened.
Meanwhile, Nakobe Dean refused to lean on injuries after three defensive backs exited, even though the secondary looked patched together by the end. The star defender put up another strong night with a sack and said the group needed to tighten its execution, nothing fancy, just sharper. A.J. Brown shared the same idea, stressing that the offense needs to clean up the small details that tilt division games in weird ways. Jordan Mailata added that it was time to flush the loss, hold honest internal conversations, and reset for Chicago, a blunt message he didn’t try to dress up. The tone across the locker room matched Sirianni’s.
But Philly’s know this loss came from avoidable mistakes, and their head coach took responsibility for every one of them.