If you think players and coaches mope after a loss – or even gloat after a win – then you haven't listened to players and coaches through the years. A short week? That just means every bit of the recovery has to be on point.
"It's just a matter of staying consistent. Being resilient. Having endurance and just pushing forward. Today wasn't our day," quarterback Jalen Hurts said on Sunday following the 24-21 loss to the Cowboys. "And, I look at myself in the mirror and I say, I have to do more. I have to dig, and muster things out and try to figure it out. For all of us. But, you know, that is the type of character that you like everyone to have. We just have to have the right type of synergy. The right type of energy. And come together and push forward like I know we are capable of. We'll be just fine."
The team landed back in Philadelphia in the early hours of Monday morning, and by lunch the flushing process had been completed, and it was on to the Bears. The Eagles have some injury situations to address, particularly in the defensive secondary with safety Andrew Mukuba who, according to Sirianni, will "miss a little bit of time here." They have to look at what went wrong against Dallas and address those points of emphasis.
This is no different than after any loss, or during any short week. The Eagles have been in this position before – the bounce back is always the key point: You have to be resilient in this league.
"It's about how you respond to it," Hurts said. "It's an opportunity for us to come together. Eliminate the things that don't matter and focus on the things we can control and go out there and play together and move forward."