Sirianni also noted Mukuba's ability to rebound after a mistake. Earlier in Saturday's game, Mukuba got beat for a long completion, but he came right back with the pick-six and fumble recovery. On Thursday's joint practice with the Browns, he gave up a long touchdown, but closed out the practice with an end zone interception.
That kind of resolve is something Sirianni knows players and coaches must have to be successful in the NFL.
"In this game, in this league, (you have) to … be able to have a short memory and move on so you can have your full focus, so you can coach and play with great detail, and you can play with great effort," Sirianni said.
Mukuba missed time early in Training Camp with a shoulder injury that kept him out of the preseason opener. Saturday was his first opportunity in game action to represent the Eagles, and he certainly made the most of it, even if he knows there are some areas to clean up.
"It felt good, first game back," Mukuba said. "We didn't get the result we wanted, but just coming back from a personal perspective, it felt amazing. But I'm going to keep building, keep getting better. I feel like there were some things I could have worked on as well too, but overall, it felt good to be out there.
"I feel like it's a lot of things on my end I got to clean up. As far as technique and just being in the right place. I mean, I wouldn't say I had a good game, but I had a solid game for sure. I mean, the plays I made were able to back it up, but looking deep down and looking in the mirror, looking at myself, I know for a fact there's things out there I need to go out there and clean up for sure."
— Written by Matt Ryan