The Eagles walked into London and left with a loss they handed right to the Jaguars.
Philadelphia grabbed a late lead with Jake Elliott’s 48-yard field goal and had eight seconds to try to finish the job. Instead, the kickoff turned into the opening Jacksonville needed. Ameer Abdullah brought it back 53 yards to the Eagles’ 39, and with one second left, Cam Little drilled a 57-yarder for a 19-17 Jaguars win in the second home.
It was the kind of finish that turns a tight game into a coaching nightmare. On the NFL Network broadcast, Dave Pasch, Jason Kelce and Kurt Warner pointed out the obvious move: the Eagles should have kicked the ball out of bounds.
With no timeouts, Jacksonville would have been forced into a much tougher path to get into range. By putting the ball in play, Philadelphia gave the Jaguars the runway they needed.
Nick Sirianni didn’t hide from it afterward. He made it clear the blame was his.
#Eagles HC Nick Sirianni: “I didn’t make the right decision and I lost us that game. I told that to our guys. … I put that fully on me." https://t.co/xuehEW051J
- Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 11, 2026
The finish will get the headlines, but the Eagles spent too much of the day fighting themselves. They entered the game averaging 18.8 points per game, had scored 24 in each of their first two games, and in their last three losses have managed 7, 20 and 17. Against Jacksonville, they were mostly punting, even with touchdowns on both of their second-quarter possessions.
The numbers tell the rest of the story. Philadelphia finished with only 13 first downs and 232 total yards, and with the backfield down to its third running back, the Eagles managed just 22 rushing yards.
In a game full of mistakes and 20 penalties, the final kickoff was the one that stuck. Something is going to have to change in Philadelphia.
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