The Eagles left Los Angeles with a mess on their hands Sunday, dropping a 24-20 decision to the Rams and walking away with a piece of franchise history they’d rather never see again.
Philadelphia fell to 2-2 after its second straight loss, while the Rams also moved to 2-2. Sean McVay had plenty to celebrate after the final whistle, and the numbers told the story of why: Los Angeles controlled the game from start to finish, piling up 26 first downs and 415 yards. The Eagles managed just 12 first downs and 172 yards.
That gap showed up in the most brutal way possible. Philadelphia went 0-for-12 on third down, a franchise record for third-down futility. The Eagles also finished 1-for-4 on fourth down, but most of those failed third-down tries came in medium and long-yardage situations, which meant they never even got a real shot to lean on the Tush Push.
The Eagles also lost Saquon Barkley early and never really found a way to recover. Jalen Hurts completed 12 of 27 passes for 93 yards, and for the first time in his career, he started and played a full game without topping 100 passing yards.
Even that line could have looked worse. Hurts threw an interception in the end zone on one touchdown sequence, but Darius Cooper made an incredible play to wrestle it away from the defender and turn it into a score.
It was the kind of afternoon that leaves more questions than answers in Philadelphia. And this time, they can’t pin it on A.J. Brown.
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