The Eagles head into Week 6 trying to stop a slide, and they’ll have to do it Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field against a Carolina Panthers team coming in with real momentum.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET, with the game airing on CBS and available to stream on-demand.
Philadelphia is riding a three-game losing streak and dealing with an offense that has been stuck near the bottom of the league. The Eagles have scored just 92 total points, which puts them last in the NFC East and fourth-lowest in the NFL. Even so, they’ve stayed in the fight because the defense has repeatedly kept games within reach.
That unit was tested in back-to-back close losses. Philadelphia fell 24-20 to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4 after blowing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead, then lost 19-17 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 5.
Against Jacksonville, the Eagles twice held late leads. Jake Elliott put Philadelphia ahead 17-16 on a 48-yard field goal with eight seconds left, but Ameer Abdullah brought the ensuing kickoff back 53 yards, setting up Cam Little’s 57-yard game-winning field goal as time expired.
The numbers from that loss were ugly for Philadelphia. Jacksonville outgained the Eagles 408-232, while the Eagles mustered just 22 rushing yards and went 0-for-2 on fourth-down tries. One of those failed attempts directly led to the Jaguars’ first touchdown of the game in the opening quarter.
Now comes a much different challenge. The Panthers arrive off a bye week and sit atop the NFC South at 2-2. Their offense has been one of the league’s best, ranking second in passing at 301.3 yards per game, third in total offense at 405.8 yards per game, and fourth in scoring at 30.3 points per game.
Carolina’s last outing was a 32-26 win over the Detroit Lions, and Bryce Young was sharp in that one, throwing for 329 yards and two touchdowns. Both scores went to Tetairoa McMillan, while Chuba Hubbard added 122 rushing yards and two touchdowns of his own. McMillan’s second touchdown catch in the third quarter gave Carolina the lead for good.
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