The Philadelphia Eagles’ slide kept rolling in Week 8, and this one landed hard. Washington walked out with a 27-10 win, handing Philly its sixth straight loss and adding another ugly chapter to a season that keeps getting worse.
The offense never found a rhythm. The Eagles finished with 268 total yards, went just 5-for-15 on third down, and got only one touchdown on the day, a first-quarter run by Saquon Barkley.
The ground game, which had shown a little life a week ago, fell right back into the mud. Philadelphia averaged 3.1 yards per carry and managed 86 rushing yards.
Elijah Mitchell led the backfield with 34 yards, while Barkley finished with 30.
There wasn’t much relief through the air, either. Tanner McKee put up decent volume but not the kind of production that changes a game, completing 23 of 34 passes for 212 yards with one interception.
He also lost a fumble, and his longest completion went for just 24 yards. For an offense that needs chunk plays, that simply wasn’t enough.
Joe Milton is now part of the conversation at quarterback.
One of the few bright spots came from Jalen Carter, who answered after a quiet Week 7 against the Dallas Cowboys. Carter posted five tackles, one pass deflection, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit, and one sack. After the questions that followed his last outing, he responded with a much stronger performance.
The defense, though, still had major issues on the back end. Philadelphia gave up four completions of 20 yards or more through the air, including a 53-yard strike to Treylon Burks after he beat Quinyon Mitchell deep.
Riq Woolen was also beaten repeatedly, and Andrew Mukuba gave up his share of long pass plays as well. The secondary looked vulnerable again, and the absence of Christian Parker coaching the unit did not help the picture.
At 2-6, the Eagles are staring at a season that has gone off the rails. Howie Roseman was directly called on to make moves, collect draft picks, and move on. The message was blunt: the season is over.
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