The Eagles left Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the Rams with more than a defeat. They left with an offense that looks broken in plain sight.
Philadelphia piled up just 172 total yards, its lowest output in a game in 12 years. The passing game was even worse by the numbers, with only 68 net passing yards, the team’s lowest total in 23 years. And on third down, the Eagles went 0-for-12, the third-most third-down attempts without a conversion by any team since 2023, per ESPN.
That kind of stat line does not happen by accident. It comes from an offense that can’t find rhythm, can’t sustain drives and can’t answer when the game tightens.
The injuries mattered, too. The Eagles already knew they would be without DeVonta Smith.
They learned Sunday morning that Lane Johnson would also be out. Then Saquon Barkley went down in the first quarter.
But the larger issue is that this wasn’t a one-game collapse.
Jalen Hurts had to carry the offense in wins over the Commanders and Titans, two teams that were not exactly standing in the way. On Monday, Philadelphia scraped out just seven points against a Bears defense it should have been able to challenge more effectively. The same issues keep showing up: Cam Jurgens and the offensive line getting pushed around in protection, an uneven running game, outside-zone runs and under-center play-action that have either disappeared or failed to hit, and too few plays that threaten defenses vertically.
The second half has been especially ugly. The Eagles have opened the second half with three-and-outs in each of the last four games, and that stretch has made the offense hard to watch.
That lack of identity is the biggest red flag of all. Sirianni didn’t try to hide it after the game.
“Obviously, right now, it hasn’t been good enough,” Sirianni said. “It’s obvious that we’re still trying to figure that out.”
Sean Mannion was brought in with a pretty clear offensive lane in mind. He’s a first-time play-caller, but his background traces indirectly to the Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan coaching tree.
The Eagles spent all summer working under-center runs and building an under-center play-action passing game off that foundation. Four games in, none of that has really materialized in a positive way.
Meanwhile, the defense is taking hits of its own. Vic Fangio’s group deserved criticism in last week’s loss to Chicago, but against the Rams it did its part for most of the afternoon. Philadelphia held Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams to 10 points through three quarters.
Eventually, though, the defense ran out of answers. With Zack Baun, Quinyon Mitchell and Jonathan Greenard out, it could not keep carrying the load that the offense kept handing it.
The contrast is impossible to ignore. In 2024, the Eagles stumbled to a 2-2 start, identified a major problem, made a major change and went on to win a Super Bowl. Now they’re staring at a different kind of fix, one that Sirianni and Mannion have to sort out quickly.
Because through four games, and especially on Sunday, what the Eagles have put on the field is enough to demand change.
And enough to hit the panic button.
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