Eagles got a much-needed win, but it’s not enough to calm their nerves

Ralph Vacchiano

NFC East Reporter

Maybe something like this is all it will take. Maybe an ugly win over a bad team really is exactly what the Philadelphia Eagles so desperately needed. Maybe a narrow escape will be just enough to get them back on their track.

“I know we’re stressing people out at home, but man we needed it bad,” defensive tackle Jordan Davis said on Monday. “I can’t emphasize enough how much we needed that W.”

There is no doubt how badly the Eagles needed their 33-25 win over the New York Giants after three straight soul-crushing losses. They’re back in first place in the NFC East now. They still have a shot at the No. 1 seed in the conference. It’s all good.

So how come the Eagles still feel so bad?

That’s what this team continues to wrestle with as they head into the final two weeks of the season. They are 11-4 and might still be the NFC’s best bet to reach the Super Bowl. But they played a sloppy game filled with the kind of mistakes they never used to make, barely hanging on to beat a bad Giants team that benched its quarterback at halftime.

They looked like the same flawed team they’ve looked like for most of the last month. The only difference was that this time they got away with it and won.

“We’re not playing good football right now,” said Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith. “As an offense, we’re not where we want to be. I’m not satisfied. Yeah, we got 11 wins. I’m not happy. It needs to be better for what everybody else in here wants to do, what we want to be. We’re nowhere near that.”

Added left tackle Jordan Mailata: “We have high standards and it’s hard when you know that there’s so many opportunities that you know were left out there. A win is always going to be a win, but it’s not going to feel great.”

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Publish date : 2023-12-26 16:23:57

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