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Can Eagles’ offense achieve something it hasn’t done in 75 years? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Last time the Eagles led the NFL in scoring, Tommy Thompson was the quarterback, Steve Van Buren the running back, Jack Ferrante and Pete Pihos the receivers, and they were unstoppable.
The 1949 Eagles averaged 30.3 points per game, most in the NFL. Two TDs came on defense and two in the return game, so the offense averaged 28.0 points per game. Either way you measure it, Greasy Neale’s group was the highest-scoring team in the NFL.
They haven’t been since.
The Eagles ranked second in scoring under Shane Steichen in the 2022 Super Bowl season with, and they’ve ranked third a few times – in 1990 in Randall Cunningham’s record-setting season, in 2010 under Michael Vick, in 2014 with Chip Kelly and in the 2017 championship season under Doug Pederson and Frank Reich.
But it’s been 75 years since they’ve had the highest-scoring offense in the NFL.
The only team that’s gone longer than the Eagles without leading the league in scoring is the Cards, who were most recently No. 1 in 1948 – the year they lost to the Eagles in the NFL Championship Game at Shibe Park.
Last year, even with what Nick Sirianni called a “stale” offense and a disastrous last month and a half of the season, they still ranked seventh in scoring at 25.5 points per year. As late as Week 13, they were 4th at 27.4 per game.
Which speaks volumes about some of the talent on the roster. Jason Kelce is gone, and that’s significant, but every other offensive starter is back.
Could this be the year the Eagles end three-quarters of a century of frustration and finish as the No. 1 offense in the league?
Why not?
The Eagles’ offense has no weaknesses.
Skill guys? A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith are one of the top WR duos in the league, along with Miami’s Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle and Tampa’s Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. And Jahan Dotson gives the Eagles a legit third WR for the…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-08-29 13:17:06
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