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In Roob’s Eagles stats: Historically bad run defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The unfortunate thing about doing a weekly Eagles stats column is when you have a game like this one.
But the show must go on, and I promise we’ll squeeze some positive numbers and trends in there at the end. At least, we’ll try.
1. The Eagles have allowed 6.4 yards per rushing attempt through two games, the worst in franchise history (and 14th-worst in NFL history). And if not for two Kirk Cousins kneel downs at the end of that game Monday night, which officially count as rushing attempts, that number would be 6.7, which would be 9th-worst all-time. They’ve allowed 315 rushing yards against the Packers and Falcons, the most through two games since the 1986 team allowed 403. They’ve already allowed 11 runs of at least 10 yards. They had allowed one at this point last year. And their next opponent, the Saints, are averaging 185 rushing yards per game so far.
2. Let’s stick with the defense. Eagles edge rushers have now gone six straight games without a sack going back to Week 14 at Dallas last year, when Haason Reddick sacked Dak Prescott in Sean Desai’s final game as defensive coordinator. That was three defensive coordinators ago. This is the first time since sacks became an official stat in 1982 that the Eagles have gone six straight games without a sack from an edge rusher (or defensive end, as they were once known). The Eagles have gone six straight games with two or fewer sacks, one game shy of their longest streak since 1993. The Eagles are the fourth team in history to allow at least 6.4 yards per carry and record three or fewer sacks through two games. Josh Sweat has now gone 10 straight games without a sack. He had 13 in the previous 13 games.
3. For the 25th consecutive game, the Eagles had one or fewer interceptions. That’s the 9th-longest streak in NFL history and the longest current one. The last time the Eagles had multiple interceptions in…
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Publish date : 2024-09-18 02:04:17
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