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Why don’t the Eagles ever get takeaways? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles have been doing a lot of things well on defense, especially the last two weeks.
They’re up to 7th in points allowed, 9th in yards allowed, 5th in sacks, 6th on third down and 2nd in the red zone.
This young Vic Fangio defense is showing encouraging signs of life. They haven’t allowed a touchdown in their last two games, and they’ve held three of their last four opponents below 250 yards.
All good. Especially after a bit of a sluggish start with a new coordinator and a bunch of new players.
But the takeaways just haven’t been there. Reid Blankenship’s interceptions in Week 1 against the Packers and Week 3 against the Saints are the Eagles’ only takeaways so far.
They’ve faced 353 offensive plays.
They have two takeaways.
This is the first time since 1937 the Eagles have forced two or fewer takeaways through Week 6. They’re only the seventh team since 1940 with two or fewer takeaways after six games. The Raiders this year also have two.
Since 1940, only two teams have had a winning record despite starting off a season with two or fewer takeaways the first six games of a season. The 2011 Steelers were also 4-2.
This is the third time in franchise history the Eagles have gone three straight games without a takeaway. They went five straight games in 2012 – one off the 49ers’ record of six games in 2018 – and they also had a three-game streak last October.
The Eagles have just 14 interceptions in their last 33 games. Think about that for a moment. They’ve faced 1,127 passes and picked off 14.
Since Week 14 last year, the Eagles haven’t recovered an opposing team’s fumble. Their opponents have fumbled 11 times and recovered every one, including the Giants three times on Sunday. Last time the Eagles forced an opposing fumble was the second Eagles-Cowboys game last year, when Fletcher Cox strip sacked Dak Prescott and Jalen Carter recovered and returned…
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Publish date : 2024-10-23 01:13:24
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