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Can Eagles’ defense rebound after 4th-quarter nightmare? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
They haven’t been in this position in quite a while.
Trying to bounce back from a disappointing performance.
After winning 10 straight games, after holding 10 straight teams to 20 or fewer offensive points, after keeping 10 straight quarterbacks in check, disaster struck the Eagles’ defense Sunday in Landover, Maryland.
And now the youngest defense in the NFL has to find a way to bounce back from that 36-33 loss to the Commanders after allowing three 4th-quarter Jayden Daniels touchdown passes, including the game-winner with six seconds left.
“I think they will (bounce back),” defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said. “ It’s a resilient group. After winning so many in a row, you’ve got to be able to bounce back. I believe our group will.”
The Eagles had allowed just eight touchdown passes during the 10-game winning streak and three of them came in the final seconds of lop-sided wins.
So this was the first time this defense has struggled since the Tampa game in Week 4, when Baker Mayfield threw for 347 yards and two touchdowns in Tampa.
The Eagles hadn’t lost since.
How do you account for all the breakdowns Sunday?
“No. 1, my calls could have been better,” Fangio said. “I think if my calls were better, we would have had a better result. But give them credit. They executed and they played well.
“(And) we gave up too many explosive plays. The one drive, they hit two big ones on us. That’s one part of the equation. Didn’t have a good day on third down (7-for-13). That’s another part of the equation. The field position, they had shorter distance to go, occasionally. We just didn’t play as good as we had been playing overall.”
All true.
The Eagles allowed four plays of 29 yards or more after allowing just eight during the 10-game winning streak. Daniels’ completions of 49 yards for a touchdown to former Eagle Olamide Zaccheaus and 51-yarder to Dyami Brown…
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Publish date : 2024-12-25 13:54:00
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