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The Philadelphia Eagles expected to leave MetLife Stadium with an easy victory on Thursday night, but were instead dealt a slap to the face from the New York Giants. There is a lot of finger-pointing that goes around after such losses, but the Eagles were clearly limited by a few coaches and players who let the team down.
Truthfully, the result was more about the Giants elevating their game than anything the Eagles did. New York entered the game off a disappointing loss to the New Orleans Saints and responded by delivering on every promise Brian Daboll made throughout the week. Nobody gave them a chance, and they showed up to fight more than Philadelphia did.
The loss merely capped off arguably the worst day in the history of Philadelphia sports. Within hours of the Eagles’ embarrassment, the Philadelphia Flyers also dropped their season opener to the Florida Panthers, while the Philadelphia Phillies’ season ended in the most frustrating way imaginable.
Bad days happen, but the Eagles’ loss is the most inexcusable of the three. They now find themselves on a two-game skid for the first time since December 2023 and were not even competitive against a team that was projected to finish last in the NFC East.
The Eagles have a lot to straighten out before Week 7, most notably from the top. With so much going wrong, it is difficult to pin down just a few reasons why the game went the way it did. This one might be a game that Nick Sirianni might feel better about just tossing the entire film in the trash.
The Eagles simply did not show up, and that comes from the top. They looked like a team that expected an easy night and had no answers when the Giants landed the first blow on the chin.
It was an undisciplined performance on all three phases, and Sirianni could do nothing but scream expletives from the sidelines. Philadelphia was clearly not well-prepared for this game.
Despite the narratives entering the season, Sirianni got out-coached by Brian Daboll. The Eagles dominated time of possession in the first half before Daboll turned the tables in the second, and Sirianni had no answer.
Nobody would have thought before the game that Cam Skattebo would nearly double Saquon Barkleuy’s output, but it was rinse and repeat for the Giants, with clock-draining drives ending in touchdowns followed by quick three-and-outs for the Eagles.
Whether it was the key offensive mistakes or crucial special teams blunders, the Eagles looked like a team that was still mourning their loss to the Denver Broncos. Philadelphia has now played three straight halves of uninspiring football, which is clearly an issue that Sirianni needs to address.
The lack of preparation falls on Sirianni, but defensive coordinator Vic Fangio deserves nearly as much blame. The Eagles’ defense was even less prepared than their offense was, and Fangio had no answers throughout the game to stop a limited...
