There are issues here that might end up being bigger. The Eagles are 1-1 and are hemorrhaging backyards hurrying. It’s just Week 3 of the NFL season and there are glaring concerns defensively with this group need to attend to, or this 2024 Eagles’ season might be over by November.
Extending back to the last 7 video games of last season, consisting of the playoff loss to Tampa Bay, and the opening 2 video games this season, the Eagles are 2-7. In their previous 9 video games, they have actually quit 1,278 lawns hurrying, over 252 efforts, which averages out to 5.07 backyards a bring. In their very first 2 video games alone this season, they are quiting an NFL-high 6.4 backyards a bring (315 backyards rushing/49 brings). What’s even worse is they have no pass rush, either.
Dealing With Alvin Kamara and the powerful New Orleans Saints this Sunday at 1 p.m. in the loud Caesars Superdome will be hard.
Behind Kamara, a great offensive line and a qualified Derek Carr, New Orleans is 3rd in the NFL in offense, producing 811 backyards in 47-10 triumphes over the Carolina Panthers and the unexpected 44-19 win at Dallas, balancing 405.5 lawns a video game, which is No. 3 in the NFL behind Baltimore (417.5) and Detroit (413 ). The Saints are No. 1 in scoring, balancing 45.5 points a video game, balancing 11 more points than the nearby group, Arizona (34.5 ).
The majority of the Saints’ offense is beginning the ground. New Orleans is balancing 185 lawns a video game hurrying, which is likewise No. 3 in the NFL, and as a group, 4.9 backyards a bring.
The Saints appeared like a damaging maker in Week 2, scoring on their very first 6 belongings versus Dallas, which, on paper, has a far much better defense than the Eagles.
Security C.J. Gardner-Johnson was expected to include stability in the back. He has not. Gardner-Johnson, not precisely a trusted dealing with maker, made what appeared like the play of the video game in the Eagles’ heartbreaking 22-21 loss to Atlanta, coming near stop Bijan Robinson for no gain at the Falcons’ 39 on a fourth-and-one with 5:38 to play. Previously in the very same video game, Gardner-Johnson did get captured taking a look at Kirk Cousins as Darnell Mooney ran right by him for a 41-yard goal pass with 1:21 left in the 3rd quarter. In Week 1 versus Green Bay, Gardner-Johnson turned his body the incorrect method, and was burned when Jayden Reed ran right by him uncontrolled for a simple 70-yard TD toss, Jordan Love’s longest TD pass in his young NFL profession.
On Thursday and Friday, Gardner-Johnson remained practice with a foot injury and is doubtful to bet the Saints.
Versus Atlanta, $51-million edge rush Bryce Huff continued to have his issues (which end up being larger when Britain Covey has more deals with in the exact same video game– 1). On the Falcons’ opening drive of the 2nd half, the Falcons ran right at Huff on Robinson’s 19-yard reach the Eagles’ 44.