The Philadelphia Eagles lost their second straight game on Friday, falling to the Chicago Bears by a score of 24-15 at Lincoln Financial Field.
Once again, the Eagles’ offense sputtered throughout the afternoon, resulting in rather consistent booing and jeering from the crowd.
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Philadelphia is still 8-4 and sits in first place in the NFC East, but there is no doubt that this team has problems, and defensive tackle Jordan Davis seems to understand the fan frustration.
“It’s Philly. They’re going to tell you what they want to hear, and what they want to see, and what they expect of us. A lot of players can either shy away from that or they can embrace it and get better. That really just falls on the individual,” Davis told reporters. “Me personally, I hear those and they just want, they expect better of us and we have to do that. There’s no excuses. I’m not gonna sit here and mope around and be like, ‘Woe is me.’ We just have to get fixed. We have to get the issues fixed and next week, we get a chance to get it fixed, so we’ll do that.”
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis. Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images.
The Eagles got off to a 4-0 start this season, but have gone just 4-4 over their last eight games and now have to hold off a suddenly charging Dallas Cowboys squad that has won three straight — including a win over Philadelphia last Sunday — to improve to 6-5-1.
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Philly has had a myriad of issues throughout the year. Jalen Hurts has not been on the same page as his receivers, the coaching has been questionable and the defense has been maddeningly inconsistent.
The Eagles’ defense appeared to be developing into a strength the past several weeks, but it was then gashed for 281 rushing yards — and 425 total yards — by the Bears.
Davis has posted 49 tackles, three sacks and six passes defended this season. He also blocked a field goal and returned it for a touchdown earlier in the year.
While the 25-year-old has already achieved career highs in tackles and sacks, those are only individual accomplishments. As a whole, Philadelphia has looked discombobulated at times this season, and Nick Sirianni’s club is running out of time to fix it.
Things aren’t about to get any easier for the Eagles, either, as they will face the Los Angeles Chargers in their next game on Monday, Dec. 8.