If you\u2019re looking for a silver lining coming out of this loss, it\u2019s that Jalen Carter is suddenly looking healthier and more effective. That much was likely related to him wearing a less restrictive cast than what was previously necessary due to the hairline fracture in his wrist.<\/p>\n This might\u2019ve been the best game of Carter\u2019s career? If not, it\u2019s up there.<\/p>\n Carter finished the day with two strip sacks (both of which were recovered by the Jags), three TFLs, and one pass deflection.<\/p>\n If he can maintain this level of impact more regularly, that\u2019s a ceiling-raiser for this Eagles defense.<\/p>\n Second week in a row where his shine was stolen (in part, at least) by the Eagles losing the game. Curses!<\/p>\n Also the second week in a row where Cooper led the Eagles in receiving. His three targets in this game produced two catches for 71 yards, most of which were gained on his 62-yard touchdown reception.<\/p>\n Cooper is now up to four touchdowns on seven receptions this season. Seems pretty good to me.<\/p>\n Despite his success, four players had more targets than Cooper in this game. He\u2019s a good player who deserves more opportunities. The Eagles need to be more intentional about getting the ball to him.<\/p>\n The Eagles surrendered 408 yards, which isn\u2019t great, but they allowed just 19 total points to a team that was averaging 26 points per game entering Week 5.<\/p>\n Additional context makes this performance more impressive:<\/p>\n The Jags\u2019 first touchdown came after an Eagles turnover on downs.The Jags\u2019 second touchdown came on a drive that started at their own 49-yard line and was capped off by Parker Washington (who\u2019s clearly pretty good) making a ridiculous one-handed grab in the end zone on a Trevor Lawrence fourth down throw.The Jags\u2019 game-winning field goal was scored on a drive where Fangio\u2019s defense didn\u2019t even take the field since Jacksonville\u2019s kick return set up the three points with 0:01 left in the game.The Eagles forced the Jags into two turnovers on downs.The Eagles produced an interception and three forced fumbles. Carter\u2019s two strip sacks both took bounces in the Jags\u2019 favor. The other fumble occurred near the goal line and the officials determined their was no clear recovery, allowing Jacksonville to maintain possession. Going 0\/3 on fumble recoveries is bad luck.The Eagles\u2019 defense faced 72 total snaps since the Eagles\u2019 offense can\u2019t actually sustain drives.<\/p>\n The Eagles almost won this game because their defense came to play. Fangio seems to be rebounding after a slow start to the season.<\/p>\n Mitchell is a \u201cvirgin\u201d no longer!<\/p>\n Due to his previous lack of regular season picks, that\u2019s how Fangio referred to him back in training camp:<\/p>\n \u201cHe still needs his first interception of his career. He\u2019ll quickly remind you he\u2019s got four in the playoffs, but he\u2019s still a virgin in the regular season.\u201c<\/p>\n Mitchell secured an underthrow by Lawrence (just the third interception thrown by him this season) to bail out an Eagles offense that gave the Jags a short field to work with after a turnover on downs. Naturally, the Eagles\u2019 offense gained 15 yards on six plays before having to punt.<\/p>\n Anyway, back to Mitchell, he\u2019s been great, which is to be expected. He\u2019s allowed just a 64.6 passer rating when targeted this season.<\/p>\n Getting Baun back was a big development for this defense. He led the Eagles in total tackles with 11 and tied Arnold Ebiketie for a team-high two quarterback hits. One of those was very nearly a sack; Lawrence was fortunate to throw the ball away at the very last moment before his knee hit the ground.<\/p>\n Looking like a heat-seeking missile, Baun prevented a touchdown by blowing up the Jags\u2019 final play of the second quarter:<\/p>\n Wicks was targeted eight times for five receptions and 63 yards. Four of those grabs resulted in first downs. He notably helped the Eagles convert:<\/p>\n 3rd-and-8 on the Eagles\u2019 first touchdown drive3rd-and-10 on the Eagles\u2019 first touchdown drive3rd-and-5 on the Eagles\u2019 final drive<\/p>\n Wicks drew a pass interference penalty that turned 3rd-and-goal at the 17-yard line into 1st-and-goal at the 3-yard line, which set up a Will Shipley rushing touchdown.<\/p>\n Wicks drew another pass interference penalty that turned a 3rd-and-9 at the Eagles\u2019 40-yard line into 1st-and-10 at midfield.<\/p>\n After a strong first two weeks to start the season, Wicks was quieter over the past two games. He returned as an impactful high-leverage option on Sunday.<\/p>\n And he had success despite suffering a hamstring injury that kept him limited in practice on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n Covey told the Inquirer<\/a> that he petitioned the league to wear \u201cBritain\u201d instead of \u201cCovey\u201d on the back of his jersey for Sunday\u2019s game. Covey\u2019s request was denied.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, he came up big playing in the country he was named after by logging four punts returns for 42 yards (10.5 average, long of 18) and three kick returns for 92 yards (30.7 average, long of 42). He\u2019s done his part this season to help give a struggling offense good field position to work with.<\/p>\n The Eagles fans who made the trip to this game deserved better. They created a loud environment that gave the Jags some trouble in terms of getting the snap off properly. The Eagles\u2019 second goal line stand was powered in part by a crowd that contributed to a false start and a delay of game penalty.<\/p>\n After the game, Jags players gave props to Eagles fans for making life difficult on them:<\/p>\n I was prepared to say some nice things about the Eagles\u2019 head coach!<\/p>\n The Eagles entered this game as 7.5-point underdogs and came very close to pulling off an upset despite missing a lot of key players due to injury.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Sirianni undid any goodwill he otherwise would\u2019ve earned by mismanaging the end of the game.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t know if having Elliott kick the ball out of the end zone is the no-brainer many have made it out to be. To be clear, that was my preference because 1) the Jags didn\u2019t have any timeouts remaining (unlike the Ravens did in a somewhat similar scenario against the Cowboys in Week 3) and 2) I\u2019d rather trust the defense, which was playing well, than a kickoff coverage unit that was looking shakier by contrast and was also missing some regular contributors (see: an ejected Jeremiah Trotter Jr., an injured Michael Carter II).<\/p>\n Again, I think Sirianni made the wrong call in that spot. But I think there\u2019s a debate to be had about his decision. It wasn\u2019t an unconscionable choice.<\/p>\n What should NOT be for update: Sirianni\u2019s poor clock management that created the situation where the Eagles were kicking off to the Jags instead of ending the game on Elliott\u2019s field goal attempt.<\/p>\n Former Eagles assistant Ryan Paganetti (great follow on Twitter) outlined it well:<\/p>\n Sirianni is hardly the only coach who doesn\u2019t ace game management. Look at Liam Coen! The Jags didn\u2019t have a great day in that regard. But Coen provided value for his team with his contributions as an offensive mind. Sirianni isn\u2019t bringing that to the table. Outside of player motivation, I\u2019m not really sure what edge Sirianni is giving his team. Rather, he\u2019s been a liability.<\/p>\n And, make no mistake, he WILL be held accountable for the Eagles\u2019 struggles if they continue. Especially as it relates to their offensive woes:<\/p>\n Coming off the Eagles\u2019 Super Bowl LIX win in 2024, Sirianni was given a mulligan for the failures in 2025. He probably won\u2019t be afforded similar grace for 2026 if he doesn\u2019t come up with answers.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s be clear: the Eagles aren\u2019t as bad as they are on offense because of one person and one person alone. It\u2019s a collective failure that largely includes Sirianni and Hurts as well. And we must acknowledge that they\u2019re dealing with a lot of key injuries and absences on that side of the ball.<\/p>\n But Mannion is the play-calling offensive coordinator and the offense flat out sucks.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a bunch of numbers to contextualize their ineptitude:<\/p>\n Prior to the Eagles\u2019 final drive that resulted in a go-ahead field goal, the offense had produced just 10 yards on 15 plays on their previous four drives. Four punts. They just couldn\u2019t move the ball at all.<\/p>\n And the Jags have a good defense; they entered this game allowing the second-fewest points in the league. But they have allowed teams to move the ball on them; they were allowing 354.5 yards per game, the eighth-worst mark in the NFL. The Eagles mustered 232 yards against that unit.<\/p>\n The Eagles ran the ball 18 times for 22 yards. That\u2019s an electric 1.2 yards per carry.<\/p>\n It\u2019s understandable that the team didn\u2019t have an amazing day on the ground. With Will Shipley getting hurt early on, they were without their top three running backs. They were starting their third-string center, their third-string left guard, and their second-string right tackle.<\/p>\n But was it reasonable to expect the Eagles to be at least a little bit better than this? I\u2019d say so. Dameon Pierce showed some juice in offseason practices and he\u2019s had NFL success in the past; it\u2019s not like he\u2019s a total dud.<\/p>\n It also could\u2019ve been a nice time to get Hurts more involved as a runner. Perhaps that much was off the table since Hurts was listed on Friday\u2019s injury report with a calf (though he was a full participant in practice) and he was seen riding the stationary bike between drives on Sunday. But it\u2019s not like Hurts has given the Eagles much with his legs in recent weeks. After logging 46 yards as a runner in Week 1, he\u2019s averaged 15.3 yards per game since then.<\/p>\n THE EAGLES\u2019 KICKOFF COVERAGE<\/p>\n I mean, even if you want to blame Sirianni (which is more than fair), the kickoff coverage unit still had to do better than they did in Week 5. They were fortunate that the game\u2019s opening kickoff that was returned for a touchdown got called back. They allowed the setup for the Jags\u2019 game-winning field goal.<\/p>\n (Side note: How the heck is Ameer Abdullah still in the NFL?)<\/p>\n Seems like ejecting Trot Jr. and Bryan Thomas Jr. (how do the Jags also have a Brian Thomas Jr.?) was harsh, it\u2019s not like he was out there throwing punches:<\/p>\n Still, Trot Jr. owns some level of blame for putting himself in a position where the refs made this call. Not only his absence hurt the Eagles\u2019 special teams unit, but he was also apparently supposed to play on defense:<\/p>\n He wasn\u2019t available for his team when they could\u2019ve used him out there.<\/p>\n Campbell has struggled and that much is reflected by the Eagles planning to have Trot Jr. eat into his playing time.<\/p>\n Mukuba bit hard on the Jags\u2019 play-action on Jacksonville\u2019s first touchdown, which allowed Parker Washington to go basically untouched 51 yards to the end zone. Costly mistake.<\/p>\n![\"Brandon](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bald-eagle_1_600x450.jpg\"\/)
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