Is there hope for the Eagles’ struggling pass defense? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The best team in the NFL has one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL.
That shouldn’t be possible, but here we are.
Ten weeks into the season, the Eagles have allowed the fifth-most passing yards per game, the third-most passing touchdowns and the most passing first downs and they have the second-fewest interceptions.
The Eagles — who led the NFL in pass defense last year with a very different group of defensive backs — have found their way to 8-1, the best record in the NFL, but they’ve had to overcome some huge passing performances to get there.
Already this year, Kirk Cousins, Sam Howell and Dak Prescott have thrown for at least three TDs and 350 yards vs. the Eagles while completing at least 65 percent of their passes.
The Eagles won all three games. They’re the first team in NFL history to win three games in a season while allowing QBs to put up those sorts of numbers and the second team to win consecutive games allowing those numbers. The Chiefs did it the first two weeks of 2018 after beating Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger.
They’re also only the eighth team in NFL history to allow 2,300 passing yards and 19 TD passes and have just four interceptions after nine games and the first to win more than five games.
So this is uncharted water. The Eagles are so good in so many other areas they’ve been able to keep winning despite allowing three or more TDs four times already, despite allowing 300 yards four times, despite allowing 70 percent completion percentage four times already.
Ironically, the only quarterback not to throw a TD vs. the Eagles this year was Zach Wilson of the Jets, the only team to beat the Eagles.
When the Eagles get back from their bye week, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Brock Purdy, Dak Prescott and Geno Smith will be waiting, and considering they rank sixth, seventh, 11th, eighth and 14th in the NFL in passing yards per game,…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2023-11-14 13:42:54
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