Week 14 Eagles grades after an ugly loss to Cowboys in Dallas originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Eagles went down to Dallas and got their butts kicked by their biggest rival.
Not only did the Cowboys win 33-13 but this loss comes after an embarrassing 42-19 loss at home to the 49ers. Two of the NFC’s best teams have taken it to the Eagles in back-to-back weeks, which is a major concern with the playoffs nearing.
The Eagles got behind early in this one. The defense got shredded, the offense never scored a touchdown and the Eagles dropped to 10-3 on the season.
The grades aren’t pretty:
Quarterback
Jalen Hurts: 18/27, 197 yards; 5 attempts, 30 yards, 1 lost fumble
The Eagles’ quarterback had a chance to show the NFL why he’s the MVP and for the second week in a row, he was simply outplayed by the MVP candidate on the other sideline. The Eagles had an opportunity to score an early touchdown to keep pace with the Cowboys and Hurts fumbled the football away again. It was his 15th turnover of the season and it was a killer. It’s not like Hurts got a ton of help in this game, his top two receivers dropped passes and they both fumbled. And coaching continues to be an issue. But after the game, Hurts admitted the turnaround needs to start with him and he’s right. He needs to play better.
Grade: D+
Running back
D’Andre Swift: 11 carries, 39 yards
After a week of discussing the Eagles’ run game, the Eagles’ run game wasn’t great in this one either. They ended up getting over 100 yards but 30 of them came from Hurts. The problem in this game was that they got down and needed to pass to try to come back. Still, there wasn’t much room for the running backs. In addition to Swift’s 39 yards, Kenny Gainwell had 4 for 28 and Boston Scott had 3 for 9.
Grade: C-
Receiver
A.J. Brown: 9 catches on 13 targets, 94 yards, 1 fumble lost
That final stat line from Brown looks pretty good but he lost that fumble and he dropped a big pass that…
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Publish date : 2023-12-11 12:00:00
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