1) The Eagles offense is still in turmoil
Philly fans would love to go back to the bye days, when there was discontent with an offense that sputtered at times, but wasn’t close to breaking down like the Eagles seem to be doing now. From Weeks 1-8, Philadelphia averaged 26.0 points per game. Since their Week 9 bye, the Eagles have scored 15.5 points per game and over the past six quarters have totaled 15 points. It’s not just in one area either. Jalen Hurts hasn’t been quite as consistent. He has posted a sub-58 completion percentage in three of his last four games after not dipping below 60% once before the bye. AJ Brown is finally rolling, with 18 catches for 242 yards and three touchdowns over the team’s two straight losses, but the Eagles are otherwise struggling to score. Their 55.6 red zone TD percentage since Week 10 is down nearly 30 percent, down from 85.0 over their first eight games. Saquon Barkley has been a non-factor too often. He has 740 rushing yards at 3.7 yards per carry, compared to 1,499 yards and 6.1 YPC at this point last season. Even given the historic nature of his 2024 campaign, his decreased production is a concern, and the task of turning it around won’t get any easier with offensive tackle Lane Johnson (foot) still out. The Eagles offense is loaded with the talent necessary to flip the switch despite all of that. If that happens this week, though, it will be against the league’s third-ranked overall defense.