The Philadelphia Eagles’ defense was very good on Monday night. It just needed the offense to come through with one clutch drive in overtime.
That was too much to ask.
The Eagles got just one touchdown in regulation, as they were unable to put the Los Angeles Chargers away. After the Chargers took a lead on a field goal for their first possession of overtime, a touchdown would have won the game and a field goal would have tied it. Instead, Jalen Hurts threw his fourth interception of the game with the Eagles in field-goal range. Just like that, Philadelphia was dealt another disappointing loss, falling 22-19 to the Chargers.
“We keep continuing to beat ourselves,” Saquon Barkley said after the defeat. “Not doing the little things right, not focusing on the details. … Last year was last year is what I keep saying. Now we’ve got to move on. We know this one is going to sting. We’ve got a short week. “
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The Eagles are still likely to make the playoffs. It’s not out of the question they can make a Super Bowl run. But the story of their whole season, and their problem going forward, is the disappearance of the offense. It doesn’t seem like it’s fixable, either.
Both teams struggle on offense
One play from the first half summed up a sloppy offensive game.
Hurts threw an interception right to defensive lineman Da’Shawn Hand, who had dropped into a zone coverage. Hand started to run with the ball and he was stripped for a fumble that Hurts recovered. But Hurts was stripped as well, and the Chargers fell on that fumble. It was the rare NFL play in which there were three separate turnovers, including two by Hurts.
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Hurts had a rough game overall. He had two interceptions and the lost fumble after his interception. He had a 35.2 passer rating through three quarters and the Eagles had not scored a touchdown. He finished with five total turnovers and a hideous 31.3 QB rating.
“I didn’t play well enough. Too many turnovers,” Hurts said. “Lots of opportunities, especially when you get on the other side of the 50 [yard line]. And I wasn’t able to get us in the box.”
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