Philly Eagles' Struggles and Challenges Against Dallas Cowboys

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 - There are a lot of people

00:03 around the National Football League

00:04 wondering what is up with the Eagles, right?

00:06 And look, we talked Friday.

00:08 I picked the Niners to win by three.

00:11 But watching that game as it unfolded

00:14 and talking to people after the game

00:16 that really know what's going on there.

00:18 Look, the Niners came into the game

00:20 and I give Vegas credit.

00:21 They clearly had the better football team.

00:23 They've been playing better than the Eagles.

00:24 The Eagles had skated by.

00:26 When they trailed in the first half 17 to seven

00:28 of the previous two games, they wound up coming back to win

00:30 which is a sign of a good football team.

00:32 But the Niners overall executed well.

00:35 Now here's the key to the game though.

00:38 While they executed well later in the game,

00:40 first quarter, Mike, they couldn't do anything right.

00:43 But here's the problem.

00:44 The Eagles go down twice and get two field goals.

00:46 They just move the ball effortlessly.

00:49 Just look great, but they couldn't cash in.

00:52 Remember texting some people this yesterday,

00:55 like this is not a good sign for them

00:57 because you don't get a lot of chances against the Niners

01:00 to come back defense.

01:01 If you don't cash in, you're in trouble.

01:03 Then you saw the final three quarters

01:06 was absolute dominance.

01:08 They outscored the Eagles 42 to 13.

01:10 That's bad now.

01:12 So to spin this forward, now people wanna know

01:15 who are the Eagles?

01:16 They're still the number one seed in the NFC.

01:18 The Niners now obviously have the tiebreaker

01:20 they're a game back.

01:21 So are the Lions.

01:23 They're a team that if you just break down

01:26 like I did, you and I did on Friday.

01:28 The Niners have not only a better roster,

01:31 but they have a better injury situation.

01:32 Eagles who signed Shaq Leonard today for a deal

01:35 it's only for the rest of the season, by the way,

01:37 and playoffs.

01:38 If you just look at their situation, Mike,

01:42 they're really bad at off the ball linebacker.

01:44 That means guys are not playing with their hand down.

01:46 Guys are playing off the line of scrimmage.

01:49 They have the oldest secondary in the National Football League.

01:51 This is a pretty damning stat that I'm gonna give you.

01:54 When you look at yardage and touchdowns given up

01:58 to opposing wide receivers, tight ends, running backs

02:01 and quarterbacks, they rank 32nd.

02:03 Last season, Mike, they closed the season in the top five.

02:08 That's how good their defense was.

02:09 They're not giving explosive plays in yardage

02:11 and touchdowns.

02:12 This year, they can't get off the field.

02:14 They're struggling.

02:15 Right now they have the least productive defense.

02:17 They're way down in sacks.

02:19 It is amazing though, it is amazing

02:20 that they still have the number one seed.

02:21 You wouldn't think that given the numbers

02:23 that the Dodgers gave you.

02:24 They're not stopping anyone.

02:26 Oh, by the way, they play a buzzsaw on the Cowboys

02:29 who have a great offense on Sunday night in Big D.

02:31 (upbeat music)

02:34 [MUSIC]

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