Let\u2019s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links \u2026<\/p>\n
8 Eagles thoughts: DeSean Jackson comparison, Jordan Davis\u2019 upside, improving kick returns – The Athletic<\/a> Report: Eagles could be without 2 of their top 3 outside cornerbacks against Buccaneers – BGN<\/a> NFL Week 3 awards for Best Coach, Rookie, players, and more – SB Nation<\/a> Eagles film review: Jalen Carter\u2019s and Jordan Davis\u2019 blocked field goals – PhillyVoice<\/a> Crazy Day – Iggles Blitz<\/a> Fran\u2019s film review: Jalen Hurts and Eagles offense a tale of two halves in comeback vs. Rams – PHLY<\/a> NFL Week 3 \u2018Himmy\u2019 Award: Williams, Rodgers, Herbert or Brown – ESPN<\/a> Week 3 DVOA: Seahawks Move to No. 1 – FTN Fantasy<\/a> Why your NFL team won, lost during Week 3 – PFF<\/a> \u2018I didn\u2019t do my job well enough:\u2019 Sirianni blames himself for 1st-half disaster – NBCSP<\/a> Nick Sirianni confirms Kevin Patullo called plays in second half Sunday – PFT<\/a> Spadaro: How can offense build off Sunday\u2019s second-half surge – PE.com<\/a> The Eagles called Shedeur Sanders on draft day, according to Deion Sanders – Inquirer<\/a> The real reason the Rams loss to the Eagles stings – Turf Show Times<\/a> The Day After: Buccaneers vs Jets Week 3 Reactions – Bucs Nation<\/a> NFL Week 3 identity checks: Cowboys defense in trouble; Buccaneers league\u2019s toughest out? – NFL.com<\/a> Commanders Vs. Raiders – Studs and Duds – Hogs Haven<\/a> Report: Tyler Booker expected to miss \u20184-6 weeks\u2019 with high ankle sprain – Blogging The Boys<\/a> Giants lose Xavier Gipson to Eagles, cut Tomon Fox – Big Blue View<\/a> Social Media Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n BGN Facebook Page: Click here to like our page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BGN Twitter: Follow @BleedingGreen<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BGN BlueSky: Follow @bleedgreennation.bsky.social<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BGN Instagram: Follow @BleedingGreenInsta<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BGN Manager: Follow Brandon Lee Gowton on Twitter<\/a><\/strong> | BlueSky<\/a><\/strong> | Threads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n BGN Radio Twitter: Follow @BGN_Radio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
A.J. Brown\u2019s assessment of a \u201cconservative\u201d Eagles offense was spot-on and should not be dismissed or rationalized by the coaching staff. Yes, the Eagles keep winning and there\u2019s validity to the notion that they must avoid losing plays. There\u2019s something to be said about minimizing turnovers and being efficient on third down and in the red zone. But the offense has Brown, Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith, Saquon Barkley, and Dallas Goedert. As Brown said, \u201cLet your killers do their thing and play fast and play aggressive.\u201d The Eagles should be aggressive with that type of talent. They should keep defenses on their heels. Nick Sirianni likes to say \u201cplayers, not plays.\u201d It would behoove the Eagles to heed that call and ensure their best players are fed the ball. It\u2019s hard to discern from the press box whether it\u2019s incumbent upon offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo\u2019s play-calling or Jalen Hurts\u2019 on-field decisions, but it was notable that Hurts told FOX\u2019s Pam Oliver after the game that the Eagles need to \u201cget out of playing not to lose.\u201d He\u2019s right. That was the approach of the 2021 Eagles. The 2025 Eagles can be the aggressor.<\/p>\n
The Philadelphia Eagles could be without starting cornerback Adoree\u2019 Jackson and his top backup, Jakorian Bennett, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both players are dealing with injuries that could rule them out of Week 4, according to a report from 6ABC\u2019s Jason Dumas.<\/p>\n
Best Special Teams Player of Week 3: Jordan Davis. Sunday was filled with dramatic special teams moments. But none was bigger than Jordan Davis blocking a game-winning field goal attempt, and returning the loose football for a touchdown to put an exclamation point on a stunning Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 comeback. In case you were wondering, Davis hit 18.59 miles per hour on the return. Simply incredible.<\/p>\n
On the second blocked kick, the Rams had different personnel in the game. Dotson had gotten hurt earlier in the game, and Beaux Limmer (50) was in his spot. Once again, Carter got a jump at the snap, though not quite as good as the first blocked kick. Carter and Davis drive Limmer back, and Limmer kind of hops to reset his base. That\u2019s a no-no. His foot lands right behind Rob Havenstein\u2019s ankle. When Havenstein tries to step back he lands on Limmer\u2019s foot. Havenstein trips, the whole left side of the Rams\u2019 line collapses, and it looks like Davis actually gets two hands on the ball. But it\u2019s all set up because the combined force of Carter and Davis \u2014 especially with Carter getting a great jump \u2014 was too much for a backup lineman to anchor against.<\/p>\n
So how about things from the Eagles perspective? I\u2019ve seen some people who think the offense is now fixed after the second half performance. Maybe. But not for sure. The Eagles played a lot of 11 personnel and went up-tempo. They can certainly try that next week and it might work. But there is a sense of urgency that comes when you\u2019re down 26-7. I don\u2019t know if the offense will play the same way next week even if they try to do the same things. Being down big also gives you a sense of freedom. If you make a mistake, big deal. You\u2019re getting your ass kicked. We see teams do this all the time. They dig a hole and then start playing with more confidence. The Eagles kept that confidence when the game got close and then kept it as they took the lead. That is encouraging. Still, counting on anything from Sunday would be fool\u2019s gold.<\/p>\n
As we\u2019ve talked about on the show over the last two weeks, the only sample we have right now of this team is a small one. It\u2019s hard not to be a prisoner of the moment, but patience is warranted for a group breaking in a first-time playcaller, especially after that unit did not play in the preseason. The first two games were an uphill climb for this passing game, but we know that they\u2019re capable of what we saw in the second half of this matchup. We\u2019ll see if they can keep that momentum rolling on Sunday in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia Eagles WR A.J. Brown. Stats to know: 6 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD. Held without a catch before halftime, Brown jump-started the Eagles\u2019 second-half rally after they fell behind 26-7 against the Los Angeles Rams. He went on to post his first 100-yard game of the season, finishing with six receptions for 109 yards and the 50th touchdown of his career. Two of his biggest grabs — a 25-yarder and a 23-yarder — came on third-and-10, extending drives and keeping the comeback alive as Philadelphia beat the Rams 33-26 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The biggest surprise might be the 3-0 defending champion Philadelphia Eagles way down at No. 17 in DVOA so far. They dropped five spots from No. 12 after beating the Rams with two blocked field goals. They had a -30.2% DVOA for the win because blocked field goals don\u2019t count in special teams DVOA. Blocked field goals are what I call a \u201cnon-predictive event.\u201d It\u2019s wrong to call them lucky, because they take skill and planning, but blocked field goals don\u2019t usually indicate that you\u2019re going to block more field goals later in the season. This, of course, sounds ridiculous because the Eagles blocked field goal was followed by another blocked field goal only a few minutes later! But it\u2019s based on lots of teams and lots of blocks rather than just what the Eagles did yesterday. Anyway, the Eagles have played the Chiefs and Rams, who are two good teams. At least, we think they are good teams. Nobody\u2019s quite sure about the Chiefs. We\u2019ll see how this impacts the Eagles\u2019 DVOA when we start putting in opponent adjustments a week from now.<\/p>\n
Why the Eagles won: The passing game lives. The Eagles struggled early without right tackle Lane Johnson, who left the game in the first quarter with a stinger, but the offense stepped up in the second half, especially once A.J. Brown got involved. The superstar receiver was targeted 10 times by Hurts, catching six passes for 109 yards and a touchdown on an 83.6 PFF receiving grade. Brown is one of the best receivers in the league, and he flashed his ability to win downfield in single coverage on a 36-yard deep pass from Hurts. The Philadelphia offense came to life when Brown was involved.<\/p>\n
The Eagles fell behind 19-7, were outgained 212-33, had negative-one net passing yards, went 0-for-6 on third down and once again couldn\u2019t make any plays down the field. A turnover and quick Rams touchdown to open the third quarter made it 26-7 before the Eagles rallied to win 33-26. \u201cI think about (how) we\u2019ve been a detailed team that\u2019s had that success,\u201d Sirianni said. \u201cObviously we have great talent, but we have a team that plays together and (is) tough and detailed. And (Sunday), it wasn\u2019t detailed enough. So you say (we\u2019re 19-1 in our last 20 games), and then that\u2019s the first thing I think of is like, \u2018Well, if we\u2019re going to do that again, we can\u2019t be the type of detail that we had (Sunday). I take a lot of pride that our fundamentals are what they are. Obviously good players allow you to be able to do that \u2014 and I say that by saying, you know, we put them in these positions to execute their fundamentals. But then it\u2019s my job as the head coach, anytime I say, \u2018Hey, the detail wasn\u2019t right,\u2019 I\u2019m the only person I\u2019m looking at. Myself first, because I feel like I hold that to, hey, if our detail\u2019s not right, I put so much time into that as the head coach that I really don\u2019t like when that looks like that because I know I didn\u2019t do my job well enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the Eagles were making their comeback from being down 26-7 to the Rams in the third quarter to winning the game, social media buzzed with speculation that the team had made a change to their offensive operation. The team\u2019s sudden jolt of offensive life led some to wonder if offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo was still calling the plays and if quarterback Jalen Hurts was now handling the responsibility. At a Monday press conference, head coach Nick Sirianni laid doubt about who was making the calls to rest.<\/p>\n
We can overthink this game of football, right? Sometimes it just comes down to beating the man across the line of scrimmage from you and making a play. And that\u2019s what happened with the Eagles\u2019 offense on Sunday: They were down by 19 points and they needed to make plays. And boy, oh boy, did they make plays. The Eagles roared back in the second half to win the game, 33-26, scoring 26 unanswered points. They opened up the passing game, connecting on plays that gained 38, 33, 25, and 23 yards. Faced with a large deficit, the Eagles responded to the challenge and found something. After two games in which they controlled the offense with a short passing game and a commitment to the run, the Eagles shocked the Los Angeles Rams\u2019 defense with a vertical passing attack. As they move forward with eyes on another huge challenge \u2013 Sunday at Tampa against the 3-0 Buccaneers, could the lessons learned from the win at Lincoln Financial Field serve as something to build upon?<\/p>\n
Former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders made plenty of headlines in the offseason, and even more during NFL draft weekend when the projected first-round pick fell all the way to Day 3 before finding a home with the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round. Since then, there have been reports that the Baltimore Ravens were also interested in the quarterback but Sanders turned them down \u2014 or at least made it known that the interest was not mutual. His Hall of Fame father and former head coach, Deion Sanders, confirmed those reports and explained Shedeur\u2019s reasoning on the latest episode of New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce. The Colorado coach also made some more headlines by revealing another team that showed interest in his son: the Eagles. \u201cHow in the world, they made a big deal out of \u2014 Philly called us on draft day,\u201d Deion Sanders said. \u201cUh, they didn\u2019t mention that. I just let a cat out of the bag.\u201d Jason responded: \u201cNo, it\u2019s good. I didn\u2019t know that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Rams were within striking distance of not only giving themselves an early advantage in the conference standings, but striking a blow to the presumed best team in the NFC. They were this close to giving the Eagles a loss at home and they didn\u2019t have an answer for Jordan Davis at the most crucial moment of the game and that is why it stings. Use the moral victories to get better next week, but know that it is not the lesson to be learned: 0-1 in the NFC. These things matter. They hugely, hugely, massively matter.<\/p>\n
The Buccaneers were able to pick up a thrilling week three victory to improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2005. What seemed like a stress-free Buccaneer win at one point turned into a rollercoaster of a 4th quarter. Let\u2019s see what social media had to say about it. The Rookie continues to shine: Bucs first round pick Emeka Egbuka made a number of highlight plays on Sunday. While he didn\u2019t find the endzone this time, he had one heck of a day. He caught six passes for 85 yards but the one that will get people talking was a catch in the 2nd quarter against one of the NFL\u2019s better corners.<\/p>\n
1) Bucs might be toughest out in the NFL. That\u2019s three last-minute wins in three weeks, and the Bucs aren\u2019t anywhere near whole yet. This time, after the Jets took a one-point lead on a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown, the Bucs took over with 1:41 remaining in the game. Baker Mayfield marched the Bucs into field-goal position, a drive that included a beautiful 28-yard strike to breakout rookie Emeka Egbuka on the left sideline. The Bucs won on a field goal, but what is striking about their three last-minute wins is Mayfield\u2019s cool and how he doesn\u2019t have anything close to his normal teammates around him. Receiver Mike Evans (hamstring) was in the locker room for Sunday\u2019s game-winning drive, the offensive line has been wracked by injuries and left tackle Tristan Wirfs and receiver Chris Godwin are still working their way back from injuries, although they are close to returning. Maybe the Bucs won\u2019t need the late-game heroics when the offense is intact, but what fun would that be?<\/p>\n
Marcus Mariota: Mariota did a great job filling in for the injured Jayden Daniels. He looked calm, cool and collected as he led the offense on multiple scoring drives. He was an efficient 15\/21 for 207 yards and a touchdown and added 40 rushing yards and a touchdown. He should have had two more passing touchdowns if Lane could have hauled in the nice back-should throw in the endzone and the officials would have ruled CORRECTLY on Terry\u2019s long catch-and-run. His one blemish on the afternoon came on his fumble after a long run.<\/p>\n
The injuries for the Dallas Cowboys have taken a turn for the worse. On Monday, it was reported that wide receiver CeeDee Lamb will be sidelined for up to four weeks due to a high ankle sprain he sustained during Sunday\u2019s loss to the Chicago Bears. Lamb won\u2019t be the only one rehabbing a high ankle sprain. Along with Cooper Beebe, who suffered his own ankle injury after Week 2, rookie right guard Tyler Booker is expected to miss four to six weeks with the same injury as Lamb.<\/p>\n
It is likely that the Giants were hoping to pass Gipson through waivers and re-sign him to their practice squad. Like when the Giants cut seventh-round pick Korie Black a few weeks ago and he chose to sign with the New York Jets practice squad rather than stay with the Giants, they ended up losing Gipson.<\/p>\n