Let\u2019s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links \u2026<\/p>\n
Roob\u2019s Observations after total Eagles meltdown at home against Bears – NBCSP<\/a> Jalen Hurts is at the root of the Eagles\u2019 offensive problems, but that doesn\u2019t excuse \u201cSiritullo\u201d – Inquirer<\/a> Eagles fans erupt with \u201cFire Kevin!\u201d chants as Sirianni refuses to move off Patullo – The Athletic<\/a> One play proves Eagles\u2019 offensive issues aren\u2019t all OC\u2019s fault – NJ.com<\/a> Nick Sirianni after Eagles\u2019 loss to Bears: \u201cWe\u2019re not changing the play-caller\u201d – BGN<\/a> Eagles-Bears Takeaways With BLG: It\u2019s Time for an OC Change! – The Ringer\u2019s Philly Special<\/a> Handing out 10 awards from the Eagles-Bears game – PhillyVoice<\/a> Truly a Black Friday – Iggles Blitz<\/a> NFL Week 13: Questions, takeaways from Thanksgiving games – ESPN<\/a> Bears-Eagles on Black Friday: What We Learned from Chicago\u2019s 24-15 win – NFL.com<\/a> Jalen Hurts: \u201cIt\u2019s becoming tougher and tougher\u201d to run the tush push – PFT<\/a> Spadaro: 6 observations from the Black Friday loss to the Bears – PE.com<\/a> Bear & Balanced: Bears Bully the Eagles Behind a Beautiful Run Game – Windy City Gridiron<\/a> Ben Johnson wins a game and loses his shirt after Bears-Eagles – SB Nation<\/a> Trevon Diggs set to return vs. Lions barring setback – Blogging The Boys<\/a> Commanders vs Broncos Friday Injury Report: Two players questionable – Hogs Haven<\/a> Big Blue View mailbag: What does the future hold at head coach, GM? – 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
I get that it was cold and I get that it was windy and it has been the last few weeks, but we\u2019re just not seeing the Jalen Hurts that we need to see right now, and it\u2019s getting concerning. He did have a couple late touchdowns to A.J. Brown, but the game was decided by then, and really with games in the balance he\u2019s just been scattershot and inaccurate for much of the last few weeks. Missing open guys. Making poor decisions. He had a fumble and an interception Friday. This team isn\u2019t going to win anything without Hurts playing at an elite level and lately he hasn\u2019t been close.<\/p>\n
If you want to know why the passing route design sometimes looks rudimentary, look at Sirianni, Patullo and their nondescript scheme. But don\u2019t forget the quarterback. There are swaths of the playbook that aren\u2019t touched because Hurts isn\u2019t comfortable with certain concepts. And if you want to know why a group that returned 10 of 11 starters and costs more than any other offense in the NFL is among the worst in the league, look at the men in charge. But if Sirianni and Patullo are to be called out for failing to coach to their talent, Hurts has to face that same scrutiny. On Friday, there was plenty beyond the big-picture problems to be critical of.<\/p>\n
Whatever you think of Patullo, the offense requires better quarterback play if it\u2019s going to improve. In that postgame conversation, Patullo was on one side of it. The other side was the franchise quarterback \u2014 and reigning Super Bowl MVP \u2014 who turned the ball over twice. Hurts finished 19 of 34 for 230 yards, two touchdowns and one interception to go along with 31 rushing yards, with most of the passing production coming in the fourth quarter when the Eagles were playing from behind. At the end of the third quarter, he was 8 of 16 \u2014 and only two completions on six third-down pass attempts. There were plays in which receivers appeared open, and the pass fell incomplete. \u201cUltimately, you look inward first and I see it as how the flow of things has gone for us this year and being practical about that: I can\u2019t turn the ball over, so the ultimate goal is to go out there and find a way to win,\u201d Hurts said. \u201cThat\u2019s been a direct correlation with success for us being able to protect the ball and so that really, really killed us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Everyone immediately blamed Hurts for the misfire. It looked pretty cut and dried. But Hurts hinted at a miscommunication leading to the missed opportunity. \u201cIt was two guys on two different pages,\u201d Hurts said. \u201cThat\u2019s been the issues we\u2019ve been having. We weren\u2019t detailed enough on that. I wasn\u2019t detailed enough in instructing him what to do as we prepared and making myself clear on that.\u201d Was Smith supposed to run a different route? Hurts didn\u2019t specifically say that, but that\u2019s what he implied. Either way, it wasn\u2019t even the most egregious part of the play. Dallas Goedert was wide open for a touchdown. Like, really wide open. If Smith could have walked into the end zone, Goedert could have crawled.<\/p>\n
The Eagles offense failed again to look even remotely competent against the Bears on Black Friday, and head coach Nick Sirianni spoke to reporters following the 24-15 loss. He talked about OC Kevin Patullo remaining the play-caller, how they still need to find answers on offense, and why the run defense doesn\u2019t have an effort problem. Without a chance to watch the tape yet, Sirianni pointed to areas that affected the outcome of Friday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
Sheil is joined by Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation to discuss the Eagles falling to the Chicago Bears on Black Friday 24-15. What will it take to correct this offense? Does there need to be a new play caller immediately? Can the 2025 Eagles turn this season around? Is Jalen Hurts the problem? How were the Bears so successful at running on the Eagles? Plus, some leftovers. Big takeaway\u2019s (5:05). Assessing the Eagles coaching (9:36). Can the Eagles turn the season around? (26:51). Is Jalen part of the problem? (39:24). Why the Bears ran all over the Eagles (51:38). Leftovers (1:05:04).<\/p>\n
1) The \u2018No Pee Breaks Offense\u2019 Award \ud83d\udebd: Nick Sirianni and Kevin Patullo. The Eagles\u2019 offense sucks. #Analysis. But it\u2019s not that they suck. It\u2019s how they suck. They held the ball for barely over one-third of the game, as the Bears beat the Eagles in time of possession, 39:18 to 20:42. The Bears doubled them up in first downs, 28-14. They ran 85 plays to the Eagles\u2019 51. The Eagles had four three-and-outs, plus another two-play possession that ended in a Bears INT. If you used the bathroom during a commercial break, there was a decent chance that by the time you sat back down on the sofa, the Bears already had the ball again. There\u2019s the \u201cWest Coast Offense, the \u201cRun and Shoot,\u201d the \u201cSpread\u201d Offense, the \u201cWing-T,\u201d etc. The Eagles run the \u201cNo Pee Breaks\u201d Offense, because if you have to pee, you\u2019ll miss it. And really, congrats to those of you who did. Beyond the general unproductiveness, they don\u2019t exploit defensive weaknesses. In this case, the Bears were missing their top three linebackers, and opposing tight ends were averaging 6.5 receptions per game against them. Dallas Goedert somehow had just 4 targets. There\u2019s no rhythm, no flow, rarely plays that complement others, no creativity. It\u2019s bad, and it\u2019s boring. It just sucks.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not going to write a long piece and analyze the game. I\u2019m bummed out and don\u2019t have a lot to say that would be all that interesting or useful. I know a lot of people are out for blood. Fire Kevin Patullo. Cut somebody. Bench somebody. Have Howie and Jeffrey address the media so we can grill them for answers. I\u2019m not at that point. I don\u2019t believe in action for the sake of action. I understand the emotional desire for it, but you should only make moves that make sense. I\u2019m fine with firing Patullo, but only if Nick Sirianni has the right idea for how to replace him. The right change can make a difference. Sirianni needs to figure out how to take this group of players and get the most out of them. That could mean calling different plays. It could mean being different with messaging. Maybe the coaches aren\u2019t yelling enough. Maybe they\u2019re yelling too much. Something isn\u2019t working. A lot isn\u2019t working.<\/p>\n
Are the Eagles in trouble? It feels like the Eagles have reached the most important moment in their season. A collapse against the Dallas Cowboys was followed by a discouraging home loss to the Chicago Bears on Friday, when their offense was familiarly listless for most of the game and their defense looked suddenly vulnerable. At 8-4, they\u2019re still the favorites to win the NFC East, and they have a rather friendly closing schedule, with two games against the Washington Commanders and a matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders. But things have felt a little shaky around this team for much of the season. Now is the time for the defending champs to show the \u201825 squad has what it takes to make another run.<\/p>\n
Eagles\u2019 offense continues miserable trudge. Philadelphia\u2019s disjointed offense produced a performance that typified everything good and bad about it through 13 weeks. The Eagles converted just 4 of 12 third down attempts, went three-and-out four times, lacked creativity and, perhaps even worse, struggled mightily with executing simple tasks. Jalen Hurts was inconsistent in the accuracy department, throwing passes behind receivers rather routinely, and their ground game was subpar again. The Eagles\u2019 offensive line injuries are undoubtedly hurting their rushing offense, but it\u2019s also equally as frustrating to witness how quickly they can move down the field when operating with a sense of urgency and leaning on their best players. For all of the drama that has revolved around A.J. Brown, he played a pivotal role on Friday, catching 10 of his 12 targets for 132 yards and two touchdowns. And yet, in some key spots, it seemed as if Hurts preferred to survey rather than feed his best pass-catcher. Philadelphia\u2019s fans booed the unit aggressively entering halftime, and rightfully so. Even when they found life in the fourth quarter, the Eagles fumbled away possession on a tush push. Such is life for the Birds in 2025.
The Early Bird | If not by replacing Kevin Patullo, how can Eagles\u2019 Nick Sirianni change course offensively after listless performance vs. Bears? – PHLY<\/a>
The same could be said for the Eagles overall. The absence of a consistent run game has left the conservative approach Sirianni often favors without the unstoppable force necessary to see out games that way. The coach often points to the confidence he has in his players when explaining fourth-quarter decisions, but was notably cautious in his approach once again at the end of the first half when he decided to let roughly 20 seconds wind down before the two-minute warning to protect against the possibility of the offense stalling out and giving the Bears enough time to score instead. It was the latest in a string of such decisions for Sirianni in the last couple weeks, although the coach said he was still being aggressive letting time run down before the second-and-9. \u201cWe were still pushing for points,\u201d Sirianni said. \u201cWe had three timeouts. \u2026 We had plenty of time to go and score a touchdown and be the last ones with the football.\u201d<\/p>\n
After sleepwalking through the first two-and-a-half quarters of Friday\u2019s game, the Eagles\u2019 offense woke up. And the momentum swung fully in Philly\u2019s direction after an interception on Chicago\u2019s next drive. Down 10-9, the Eagles had the ball at the Bears\u2019 36. A 15-yard gain from running back Saquon Barkley gave the home team first and 10 from the 21. Two plays and nine yards later, the Eagles faced third and one. It was time to trot out the tush push. And the end result was a fumble that the Bears recovered. \u201cI was hoping that [forward progress] was stopped, but it wasn\u2019t,\u201d quarterback Jalen Hurts told reporters after the 24-15 game. \u201cIt was kind of similar to the New York game except that they just didn\u2019t blow the whistle as soon. That\u2019s not to point the finger at anyone else. I mean, I have to hold onto the ball. It definitely presents itself as an issue and it always has. It\u2019s just never gotten us and so today it got us and it\u2019s something that we and I need to tighten up.\u201d Does the tush push sometimes create issues with ball security?<\/p>\n
The Eagles just didn\u2019t get the offense going. The Eagles had 83 total net yards and two first downs on just four first-half possessions. They converted 1 of 5 first downs. The search for a full game of offense continues. Philadelphia finished with 14 first downs and 317 yards of offense, but those numbers didn\u2019t translate to points and chances to take a lead and put the Bears on their heels. The offense converted 4 of 12 third downs and held possession of the football for 20 minutes, 42 seconds.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t quite as dominant as Clubber Lang knocking out Rocky Balboa, but the Chicago Bears did the unthinkable. They went into Philly, and they smacked the Philadelphia Eagles around for the entire world to see. At one point in the game, the broadcast team described the Bears\u2019 dominant run game as delivering body blows to the Eagles. Chicago\u2019s 281 rushing yards were the most the Eagles have allowed since 2015. This was the first time that Philadelphia had allowed a hundred-yard rusher in 34 games, and the first time they had allowed two hundred-yard rushers in the same game in twenty years. Chicago\u2019s offensive line deserves all the credit, but so do the tight ends and receivers, and I can\u2019t express enough how beautiful the running scheme cooked up by Ben Johnson and the coaching staff is.<\/p>\n
The Chicago Bears just delivered their first true statement win of the 2025 NFL season. Ben Johnson\u2019s charges entered Week 13 sitting atop the NFC North with an 8-3 record, but facing questions over just how good they really are. Counted among Chicago\u2019s wins are victories over the Raiders, the Commanders, the Saints, the Giants, the Bengals (without Joe Burrow), the Vikings, and the Steelers (without Aaron Rodgers). In addition, each of those wins \u2014 save for the win over New Orleans \u2014 came via one score. So Friday\u2019s game against the Philadelphia Eagles was perhaps their biggest test yet, as the Bears had to go on the road and take on an Eagles team desperately looking to bounce back after a loss to the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Dallas Cowboys are on a three-game winning streak after beating the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving. Their next game is against the Detroit Lions next Thursday, and according to team owner Jerry Jones, one of their veteran defensive players will be back on the field barring a setback. That guy is cornerback Trevon Diggs.<\/p>\n
The Washington Commanders held their last full practice of the week today. Dan Quinn gave injury updates after practice. Terry McLaurin will be active for the first time since Week 8. He\u2019s been dealing with a quad injury since Week 3, and has missed most of the season. He will return to face the Denver Broncos on Sunday night without QB Jayden Daniels who was ruled out again due to his dislocated left elbow. Marcus Mariota gets another start this week. The Commanders also ruled out WR Noah Brown and DE Drake Jackson. They\u2019re both still on injured reserve, and had their 21-day practice windows opened to return. Dan Quinn said that Brown was close, and he could return next week when they travel to Minnesota to face the Vikings. Jackson has another week to get activated, or he\u2019ll return to IR, ending his season before it started. The former 49ers 2nd round pick hasn\u2019t played since suffering a patellar tendon injury in 2023.<\/p>\n
Doug, I absolutely think the Giants can compete with their current ownership structure. I know it has been ugly lately, but the Giants have won four titles in the Super Bowl era and gotten their five times. I have said many times that the ownership structure, the only 50-50 dual ownership setup (or, 45-45 with Julia Koch and her family now having a non-decision making 10% stake) in the NFL, makes things complicated. Yes, John Mara is more hands-on than Steve Tisch and probably has more input into football decisions, but Tisch has a voice. His opinion matters. If he won\u2019t sign off on a choice like who the next head coach is going to be or if the current one is going to get fired, that move does not happen. They have to get the right coach. It has been a frustratingly long time since they had that guy. Reality is, teams make mistakes in hiring head coaches far more often than they get it right. Just because the Giants have not gotten it right lately does not mean they can\u2019t, or won\u2019t.<\/p>\n