{"id":435527,"date":"2025-12-09T12:07:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T12:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/435527\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T12:07:25","slug":"eagles-report-card-jalen-hurts-struggles-saquon-barkley-scores-in-chargers-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/435527\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles report card: Jalen Hurts struggles, Saquon Barkley scores in Chargers loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> lost their third straight game, this time to the Los Angeles Chargers on \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n

Here, we\u2019re handing out grades as the Eagles fall to 8-5 overall on the season.<\/p>\n

QUARTERBACK:<\/b>\u00a0That might have been Jalen Hurts\u2019 worst game of his career. The Super Bowl MVP did not show up under the bright\u00a0lights of \u201cMonday Night Football,\u201d turning the ball over five times (four interceptions, one fumble) and posting a 31.2 passer rating. Outside of a couple\u00a0key drops, this one was on Hurts\u2019 shoulders.\u00a0Grade: F<\/b><\/p>\n

RUNNING BACK:<\/b>\u00a0Saquon Barkley\u2019s 52-yard touchdown run was the highlight of a 122-yard night on the ground. It was just the second time all season he eclipsed 100 yards. If you give Saquon the ball in space, he can do some pretty special things.\u00a0Grade: B+<\/b><\/p>\n

WIDE RECEIVER\/TIGHT END:<\/b>\u00a0A.J. Brown had three crucial drops. One would have gone for a big gain on the first play from scrimmage. The next would have been a first-down catch instead of an interception. And the third likely would have been the game-winning touchdown. Brown had 100 yards on six catches. Dallas Goedert had eight receptions for 78 yards. And DeVonta Smith had four catches for 37 yards. But Brown\u2019s errors loomed large.\u00a0Grade: D+<\/b><\/p>\n

OFFENSIVE LINE:<\/b>\u00a0The group had some costly penalties, though Jordan Mailata\u2019s\u00a0hold on the Brown touchdown wiped off the board was questionable. Mailata and Fred Johnson played well enough at tackle. Landon Dickerson exited and returned with an injury. Cam Jurgens and Tyler Steen were up and down. The o-line was fine, but not a difference-maker.\u00a0Grade: C-<\/b><\/p>\n

\"APTOPIXLos Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws as he tackled by Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jalyx Hunt during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo\/Kevork Djansezian)AP<\/p>\n

DEFENSIVE LINE:<\/b>\u00a0Jalen Carter was out, but you wouldn\u2019t have noticed given how the front played. Defensive tackles Jordan Davis and Byron Young each had 1 1\/2 sacks. Edge rusher Jalyx Hunt had 2 1\/2 sacks while Jaelan Phillips affected Justin Herbert\u2019s arm on an interception. It was a dominant, aggressive performance from the d-line.\u00a0Grade: A<\/b><\/p>\n

LINEBACKER:<\/b>\u00a0A couple of Zack Baun\u2019s run fits were iffy, and there was a lapse on Kimani Vidal\u2019s 60-yard catch-and-run out of the Chargers\u2019 backfield on the opening drive. Otherwise, Baun and Nakobe Dean played well with 15 combined tackles.\u00a0Grade: B+\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

SECONDARY:<\/b>\u00a0You couldn\u2019t ask for much more. Quinyon Mitchell was as sticky as usual. Adoree\u2019 Jackson had an INT and another PBU. Cooper DeJean had two PBUs. At safety, Reed Blankenship had eight tackles while Marcus Epps made a big third-down stop.\u00a0Grade: A-<\/b><\/p>\n

COACHING:<\/b>\u00a0Nick Sirianni had more of a hand in offensive game planning this week. But it didn\u2019t seem to help. Kevin Patullo\u2019s scheme is still a mess. Vic Fangio and his defense were dialed in, keeping this staff from getting a failing grade.\u00a0Grade: C-<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Philadelphia Eagles lost their third straight game, this time to the Los Angeles Chargers on \u201cMonday Night…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":435528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-435527","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-pa","10":"tag-pennsylvania","11":"tag-philadelphia","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115689531513938114","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}