On Monday night, the Philadelphia Eagles won a match they played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a score of 25-11. The Eagles got a total of 472 yards, including 201 from running the ball, and they got 27 first downs. Even though they did well, some people still have concerns about their offense.
The Eagles had a very difficult time getting touchdowns. On their first try, they got stuck at the 14-yard line and could not score. Then, on their next try, they only tried to get a field goal when they were at the 18-yard line.
They struggled when they were close to the end zone, and the passing part of their game was up and down. Even though Jalen Hurts wasn’t feeling well with flu-like symptoms, he threw two passes that got caught by the other team.
It is a sign of a monster program that Philadelphia can dismantle opponents even though they have not played their best for three weeks. “It’s a growing process. “We are not there yet,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said after Monday’s game. “Right now, everyone wants us to be a finished product, but it’s growth.”
We only play our best football at the beginning of the season because we want to improve every day. We still have work to do and growth to do. If you really have the mindset of getting better every day, and I know we’re on this team, if you really have the mindset of getting better every day, you’re going to keep growing… We will continue to get better and better.
Great NFL teams spend the first part of the season understanding what their lineup does best that year and then freeze over time. Top clubs rack up wins.
I am Happy with Where We Are
“Are we playing our best attacking football right now? No, it should not happen yet. It’s growth,” Sirianni added. “Every team is improving, but no one is playing the best football they should be playing right now.” I am happy with where we are.
The Eagles are built to dominate in the trenches. Week after week, they dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. The rest of the D-line, including rookies Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Josh Sweat, and Brandon Graham, crushed the Bucks on Monday night.
The O-line, including Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson, Cam Jurgens, and Jordan Mailata, controlled the game, finishing the game with a ridiculous 15-play, 9-minute, 22-second drive.
The ability to win against big, ugly opponents masks injuries in the secondary and issues with a passing attack that has not really taken off yet.
“Win or lose, I do not think I’ll ever be satisfied,” Hurts said Monday. “That is always the mentality. So no matter if you win, lose, or draw, there’s always the drive to get better.”
Philadelphia has won all three of their games so far this season, just like two other teams. And guess what? They can still get even better. That might make the other teams in their group a little nervous.
