Nick Sirianni has never coached a Philadelphia Eagles team through a losing streak this long, and after Sunday’s 25-14 home defeat to the Carolina Panthers he would not rule anything out as he tries to stop it. Asked what changes might come, the head coach answered in four words: “Everything’s on the table.”
The loss at Lincoln Financial Field dropped the Eagles to 2-4 and stretched their slide to four games. Philadelphia had not lost four in a row since 2020, the season before Sirianni was hired, and it now needs to finish 7-4 just to post a sixth straight winning record under him.
Sirianni’s diagnosis after the game was blunt and simple. His team is not putting points on the board, and he said that has to change. He also tried to strike a balance between alarm and composure, telling reporters that the club always plays with urgency and that a team can stay calm while feeling it.
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Why the offense is the first item on the list
The numbers explain where the review will start. With Jalen Hurts placed on injured reserve on Saturday because of a blood clot in his calf, Tanner McKee made his first start of the season and completed 26 of his 45 throws for 215 yards, with one touchdown pass and no interceptions. He was sacked three times, the first on the opening snap, and Philadelphia punted on each of its first five possessions. The Eagles ended the day with 222 yards and punted eight times in 11 drives.
The backfield was down to one healthy option. Saquon Barkley sat out a second straight game with a hamstring injury, Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley were also unavailable, and Carson Steele, promoted from the practice squad a week earlier, hurt his shoulder before the game had settled in. That left Dameon Pierce as the only running back to carry the ball, and he scored on a 2-yard run that made it 10-7 at halftime.
Even so, Philadelphia had a chance late. McKee’s 19-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith cut the gap to 19-14, and a defensive three-and-out handed the offense the ball at its own 48 with 9:32 left. On the first play the snap went awry and McKee had to fall on it for a 12-yard loss. A deflected third-down throw followed, Braden Mann’s punt was blocked, and Bryce Young needed one more strike, a 19-yarder to Tommy Tremble, to put the game away. Young threw for 281 yards and both of his touchdowns went to Tremble, while Chuba Hubbard ran for 120 yards.
The injury list keeps growing
Sirianni’s options shrank again during the afternoon. Edge rusher Nolan Smith Jr. was lost to a concussion before halftime, the result of a helmet-to-helmet collision with Hubbard, and defensive tackle Jordan Davis hurt his ankle. Injured reserve keeps Hurts sidelined for a minimum of three more games, so McKee is set to carry the offense for the near term. The full picture is on the injuries page.
The one consolation is the division. Nobody in the NFC East has pulled away: the New York Giants sit on top at 3-2-1 even after a 34-27 defeat by the New Orleans Saints, which leaves a 2-4 Philadelphia team within reach if the slide ends soon.
What comes next
The Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys, also 2-4 after a 23-13 loss at Green Bay, on Monday, October 26, at 8:15 p.m. EDT. The extra day gives Sirianni and his staff a little more time to decide which of the items on that table actually change. The matchup has its own Game Center.
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