Eagles vs. Chargers: The good, the bad, and the ugly

The Eagles are in free tumble, now utilizing a 3-sport losing hurry correct into a truly worthy time of the season, after a 22-19 beyond regular time loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday evening at SoFi Stadium.

The Eagles fell to 8-5 and ought to nonetheless secure the NFC East, with four video games left in opposition to three groups (Las Vegas, Buffalo and Washington) that luxuriate in a blended 14-24 checklist. But that looks the total Eagles will secure this season, if this offensive fog continues.

Right here’s a crew destined for an early playoff exit—and the upsetting half is that a Neat Bowl-a success coaching group has no idea how to repair the issues that plague this crew.

Jalen Hurts used to be no longer factual. He used to be slack getting the ball out of his fingers. He missed open receivers. He merely did no longer sight the self-discipline. Hurts, it looks, has misplaced confidence in himself, completing 21 of 40 for 240 yards, throwing a occupation-excessive four interceptions, with a occupation-excessive 5 turnovers.

Hurts used to be seeing ghosts in powder blue. The Chargers loaded up the dual carriageway of scrimmage, most incessantly attacking Hurts, most incessantly peeling off into coverage. Hurts seemed completely at a loss for words.

Hurts is clearly no longer getting the factual steerage he ought to be from head coach Slash Sirianni or offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo. What is even more troubling is that fault could possibly no longer be entirely on Sirianni and Patullo. Performs are being called and designed, where receivers are open and Hurts is no longer seeing them.

Even the shouts will ring loud from the mountain top, Sirianni would under no circumstances sigh—nor ought to he sigh—about benching Hurts.

The beyond regular time loss wasted a ravishing effort from the protection, which sacked Chargers’ quarterback Justin Herbert, fidgeting with screws and a plate in his non-throwing left hand, seven times for minus-33 yards, with solid video games from Byron Younger, playing in procedure of the injured Jalen Carter, Reed Blankenship and Jordan Davis.

Saquon Barkley additionally showed a burst of 2024 with a 52-yard landing fade, and ran for 122 yards, averaging 6.1 yards a elevate. However the Eagles abandoned the fade in beyond regular time.

There used to be heaps of factual, some disagreeable, and a mound of gruesome within the Eagles 22-19 beyond regular time Monday evening to the Los Angeles Chargers.

DeVonta Smith’s 28-yard reception down the center of the self-discipline on a third-and-16 to the Chargers’ 47 in beyond regular time.

Edge rusher Jaelan Phillips taking down Kimani Vidal for a one-yard loss with 5:46 to play on a prime-and-10 on the Chargers’ 25.

Jordan Davis’ seven-yard sack with 4:28 to play on a third-and-seven on the Chargers’ 28. Davis accomplished with six tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two tackles for losses.

Saquon Barkley’s 52-yard landing fade on the fundamental play of the fourth quarter. The Eagles’ offensive line got out on the play, led by Fred Johnson, Jordan Mailata, and exact key blocks by Dallas Goedert kicking out Los Angeles cornerback Ben St-Juste, and Darius Cooper taking out security RJ Mickens. Mailata undoubtedly got away with a receive on the play, clearly grabbing Chargers’ linebacker Khalil Mack. Barkley accomplished with 122 yards on 20 carries, averaging 6.1 yards a elevate.

Linebacker Zack Baun and Davis combining to steal down Justin Herbert for a nine-yard sack with 2:06 left within the third quarter on 2nd-and-13 on the Chargers’ 13.

Defensive tackle Byron Younger’s three-yard sack of Justin Herbert on the Eagles’ 16 on the Chargers’ first power of the 2nd half. Younger, playing in procedure of the injured Jalen Carter, played sizable, making eight tackles, and had 1.5 sacks.

Security Reed Blankenship arising to remain Kimani Vidal for a four-yard loss on a prime-and-procedure on the Eagles’ 13 on the Chargers’ first power of the 2nd half. Blankenship had a crew-excessive eight tackles, with a crew-excessive six solo tackles.

Adoree Jackson’s interception with seven seconds left within the fundamental half, which after the Chargers’ private unfriendly call, set the Eagles on the Chargers’ 30. The Eagles blew it, when Jake Elliott missed a 48-yard self-discipline procedure as time expired within the fundamental half.

A.J. Brown’s 22-yard reception on the Eagles’ third power, striking them on the Chargers’ 29. Brown’s third-quarter 26-yard reception location up an Elliott 54-yard self-discipline procedure with 3:22 to play within the third quarter. Brown later came up with a 19-yard reception with 2:33 to play on a 2nd-and-10 to the Chargers’ 25.

Linebacker Nakobe Dean breaking via to lunge Herbert on the Chargers’ 2nd power, forcing an incompletion on third-and-15. Dean inflicting the fumble by sacking Herbert after Hurts’ 2nd interception, recovered by Byron Younger on the Eagles’ 42 with 4:30 left within the fundamental half. The Eagles got a Jake Elliott 30-yard self-discipline procedure from the turnover.

Saquon Barkley on the Eagles’ 2nd power, which resulted in a Jake Elliott 41-yard self-discipline procedure. Barkley began the series with runs of 19 and 10 yards.

Dallas Goedert’s nine-yard reception on third-and-nine on the Eagles’ 43 on the Eagles’ first power of the sport. It transformed a third down, and used to be an encouraging open up that hasty sagged with the fresh location of downs. Goedert came motivate for one other big reception on a third-and-12 with a 13-yard receive to the Chargers’ 25, where the power began to stall.

Jalyx Hunt accomplished with 2.5 sacksand eight tackles.

Elliott lacking the 48-yarder on the closing play of the fundamental half.

Left guard Landon Dockerson limping off the self-discipline with appropriate over two minutes left within the fundamental half.

Gorgeous guard Tyler Steen getting flagged for retaining on first-and-10

The Eagles’ opening power. It began neatly with the third-down conversion, but hasty sent disagreeable with conservative, dink-and-dunk quick routes and the nine-yard sack by Chargers’ linebacker Odafe Oweh on third-and-four on the Eagles’ 40.

AJ Brown’s tumble correct via his fingers on the fundamental play of the sport.

Hurts throwing four interceptions and turning the ball over a occupation-excessive 5 times. Two of the four interceptions had been deflected passes.

Center Cam Jurgens retaining call, which worn out Hurts’ 18-yard plug, forcing the Eagles correct into a third-and-16 in beyond regular time.

Hurts lacking Brown on the 2nd play of beyond regular time, crusing a chase on a 2nd-and-six from the Eagles’ 34.

Herbert main the Chargers with 66 yards speeding, including slightly a few times when the Eagles utterly forgot about him, like his 12-yard fade on the fundamental play in beyond regular time. Herbert’s legs helped lead the Chargers to a 22-19 lead with 6:24 left in beyond regular time.

Hurts’ excessive chase to A.J. Brown, which ought to luxuriate in been caught, with 11:03 left to play, and bounced off Brown’s fingers and into the palms of the Chargers’ Cam Hart. It used to be Hurts’ third interception, which used to be more in a single sport than Hurts had thrown in his earlier 12 video games (2) blended. It resulted in Cameron Dicker’s third self-discipline procedure and 16-16 tie with 7:26 to play.

Ojomo getting called for leverage on the Chargers’ 36-yard self-discipline procedure strive on the Chargers’ first power of the 2nd half.

Left tackle Jordan Mailata called for retaining with 1:04 left within the fundamental half, making a 2nd-and-procedure from the 2, and 2nd-and-procedure from the 12. The penalty gutted the power.

The Eagles’ first half offense. Hurtsthrew two interceptions, and the Eagles grew to change into the ball over a total of thrice. Over the closing two video games, Hurts has thrown three interceptions. Within the Eagles’ first 11 video games, he threw one.

Defensive discontinue Moro Ojomo leaping offsides on the Cooper DeJean interception on the Chargers’ 2nd power.

The Chargers first power. They made it peep easy, slicing via the Eagles for 80 yards over six performs, averaging 13.3 yards a play. On the six-play power, the Chargers greatest faced one third down, with performs for 60, and 11 yards. The Eagles surrendering a 60-yard cowl chase to Kimani Vidal on the Chargers first power on a third-and-seven to the Eagles’ 17, ahead of Zack Baun sooner or later caught up to him. It used to be the longest touch of Vidal’s two-yr occupation, and it location up Los Angeles’ first receive.