Eagles Search for Offensive Identity After 24-20 Rams Loss and 0-for-12 Third-Down Collapse
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Updated · The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 5
Eagles Search for Offensive Identity After 24-20 Rams Loss and 0-for-12 Third-Down Collapse
3 articles · Updated · The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 5
Summary
0-for-12 on third down, Philadelphia left Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the Rams with its offense under scrutiny after four games of regression and 17 straight failed third-down tries dating to the Bears game.
Sean Mannion’s under-center, Shanahan-style system has not meshed cleanly with Jalen Hurts’ shotgun strengths, leaving the Eagles vulnerable to stacked boxes on run downs and heavy blitzes on obvious passing downs.
20-10 up in the fourth quarter, the Eagles failed to extend the lead, then watched the Rams answer with a 98-yard touchdown drive and another scoring march after an Eagles three-and-out.
Injuries deepened the breakdown: Saquon Barkley exited with a hamstring strain, Lane Johnson was a late scratch, and Philadelphia also missed DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert and Landon Dickerson.
Nick Sirianni said the offense must 'figure out' who it is, reviving questions about whether Philadelphia needs another in-season schematic pivot like the one that followed its 2-2 start in 2024.