There’s drama for the Philadelphia Eagles this week, regardless that the group is 11-2 on the season and has received 9 straight.
After the Eagles narrowly defeated the Carolina Panthers 22-16 on Sunday, star receiver AJ Brown informed reporters that “the passing recreation” was the explanation the offense did not dwell as much as expectations.
Defensive finish Brandon Graham then added gasoline to the fireplace, saying Brown and quarterback Jalen Hurts are now not as shut as they as soon as have been.
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Highlights of the Carolina Panthers vs. Philadelphia Eagles from Week 14 of the NFL season.
“They have been pals earlier than this, however issues have modified, and I perceive that as a result of that is what life is,” Graham stated, earlier than attempting to reframe his stance and apologize to each gamers for “assuming issues weren’t on this method”.
Brown, who has had back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons however has managed simply 109 yards previously two video games, is not essentially unsuitable in his evaluation of the latest stagnation within the passing recreation.
Hurts, who signed a $179.3 million contract extension earlier than the 2023 season, has thrown for lower than 200 yards in three straight video games.
However Sky Sports activities’ Phoebe Schechter talks in regards to the newest state of affairs Contained in the Huddle PodcastReferred to as on the Browns and Eagles to be extra “selfless” of their pursuit of the Tremendous Bowl and keep away from a repeat of final season’s failure to lose six of their remaining seven postseason video games.
“A.J. Brown got here out and stated the issue is the passing recreation, you focus in your quarterback and also you throw him below the bus,” Schechter stated of the three-time Professional Bowler’s feedback.
“Then Brandon Graham is available in and talks about the truth that they are not on the similar degree – after which retracts his assertion.
“That is what we noticed from the Hawks late final 12 months, however they have been in a nasty state of affairs … they have been dropping. That is not what you are imagined to do while you’re a profitable group.
“I do know the receivers wish to contact the ball as a lot as potential, but when you are going to be a group that goes to the Tremendous Bowl, you possibly can’t have ‘me’ on the group on this state of affairs. You must be unselfish.
“Final 12 months, I do know it was completely different: he was touched loads, similar to when he was within the group. [Tennessee] Titan – Mainly, he is their solely weapon.
“However for certain, when you win, it is good for everybody.”
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Philadelphia Eagles working again Saquon Barkley’s finest efficiency of the 2024 NFL season to this point.
The offseason addition of star working again Saquon Barkley might also frustrate Brown.
The previous New York Giants again leads the NFL with 1,623 yards, 216 forward of the Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry, and is on tempo to interrupt Eric Dickerson’s 40-year-old single-season speeding document (2,105 yards in 1984) — needing 483 yards within the remaining 4 video games of the season.
The Eagles will attempt to win their tenth straight recreation on Sunday in opposition to the 10-3 Pittsburgh Steelers, who’re additionally in nice kind, and Barkley will proceed to interrupt the document.
Watch one other three-game NFL collection dwell on Sky Sports activities this Sunday, with the Miami Dolphins taking up the Houston Texans, beginning at 6pm.
