![]() We've lost games because I can be better." "Minimizing the mistakes, penalties, mental errors. And he's turned the ball over 17 times overall, just two fewer than he did in 20 combined. He's thrown 12 interceptions - double the six he had last season. ![]() Unfortunately, he's also got a career-high in turnovers. His numbers are fine and he's on pace for career highs in receiving yards (3,335), touchdown passes (19) and has already topped his career high with 14 rushing touchdowns. What happened? The problem is far more serious in Philadelphia, where the big picture shows that Hurts hasn't looked quite right all season long. The MVP race is now 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy's to lose. That seemed pretty reasonable at the time, the way both were playing. When the Eagles and Cowboys played two weeks ago, the game was thought to be a showdown between Jalen Hurts and Dak Prescott for the lead in the MVP race. They were better in Seattle, though certainly not in the final two minutes when they let Seahawks backup quarterback Drew Lock march his team 92 yards for the game-winning touchdowns. And over the last six games, they've given up a stunning 410 yards per game. Between that and their inconsistent pass rush, their passing defense has sunk to 28th in the league (255.4 yards per game). The Eagles' tackling in Seattle was as bad as it's been, particularly in the open field where teams are killing them with short passes. It's a big reason why Nick Sirianni demoted defensive coordinator Sean Desai and handed the defense over to Matt Patricia last week. Their tackling, at times, has been atrocious. The Eagles, meanwhile, have lacked that all season. That is our ‘secret sauce'-our tackling and our ball-hawking - and we didn't have it." Their 4.3 yards per carry allowed ranks 18th.Ĭowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn said tackling was the issue in Buffalo, that it "wasn't up to the standard we've set. Overall their rushing defense ranks a middling 12th, giving up 117.4 yards per game. Earlier in the season, the 49ers ripped through them for 170 rushing yards. The Bills, for example, gained 266 yards on the ground in the rain in Buffalo on Sunday night. Parsons wasn't far off - the Cowboys rank sixth in total yardage - but they've still had some particularly bad moments, especially on the road against better teams. And back in Week 1 of this season, Micah Parsons declared that the Cowboys had "the best defense in the National Football League." The Eagles' defense had a ridiculous 70 sacks last season and helped power the team to the Super Bowl, after all. ![]() The standards were high on defense for both of these teams, which is why their shortcomings are so prominent. ![]()
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