Here’s the situation: I can’t, in good conscience, present you with a bunch of positive stats after that disastrous game. However, the Stat Show must go on! We won’t shelve our weekly Roob’s Eagles Stats column just because the Eagles are going through a rough patch.
So, if you’re mentally prepared, if you have the inner strength, if you can handle the truth, let’s dive in! Some of these facts and figures are incredibly hard to believe, but they provide crucial context for just how shockingly poor the Eagles have performed over the last month and a half.
And for those of you who stick around, there’s a reward at the end! Five genuinely positive Eagles stats!
- The Eagles’ only sacks in the last three weeks came from interior linemen Jalen Carter and Fletcher Cox and linebacker Shaq Leonard. The last sack from an edge rusher was four games ago in Dallas. Going three straight games without a sack from an edge rusher hasn’t happened since Weeks 9, 10, and 11 of the 2007 season against Dallas, Washington, and Miami. After leading the NFL with 70 sacks last year and ranking fourth with 30 through nine games this year, the Eagles’ 11 sacks over the last seven games are the third-fewest in the league.
- Through Week 9, the Eagles were allowing a league-best 66.3 rushing yards per game. Since then, they’ve been allowing 150.3 yards per game, ranking 30th in the league. Their yards per carry allowed has increased by over a yard since Week 10 (4.8) compared to through Week 9 (3.7). The 1,052 rushing yards they’ve allowed in the last seven games are the most in a seven-game span since 2015.
- After surrendering a 15-point lead against Arizona, this marks the first time in franchise history that the Eagles have blown three double-digit leads in the same season. They led the Jets 14-3 and lost 20-14, led the Seahawks 10-0 and lost 20-17, and led the Cards 21-6 but lost 35-31. Since 1979, there were only four seasons where they blew two double-digit leads in the same year (1995, 1999, 2018, 2020). The 15-point lead against Arizona was the ninth-largest blown at home and the largest against a team finishing a season with five or fewer wins. Out of the nine games they’ve led by 10 or more points this year, they’ve won two and lost three. Therefore, when they’re up by 10 or more points, they’re more likely to lose than win by 10 or more points.
- The Eagles are the third team in NFL history to start a season 10-1 or better and then lose four of their next five games. The others were the 1986 Jets, with offensive coordinator Rich Kotite, and the 2020 Steelers. The 1986 Jets are the last team to start a season 10-1 or better and not win their division.
