Sputtering Eagles offense still searching for answers

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts invoked the infamous “24-hour rule” Sunday astatine the decision of a quality league that followed a 33-22 nonaccomplishment to the Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium. The 1 that bars him from sulking astir the decision for much than 24 hours.

“It’s lone a nonaccomplishment if you don’t larn from it,” Hurts said. “You’ve got to larn from it.”

The Eagles person plentifulness to larn aft their discourtesy sputtered Sunday, prevention for the opening thrust — during which they marched 67 yards successful 8 plays — and the 4th fourth erstwhile they trailed 30-7. Hurts lamented the lackluster performance, noting that Philadelphia lacks consistency to excel connected offense.

He was pressured and flustered by a antiaircraft beforehand that has recorded aggregate sacks successful each crippled this season, and helium simply wasn’t close capable nether duress. He finished 18 of 34 for 236 yards and 2 scores. But the Eagles punted oregon turned the shot implicit connected 5 consecutive possessions, excluding a kneel-down earlier halftime.

“I judge successful myself to spell retired determination and execute, and that’s thing I’m not doing a bully capable occupation of, clearly,” the second-year backmost said aft his 11th NFL start. “We’re putting ourselves successful positions to bash things. Just benignant of missing it off. That’s thing we person to beryllium amended at.”

Hurts couldn’t explicate wherefore Philadelphia’s discourtesy sputtered. It was effectual and businesslike connected the opening drive, blending runs and passes earlier capping the thrust with a 13-yard touchdown drawback by moving backmost Kenneth Gainwell.

But the ensuing thrust ended with a archetypal down and a punt. And the adjacent thrust ended with 2 archetypal downs and a punt. Starting moving backmost Miles Sanders near the crippled with an ankle wounded aft carrying 5 times for 25 yards connected the archetypal drive. Gainwell fumbled with 1:38 to play successful the archetypal half, allowing the Raiders to people 3 points and utilize 1:32 of crippled time.

A mendacious commencement neutered 1 drive, and a face-mask punishment stymied different one. A botched drawback ended different 1 adjacent the extremity line, albeit precocious successful the 3rd 4th successful the look of the 30-7 deficit

“We knew what they were going to bash defensively, and we started disconnected the crippled with a large drive,” said Eagles choky extremity Dallas Goedert, who had a team-high 70 receiving yards. “We’ve conscionable got to beryllium capable to person and support drives going aboriginal on. … Little things acceptable america back.”

All the while, the Raiders scored connected 5 consecutive possessions — showcasing the benignant of timing, cohesion and chemistry the Eagles person lacked during their 2-5 start.

Philadelphia manager Nick Sirianni maintained that helium has assurance successful Hurts and an violative strategy that has been acold excessively ineffective this season.

“It conscionable wasn’t bully capable execution. Wasn’t bully capable play calling,” Sirianni said. “We conscionable weren’t bully enough, and that starts with me. Everything is ever going to commencement with me.”

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