If the mood around Philadelphia was not already in the dumps, it certainly is now. After starting 10-1, the Eagles have lost 3 in a row. That would be bad enough, but the way they lost makes it even worse. The 49ers crushed them. After all the trash talk, the Eagles had no response and got their teeth kicked it. They followed that by being beaten up by the Cowboys. And then, to make it even worse, they got beat by Drew Lock and the Seahawks after allowing them to go almost the entire field in under 2 minutes. They go into week 16 10-4, and the 5-seed in the NFC.
If you were told they went 4-3 in their gauntlet and were 10-4 at this point of the season, you may have taken it. But it is hard to be happy with how it shook out. The Eagles are in a tailspin, and even the most positive fans will have a hard time making this situation look decent. The team is collapsing. They changed their DC, something teams doing well never do. They are near the bottom of the league in every defensive metric. The offense has hit a wall. And there are anonymous leaks coming out and finger-pointing between players. If this isn’t rock bottom, it is close to it.
Last week, the Power Rankings were oddly positive about them coming off that Cowboys loss. I didn’t get it, but there was lots of talk about them still being in a good spot. Then they fell onto their face again. Has the national media given up on them yet? Or will they still be oddly optimistic despite the product on the field? Let’s take a look at where they fell in the Power Rankings this week.
Here is where they fell in the Week 16 Power Rankings:
