It had been nearly a month since the Eagles last won a Football game. The last time they got a W was November 26th. That was followed by three straight weeks of losing, often in embarrassing fashion. But on Christmas Day, they finally broke the losing streak. It wasn’t pretty, and a handful of mental mistakes nearly marred it. But they beat the Giants 33-25, and head into week 17 atop the NFC East once again.
The good news for them is that some of their rivals have also been sputtering. The Cowboys have lost two straight games. First, the Bills kicked their asses, and then the Dolphins beat them 22-20. The Lions lost to the Bears and the Packers during that same period of time. And while the 49ers had been sailing, they finally crashed when the Ravens came to town to blow them out. So despite the Eagles’ many issues, they can still claim the 2-seed if they win these final two games. And if the 49ers lose one of these games, they can take the 1 seed as well.
Still, you would not know that looking at the state of Eagles fans, or even the team itself. It feels like there is a dark cloud over that entire team. There have been leaks coming out from the locker room pointing fingers at other people. One source questioned Hurts’ ability as a leader. The team changed defensive coordinators. These are not things that happen to an 11-4 team. These are the actions of a 7-8 team.
But despite all of that, they are in a good spot. And while the defense might be lacking talent in some places on defense, their offense is talented enough to be among the NFL’s elite. This team could still be a Super Bowl team if they get their act together. Does the National Media agree with that? Let’s see what they had to say about the Eagles heading into week 17.
Here are where the Eagles fell in the week 17 power rankings:
