Eagles

The Rams Loss Broke This Eagles Team Beyond Repair

By Nick Piccone

Published: Nov 9th, 2026 · 10:23 AM EST

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It’s incredibly easy to point the finger at one thing that winds up completely derailing something special. There are many Eagles fans who blame Jalen Hurts for the way the offense has been structured the last few seasons. Many blame whoever the offensive coordinator happens to be. Many blame Nick Sirianni. More are starting to blame Howie Roseman. Vic Fangio, who seemingly already has one foot out the door this year anyway, is beginning to shoulder some blame for the way the defense has been unable to take over a game for a full 60 minutes. Michael Clay’s special teams – which include Jake Elliott’s field goal attempts and Braden Mann’s punts – still leave the offense in brutal starting field positions on almost every drive.

All things considered, it’s absolutely a shared blame of everybody on this Eagles team – from Howie Roseman down to position coaches.

Granted, it’s difficult to ask one facet of the team to try and take over a game and stop the bleeding that started in early October. The Chicago loss was an embarrassing display, but a lot of us hoped that was a hiccup, and for three quarters through the Rams game the following week, it truly did feel like a hiccup. The Eagles dominated much of the game against the Rams, and led 20-10 with 7:26 left in the fourth quarter. The Eagles had just squandered an 11-play, 62-yard drive that took 6:45 off the clock after blowing an opportunity to score from the Rams’ two-yard line. Matthew Stafford would march the Rams down the field 98 yards in three and a half minutes to make it a 20-17 game. The Eagles would muster one yard on their next offensive possession before punting it back to the Rams, who then went 79 yards in less than two minutes to go ahead, 24-20.

That’s when I believe this team became broken beyond repair.

For so long, everyone had their opinions on who was to blame for the team’s offensive ineptitude, but they were still winning enough games to be considered among the league’s top contenders. Hurts reportedly said this is the game he sustained the calf injury, which was the beginning of the end of his season. But much like the Jaguars game in London, he had the team in a position to win. Fangio’s defense could not adjust to the Rams’ adjustments for half of a quarter, and “Mannion’s” offense could not gain a first down in the clutch. One yard and then -15 yards in consecutive offensive possessions was almost unbelievable. No way that happened, right?

As much as the Eagles continued to fight week in and week out to sneak out of the hole they dug for themselves, it feels like Sunday’s loss against the Giants at The Linc (the first time they’ve lost to the Giants at home since 2013) was the end of an era.

The question is, which era? The Hurts Era? The Sirianni Era? Both? They’re attached at the hip at this point, so it’s going to be interesting seeing which person Jeffrey Lurie and Howie Roseman back first. It’s easy to say it’s Sirianni because of the kowtowing to Roseman, but Hurts has already shown the difference his mere presence makes on the field. It would have to be a complete roster upheaval once again, which is something most of us trust in Roseman to do because he’s done it twice before. Why shouldn’t we trust him? It’s understandable to trust him the most out of anybody.

But also – how sustainable can that model be? It’s working pretty nicely after three Super Bowl appearances in seven years, but can that continue? Is Hurts the franchise quarterback the team can’t afford to lose? Because no quarterback has looked good this season under Sirianni and Mannion’s offense. Is it the broken down offensive line who can’t block anyone? Is it the new offensive line coach whose unit was not very good in Minnesota last year coming here and picking up where he left off? I think if you look at these games objectively, it’s rare the OL is giving whoever the quarterback is enough time to make plays.

Even though the Eagles are entering their bye week now, it certainly feels like this season is over in terms of playoff hopes. They’re going to have to revamp many things on offense, win games, and hope other teams lose games.

For me personally, I might have to shift my “only posting radio clips of good things” to posting anything entertaining that Merrill Reese and Mike Quick say because I have not posted one Eagles clip since their win at Tennessee. That’s the whole gimmick, as most people know. But after seven straight losses, I miss it.

What would’ve happened if they won that Rams game? Same downward spiral? Probably. In the last four seasons, three of them have had doom and gloom. It’s just time for a change. We just don’t know what change that’ll be yet.