Through 5 games, the #Eagles have faced by far the most 4-man exchange pressures (4-man rush w/a blitzing non-DL and dropping DL) of any offense in the NFL.
#Eagles continue to struggle against 4-man exchange pressures. On 3rd & 13, Saquon stays in to block rather than release as a checkdown, but it's only a 4-man rush (with an exotic spin to Cover 2 behind it). Denver hadn't run a single 4-man exchange all year before this game.
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Jalen Hurts career starts with no designed non-sneak QB runs 2022 W18 vs NYG (playing injured) 2023 W8 @ WAS 2023 W18 @ NYG (came out at half) 2024 W7 @ NYG 2025 W1 vs DAL ⬅️ 2025 W2 @ KC ⬅️ 2025 W5 vs DEN ⬅️ #Eagles
Looking back at the entire Hurts/Sirianni era, the #Eagles have always been slower than almost all other teams at snapping the ball, but through 5 games, this 2025 version is an extreme outlier from all of the other 159 team-seasons in this period.
#Eagles continue to struggle against 4-man exchange pressures. On 3rd & 13, Saquon stays in to block rather than release as a checkdown, but it's only a 4-man rush (with an exotic spin to Cover 2 behind it). Denver hadn't run a single 4-man exchange all year before this game.
The #Eagles having to use silent cadence at home has been annoying me for a few years now. First play: Steen is clearly slowed down by having to do the tap thing... (1/2)
#Eagles keep both Saquon & Goedert in to block on 3rd & 8 against what turns out to be a 3-man rush (so 7 blocking 3), leaving Denver w/8 guys to cover 3 routes.
This has been a pattern...
Eagles % of dropbacks w/all 5 in route: 2024 : 73% (15th) 2025 : 58% (32nd) ⬅️⬅️⬅️
Playing with twins (2 WRs) to one side and a double nub (both TEs in-line) on the other worked early for the #Eagles. Denver was playing man on the WR side and trying to zone the other side, leaving Calcaterra in particular wide open at times. Eagles abandoned this approach later
One of my favorite calls of the week so far. Broncos showing everyone at the line of scrimmage, just to drop the 4 interior guys and bring both DBs off the edge. Saquon redirects to pick up Hufanga, but McMillan is a free runner and gets the sack
After a heavy dose of man coverage in the 1st half, Vance Joseph called zone coverages on 13 straight #Eagles dropbacks in the 2nd half and did not give up a single first down during that stretch.
Consistently getting to the line and snapping the ball late was a talking point all week, and yet there was a key 3rd down sack and the massive 4th down illegal shift penalty which both seemed to be caused by slow procedure.
The #Eagles snapped the ball with 5 or fewer seconds on the play clock (Quarters 1-3 only and excluding no huddle plays) against Denver at a higher than any team in any NFL game in the last 3 seasons. And it wasn't even an outlier for them: 4 of their 5 games have been similar.
