defense

In the Vikings 1st five games of 2016 they had allowed their Quarterbacks to be hit 27 times.  On Sunday the Eagles defense registered 12 Quarterback Hits and 6 Sacks, making Sunday a long day for Sam Bradford.  Brandon Graham had a big game outside of registering 1 Sack and 1 Forced Fumble; As per Pro Football Focus Graham recorded 8 QB Pressures on Sunday and now has 31 on the season which is 2n

Despite coming off their Bye Week with a 5-0 record the Vikings will be traveling to Philadelphia with an Offensive Line that is missing both their starting Tackles as Matt Kahlil and Andre Smith are on Injured Reserve.  The Vikings have allowed their Quarterbacks to be hit 27 times in the pocket this season...

The Eagles have a daunting task when they return home this Sunday to play the 5-0 Minnesota Vikings.  Vikings are 1st in NFL in 2016 in Points Against (12.6 per game) along with their Defense being Top 10 in NFL in Touchdowns Allowed.  Their Offense has committed zero Turnovers on the season while being ranked 6th in NFL in Time of Possession...

Before the Bye Week Eagles Linebacker Nigel Bradham was on the field 96 percent of the Eagles’ plays on defense over the first 3 games of the 2016 season compiling 10 Tackles and One Interception.  But in the 1st Half of the Eagles loss to the Lions, Bradham was an obvious loss guy missing from on the field...

After 4 games this season Eagles Defensive Tackle Bennie Logan has compiled 5 Total Tackles, 2 Sacks and 1 Forced Fumble.  Logan has been a key part of the Eagles revitalized defense under new Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz. But Josh Paunil of Birds 24/7 at PhillyMag...

The Eagles defense gave up 21 points in the 1st half to the Lions offense after only allowing 27 points in the previous three games combined.  Although they made adjustments at halftime and only allowed 3 points in the 2nd half, there may now be a blueprint on how to expose Jim Schwartz's defense...

Heading into the 2016 season the expectations were higher for the Eagles defense compared to the offense because of Jim Schwartz instituting his defensive system and how the Eagles players fit into the system.  Well Schwartz and the defense after 3 games has not disappointed as they are ranked in the Top Ten in NFL rankings in Points Allowed (9...

In Sunday's win Rookie Carson Wentz continued his excellent stretch of play with 301 Passing Yards, Two Touchdown Passes, and a Completion Percentage of 74.2%.  On the season Wentz ranks in the Top Ten among NFL Quarterbacks in Touchdown Passes (5) and Passer Rating (103...

In 2015 the Pittsburgh Steelers were 4th in the NFL in Points Scored with 26.4 Points Per Game.  But on Sunday the Eagles defense came out ready for them and held them to just 3 points in the Eagles win at home.  After three games the Eagles Defense are 1st in the NFL in Points Allowed at 9...

On Friday Doug Pederson announced that starting Cornerback Leodis McKelvin will miss his second straight game; this leaves the Eagles thin in the secondary facing the Pittsburgh Steelers' offense Sunday that is 4th in the NFL in Points Scored and 7th in Total Yards...