After the Philadelphia Eagles opened the 2021 season with an impressive win on the road against Atlanta, they came back down to earth in a Week 2 loss to San Francisco..
Sunday marked the first official home game of the 2021 Philadelphia Eagles football season. Here's a bunch of random things that caught our attention during the midday matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.
The Philadelphia Eagles controlled the game throughout the first half but trailed on the scoreboard at the break 7-3. Miscues led to that deficit. Those miscues ultimately caught up with them and led to a 17-11 loss to the San Francisco 49'ers.
Jalen Hurts completed just 12-of-23 passes for 190 yards in the Eagles' 17-11, Week 2 loss to the 49ers, adding 10 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Former Eagles assistant coach Ryan Paganetti chose two matchups that he thinks will determine whether the Eagles can start the year 2-0 or whether it will be the 49ers who get off to a 2-0 start.
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It only figures the Eagles be in first place in the NFC East with Sunday's 25-20 over San Francisco. Dallas (1-3), Washington (1-3) and the New York Giants (0-4) all lost earlier, leaving the Eagles (1-2-1) atop the division, despite a horrible start to the season.