On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia Eagles suffered their first loss of the 2025 NFL season with a narrow home defeat at the hands of the Denver Broncos . The Eagles at one point led this game 17-3, but for the second straight week, weren't able to do much on offense in the second half, and they ended up losing the game by a final score of 21-17.
After the game, NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic pointed out that it has been a rough couple of days for Philadelphia sports fans.
“A brutal 24 hours for Philly sports fans: – Penn State upset by unranked UCLA – Phillies lose to Dodgers in NLDS Game 1 – Eagles lose first game of the season to Broncos,” wrote Russini on X, formerly Twitter.
Indeed, sports fans in Philadelphia have been through it over the last 48 hours. On Sa