When the New York Giants handily defeated the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football , it felt like an inflection point for the NFC East.
Coming off a commanding Super Bowl win where Vic Fangio didn't send a single blitzer after Patrick Mahomes, the Eagles lost a close game to the Denver Broncos at home before taking the short trip up I-95 for Thursday Night Football, where they looked thoroughly lost against Jaxson Dart , Cam Skattebo, and company. Down Quinyon Mitchell and Jalen Carter with an offensive line dealing with a string of injuries, the Eagles threw the ball more than in any other game up to that point, but barely got anything going with the uptick in opportunities, forcing the defense to be increasingly stressed by Brian Daboll's offensive attack.
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