Last year week 12: we had the same record. We had just beat a 4-7 packers team in one score game where Rodgers left in the second half with an injury. Granted the score doesn’t indicate how close the game was as the packers were kicking a FG with a minute left in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 7.
This year week 12: we beat a Bills team that many consider one of the best offenses in the nfl and Josh Allen is having a really good season despite his flaws. 6-5 coming into the game. And we’re playing on a short week.
Last year week 11: we beat a 4-6-1 colts team coached by newly appointed interim HC fresh out of the booth Jeff Saturday. We beat them by 1 pt scoring a TD with less than 2 minutes left in the game.
This year week 11: we beat a 7-2 chiefs team with one of the best defenses in the league coming off a bye. We win with a last minute TD to go ahead in the 4th quarter.
Last year week 10: we lose to the 4-5 commanders in a frustrating loss.
This year week 10: we beat the 5-2 cowboys in a frustrating win.
When looking back at last year we had some frustrating wins and losses, but it was largely us playing down to opponents at this point in the season. At this point we’re winning ugly as well but its against top 10 teams in the league.
Also in week 13 in 2022 we go out and curb stomp a 7-4 titans team. It remains to be seen what we’ll do against the 8-3 49ers.
Last year we had more no doubt wins against bad teams, this year we’ve had more wins against good teams. It’s a different vibe but certainly not worse
I think we as fans just need to see 4 quarters of the Eagles doing whatever they want against well regarded competition. The 49ers did this to the Cowboys and Jaguars and the Ravens have done this a few times as well.
We saw glimpses of this in the Dolphins game and for parts of others (e.g. when they took the lead against the Cowboys and against the Bills). Hopefully somehow the Eagles can do this at least once out of the next three games.
Good perspective check, really amazing how easy we can dump emotions etc tied to games from not that long ago.
Also wanna add that buffalo has a top 10 defense in both yards and points allowed per game
Last year, we lamented the special teams most of the year. This year they are a strength.
This year, many more key injuries. That makes it much harder
How are the Eagles doing during this “death row” schedule so far? Miami? Dallas? KC? Buffalo?
The Bills laid 32 points on an elite Jets defense last week
They did the same to us, so the Offense, and Special Teams carried the day. So did our discipline (55 fewer penalty yards).