The Eagles, with 11 wins in 16 games, clinched the NFC East. Their achievements for 2025 include something less impressive.
According to ESPN research, the Eagles are the first team since the 1987 Patriots to play multiple games with zero pass completed throughout the second half. Likewise, quarterback Jalen Hurts is the first quarterback since play-by-play records were first maintained in 1978 to go 0–7 or worse in the second half of multiple games in a given season.
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Hurts went 0-7 in the second half of Sunday’s game against the Bills. In Week 4, he was 0-8 in the second half against the Buccaneers.
The Eagles won both games.
The deeper problem for the Eagles is a tendency to sleepwalk through long stretches of games. This has happened more than twice this season. If this happens in the playoffs, it will be very difficult for the Eagles to advance.
After Sunday’s 13-12 win at Buffalo, coach Nick Sirianni expressed regret not helping the offense between drives. He seemed determined to do so in the future.
