TRENDING NFL Week 8 updates Gold Glove winners NFL Winners & Losers College Fantasy Waiver Wire Antonelli is youngest F1 champ Story by Story by Eagles vs. Commanders: The good, the bad, and the ugly LANDOVER, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 01: Stefon Diggs #3 of the Washington Commanders scores a touchdown reception against Kenny Moore II #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the second quarter at Northwest Stadium on November 01, 2026 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) | Getty Images Joseph Santoliquito Mon, November 2, 2026 at 6:01 AM UTC · 11 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement In the last six days, the Eagles' checkout line has quadrupled. Apathy has arrived on November 1st after the Eagles lost their sixth-straight game, stumbling against the previously one-win Washington Commanders, 27-10, at Northwest Stadium on Sunday night.
The last time the Eagles lost six-straight games was in 2012, Andy Reid's last season that ended in a 4-12 finish.
Right now, the Eagles, who are 2-6, can only wish that they might win four games this season.
Yes, the Eagles are that bad (but lately can be used as a great sedative) .
Here, it said the Eagles season was through after the 25-14 loss to Carolina in Week 6.
The Eagles are in sole possession of last place in the NFC East at 2-6, behind 2-4-1 Washington, 3-5 Dallas and the 4-2-1 New York Giants.
After Rachaad White's clinching touchdown with 1:52 left to play, chants of "Eagles suck, Eagles suck," were heard throughout Northwest Stadium.
The Eagles played as complete a game as a lowly, lifeless, capitulating team can. They were awful in all three phases: special teams, defense and offense.
In the second half, the Eagles averaged an NFL-low 5.3 yards and 111 yards of offense entering the game managed to even sink below that against Washington, getting shutout in the second half and gaining 155 yards, blown up by cosmetic plays in the last minute.
Tanner McKee continues to look skittish in the pocket, on the run, in pretty much anything he does. He was sacked five times for minus-35 yards, completed 23 of 34 for 212 yards with an interception.
Washington rushed for 135 yards, making the Eagles the only team in the NFL since 1968 to allow 100 or more rushing yards through the first eight games of the season.
Because the Eagles cannot stop the run, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has been forced to reconfigure his defensive structure, bringing the back end closer to the line of scrimmage. Because Fangio has had to rotate up help in the box, the Eagles are sacrificing deeper areas of the field.
The Commanders had plays of 14, 18, 20, 21 (2), 30, 33 and 53 yards.
It was Washington's first comeback win this year, rebounding from a 10-0 deficit.
The Eagles cannot pick up a blitz. They cannot handle overloads on one side or the other. They are unable to push the ball downfield. They have the second-longest losing streak in the NFL, behind the winless Los Angeles Chargers.
What is even more frustrating, to the fanbase at least, is that the team does not seem to care as they sink.
It was revealed last week that numerous sources in and around the Eagles told Bleeding Green Nation that they still trusted and believed in head coach Nick Sirianni and Fangio.
That Sirianni still had the locker room. They still somehow believed that Sirianni could turn around this disaster, because he proved he could win.
But where there was once unbending support for learning-on-the-job offensive coordinator Sean Mannion and offensive line coach Chris Kuper, that was bending. It changed to doubt as the Eagles keep sinking. Mannion simply seems overwhelmed. Kuper can't foresee where unblocked pressures could come from.
Let's make a very strong—but very correct assumption—Mannion and Kuper will not be here next season.
Saquon Barkley said it best after the game: "We're not the big, bad Eagles anymore, right?"
There were crumbs of good, a lot of bad and an Everest of ugly in the Eagles' 27-10 loss to the Washington Commanders.
McKee's 15-yard scramble on the second play of the fourth quarter. It came on a third-and-four play, and it brought the ball to the Washington 40. McKee had the longest run of the game for the Eagles by six yards.
Dallas Goedert's 16-yard reception on a third-and-seven on the Eagles' second drive of the second half. It was the Eagles' longest play of the second half at that point. Three plays later, the Eagles coughed up the ball on a McKee fumble.
Jalen Carter making an appearance with a third-quarter 12-yard sack on Washington's first drive. It was Carter's first sack since the first half of the Jacksonville game. That was his fourth tackle of the game at that point with 6:20 left to play in the third quarter.
Moro Ojomo and Jeremiah Trotter Jr.'s play on Washington's fourth drive. They combined to make four tackles on the Commanders' seven plays. It seemed it was either Ojomo or Trotter who were willing to make tackles.
Saquon Barkley looking like Saquon Barkley in the first quarter. His 24-yard reception on the Eagles' third drive set up his three-yard touchdown run with 4:27 left in the first quarter for a 10-0 Eagles' lead. He was playing hurt, constantly stretching between drives. It was typical Barkley, a team leader doing whatever he had to do to win. The Eagles entered the game outscored 40-10 in the first quarter this season. In the first 10:33 on Sunday night, the Eagles already equaled that total. Barkley had 12 yards rushing on five carries, one reception for 24 yards and the game's only touchdown on a three-yard touchdown. Imagine having back pain in any walk of life, then compound by eight zillion levels of pain playing in an NFL game. Barkley finished with 30 yards on 13 carries.
Safety Andrew Makuba's jolting shot on Chig Okonkwo that knocked away the ball on Washington's third drive , causing a fumble, recovered by Zack Baun, and giving the ball to the Eagles at the Washington 26. The turnover led to an Eagles' 10-0 lead. It was the first fumble recovery the Eagles have had this season.
Jake Elliott, among the Eagles' leading tacklers with 6:10 left in the first quarter, booting a 40-yard field goal to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead. Under the deluge of this season's Eagles' incompetence, Elliott's strong season has been overlooked. He is 6-for-7 this season on field goals, his longest 58 yards, and 16-for-16 on extra points. Elliott missed a 41-yarder in the fourth quarter, after making a 36-yarder, which was wiped out by an Eagles' penalty.
Makai Lemon's 20-yard reception on the first play of their second drive. It was a good comeback after a slow start on the first drive. McKee started under center and found Lemon wide open at the Washington 42. The play-action slightly slowed the Commanders' defense for McKee to see Lemon open.
Consecutive penalties on Markel Bell and Jordan Mailata that pushed the Eagles back from a fourth-and-four, to a fourth-and-14 and took points off the board after Elliott kicked a 36-yard field goal. The Mailata penalty wiped that out, pushing Elliott back into attempting a 41-yarder, which ponged off the left upright.
Where was Jalen Carter in the first half. Nowhere. On 20 snaps, he had no sacks and one pressure against Washington's Sam Cosmi.
Kenny Moore getting caught inside and having to run over and cover Stefon Diggs slide behind on Washington's eight-yard touchdown catch. Moore did not get much help. Diggs should have been handed off to either Cooper DeJean or Riq Woolen, who were both outside covering their assignments. Instead, Diggs slid behind Chig Okonkwo and Antonio Williams and neither DeJean or Woolen moved. They decided to cover the guys in front of them inside of handing over the receiver to the next defender. If Woolen would have stayed where he was, as he should have, instead of following the receiver in front of him, he had a better chance to pick up Diggs cutting right than Moore did.
Riq Woolen getting beat by Treylon Burks for a 21-yard pass on the Commanders' fifth drive on a second-and-six at the Washington 36. Woolen had his issues on Monday night against Dallas. It was Washington's longest play to that point.
The Eagles' first offensive drive. The Eagles went six yards, a net one yard after a five-yard delay penalty. They went three-and-out after getting field position after Washington kicker Drew Stevens' missed 55-yard field goal attempt was missed giving the Eagles possession at their 45.
Jonathan Greenard made an appearance other than on the disabled list. He jumped offsides on a third-and-six in the Commanders' first drive, making it a third-and-one at the Eagles' 27. Fortunately, two teams with three combined wins certainly surfaced, because the Commanders were flagged consecutive times for 10 yards.
Bell was pushed back all night. The rookie had his problems dealing with the speed of K'Lavon Chaisson, and it was part of the reason Washington finished with a season-high four sacks.
Mukuba, who had his arms up wondering sometimes who to cover and asking for help, was burned on a 30-yard reception to Antonio Williams to the Eagles' 37, which eventually set up Drew Stevens' 42-yard field goal. It was the 19th-straight point for the Commanders with 3:43 left after the Eagles got out to a 10-0 lead.
On the Commanders' first play of its second half drive in the second half, Quinyon Mitchell in one of the very rare times getting burned by Treylon Burks on a 53-yard bomb to the Eagles' seven. The Eagles did hold, forcing a field goal.
Center Drew Kendall getting beat by Charles Omenihu for a five-yard sack on the Eagles' second drive of the second half. Omenihu later on the same drive recovered a McKee fumble at the Washington 37 with 2:51 left in the third quarter.
Every team knows they can get penetration with a defensive overload on either side. On a gettable third-and-three on the Eagles' first series of the third quarter, safety Nick Cross came bolting to take down Eagles' eight-string running back Elijah Mitchell for a three-yard loss. The Eagles have now gone three-and-out on the first drive of the second half in seven of their eight games this season. Ironically, the only time the Eagles did not go three-and-out on their first drive of the second was against Dallas least week.
The second quarter. The one good quarter the Eagles have played this season, entering the game outscoring opponents 80-36, was bad on Sunday night. The Eagles were outscored 10-0 in the quarter, the Eagles gave up their 10-0 lead, as Washington scored on two of three drives and outgained the Eagles, 122-36. The Eagles gave up seven first downs to achieving three. The Eagles went from averaging 5.9 yards a play to 3.9, while Washington improved from averaging 3.3 yards a play to 5.0 yards a play. The Commanders had plays of 21, 20, 18, 14 and 10 yards. The Eagles' longest play in the second quarter was an eight-yard completion from McKee to Darius Cooper.
The Eagles' fifth drive. The Eagles had no answer for Washington's first touchdown drive. They got hit for a delay of game penalty, after Barkley was pulled down for a four-yard loss, and McKee who had two receivers open on a third-and-12, overthrew Mitchell in the flat.
Washington's touchdown scoring drive. The Commanders answered the Eagles' 10 unanswered points with 10 unanswered points on their six drive. The Commanders had only one third down on their 11-play, 89-yard drive, and had plays of 21, 18, 14 and 10 yards. It did take the Commanders long to figure out Vic Fangio.
Left guard Landon Dickerson completely missing tackle Shy Tuttle coming through for a seven-yard sack on a second-and-five at the Eagles' 49. It came on the Eagles' fourth drive, after scoring on their previous two series. It basically killed the drive, forcing the Eagles into a third-and-12. Dickerson, who has not been the same player he was early in his career, has been battling injuries and is off his game. He simply looked right to help center Drew Kendall than bothering looking left at Tuttle. He simply left Tuttle uncovered. It was highly uncharacteristic of Dickerson to miss a play like that. But this has been a glaring problem all season, putting the big onus on Kuper.
The opening kickoff. Nothing like entering the game with a five-game losing streak, and then getting greeted by Luke McCaffrey ripping through the Eagles' special teams on the opening kickoff for a 44-yard return to midfield. McCaffrey later smoked the Eagles for 27 yards on a punt return in the last two minutes of the first half.
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