The word on the 2022 Philadelphia Eagles, who possessed the NFL’s only undefeated record coming into their Monday night game against the Washington Commanders, was that this was the most complete team in the league.
It’s a nice narrative, but tape and stats have told a different story over the last month. The Commanders relieved the Eagles of their undefeated status in a 32-21 win, and though there were turnovers on offense and all kinds of bad calls by the officials on both sides of things to blame, the real problem for the Eagles in this game, as it has been for a while now, was a run defense that couldn’t bust a grape.
