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Stephen Douglas

Eagles' Head-Scratching Season Summed Up With One Really Ugly Stat

The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are now 11-5 this season after they beat the Buffalo Bills 13-12 in lousy weather on the road in Week 17. Despite the fact that they easily won their division and have a chance to host a first round playoff game, they've spent most of the season dealing with rumors and reports about discontent and answering questions about why they don't look better.

That dichotomy was on full display Sunday as they took a 13-0 lead near the end of the second quarter and then proceeded to punt on every single possession in the second half except for quarterback Jalen Hurts kneel the ball to run out the clock on the final play of the game. But Hurts did so, fittingly, out of the victory formation.

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