Eagles Fans Are Seeing Golden Era Of Philadelphia Football
The Philadelphia Eagles have gotten plenty of negative headlines over the last few years, but they continue to find ways to win games, no matter what is going on.
Sunday was a perfect example. The Eagles faced the New York Giants just two weeks after losing to the NFC East rival and did so without AJ Brown on the field as he dealt with a hamstring injury. He isn't the only guy who missed the game with Adoree' Jackson, Azeez Ojulari, and Cam Jurgens inactive.
It didn’t matter, though. The Eagles — even though they were undermanned — had one of their better games of the season. Jalen Hurts only threw for 179 yards, but had four touchdowns. The running game broke out with Saquon Barkley logging 150 rushing yards and a touchdown. Tank Bigsby had 104 rushing yards himself. DeVonta Smith had 84 yards and Dallas Goedert hauled in two touchdowns. It was a good game and now the Eagles are 6-2 on the season heading into their Week 9 bye week.
With all of the negative out there, sometimes it's hard to see the positives. This Eagles team specifically has gotten a lot of flak. But, continues to win at an impressive clip. Brandon Lee Gowton of "Bleeding Green Nation" pointed out that the Eagles just tied a team record by going 6-2 or better in four consecutive seasons.
"The Eagles are 6-2 or better through 8 games for the 4th consecutive season, which is tied for the longest stretch in franchise history (previously: 1947-1950)," Gowton said.
The Eagles are on a special run right now
Last week, Eagles Director of Football Communications, John Gonoude, pointed out on social media that the then-5-2 start for four straight years through seven games was tied for the longest streak in team history (1947-1950). Now, they took it a step forward at 6-2 to tie the record for the team through eight games.
Clearly, what the Eagles have been able to do over the last few years isn't common, even if some will try to minimize the success. Philadelphia is in the middle of one of the best multi-year runs in team history and already has a Super Bowl win during this stretch.
There's already an argument that Eagles fans are seeing a Golden Era right now. If the Eagles could come away with another title this season, then the dynasty conversations will start to pick up steam.
It's easy to feed into trade rumors and all of the negatives that pop up each week, especially in the age of social media. But, what the Eagles are doing week-in and week-out right now isn't common in Philadelphia and should be acknowledged.
Over the next few days, there will probably be some who still want to project trades involving Brown, although it is extremely unlikely he gets moved. Rather than feeding into that, it's good to take a step back sometimes and see that Philadelphia is on a special run and when it is done, fans may not see something like this again for a long time.
Steelers’ DK Metcalf ripped for blowing game with Quay Walker eye poke
The Pittsburgh Steelers were not able to help Aaron Rodgers get a win against his former team, losing to the Green Bay Packers 35-25. The Steelers had control of the game in the first half, but it was the second half that doomed them. The Packers scored 28 points in the half, with 21 of them coming in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, the Steelers only had nine points in the second half.
The Steelers were on their way to scoring in the fourth quarter to cut their deficit, but DK Metcalf got into an altercation with Quay Walker, where he got in his face and poked his eye. That gave the Steelers a 15-yard penalty and hurt them as they tried to drive the field.
Social media made sure to let Metcalf know he didn’t make the best decision with his actions.
“Cost them the game, from 3rd and 2 to 3rd and 17 packers scored right after that,” one user wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“DK really trying to play Mortal Kombat instead of football. Bro went for an Eye Fatality mid-drive. Fifteen yards wasn’t enough they should’ve handed him a controller and told him to sit the next quarter out,” another user wrote.
“Welcome to what Seahawks fans have been dealing with for years! Man is such a hothead, and he doesn’t mind if it affects his team negatively,” a third user wrote.
Steelers looking to regroup after Packers loss
Metcalf’s penalty wasn’t the only thing that cost the Steelers a win on Sunday Night Football, and the entire team knows they have to be better. Cam Heyward mentioned how the team doesn’t have much fight in them right now, and how they need to focus on the game instead of what the referees are calling.
We can’t let penalties or stuff that goes against you affect your heart in the game,” Heyward said via Joe Rutter. “When you’ve got a love affair with this game, there has got to always be a buy-in.”
After being up 20-7 going into halftime, some would think that the Steelers were in the driver’s seat for the game and would continue to pile up the points. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, and they have dropped their second game in a row. Things won’t get easier for them as they face the Indianapolis Colts next week, another team has been playing well this season.
