The Eagles avoided a letdown against the woeful 49ers and clobbered Kyle Shanahan’s rebuilding team, 33-10, Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Here’s what we learned:
- The Eagles aren’t a fluke, Part V. This weekly take, I must admit, has gotten trite. But Sunday offered yet another reason that the Eagles are legitimately a top-tier squad. The offense was ineffective for the first 25 minutes, Carson Wentz was inconsistent throughout, special teams had glitches, and the Eagles still won convincingly. The winless 49ers are hapless, especially their offense, but the Eagles proved they can win based almost solely on the strength of their defense (more on that below), and win rather easily.