Last week, the Eagles beat the Falcons by having Nick Foles dink and dunk the ball down the field. Eighteen of his 23 completions traveled 6 yards or shorter in the air. Three of the Eagles’ scoring drives were 12 plays or more. Trouble is, slow and steady isn’t going to win this race.
As offensive coordinator Frank Reich acknowledged this week, Nick Foles and the offense must find a way to hit a few “chunk’’ plays if they’re going to put the ball in the end zone against the league’s top scoring defense. That’s a big ask.