Hidden in the chaos of what was the Eagles offense on Sunday, is the reality that the Eagles vastly improved the defense over the offseason. From Darius Slay and Nickell Robey-Coleman to the health of Malik Jackson, the Eagles defense finally showed that they can be a dominant unit.
If you’ve followed my writing/tweets in the past, you know I’m a fan of ambiguous/cherry-picked stats. Well here are some that show how great the defense was and just how much the offense let them down.
(Man, how many times have we said the opposite?)
Complete dominance
Ok, you’re reading that title and saying “this bozo forget the 27 points?