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Eagles Dealt a Necessary Wake-up Call in First Defeat of the Season

The Eagles are no longer the lone undefeated team in the NFL. And while this may come as unwelcome news to some, it may be a season-altering blessing in disguise for Philadelphia.

On a micro level, a team that came into the day with a league-best +15 turnover margin got a bunch of completely uncharacteristic mishaps out of the way, eviscerating them from the cosmos before they cost them a playoff game.

Dallas Goedert got his facemask tugged severely enough to cause a fumble. Quez Watkins sprinted toward the goal line before regaining equilibrium and spilling the ball to the turf.