The city of Philadelphia was in a foul mood over its beloved Eagles. And after the team’s atrocious performance in a 23-23 tie against the lowly Cincinnati Bengals — at home, no less! — it was a mortal lock that the Eagles’ issues, particularly those of quarterback Carson Wentz, would lead this week’s edition of Things I Noticed.
Against a bad defense, Wentz went 29-of-47 for 225 yards, a touchdown and two picks. That’s unacceptable. And while the Eagles are battling an array of injuries, their inability to bludgeon an overmatched run defense and use the threat of that to get their struggling passing game going raises red flags about the Eagles’ chance to make the playoffs this season, even in the lowly NFC East.