The Eagles offense struggled mightily throughout much of Sunday’s 31–15 loss to Tom Brady and the Patriots. While Brady finished 29–37 for 271 passing yards and two touchdowns, his counterpart Jalen Hurts tallied a pair of interceptions and zero touchdowns until the fourth quarter. Fox analyst Troy Aikman wasn’t impressed with Hurts and Philadelphia's performance.
“Those throws, they should be pretty simple completions,“ Aikman said during Sunday’s broadcast after another errant pass attempt from Hurts. ”They just haven’t been.”
Aikman was also critical of Philadelphia’s game plan, especially regarding rookie receiver DeVonta Smith.
“DeVonta Smith has had a lot of 1-on-1 coverage.