After keeping the game close in the first half, the Eagles were undone by four total turnovers in the second half, including a pick six that was returned to the house by linebacker Dion Buchanan, as the Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles forty to seventeen on Sunday Night Football. Hello everyone, and welcome to the postgame show presended by Rico here
on philip Delphia Eagles dot Com. I'm Chris McPherson and alongside former Eagles linebacker Ike Reese and I we all wanted to see how would the Eagles respond going against a team that had won seven straight games in the Arizona Cardinals. Some people would say that this was maybe the best team from top to bottom in the entire NFL, even with the Carolina Panthers being undefeated. But after backedback wins over in New England and Buffalo, how would the
Eagles respond? Was still so much to play for, and the Eagles again held up their end of the bargain for most of the first half, but just came out flat in the second half, outscored twenty three to seven, undone by four turnovers as Arizona dominated with forty seventeen victory that improved to twelve and two on the season. They clinched then NC West Division title. Yeah, no doubt about it. The final score of my ping Chris certainly isn't indicative of the way most of this game was played.
To night nippin Tuck in that first half, I thought that really the turning point is right before the half Eagles fourth and one. You could take a field goal there, or you go for it on fourth down. I like the aggressive approach there from Chip Kelly going forward because I think you need to score points in order to beat to the team like Arizona. Play was not executed.
They gave up penetration to the right side of the offense, Matthews get stuffed in the backfield, and I think that sort of took a little bit of air out of the team, gave Arizona confidence. And then for the Eagles to come out in the second half not score on that opening drive, give Arizona the ball back. They put points on the board, and then things began to unravel a little bit. Turnovers there and the third quarter really is what blew this game out the way that it was.
But I thought the Eagles for the most part. They came into the game gained, ready to go, ready to play. You just against a team like Arizona, you can't turn the ball over four times. You just cannot turn the ball over four times. And the Eagles were old and two in the red zone. You gotta score touchdowns when you're in the red zone. Let's go back to the key fourth and one play in the second quarter. This is whatever everyone's going to be discussing over the next
twenty four hours or so. I agree with you. I do like the aggressive play call. Do you think that Chip Kelly should have had Demarca Murray in the game. As Demarca Murray this season, as the NBC graphic showed, was a perfect twelve or twelve on third or fourth and one situations on the air, Yeah, but the only problem there, and I get it. You know, he hadn't
touched the ball yet. So with Ryan Matthews and Darren Sproles being the guys that have already touched the ball, I'm perfectly okay with him giving the ball to Ryan Matthews. He had to bocal the carries in the first half. DeMarco Murray was cold. There's no talent with that type of penetration, DeMarco Murray doesn't pick up that first down either.
I think that was more to do about the blocking up front and not executing up front with the blocking than they had to do with who was carrying the ball. I mean, Ryan Matthews just didn't have a chance to get going because there was penetration on that right side. So Murray did get a few steps in the first half, but didn't touch the ball until mid away through the third quarter of this ball game, something that had coach
Chip Kelly. I'm sure we'll discuss well if his press conference, and will also hear from quarterback Sam Bradford and have some All twenty two analysis from NFL Film senior producer Greg Cosell. Now, like, coming to the game explosive place. That was going to be a big facet of what the Eagles were going to be able to do from a defensive standpoint, but all of a sudden, injuries really hampered the secondary. They lost Byron Maxwell to a shoulder injury,
they lost Eric Road to a concussion. So at one point during the course of the game you had players like EJ. Biggers, Jaln Watkins out there in fact, there was a snap where you had those two along with other defensive backs such as Chris Maragos and Ed Reynolds, all on the field at the same time. And this was already the most explosive opportunistic offense in the entire National Football League. So that, combined with the personnel that
was on the field. That being said, ike I was quite surprised by the fact that the running game was so successful that David Johnson had that big run, that over forty yard touchdown run, which it seemed like the entire team had a chance to be able to stop them. And to me, I thought that was very discouraging seeing that that play take shape here because you figure the Eagles defense has been good against the run for most of the season. However, on that play, it seemed like
all the energy was at out of the stadium. Yeah, no doubt about it. Listen, when you're facing the team like Arizona, you don't have to pick your poison. They can beat you through the air and they can hurt you on the ground when you start to pay too much attention to their passion attack. And that's what Billy Davis and his defense came into the game. Game planning for take away, the deep throws, take away, the big plays,
the X plays, the Arizona loves. You even noticed on some plays Arizona was still throwing the ball down the field deep even though there was dub run triple team coverage there, because that's just what they like to do. Now. The disappointing part for the Eagles defense was that they couldn't stop the run with a six man front. And to me, you know, when you have your linement upfront taking on blocks, two gapping, your linebackers got to make
the plays. Your linebackers have to scrape, they have to get all blocks, and they got to get downhill. You know, you get to play like this. This play can't happen. You know, you can't have a running back run through eight guys on your defense that had an opportunity to make a stop and they did another. You see guys running, buying, sliding, overrunning, bouncing all tackles. See, players don't happen like this unless players are missing tackles. Those guys were in position. That
was a what a forty seven yard touchdown run? That should have been a six seven yard game, I mean, and then you go back and you play again. You know again, you see right there, guys overrunning to play. The running back just refuses to go down, and you see a bunch of guys lunging, not bringing their feet, not running through the tackles. And that's when you get big runs. You know, when you're playing a team like
Arizona and you can't take away everything. I thought the defense did a decent job against the passing game, you know, the whole this offense to two hundred and fifty something yards throwing the ball, that's a pretty decent day. But the running game is would hurt them. That's what's so disappointing. Because him into this game, you figured, we're gonna try
to contain those X plays as much as possible. Make sure the guys that John Brown, although he had a few drops, that he doesn't beat you deep too many times. Then Michael Floyd, the one handed castle that he made against Jala Watkins that set up David Johnson last third. Look, that was a beautiful play. Give him all the crey in the world. You try to limit those plays as much as possible. But you figured coming into it, we're gonna take away the run game. That was not going
to be a factor. Chris Johnson has a broken leg. He's out until at least the playoffs. So you have the rookie in there, you figured, okay, could you contain him. Well, it obviously wasn't a chance for the Eagles or the opportunity for the Eagles to do that on this evening, so they were not able to stop him, giving up over a hundred yards in the first half, three toll touchdowns. He also had a couple of receptions, so he hurt
you in the past game as well. So for as well as the Eagles did trying to contain the likes of Larah Fitzgerald, who really didn't go off in a big way like he hasn't a pass against the Eagles, John Brown, Michael Floyd. It was guys like Daniel Fells who had a big reception early in the game, and of course David Johnson the big story there, not just on the ground but in the air as well, getting
over one hundred yards and scoring the three touchdowns. Yeah, I really do believe the biggest story here is David Johnson controlling the clock, picking up first downs, big runs. I mean, wee we've seen this run defense sort of collect itself over the past couple of weeks and get back to playing defense the way we become a customed to watching them play this season, and tonight they took
a major step back. And I don't know if it was just too much focused on the passing game and not enough respect for David Johnson back there as a running back, or they didn't maybe they didn't think the Cardinals would commit to the running game as much as they did tonight. But that's the difficulty of defending this offense is that they have weapons everywhere, and they don't mind putting it up or putting it on the ground.
They'll take the points wherever they can get them. And tonight and certainly appeared as if there were some salt spots in the Eagles run defense, and credit the Arizona Cardinals for basically recognizing that and sticking with it. I mean, that's really what it boil down to, is that the Eagles tried to stop the running game tonight, what a six man front, and they just couldn't get done with the linebacker playing the inside. So the Eagles lose forty
to seventeen. Now the challenge for the Eagles is on a short week. They're gonna play the Washington Redskins on Saturday Night Football the day after Christmas, and the division still hangs in the balance, but it is a must win game for the Eagles. If they win the final two games, they win the division. But it's so tough to even think about that right now. After seeing the performance that we saw here on the field tonight. We're
gonna set it now to Lincoln Financial Field. We'll hear from the head coach in just a little bit, but first let's get Eagles inside. Dave Sparrow's reaction to the Eagles lost to the Cardinals. A seventeen to ten halftime deficit quickly got out of hand for the Eagles in the second half on Sunday Night and they lose to the Arizona Cardinals forty to seventeen, Arizona rolling to four
hundred and ninety three total yards of offense. And it wasn't just the passing game that killed the Eagles defense. Rookie David Johnson one hundred and eighty seven rushing yards, three big touchdowns. Eagles defense couldn't get off the field
the entire night. As for the offense, Sam Bradford three hundred and sixty one yards passing two touchdown passes, one to Zach Ertz one to Jordan Matthews, who had a big game, but the Eagles turning the football over three times in the third quarter that led to twenty one Arizona points. Bradford intercepted twice to go along with those two touchdown passes. The Eagles defense decimated by injuries, with starting cornerbacks Byron Maxwell and Eric row kode from the game.
It just all went the wrong way for the Eagles against a very good Arizona team that clinches the NFC West. The Eagles now face their first true must win game of the season on Saturday night when Washington comes to town. The Eagles trailing Washington by one game in the NFC East, Eagles are six and eight and facing an absolute win or this twenty fifteen season will not end in the playoffs. As for DeMarco Murray, two carries, three yards, a total
non factor in this football game. All right, thank you very much, Dave, and I think you succinctly said everything that needed to be put right there. The Eagles losing forty to seventeen. We're waiting to hear from head coach Chip Kelly at the stadium. He should be come up
in just a few moments. But to start the game off, like the Eagles wanted the coin toss, and it's usually you don't want to complain about the decision they make, have to win the coin toss, but knowing that Arizona strength his offense to give them the ball to start things off, what did you think of that decision? Well, I've been saying since Chip took over here. You know
it's following on dead fears. I've always felt this is a offensive oriented team, so why not put your strength on the field first if you get the opportunity too. So I've always been in favor of if we win the tallis we should take the ball. But I understand getting the ball in second half wanting that ensuring yourself that extra possession in the second half. If you happen to be down, he gives you an opportunity to sort of get back in the game. And that's sort of
the way this failed. But the moment's leading right up the halftime where we decided to go for go for it on fourth down instead of taking the three, That could have been two opportunities there to put points on the board. So, you know, I get it. Chip likes to have the ball in the second half. First, I understand it, But I've always been in favor of if you win the toss, put that defense on, I mean, put your offense on the field, go down there and
score points early. Set the tone. Yeah, set toe for the course of the game. The Cardinals got the ball first, they went down the field seventy eight yards and eight plays and David Johnson scored the first of his three touchdowns of the evening to put the Cardinals up and put the Eagles in the early hole. Plus it also take some of the air out of the crowd as well. That's the other thing. You want to play off that error?
Do you want to play off that emotion? The fans, I think wanted to see what the Eagles would do tonight, and unfortunately they just weren't up up to their task. Yeah, I mean, listen to me. I was over there earlier. The electricity was in the building prior to the game. You know, we knew what type of barometer this was. With Arizona coming in as a very good football team. He wanted to see exactly where the Eagles stacked up against the upper echelon teams and it was a blackout tonight.
And like I said, that first half, you know, they were going total total with him. I thought the defense played well in the first half. Fletcher Cox played well. All right, let's say it to leak facer field where head coach Chip Kelly is set to address the media. Yeah, you know we had Ryan and there he's two hundred and thirty pound back. I thought we were gonna get it on fourth and one, ballut bounced outside of the DBS and um, it's kind of the game. We don't
get it there. Um, you know, you look back at that kind of hindsight. But I thought, in terms of making the call that that we were going to get the you know, it's fourth and one. We think we can pound it up in there. We got two tight ends in the game, part of receiver over to handle the dB and then you know, pound it up in there and see if we can get the first time. How much for an asteris do you give the defense because they were playing a couple of men down recommendations? Yeah,
you know, unfortunately there are no asteris. You know, everybody's hurt at this point in time during the season, and um, you know we got to make do the biggest disappointments. We just didn't tackle well, you know, and that's that's that's really where I look at it. The defensive we went and tackle well. In offensive, we return the ball over. Um, you know, those are the two things. But uh, every game counts and there are there are no asteris that
you can say, Hey, we had some guys hurt. Everybody has guys hurts at this time of year or so. We return it was a one score game and he turned it over three times. The score return over two. Yeah, we you know, and we were moving the ball too, you know. The first one was a play action pass, um, and it just looks like we got beat around the left side. Uh, and Sam stepping up in the pocket,
but just didn't have time. Um. On Ryan's look, we had a run that we you know, we kind of creased him and we're moving it again in positive artist. I thought we moved the ball, um. But against this team, I think they've had one turnover in the last three games themselves. Um, they had one penalty today, they had no turnovers. You know, against a really good team like that, especially a really good offensive team like that. You can't turn the football over like we did and uh and
expect to come out on top. So we're happening on the fourth Cardinals first touchdown with Johnson Brandon look, liability had a sell the package that got in there, Lady Nikold, was that right call there? I'd have to look at the film on the fourth and one went, who's called the time out? That you changed the look between what was there before and then to play you were in. Yeah, we went in motion and we brought a guy across. So we started off in a double's formation and we
motioned to a trips formation. So you know, the original look we were in was doubles when we came out of the when we came out of the time out, so I had to Sam Bradford play. And what happened on the fixed six, I thought Sam played well, Um, you know, I think again, I think we've got to hold. We got to catch the ball better for him. I thought he threw the ball well tonight he got hit um, but he stayed in there and delivered the ball um.
I think he got flushed from my standpoint on the on the interception, got flushed and then just to it behind Ryan who was who's running the A three chip that was running through the flats. Look, they got the ball behind him. Going forward, how we give a concern going forward with how to do starting quarterbacks? I mean, you gotta go with who's who's available. You know, you don't get to you know, call a time out and say, hey, give us a couple more days to get ready here.
And but it's at this point in time during the year. You know, we've been fortunate, we have been healthy. Um, but you know at the corner spot. We lost Nolan on Thanksgiving, you know, so now we're we were and then you lose one in three basically, so now you're down to number four and number five. But you know that's what we got to do. And um, you know that's just part of the game at this point in time during the season. So well to the first question,
what was the plan with the mark Ville tonight? The play? Where were going to rotate the running backs? We didn't run the ball as much as we wanted to run the ball, but we rotated those three guys. We only played three tonight. Did he know that he wasn't playing a certain point? He had only did tap one. I didn't see him in the fourth quarter, so that's a question for him. Do you only expect him to get
light too? You know, I expected us to run the ball better, So I mean obviously the more carriages you have, the more you can distribute that so again, you know, and then you get behind, it turns into a little bit more of a throwing game. So um, that's that kind of that's where kind of happens in those games you mentioned tackle on what was the problem there? I mean, I have to look at all the film, but I
know we did not tackle well. You know, I know he's a big back, but we did not do a good job tackling him tonight, And in the games where we haven't been successful defensively, it's come down to that. We didn't tackle well against Tampa Bay. Um. You know, I thought in the last two weeks we have tackled well in the defensive side of the ball, but today, just looking at it, until you really look at the film and discept what the issues are, I just know
flat out we didn't tackle. We didn't tackle well. Should if there's a big goal between is where your team is where Ruce's team is right now? There was tonight. So is the big picture something you talk to the team about now that the fact that you have two games left in the windows two you get to the postseason waits more if we win that one. So it
doesn't matter about two, matters about one. So you know, we don't take care of business on Saturday, then there's nothing to really, there's not a second game to even talk about. So all right, there's head coach Chip Kelly addressing the media Lincoln Financial Field following the Eagles loss here on Sunday Night football to the Arizona Cardinals. We're gonna hear a little bit later from quarterback Sam Bradford, but first we're gonna take this quick break here on
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a man of two many words after this disappointed loss. No, No, when you have a loss like tonight, and obviously it's disappointing, coach is not gonna have a whole lot to say, you know, because obviously he's keeping his emotions under control. He has to be frustrated with tonight's with tonight's loss, but he also knows that they have two football games left to play, so it's only so much you can do about tonight's game. They got to get back to
the drawing board asap. They played next Saturday night, so that's one less day of preparation, so they probably he and the rest of his coaches that are more thanlikely going to head over here and get ready for the Red Skins start in the night. Quarterback Sam Bradford was under siege pretty much the entire night. Four turnovers all in the second half. One of them, of course, was a fumble by Ryan Matthews, but two interceptions, one return
for a touchdown by Dion Buchanan. The first fumble was a sack trip by Marcus Golden who came off the edge against Jason Peters and got Sam Bradford from behind. But Bradford showed some toughness and he was able to stand in the pocket and make some good throws at times some clutch throws. The problem was, I just felt like he was under a barrage of pass defenders throughout the course of the entire night. Yeah, to be honest with you, Chris thought I thought it was his best
game as an evil, you know. I thought he stood in there, he took some he took some big shots tonight. I thought he delivered some pretty good throws. You know, for the first game, I saw him fit throws in the tight places, in the tight windows you know you're talking about. He almost completed seventy percent of his throws the night for three hundred and sixty yards. And I know he has the three turnovers, the two interceptions that
throw right there to bread selling. You know that throw are going to be put one place and on the back shoulder that that's where that throw had to go. How many times did he stand in the pocket waiting for guys to get open and then take a big hit while he was delivering the throw tonight? So I thought Sam Bradford had his best game. It's unfortunate that it ended up in a loss for him, So he certainly won't view it as his best game as an Eagle. But when you just look at it from a pure
quarterback performance standpoint, again, you don't. You can't erase the interceptions. They happened, but there were plenty of other throws where he displayed a big time arm, big time helpness and really looked like the quarterback that everyone hoped he would be when they brought him here, and against a very good defense. There's always going to be opportunities to make plays against the defense that blitzes as much as Arizona blitzes. Because you're gonna get man to man coverage on the
back end. You just have to trust your wilde receivers and put the ball up there. But to stand in the pocket knowing you're gonna take big hits and still deliver those throws. I thought Sam Bradford played his best game well. He got went down on the one shot early in the game, and I think we all held our breast thinking, did he get this shoulder injured again? It was something wrong? There was he gonna be out
for an extended period of time. He missed one snap and was back in there to help out the offense. Some big performances by some of his past catchers. Jordan Matthews a career high in receiving yards tonight, had the big touchdown even though the game was over by that point. But after the struggles that he's had over the last month, it was good to see him get more involved. Yeah,
it really was. And you know what I saw and now I saw more throws down the field at least attempt wise, and then Jordan Matthews needed to come back and have a big game. He's been batting on battling a little bit of a back issue here the last week or so, and to see him out there to night making tough throws over the middle. This catch right here is big play early in the game to lay it to a field goal for the Eagles. But you
know that's a tight window. Sam put that ball in and then to run after the catch, that's what we want to see yards after you catch the football, I thought, Jordan Matthew, that's a huge throw from Sam Bradford. He had to allow Matthews to clear that second level of defenders, knowing that he had a defensive lineman coming right down the middle that he was gonna get a clean shot on him, and he laid that ball in there, right in the bread basket. Matthews touchdowns. That's half his yards
right there. That's an eighty yard that's almost an eighty yard touchdown throw right there. But and then it came late, but still the throw the standing in the pocket of Sam Bradford, and then you got to catch the ball. You got to catch the bar when he's thrown to you, and that's what Matthews did the night. With two games left to go in the season, that's a welcome sight seeing Jordan Matthews get back on the horse. I liked
him getting involved in the game early. He had two third down conversions on the first drive and that you could tell that it was gonna be a night where he was being more involved in the offense. That with this Cardinals attack where they blitz almost fifty percent of the time, there are gonna be some opportunities in the middle of the field for him to be able to take advantage to get some yards, and he was able to do so, also taking advantage in the middle zach
Ertz another big game for him. Second touchdown is in three weeks. Definitely good to see him get going and being the big part of the offense that I think we all expected him to be, but of course he came along solely at the start of the season due to that core muscle surgery. But almost eighty yards once again, eight receptions and the touchdown. Good to see that he's involved in attacking the middle of the field as well. Yeah,
no doubt about it. And you knew coming into this game the Cardinals have been vulnerable to tight ends all year, so I kind of figured zach Ertz would have a big role in tonight's game. And you're starting to see the chemistry built up between Bradford and zach Ertz. I've always said a tight end as a quarterback's best friend. You need a safety value. You need someone that you can go to when you're in trouble. The tighteness who
the quarterback typically looks for. And zach Ertz is finally healthy, completely healthy after that surgery had coming into the season, and it's starting to show on the field, and that's what you need. So it's great to see that take place, the chemistry on the field that'll set it. Now back to link and find the field quarterback, say Bradford meeting with the media. Just a bad play in my part, you know, just gotta find a way to just throw that ball in the dirt right there. Scared the crowd
knocked out of mere shown there, just kid play. Just took another shot on that shoulder. And yeah, yeah, it's been such a plus four or five weeks or ever. Plenished it something of a Researchence just the first part of the season. Is this sort of a step down or do you feel like just a couple of plays here and there tonight? You know, I think we did some really good things. I mean, that was a really
good defense that we played tonight. You know, I think they're top five in the league in total defense, and you know, we made some plays. I mean, it's not like they shut us down all night. You know, we just had too many self inflicted wounds to really do anything, you know, to not get points before halftime. It's frustrating,
you know. And then in the second half, you know, the fun boy I had, I think that's going to be a really big play, if not a touchdown, and that's a turnover, then we turn it over the next possession. And when you're playing a really good offense and a really good team like they are, you just can't afford to do those things. Um yeah, I mean I think like with any injury, I think, um, you know, you take it, hit on it, it's not fully recovered and
it's vulnerable. I guess. But first half, what were you guys able to do? It seemed like you guys are pretty much had a good rhythm kind of for the first half of what was working for you guys. Um, Yeah, I think we just had a good mix of some things going. Um. You know, I thought we had some nice runs. We also had some nice kind of uh you know, run pass options that they were giving us, just some quick game um. But you know, I thought we had a pretty good balance and you know, made
some plays in that first half. What are you surprised to depart you get involved? Um. To be honest, I'm not even sure how many time too. Um. Yeah, I mean I guess that is a little bit surprising. But you know, we've been rotating our backs for the past couple of weeks and I think that's just kind of been the plan. And what's the mood of this team like now? I mean, I know you went last till you're still in the playoffs, but you know, when you match yourself up against an Arizona and you cat this
short of be able, it's the new play um. And I think everyone's a little bit frustrated after the way we played tonight. Obviously we thought that we were taking steps in the right direction and then you know, really kept ourselves in the game, you know, up until I don't know midway through the third fourth quarter and then just kind of collapsed. But you know, like you said, the good news is, you know, we've got to have
a short memory. You know, we've got to learn from this one and get ready for Saturday because it's coming quick and the next two games are really important. Um nor all right, quarterback Sam Bradford briefly addressing the media following the eagles forty to seventeen loss at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals. And I think he said the right thing there at the end. They sell two games
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Players must be eighteen or older. Please play responsibly. Welcome back to the postgame show presented by Rico here in Philadelphia Eagles dot com. Now it's some time for a little All twenty two analysis. We talked about how zach Ertz had a nice game attacking the middle of the field. He got the Eagles their first touchdown of the evening of twenty two yards strike from quarterback Sam Bradford. So let's welcome an NFL Film senior producer, Greg Cosell to
unveil exactly how it happened. The zach Ertz touchdown tied the game at the time at ten ten. Let's look at the play, and this is exactly what Chip Kelly speed tempo offense sometimes can do to a defense. Because the thing you should notice, there's only ten defenders on the field. We're not going to count them all out, but there's only ten defenders on the field because the Cardinals ran a player off who shouldn't run off the field. Now, let's look at the design of the play. You're going
to see Selik right here. He's going to run what we call kind of an over route. You're going to see earts. He's going to run out and then break inside. Now what this does, Selik's over out will eat up this safety. So what you get is you get ERT's running his route on an outside leverage player Tony Jefferson. Right here. Let's clear the screen and let's watch this develop right here. Look what you get. You're getting this safety react to Selik that opens the middle of the field.
You see Tony Jefferson right here reacting to Art's vertical stem outside and then Ertz will break back inside. He has won right now because of Tony Jefferson's body position. So let's clear the screen. Let's run this play. Beautifully designed play. I guarantee that would have worked with eleven
defenders on the field. Girts touchdown. Thank you very much, Greg, and the full All twenty review will be available on Philadelphia Eagles dot com tomorrow morning, I should say later on this morning, as it's past midnight here on the East Coast. Let's take a look at the playoffs scenarios facing the Eagles, and really it comes down to next Saturday night where the Eagles have to win. It's an elimination game for them. They cannot afford to lose to
Washington if they hope to win the mcast. Yeah, sets up great. I mean, you have these this game at home against a divisional foe, a revenge game for you. They beat you down there in Washington earlier season. You get a chance to play them for the second time in your house, and so you got to take care
of business. It's at home, it'll be in primetime again and then you go up against another Fox divisional foe the week after that, whom you've handled pretty well over the past couple of years in the New York Giants. So I know Tonight's lass. It's very difficult to swallow. You certainly didn't want to lose it by giving up forty points tonight. You certainly expected a better showing. But it was always going to boil down to beating the
red Skins next week. Even had the Eagles won tonight, they still needed to beat the Redskins next week so that they don't go into that final game of the season needing to win. And so that game is at home. It'll be in front of our fans. It'll be at home. Eagles got to take care of business. Everybody will be in a good mood because of the holidays. It'll be to day at the Christmas Hey, it's playoff football. See, it's playoff football from here on out, the playoffs for
the Eagles starting out. Because they lose next week, they're out. All right. Let's take a look at the NSC playoffs standing. So the Panthers undefeated at fourteen and oh, the Cardinals
wrap up the NSC West Division title. With the victory tonight, they're twelve and two Packers pretty much selling into that number three spot this point at ten and four, Washington in first place getting the win today over Buffalo thirty five to twenty five, and Seattle probably one of the next year of hottest teams, you know, after Caroline, Arizona. Seattle is coming up there. They're not gonna win the division, but they're gonna be the five seam most likely, and
they will travel to whoever wins the NC. So if the Eagles can pull off the division title over the next couple of weeks, Seattle will most likely be the team coming into town. Yeah. Yeah, you gotta take it the Redskins first. Take it, of course first. And I'm telling you this is a hot Redskins team. They don't play that well on the road. They have one win coming last week. I believe it was against Chicago on the road. But Kirk Cousins is playing good football right now.
They got Deshan Jackson back finally healthy. He had another big day today. So it's a divisional opponent. The Redskins know if they win next week, they basically clinch the NFC. So for all intents and purposes. It's a playoff game, so the Redskins defeared the Eagles earlier this season, so the Eagles must win the revenge game on Saturday night,
and we'll have complete coverage now. On Monday, make sure that one is for head coach Chip Kelly's day after press conference at one pm, and then Brian Westbrook will be in studio with Dave Spidero for Eagles three sixty at five pm. Let's gonna do it for us here on Philadelphias dot com on the postgame show presented by Rico Frank Reez. I'm Chris McPherson. Everyone, have a good Eagles night.