The Philadelphia Eagles made Case Keenum look like a Hall-of-Famer in a 27-7 Week 3 loss to Ben Johnson's Chicago Bears that should cause every player and coach to take a good, long hard look at themselves the mirror. Jalen Hurts' scary injury response had Skip Bayless calling out the NFL afterward.
When the smoke cleared, the Eagles found themselves saddled with their first loss of the 2026-27 season and a lot to clean up heading into October 4's home game against Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams.
The Eagles' offense and defense both deserve blame for the Monday Night Football loss, and Hurts is one of them despite his tough injury luck.
1. Jalen Hurts
Hurts took a huge early second quarter hit from D'Marco Jackson near the right sideline that put him the NFL's concussion protocol and caused fans to worry about his return.
Hurts came back but didn't play well enough to lead the Eagles to victory as he finished with with 16-of-25 completions for 153 yards with zero touchdowns and an interception.
The Eagles star and former Alabama and Oklahoma leader deserves credit for returning to the game and giving it his best shot, but he failed to win and the NFL is a bottom line business. Hurts couldn't get much going on a day when his issues were made to stand out like a sore thumb because of Case Keenum's big day with Chicago.
2. Sean Mannion
The Eagles' offensive coordinator is working to put the pieces of Philadelphia's puzzle together but it's going to take time. Mannion deserves some benefit of the doubt, but he also deserves plenty of blame in a game where Chicago's defense held his team to a measly seven points.
Mannion hasn't found a way to get Saquon Barkley untracked yet and it's causing huge issues for coach Nick Sirianni's team's offense. With AJ Brown in Tennessee and Dallas Goedert banged up to start the season, Hurts needs his offensive coordinator to pick him up with sound offensive schemes and some creative play-calling that actually works.
The Eagles' OC hasn't been able to deliver so far this season, a trend that looks worrisome headed into Week 4.
3. Andy Dalton
Dalton is another Eagles player who could receive an extra heaping of scorn this week because of Keenum's dynamite performance on a victorious Bears team. Dalton threw a costly interception after replacing Hurts that made matters worst for a floundering Eagles offense.
That was the only pass Dalton threw on the night, but it was emblematic of an Eagles offense that needs to pull together and start playing better football before they slide down in the NFC East. October 4 brings a home game against Matthew Stafford and coach Sean McVay's Los Angeles Rams, who have had a similar up-and-down start to the season.
The Eagles have a great shot to get better on offense, but it starts with three team members who comprised a woefully inefficient brain trust on Monday Night.