The Philadelphia Eagles came into Week 5 in desperate need of a win. Philadelphia was surrounded by controversy this week and looked weak for the first time in quite a while. Getting a win here would have silenced all of Philly's doubters and brought the good vibes back. Instead, this loss only seems to emphasize how broken this team really is.
Philadelphia kicked what should have been a game-winning field goal with seconds left in the fourth quarter. But they still found a way to lose this game in just a handful of seconds.
Now the Eagles are 2-3 and look to be in complete freefall. There truly is no telling where the organization will go from here, and what the ramifications of losing this game will truly be.
But who is most responsible for this latest Eagles meltdown?
A few people stand out as the Eagles most to blame for an epic collapse against the Jaguars in London.
Philly's offense left sputtering behind new-look offensive line
There was no mystery that Philly's new offensive line would be under a lot of pressure in London. Unfortunately, they could not get the job done.
The Eagles struggled to move the ball on offense for most of the game. Philly finished with 232 total yards of offense, continuing their three-game stretch of offensive failure. Now the Eagles have yet to go over 300 total yards since Week 2 against the Titans.
Philly's o-line issues showed up everywhere.
The run game never gained any momentum with Saquon Barkley and Tank Bigsby absent. Philadelphia only managed 22 total rushing yards, with Dameon Pierce their leading rusher despite only having 11 carries for 14 yards. It was surprising to see that Eagles not even attempt to get Jalen Hurts going as a rusher in this game. He finished with just two carries for two yards.
The passing game was another issue, largely due to miscues and Hurts constantly being under pressure. Hurts finished 21-of-40 for 220 passing yards and one touchdown. His inaccurate throws show up in his dismal completion percentage. But it looks even worse when removing Hurts' longest completion of the day. Without his 62-yard strike to Darius Cooper, Hurts only managed 156 passing yards.
To be clear, there is plenty of blame to go around on the offense. But Philly's offensive line is simply making everything more difficult.
The Jaguars tried so hard to lose the game, but the Eagles wouldn't let them
One of the most damning critiques of the Eagles offense is how many times they could have put this game away.
Philadelphia led for most of the game after scoring 14 points in the second quarter. They also made a clutch stop to end the first half, giving them a one score advantage entering the second half. That means the Eagles were one score away from putting this game out of reach for basically the entire second half.
What's worse, the Jaguars gave the Eagles so many times to take over this game.
Jacksonville finished with 13 penalties for 100 yards. Multiple of those penalties came on the same drive, where the Eagles did manage a stop. But the Eagles committed seven penalties of their own for 43 yards, which contributed to the slow offensive output.
There's also the fact that the Jaguars had DaVon Hamilton at long snapper after their starter went down with an injury. Jacksonville even missed an extra point as a result.
Philadelphia faced plenty of adversity in this game. But a true NFC contender would find a way to put together a scoring drive in the second half. Especially in a hugely important island game with the entire world's eyes on them.
The Eagles really snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in this game.
How did the Eagles botch that late fourth quarter kickoff?
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This one is fully on Nick Sirianni and the coaching staff.
Philadelphia came so close to pulling out a huge comeback victory that the entire organization and fanbase desperately needed. But one huge mistake literally ended up costing them the game.
After nailing a clutch 48-yard field goal to gain the lead, the Eagles kicked the ball off with less than 10 seconds on the clock. Philly did not learn from the mistake that Dallas made in Rio de Janeiro and it cost them big time.
The Eagles kicked the ball short of the end zone, forcing the Jaguars to return the kick. In theory, that could have been a smart decision because it forces the clock to run. However, the big difference here is that Jacksonville did have one timeout.
Ameer Abdullah returned the kick into field goal range, allowing Cam Little to hit the game-winning kick. If the Eagles had kicked the ball out of the end zone, they would have given the Jaguars the ball at their own 35-yard line. While that would give them an opportunity for one play, the Eagles could have deployed a defense designed to limit a middle of the field play to set up a field goal. Instead, they lose because of their special teams unit.
Sirianni admitted to making a huge mistake immediately after the game. But simply taking responsibility is not enough anymore.
It will be interesting to see if this becomes a turning point in how Sirianni is viewed by Eagles fans.