The Philadelphia Eagles’ locker room seems to be fine after the membership improved to 12-2 by way of this previous Sunday’s 27-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Through the newest version of The Athletic’s “Scoop City” podcast, NFL insider Dianna Russini in contrast the present Eagles squad to the one which gained Tremendous Bowl LII in February 2018 and the one which misplaced Tremendous Bowl LVII in February 2023.
“Once I left that Eagles locker room late on Sunday evening,” Russini defined, “my first thought: This Eagles group has obtained plenty of that magic from the 2017 group with a number of the gamers within the 2022 group. Mix this, and also you’re getting what we’re seeing proper now, which is the very best group in soccer.”
Veteran defensive finish Brandon Graham, who has performed just for the Eagles since 2010, generated headlines when he initially said last week that Philadelphia large receiver A.J. Brown and quarterback Jalen Hurts “had been associates, however issues have modified” after Brown appeared to criticize Hurts. Hurts responded by completing 25-of-32 passes for 290 yards and a pair of touchdowns in opposition to Pittsburgh, whereas Brown completed the sport with eight receptions for 110 yards and a rating.
As of Tuesday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Eagles and 12-2 Detroit Lions because the co-betting favorites at +230 odds to symbolize the NFC in Tremendous Bowl LIX. Philadelphia subsequent performs on the 9-5 Washington Commanders this Sunday.
“A.J. Brown stated one thing that will not have been the very best factor to say,” Russini added concerning the storyline that hovered over the Eagles final week. “However he was proper. This concept of battle is that it’s usually unhealthy, proper? It’s not at all times like that. And also you’ve obtained plenty of sturdy personalities and lots of people who need the ball — and lots of people that wish to be a part of one thing nice right here.”
The Eagles, coming off their Week 5 bye, have notched 10 straight wins and are possibly the NFC’s finest general group, contemplating the Lions’ ongoing injury crisis. Maybe everybody related to the NFC East facet will finally view the Brown-Hurts saga as a constructive for a membership that appears to have totally moved on from its collapse late final season.