The Philadelphia Eagles left Chicago with their tails between their legs. A humbling defeat against a quarterback who hadn't played a regular season game in over 1,000 days should naturally raise plenty of questions, but how bad was it?
Philadelphia didn’t lose this game because Nick Sirianni punted on 4th-and-1 or because he went for it on 4th-and-5. Those decisions will get plenty of attention, and rightfully so. But they weren’t the reason the Eagles got their butts kicked Monday night.
The Eagles were bad.
The offense was bad. The defense was worse. The team was sloppy and committed too many turnovers.
When the O-line and D-line are two of the three positional groups struggling the most, and also the two most heavily invested in financially and via draft capital, there is a problem.
The offensive line struggled. The pass-rush everyone expected has disappeared. The secondary looked confused, and the safety position has been struggling mightily.
The Eagles allowed a 38-year-old third-string quarterback who hadn’t played in an NFL game since 2023 to have one of the best games of his career.
Case Keenum completed 24-of-34 passes for 247 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions. One incompletion was a Rome Odunze drop that would have been another touchdown.
That’s unacceptable.
There really isn’t much to defend here.
The Eagles couldn’t stop Chicago. The secondary was out of sorts, the linebackers, particularly Jihaad Campbell, struggled in coverage, and the defense couldn’t generate consistent pressure on Keenum.
This is a big concern because this defense isn't put together with free-agent signings and spare parts. Howie Roseman has poured significant resources into the defensive front, and they have struggled to get sacks versus Case Keenum, Jayden Daniels, and Cam Ward.
Whatever the reason or excuse, this defensive front has to be better, or this will be a long season. Too much is invested financially and strategically for the Eagles to succeed if the defensive front is not effective.
Ben Johnson made Fangio’s defense look completely overmatched last season when Chicago ran for nearly 300 yards against Philadelphia.
This time, the Bears didn’t even need a dynamic quarterback to do it.
QB3 consistently found open receivers in the middle of the field and attacked the Eagles’ linebackers and safeties. There were windows everywhere.
Keenum didn't succeed because of a masterclass in quarterbacking; he took what Philadelphia gave him and exposed the Philly defense's weaknesses time and time again.
The Eagles believed they had enough at safety coming into this season. Andrew Mukuba, a second-round pick, was supposed to take a major step forward, and Marcus Epps was brought back as a veteran they trusted. Three games into the season, however, and Fangio is already rotating and trying to find a winning combination. Thus far, he hasn’t been able to.
Howie and the coaching staff may have to admit they misjudged the position and make a move to acquire one. There is a lot of time for the group to improve, but they need stark gains from both safety positions, not just one, and that is a tough ask. Much less something to expect.
Sadly, the issues on offense are multifaceted. This isn’t a quarterback problem or just play-calling issues; the Eagles' feared OL has been a detriment and appears to be struggling worse than they did in 2025.
Cam Jurgens allowed four pressures, Mailata two, and both Steen and Lane one. The lone bright spot was Kendall, who didn’t appear to allow any.
Too many plays looked like the offense was fighting itself...and that’s before you get to the screens that went nowhere, the turnovers, and the questionable fourth-down decisions.
Nick Sirianni’s decisions will loom large, but those fourth-down calls are not why they lost. They were beaten in every aspect of the game. A leaky offensive line, an ineffective defensive line, and a safety position that teams have had their way with are much larger reasons.
For a team that prides itself on winning games by winning the turnover battle, this stat is concerning. According to Jeff Kerr, this is the first time in franchise history the Eagles have gone through the first three games of a season without forcing a single defensive turnover. That is a problem.
After Monday night, it’s fair to wonder where this team is right now.
There are a lot of concerns, and plenty of time to fix them if they're correctable, but they have to be addressed quickly, as one quarter of the season will be done in a week, and time is a thief.
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