Eagles news: Nick Sirianni forced to defend the Tush Push (again); Jalen Hurts' trash talk goes viral; injury updates

In elevating Kevin Patullo to the offensive coordinator job after Kellen Moore left to become the head coach in New Orleans, head coach Nick Sirianni pointed to both Patullo’s readiness for the role and the continuity putting him in that spot would provide.

It’s an element the Eagles will probably lean on as they try to get more out of the offense.

“Just the knowledge of the players, the ability to have conversations, and the connection he has with those guys,” Sirianni said. “Communication is so key because you’re constantly trying to work to get better.

The Eagles know their offense needs to get more explosive.

Big plays have been few and far between so far. There are the overarching positives: The Eagles are 2-0, and they haven’t turned the ball over while producing two takeaways of their own. But the Eagles also have too much talent between Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown, and DeVonta Smith for the offense to look as impotent as it has so far.

The Eagles are averaging five yards per passing play, according to Next Gen Stats, and only four teams who have played two games rank lower. One of them is the New Orleans Saints, widely expected to be among the worst teams in the league. Another is a Tennessee Titans team with a rookie quarterback. The other two are the Bryce Young-led Carolina Panthers, and then a Washington team that had to deal with Micah Parsons and the Green Bay Packers in Week 2.

Nick Sirianni saw the clips that circulated on social media Sunday and Monday and reignited the Great Tush Push Debate, the clips that caused ESPN’s Adam Schefter — who works for a company that the NFL has stake in — say the Eagles had beaten the Chiefs not on Sunday, but back in March, and later May, when the Tush Push survived a coordinated effort for it to meet its demise.

The circulating clips show movement along the Eagles’ offensive line, particularly guards Landon Dickerson and Tyler Steen, before the ball is snapped, but Sirianni contended that slo-mo versions of any video could be misleading.

“I’m not sure you could see that to the naked eye," Sirianni said Monday.

Raise your hand if you knew Carson Wentz was with the Vikings this year.

Wentz, the former Eagles-Colts-Commanders-Rams-Chiefs quarterback, signed with the Vikings in August after the team traded Sam Howell to the Eagles.

With starting quarterback JJ McCarthy sidelined with an ankle injury, the Vikings will turn to Wentz when they take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3 Sunday.

Drew Mukuba was trying to respond to questions from the crowd of reporters around his locker stall inside the visitors’ locker room at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, but the rookie safety had competition.

“Yeah, Drew,” Mukuba’s Eagles teammates were yelling over the player who changed the game with an interception of Patrick Mahomes when the Kansas City Chiefs were threatening to take the lead early in the fourth quarter.

The book on Mukuba, the Eagles’ second-round pick out of Texas, is a player who, despite being undersized for a typical NFL safety, has a knack for being around the football. He proved that scouting report when he intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown in his preseason debut, and it took just seven-plus quarters for him to make a big impact with another turnover during the real stuff.

After a 20-17 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, the Eagles will now turn their attention to their next opponent: the Los Angeles Rams. The last time both teams met, a trip to the NFC Championship game was on the line.

During last year’s NFC divisional round playoff game, the Rams traveled to Lincoln Financial Field to lose 28-22 in the biggest snow game in Philadelphia since 2013. Now, the Eagles and Rams will meet back in the City of Brotherly Love for Week 3 — but this time in much better suited weather for the West Coast team.

The Rams are coming off a 33-19 win over the Tennessee Titans. Meanwhile the Eagles have continued their success from last season, defeating Kansas City in a Super Bowl rematch. With both teams sitting at 2-0, the sportsbooks are favoring Philadelphia going into Week 3 as they open as 4.5-point favorites.

RIP tush push?

The Eagles' signature play faced serious scrutiny Sunday on social media after officials appeared to miss a couple false start penalties on the Birds.

“I am done with the Tush Push, guys,” Fox Sports rules expert Dean Blandino said during Sunday's broadcast. “It’s a hard play to officiate.”

While the Eagles were winning in Kansas City, the Birds were all over Sunday night's Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

The most notable Eagles fan was Hacks' star Hannah Einbinder, who won the Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy series. Einbinder grew up in Los Angeles but picked up her Eagles fandom from her Doylestown-born father, leading her to offer a "Go Birds!" shoutout during her acceptance speech (among other more controversial topics).

Philly native Quinta Brunson also had the Birds on her mind ahead of the ceremony, telling Gayle King, "You saw they just won, right?"

The Eagles offense had an up-and-down day during their 20-17 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, especially in the passing game.

Jalen Hurts finished with 15 completions on 22 attempts (68.2%) for 101 yards. He did not have a passing touchdown for a second straight week. Hurts also had nine carries for 15 yards, including a Tush Push touchdown.

After gaining just 9 yards through the first nine plays of the game on two possessions, the Eagles finally got on the board in the third. Late in the first quarter on first-and-10 from the Kansas City 13-yard line, Saquon Barkley took advantage of sound blocking up front and dashed into the end zone untouched to put the Eagles up, 7-0.

As the Eagles were kneeling down to end the game Sunday, frustrated Kansas City Chiefs defender Chris Jones tried to trash talk Jalen Hurts, to disastrous consequences.

As Hurts lined up for the final snap, Jones yelled, "You didn't even have 100 yards!"

Hurts responded, "We won the [expletive] game so chill out with that [expletive]."

No rest for the undefeated.

Fresh off their Super Bowl rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Eagles (2-0) will head back to South Philly to prepare for Week 3's matchup against the Los Angeles Rams (2-0).

The Rams are coming off a solid 33-19 win against the Tennessee Titans (0-2).