As It Happened Oct. 10, 2:13 p.m. ET

Eagles news: More A.J. Brown drama; Al Michaels struggled at times during broadcast; updated injury report

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense have struggled as the Birds drop their second-straight game.

Jalen Hurts (left) and Giants Jaxson Dart (right) talk after the game at Metlife Stadium Thursday night. The Eagles have lost two straight games. Read more

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Eagles news

The Eagles (4-2) lost to the New York Giants (2-4) Thursday night 34-17, just hours after the Phillies were eliminated from the playoffs.
Lane Johnson called out the predictability of the Eagles offense, while Cooper DeJean thought the defense was "out-physicaled."
Eagles grades: Jalen Hurts’ second-half struggles continue, defense couldn't contain Jaxson Dart.
The Eagles are a mess and things might get worse, writes columnist Mike Sielski.
The Eagles will face the Minnesota Vikings (3-2) and possibly former first-round pick Carson Wentz in Week 7.

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Oct. 10, 7:54 a.m. ET

Eagles injury report

Cornerback Quinyon Mitchell left the game in the first quarter with a hamstring injury. He did not return.
Safety Reed Blankenship and cornerback Cooper DeJean were banged up during a third-quarter collision, but both returned to the game.
Guard Landon Dickerson (ankle), tight end Grant Calcaterra (oblique) and defensive tackle Jalen Carter (heel) were all inactive for the game.

— Rob Tornoe

Oct. 10, 2:13 p.m. ET

A.J. Brown on his talk with Hurts and Barkley: 'That wasn’t a meeting or a sit-down'

A.J. Brown had a wry smile on his face inside the Eagles’ locker room at MetLife Stadium late Thursday when he answered four questions about the conversation he had with Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley with a version of: “I do not recall.”

It was Brown being Brown. He wouldn’t confirm or deny a meeting he had Monday with his quarterback and running back that a source told The Inquirer lasted about an hour a day after the Eagles’ offense sputtered and was shutout in the second of of a 21-17 loss to Denver.

Four days later, the offense again failed to score in the second half. The Eagles were scoreless over the final 36 minutes, 56 seconds of the game. The passing offense, which Brown wants to perform at a higher level, again showed flashes but faded.

Oct. 10, 2:06 p.m. ET

Key takeaways from the Eagles' loss to the rival Giants

Oct. 10, 1:59 p.m. ET

Eagles were 'not fine when they were 4-0,' ESPN's Dan Graziano says

In the span of five days, the Eagles have gone from 4-0 to 4-2. Winning the first four games helped calm some of the discourse about their struggling offense, but now that the cracks are starting to be exposed, ESPN’s Dan Graziano asked on Get Up! whether this Eagles team is capable of fixing their mistakes and finding an identity, like the 2024 squad.

“Everything was not fine when they were 4-0,” Graziano said. “The offense was a mess, and we were being told ‘It’s okay! They’re 4-0!’ There are serious issues to fix on this offense. Now, the question is, does this become 2023, where they started 10-1 and then fell apart at the end and never got their offense figured out, or does this become 2024.”

— Gabriela Carroll

Oct. 10, 11:08 a.m. ET

The Eagles keep missing tackles

The Eagles entered Thursday night with 37 missed tackles on the season, an average of 7.4 through their first five games.

They added 11 more during a 34-17 loss at MetLife Stadium.

Cooper DeJean and Drew Mukuba both were credited with two, according to Pro Football Focus. Seven other Eagles were credited with one apiece.

Oct. 10, 10:26 a.m. ET

Eagles second-half woes are worse than you thought

It looked like the Eagles were finally going to snap out of the spell, the one that cursed them through three-plus quarters Sunday, and the one that has turned the offense from Jekyll to Hyde in recent second halves.

Then Jalen Hurts missed a wide-open A.J. Brown in the middle of the field for an easy touchdown and instead threw an interception that Cor'Dale Flott returned 68 yards from his own 9-yard line to the Eagles’ 23-yard line. The field flipped, and the Giants scored three plays later to go back ahead by three scores, 34-17 — the game’s eventual final tally.

It was a 14-point swing, and it continued a troubling trend for the Eagles, who might just have the worst second-half offense in the NFL.

Oct. 10, 9:52 a.m. ET

Moro Ojomo's busy night, Jordan Davis fades

Moro Ojomo sat next to A.J. Brown on the back of a golf cart at the end of the night, ice wrappings covering his left arm and left knee. A ride to the team bus was the least he could be offered after Ojomo — with Jalen Carter out with a heel injury — was forced to play a career-high 62 snaps against an offense that surprisingly bullied the Eagles’ defense.

Carter’s absence was felt, and so were the absences of other injured Eagles.

Here are some notes and thoughts from Thursday night’s snap counts:

Rookie defensive tackle Ty Robinson entered Thursday with three career snaps. He was inactive for the first two games, played zero snaps in Week 3, then was on the field for two snaps and one snap, respectively, in Weeks 4 and 5. Thursday night, he played 19 snaps and wasn’t very effective.
Carter’s absence meant Byron Young played 37 snaps, which was his combined total over the previous two games. There was a trickle-down effect to missing Carter, and the Eagles’ front was not very impactful.
Jordan Davis started this season with a bang, but has faded in recent games. He was hardly noticeable while playing 51 snaps.
Speaking of being hardly visible, edge rusher Za’Darius Smith was not much of a factor in his 17 snaps.
Azeez Ojulari, who wasn’t even active for the first four games, was second in edge snaps with 29 (42%), behind only Jalyx Hunt’s 43 snaps.
Adoree’ Jackson didn’t start but managed 57 snaps. He replaced Kelee Ringo for a stretch after Ringo was benched, then both players were forced to play together after Quinyon Mitchell (13 snaps) left with a hamstring injury. Ringo finished with 41 snaps.
With Grant Calcaterra (oblique) out, Kylen Granson saw 13 snaps as TE2 Thursday night.
AJ Dillon (eight snaps) remains the second running back on the depth chart. Will Shipley played just three snaps while Saquon Barkley, who had a sore knee this week, played 81% of the snaps (46).
Nakobe Dean played six special teams snaps in his first football game since suffering a patellar tendon injury in January.
Thursday marked just the second time this season that the offensive line that started the game got through the game in its entirety. All five starters played 100% of the 57 offensive snaps.

Oct. 10, 9:18 a.m. ET

Lane Johnson, normally quiet, calls out the Eagles' offense

Lane Johnson doesn’t often say much, but when he talks, the Eagles listen. Or at least they should.

Johnson is the last remaining of the “Four Corp” — the long-time Eagles that bridged a first Super Bowl with the most prolific era in modern franchise history. When Brandon Graham followed Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox into retirement last offseason, the right tackle became the lone stalwart with enough clout to question the team.

The 13-year veteran has mostly ceded the spotlight to others this season. But after the Eagles were dealt their worst loss since 2023 — a 34-17 whipping Thursday night from the hapless New York Giants — Johnson made it clear he wasn’t pleased with the direction of the offense.

Oct. 10, 7:50 a.m. ET

A.J. Brown questions meeting with Hurts and Barkley

Earlier this week, Eagles stars Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, and Saquon Barkley met to discuss how the Birds move forward after a sluggish start by the offense.

Or did they?

Following Thursday night's loss to the Giants, Brown seemed to have no memory of the supposed meeting at all.

Oct. 10, 7:45 a.m. ET

Eagles to face the Vikings (and possibly a familiar face) in Week 7

The Eagles (4-2) will get a few extra days off before hitting the road to face the Minnesota Vikings (3-2) in Week 7.

Former Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz could make his third start for the Vikings, subbing in for an injured J.J. McCarthy. Head coach Kevin O'Connell has not announced who will take the field to face the Birds, but Wentz has led the Vikings to two straight wins.

“We’ll pick it up officially next week,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said earlier this week about J.J. McCarthy's status, “but I’m encouraged about where he’s at right now.”

Oct. 10, 7:40 a.m. ET

Al Michaels struggled at times during broadcast

Play-by-play man Al Michaels is a legend. He’s been in the broadcasting game forever, and he’s had so many iconic calls.

But at what point can we tell the guy to hang it up? He doesn’t have anywhere near the same vision he once did. He also neglected to notice that Saquon Barkley was signed as a free agent, not traded to the Eagles.

“And then, the trade. The infamous deal. Off he went to Philadelphia, of all places.” Michaels said, before later recovering. “I said a trade; he signed as a free agent. The Giants only wish they’d gotten something for him.”

Oct. 10, 7:35 a.m. ET