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If you ever want to know what true misery feels like after an Eagles loss, tune into sports talk radio. It’s a collective hating on everything: the coaches, the schematics, and the players, particularly the quarterback.

In the 30 minutes following Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, ears willing to listen were subjected to how much of a “buffoon” and an “idiot” offensive coordinator Sean Mannion is, how Jalen Hurts is “washed up,” and that the Eagles are “tanking the season” after five games.

Queue the head-in-hands emoji. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Yes, the Eagles are losers of their last three games, and while that’s surprising given the team’s track record over the last few years, it’s not a death sentence.

In his latest unCovering the Birds podcast, Inquirer writer Jeff McLane dives into exactly that and offers some perspective for what is a wild time to be a Birds fan.

Expect rain today, but it’s not going to feel like October, with highs expected to again be in the high 70s and could top out in the 80s today.

Oh, one more thing: 18,648 people witnessed some of the best women’s soccer players in the world when the U.S. took on Spain last night at Subaru Park. Check it out.

— Kerith Gabriel, @phillysport, sports.daily@inquirer.com.

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Like the Eagles, it feels far too early to pull the plug on a season that has barely begun. But as Jackie Spiegel writes, “the weight of every loss and extension of their season-opening winless streak, [felt … heavy].

The Flyers took the Kraken to a shootout but … make that a franchise-record eight games following a maddening 3-2 loss at home.

🏈 Reading: What we know, and still don’t, when it comes to the Eagles’ next opponent, the Carolina Panthers.

🦉 Hoping: That Temple will figure out what’s holding them back before their game on Saturday against a winless Charlotte team.

🤔 Wondering: Whether or not the Eagles will miss out on Sunday Night Football because of their rough start.

👀 Watching: What are the biggest questions surrounding the Sixers before the season tips off next Tuesday against the Knicks.

🤣 Doing: Laughing at the manufactured beef between LeBron James and Anthony Edwards, courtesy of a television ad. It’s kinda funny. Kinda.

A star-studded Sixers starting five (say that five times fast) gave rise to the Inquirer’s latest Gameday Central podcast, Sixers Extra, in which writers Gina Mizell and Chris Hine break down everything ahead of the season; one which tips off next Tuesday against the Knicks (7:30 p.m., NBC, Peacock). Tune in right here.

Bruno Damiani has been easy to overlook.

Many people have played key roles in the team’s record 13-game unbeaten run in league play. There’s Ryan Richter on the bench, of course. Cavan Sullivan gets the most spotlight, of course, as we all watch him blossom. Milan Iloski has also earned a lot of credit, piling in 17 goals — 10 since the World Cup break — to stand tied for third in the league’s scoring chart.

But as Inquirer writer Jonathan Tannenwald writes, it’s the little things that Damiani has done as of late, including the goals he’s putting away that are key to him becoming a legitimate threat as the playoffs loom.

Oct. 14, 1979: Need some hope for the Flyers? Well, it was on this day 47 years ago that the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game that kick-started a 35-game streak in which they went unbeaten.

“Neither one of them has been coaching a team that can be trusted to do the smart or right thing in a game’s most important moments. The Eagles are too shorthanded, and the Flyers are still too young — and probably a little too high on their own supply after their foray into the playoffs last season. Their coaches might have to be harder on them for their own good, to help them reach the highest standard.” — Sielski opines on what’s holding back both Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and Flyers coach Rick Tocchet in his latest piece.

We asked: When will the Flyers get their first win?

Unfortunately, the Flyers may not see a win until November is almost upon us. You’ve got to think that a win is almost certain in the next week — but with the way that this October is going in Philly — nothing is for certain. The worst start in franchise history doesn’t bode well for a season that is already happening during one of the worst Octobers in recent memory for the Flyers, Phillies, and Eagles. It doesn’t feel like a red, midnight green, or orange October at all. — Michael L.

Phillies, Flyers, Eagles … all tanking after the LeBron signing. You didn’t hear it here: The LeBron Curse. — Dave T.

The Flyers will win their first game against Ottawa on Saturday, Oct. 17. — Everett S.

We compiled today’s newsletter using reporting from Jeff McLane, Mike Sielski, Jonathan Tannenwald, Jackie Spiegel, Olivia Reiner, Rob Tornoe, Gina Mizell, Chris Hine, Mia Messina, and Faiyaad Kamal.

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That’s your Wednesday, Philly. Thanks for spending some of it with The Inquirer. We’ll catch you tomorrow. — Kerith