Presentation of 10 awards from the Eagles-Panthers game

October 19, 2026 6 Min Read

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The Philadelphia Eagles are losing four straight after an embarrassing home effort against the Carolina Panthers, and their season is starting to spiral out of control. As always, whether you win or lose, we’re giving away 10 rewards…

1) The ‘Domination’ Prize 💪: the Eagles’ opponents

During their four-game losing streak, the Eagles have not gained more than 250 yards in any game, nor allowed fewer than 375 yards in any game.

Opponent	Chantiers des Aigles	Opposing yards
Week 3: Bear	248	375
Week 4: Rams	172	415
Week 5: Jaguars	232	408
Week 6: Panthers	222	399
TOTAL	874	1597

That would represent a four-game yardage differential of -723.

Eagles optimists noted all week that the Eagles “almost beat the Rams and Jaguars” and were “a few plays away from being 4-1.” And that’s true, I suppose. The Eagles almost won those games. Of course, if they had, they would have been very lucky to do so, considering the Rams outgained them by 243 yards and the Jaguars by 177.

In games where they were completely outplayed by the Bears and Panthers, the scoreboard was a little more consistent with how the Eagles weren’t able to move the ball compared to how their opponents did.

The reality is that the Eagles were dominated during this stretch. Granted, injuries and other circumstances like Lane Johnson’s retirement haven’t helped, but this just isn’t a good football team, and it’s hard to see how that will change.

2) The “Not even good” award 🤷‍♂️: The Panthers

The Panthers were 8-9 last season with a -69 point differential. They haven’t had a winning season since 2017. They gave up 59 points to the Bears in week one.

They have a decent quarterback and a few capable players, but they have a depleted offensive line and were missing their two best edge defenders and their two best cornerbacks. We’re not exactly talking about the 1985 Bears or the Greatest Show on Turf Rams here.

And yet, the Eagles were 3.5-point underdogs to this team, and in reality, that line probably should have been even higher.

The Eagles’ schedule is “easy.” Except the “easy” teams on their schedule probably consider the Eagles their “easy” team on their schedule.

3) The “All He Does Is Win” Award 🏅: Jalen Hurts

Since Jalen Hurts became a starter in 2021, the Eagles are 3-7 (2-4 in games where the Eagles were not a rested starter) when Hurts does not play.

Obviously a team’s record isn’t going to be great every time the backup has to start, but Hurts certainly counts.

With Hurts on IR due to a superficial blood clot, Tanner McKee got the start. He looked, well, like a replacement.

Hurts is a very polarizing player. He has detractors who exaggerate by nitpicking his faults. He also has fans who think he is infallible. Whatever you think of Hurts, the Eagles missed him on Sunday.

4) The ‘Momentum Killer’ Award 🔫: Jake Majors

The Eagles actually found momentum for a hot second in this game. They scored a touchdown, with Tanner McKee finding DeVonta Smith down the right sideline. The Panthers then failed to cleanly field the ensuing kickoff and were tackled at their own 11. Then they hit a crappy 39-yard punt, and the Eagles suddenly had the ball near midfield with a chance to take the lead.

The crowd was there!

And then…

Jake Majors dribbled a snap to McKee, and all McKee could do was fall on the ball and take a loss of 12. This drive was over before it even started.

5) The message “What happened?” » Prize 😔: Cooper DeJean

During the first two years of his career, DeJean was an elite tackle. This season, not so much. He’s missed a lot of tackles this season, and he added to the total on Sunday, including on a 4th down run from Chuba Hubbard that backed up what would ultimately be a touchdown. Cooper was a first-team All-Pro in 2025. He probably won’t repeat that in 2026.

6) The ‘Miscommunication’ prize 🙊: Cooper DeJean and Riq Woolen (and Vic Fangio?)

The Panthers were able to put the game out of reach on a 19-yard pass to TE Tommy Tremble, who was left WIDE OPEN in the middle of the field.

When asked what happened on that play, DeJean simply replied, “Poor communication.”

It seemed like DeJean expected Riq Woolen to take Tremble, but ultimately, no one did, and it was an easy TD. You can see DeJean and Woolen both pointing at Tremble, like, “You got this,” lol.

This isn’t the first time this has happened this season. A similar failure involving DeJean and Woolen occurred against the Bears:

Motion reverses the formation’s passing strength, then DeJean/Woolen both take the same receiver, leaving Kalif Raymond wide open. I don’t know who is making a mistake here, but either way, you would like to see Mukuba recognize it and help you. None of this happens and it turns into… pic.twitter.com/NMvvMofxDD
— Shane Haff (@ShaneHaffNFL) September 29, 2026

Perhaps opposing offenses exploited a flaw in Vic Fangio’s plan.

7) The ‘Tankathon’ Award 🪖: The Eagles, the rest of the season

The Eagles’ draft pick could be quite high next offseason for the first time in a long time. If the season ended after their loss to the Panthers (not counting what happens in late afternoon NFL games), the Eagles would pick eighth overall in the 2027 draft. Per Tankathon:

It might be worth bookmarking the Tankathon page.

8) The ‘Juiceless’ Award ⛔🧃: Eagles vs. Cowboys, next Monday night

Before the season started, the Eagles’ Week 7 game against the Cowboys seemed to have the potential to be a big “viewing bonanza” game. NOW? Meh, who cares?

9) The ‘Flexed’ Prize 👋: Eagles vs. Commanders, the following Sunday evening

In Week 8, the Eagles are scheduled to face the Commanders on Sunday Night Football. The league must decide whether it wants to exclude this game from Sunday Night Football and move it down to 1:00 p.m.

Spoiler: It’s obvious.

10) The “Bad, Boring, and Apathetic” Award: The Eagles Viewing Experience

After the game, before he even got to his locker, Jordan Mailata loudly announced that he was ready for his interview, and he stood in the middle of the locker room answering questions for about 15 minutes. He said he didn’t see focus or “want” from the Eagles’ offense.

Yeah. Nick Sirianni hung his hat on the slogan “Tough. Detailed. Together “. That one of the only remaining star players on his offense said he doesn’t see any “want” from his teammates is pretty damning.

Besides being bad and boring, maybe there’s also some apathy creeping in? There was certainly apathy from the fans in attendance, as the Linc was virtually gutted by the two-minute warning.

When fans are angry, it’s not great. When they’re apathetic, that’s when heads roll.