The Daily Numbers: 0-2 record for Chip Kelly and the Eagles as they’re off to a putrid start.
13 rushes for 2 yards for DeMarco Murray against his old team. That’s not a typo.
7 yards on 17 carries total rushing for the Eagles.
11 yards on 21 carries in 2 weeks for Murray, brought in for his ‘north-south’ style of running when LeSean McCoy was let go.
1 first down for Eagles in the 1st half.
21 yards total offense for Eagles in 1st half.
6:51 time of possession for Birds in 1st half; 23:09 for Cowboys.
0 for 5 on 3rd down in 1st half
23 of 37 for Sam Bradford for 224 yards.
2 more interceptions tossed by Bradford.
1 fumble lost by Bradford when center Jason Kelce snapped the ball to him in the shotgun before he was ready.
5 turnovers for Eagles in 1st 2 weeks of season.
2 more key injuries for Eagles defense, with linebackers Kiko Alonso and Mychal Kendricks now nursing knee and hamstring issues.
7 of 7 for 73 yards and a TD for Brandon Weeden, who came in for Tony Romo after the Cowboys’ starter broke his collarbone.
46 yard field goal for Cody Parkey.
1-5, Eagles record in their last 6 games dating back to last season.
5 of 23 on 3rd down conversions for Eagles in 1st 2 weeks of season.
8-10 weeks, how long Tony Romo is expected to be out of the lineup with a broken collarbone.
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So far this is on Chip Kelly, more so for his decisions as general manager than as a coach. Questions will be asked about the team Kelly has put together.
I Don’t Get It: How did anyone think Allen Barbre and Andrew Gardner would be adequate replacements for Evan Mathis and Todd Herremans.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Eagles defense, which upheld their end of the bargain yesterday. Not that it did much good.
Quote Box: “Maybe we got a little overconfident in the preseason and thought we could go out there and beat anybody.”
- Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson.
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