This was an odd Philadelphia Eagles defensive performance to assess, as it was far from perfect on a down-to-down basis, but full of big plays that swung the game. The defense gave up yardage and made mistakes, yet still created two interceptions, scored a defensive touchdown, and held the Minnesota Vikings to just one touchdown on six red zone trips. The secondary is still learning to gel, but they made enough impact plays when it mattered.

The Eagles rank near the bottom of the league in success rate but near the top in EPA per drive, and this game was the perfect encapsulation of that. There’s some good stuff in this one. Let’s go!

Defense

Every week, it feels like the communication still isn’t quite there with this Eagles’ secondary. There are always a few reps I have to go back and

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