The Eagles have been very consistent this season.
Last Sunday, in their 27-10 at Washington, they were consistent across the board in all three phases of the game, special teams, offense and defense. They were terribly consistent in all three phases. Offensively, the Eagles are the worst team in the NFL, with 2,122 yards of total offense, which translates into a season-low 265.3 yards a game average. Staying consistent, the Eagles are the 27th-ranked defense in the NFL, giving up 367.3 yards a game, and not
to be outdone, the Eagles are 30th in run defense, giving up 1,055 yards on the ground, for an average of 131.9 yards a game, which is 28th overall.
Now, the Eagles face a hungry quarterback looking for his second chance to prove himself in the NFL in the New York Giants’ J.J. McCarthy, who is fresh off a bye week absorbing more of the Giants’ offense. The Eagles are in the throes of a six-game losing streak, their worst losing streak in 14 years, when they lost eight-straight in Andy Reid’s last season with the Eagles. The longest losing streak in Eagles’ history is 14 games, spanning back to their 1936 and 1937 seasons, when they lost 11-straight games in 1936 after winning their season opener, and losing the first three games of 1937. The longest losing streak in the Super Bowl era is 11-straight games, which goes to the infamous 1968 Eagles, who lost their first 11 games that season.
The 2026 Eagles are in the running for records—just five more games to go to reach the magical mark of 12-straight losses, okay, four after the Eagles lose to the Giants at 1 p.m. on Sunday in a game and season no one really cares about anymore.
Well, the Giants care. They’re looking to make the playoffs for the first time since 2022—and first NFC East title since 2011, when they went 9-7 and won the Super Bowl. The last time the Giants beat the Eagles in Philadelphia was on October 27, 2013, when the Giants won 15–7. McCarthy was 10, tossing touchdowns to fifth graders.
When asked how different the Giants have looked with McCarthy, Eagles’ defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said this week, “Good. They’ve got a really good offense. They’ve got skill at the receiving position. They did a nice job raiding the Ravens, not only for [New York Giants Head Coach] John [Harbaugh], but for [New York Giants TE Isaiah] Likely and [New York Giants FB Patrick] Ricard. They’ve got a lot of the Ravens type offense that they had when [New York Giants Senior Offensive Assistant] Greg [Roman] was there, and they’ve intermixed Kansas City type passing in there with [New York Giants Offensive Coordinator] Matt [Nagy]. They’ve got it going right now. They’ve got good wideouts, good tight ends, two good backs. The quarterback has come in, in a short period of time and really done a nice job, for them to get him for a sixth-round pick is a steal.”
Compounding the problem of stopping McCarthy is the challenge of stopping Giants’ wide receiver Malik Nabers, who is 9th in the NFL in receiving with 605 yards and 7th with 48 catches and 11th in receiving first downs (27).
“He’s tough. He’s fast, he’s quick, he’s athletic, good hands,” Fangio said about Nabers. “I mean, he’s double tough.”
If the Eagles continue their consistent path, the Giants’ 13-game losing streak at Lincoln Financial Field should end, while the Eagles lose their seventh-straight game, bringing them closer to that magic number of 12, with 8 games making the 2026 season a truly memorable, record-breaking year. The Eagles have been very consistent this season.
Consistently bad.
