Eagles Defense Sets Franchise Records for Poor Pass Rush

The Philadelphia Eagles defense allowed 204 rushing yards to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, extending a streak of five games where they have surrendered at least 375 total yards. This marks only the third time in franchise history that the team has permitted such high yardage in five consecutive contests. The previous instances occurred in 2012 and 2015. The Eagles also allowed 100 rushing yards in nine straight games, a streak that ranks as the second longest for a season opener in the last 50 years.

The pass rush has been particularly ineffective. The team has recorded eight sacks through seven games, tying the 1993 squad for the fewest in franchise history since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. They are the first team in NFL history to finish seven games with eight or fewer sacks and three or fewer takeaways. The three takeaways represent a new franchise low after seven games, surpassing the four recorded during the 2024 Super Bowl season. Three Eagles edge rushers or interior linemen have played at least 250 snaps this season without recording a single sack. Moro Ojomo played 299 snaps, Jalyx Hunt played 268, and Arnold Ebiketie played 251. No other NFL team has more than one player in that group without a sack.

The Eagles are currently on a five-game losing streak, during which they have been outscored by 11 points per game. This average deficit matches the 2012 and 1999 losing streaks. In the second half, the team has allowed 14.1 points per game and been outscored by an average of 14 points to 5. They have allowed 99 points after halftime this year, the highest total through seven games since Chip Kelly's first season in 2013, when the team gave up 106 second-half points in the same span.

Running back Javonte Williams ran for 155 yards against the Eagles on Monday night. This performance ranks as the sixth-most rushing yards ever by a Dallas Cowboys player against Philadelphia. It is the highest total since Emmitt Smith ran for 158 yards in 1995. Williams is the first Cowboys back to reach that mark in a single game against the Eagles in 31 years. The Eagles have now allowed a running back to gain at least 120 yards in consecutive games for the first time since the 2006 playoffs.

Quarterback Dak Prescott threw for three touchdowns and no interceptions against Philadelphia, his fourth career game with that line against the Eagles. He ties Eli Manning for the most such games against the team. Prescott has beaten the Eagles 11 times, the most by any quarterback since Jim Hart. He has thrown 250 passes at the Lincoln Financial Field without an interception. His three touchdown passes Monday night bring his career total against Philadelphia to 29, the third most all-time behind Eli Manning and Sonny Jurgensen.

The offense showed limited improvement. Running back Saquon Barkley averages 5.7 yards per carry, the fifth highest in franchise history through seven games for a player with at least 40 carries. He ranks second in the NFL behind the Kansas City Chiefs' Kenny Walker. Tight end Dallas Goedert caught five passes on Monday, bringing his career total to 431 receptions. This moves him into fourth place in Eagles history, passing Brian Westbrook. He trails only Harold Carmichael, Zach Ertz, and Pete Retzlaff in regular-season catches.

Rookie wide receiver Makai Lemon had seven catches in Monday's game. Only two other Eagles rookie wide receivers have ever recorded more than seven receptions in a single game. Don Looney had 14 catches in 1940, and Jordan Matthews had eight in 2014. Lemon now has 25 catches through seven games, ranking eighth all-time for the team in that span and fifth in the last 50 years.

The Eagles face the New York Giants next week to try to end their five-game losing streak. They enter the game with a record that places them in the lower half of the Eastern Conference.