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Troy Aikman Didn’t Hold Back on Eagles After Their Ugly Playoff Loss to Buccaneers

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The Philadelphia Eagles went from being 10-1 and the best team in the league to suffering one of the worst collapses in NFL history in the bat of an eye. 

Their ugly downfall came to an appropriate end Monday night when they were blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 32-9, in an NFC wild-card game that never really felt close. 

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni pleads with the officials during the first half of a 2024 NFC wild card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni pleads with an official during Monday’s wild-card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Eagles were riding high after beating the Buffalo Bills in Week 12. Then they dropped five of their last six regular-season games before being sent home by the Buccaneers. 

Troy Aikman was on the call Monday night for ESPN, and he didn’t hold back on the Eagles after the loss: 

He also laid into him during the final quarter: 

It will be interesting what kind of changes the Eagles make in the offseason. 

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