Eagles Shake Off Two-Game Losing Streak, Vanquish Thoughts Of 2023 Collapse

PHILADELPHIA – It’s OK to admit that the Eagles’ two losses in five days felt like a familiar movie, the one where you know the ending, the one where the main character dies in the end. That was the Eagles’ script at the end of the 2023, when they could not avoid a death spiral, and one loss was followed by another loss that was followed by another loss … well, you remember.

So, when the Eagles lost two in a row earlier this season to turn 4-0 into 4-2, it felt like the house was about to fall from the sky again and land on all our heads. It didn’t happen. The house never fell.

“I don't think from an inside perspective there was ever any like, 'Oh man, this is like '23,' you know what I mean?” said head coach Nick Sirianni. “But were there lessons learned in '23? Absolutely. We continue to try to learn lessons from '24 and '25.”

So, the Eagles rose from the mortuary slab and won two in a row to head into their bye at 6-2. They are three games clear in the race to win the NFC East and become the first team to repeat as division champs since another Eagles team ran off four straight from 2001-04.

On Pace To End NFC East Drought

Oct 26, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jahan Dotson (2) scores a touchdown against the New York Giants in the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images | Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

The Commanders and Cowboys have just three wins, and the Giants just two. It’s the Eagles’ division to win and end the incredible drought of not having a repeat champion in decades. Did the Eagles learn from the errors of 2023?

“I think there were lessons that we learned in '23,” said Sirianni. “I'm not so sure that it applied the exact same way. I know there were lessons, we learned a lot of lessons in '23. Just because we didn't lose two games in a row last year, we know the reality in this league that you can lose multiple games in a row because of the parody of this league and the good players and the teams and the coaches in this league.”

If you are looking for something more tangible for the Eagles shaking off two straight losses, look no further than Jalen Hurts. The quarterback has completed 34-of-43 passes (79 percent) for 505 yards with seven touchdown passes and no interceptions. His passer rating in beating the Vikings 28-22 was 158.3, and in Sunday’s 38-20 win over the Giants, it was 141.5.

“The goal is to be playing your best ball at the end of the season and there's a process that you have to go through to get that,” said Hurts. “There are going to be tests along the way, but you have to embrace those challenges as they come. And I think we do that as a group.”

Hurts has thrown only one interception all season while accounting for 20 total touchdowns – 15 passing and five rushing.

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