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Examining Washington Football Team’s Week 1 opponent: Philadelphia Eagles

By Jonathan Eig

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 15: Wide receiver Steven Sims #15 of the Washington Redskins rushes in front of cornerback Avonte Maddox #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at FedExField on December 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 15: Wide receiver Steven Sims #15 of the Washington Redskins rushes in front of cornerback Avonte Maddox #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at FedExField on December 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 05: Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks to pass the ball during the NFC Wild Card game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on January 5, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – JANUARY 05: Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks to pass the ball during the NFC Wild Card game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on January 5, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Philadelphia’s 2019 season, 2020 offseason

Philly is coming off a very up and down 2019. After a midseason swoon that saw them lose three straight and fall to 5-7, the Eagles roared back with four straight wins against NFC East opponents to sneak into the playoffs (and keep the poor Cowboys out – again).

Whatever momentum they may have generated during that closing run came to an abrupt end when Seattle’s Jadeveon Clowney knocked starting QB Carson Wentz out of the Wild Card playoff game early on and backup Josh McCown, who tore his hamstring off the bone in the second quarter, was unable to generate any offense. The Eagles season ended in a 20-9 loss at home.

Philly made some roster moves this offseason designed to get younger and shore up some weaknesses. They parted company with skill position players Jordan Howard and Nelson Agholor, and veteran RB Darren Sproles hung up his cleats. They also said good-bye to perennial Pro Bowl tackle Jason Peters, but as with so many great romances, that breakup didn’t stick.

On defense, secondary stalwart Malcolm Jenkins returned to New Orleans, while significant contributors in recent years like Tim Jernigan, Nigel Bradham, and Ronald Darby (now of your WFT), also departed.

But Philly still has a talented roster, and though many prognosticators are falling over each other to praise the team down in Dallas, we shouldn’t forget that Philly is the reigning NFC East champ, and over the past 5-10 years, has been the class of the NFC East.

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