The Eagles’ meltdown is officially complete.
One year after falling short in Super Bowl LVII and seven weeks after reigning over the rest of the NFL with a 10-1 record, Philadelphia was obliterated, 32-9, by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night during Super Wild Card Weekend to end its season with an ugly whimper.
It was a shocking, uninspired fall for which Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni will likely bear the brunt of the blame — but when asked during his postgame news conference if he’s concerned about his job status, Sirianni chose to focus on what the loss meant for his players rather than what it means for his future.
“I’m not thinking about that,” he said. “I’m thinking about the guys. Again, there’s a lot of guys in that locker room, all the guys in that locker room, every single one of them that put their heart and soul into this. I’m not worried about me.”
He added he does not yet have an end-of-season meeting scheduled with owner Jeffrey Lurie.
“Again, like I said, I’m not there yet,” Sirianni told reporters. “I don’t know exactly quite yet, wasn’t expecting it to end tonight. It did. I’ll put together a schedule here on the plane ride home and then tomorrow.”
In Monday’s loss, Philly surrendered 426 total yards to the Bucs to mark a third straight game giving up 400-plus yards. The defense, the biggest weakness for the Eagles in a season that exposed flaws aplenty, gave up four consecutive scoring drives out of the gate and then two touchdown possessions of 62 and 83 yards late to lose any chance at victory.
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