NFC East

Eagles Dealt a Necessary Wake-up Call in First Defeat of the Season

By Conor Orr Philadelphia's trajectory remains unchanged after Monday's loss to the Commanders. Now Nick Sirianni can fine-tune his club without the inevitable pressures of an undefeated season. The Eagles are no longer the lone undefeated team in the NFL. And while this may come as unwelcome news to some, it may be a season-altering blessing in disguise for Philadelphia. On a micro level, a team that came into the day with a league-best +15 turnover margin got a bunch of completely uncharacteristic mishaps out of the way, eviscerating them from the cosmos before they cost them a playoff game….