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Kevin Patullo out as Eagles’ offensive coordinator

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The Philadelphia Eagles are moving on from Kevin Patullo at offensive coordinator after the defending Super Bowl champions fell out of the playoffs in the wild-card round.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said in a statement Tuesday afternoon that he “decided to make a change” — meaning he’ll be searching for his sixth play-caller in as many seasons.

The statement did not specify whether Patullo was outright fired from the organization. Patullo has worked on Sirianni’s offensive coaching staff in multiple roles since 2021, and he could be retained in a different role.

“I met with Kevin today to discuss the difficult decision, as he is a great coach who has my utmost respect,” Sirianni said in a statement. “He has been integral to this team’s success over the last five years, not only to the on-field product but behind the scenes as a valued leader for our players and organization. I have no doubt he will continue to have a successful coaching career.

“Ultimately, when we fall short of our goals that responsibility lies on my shoulders.”

The Eagles finished 24th in the NFL in total offense (311.2 yards per game), 23rd in passing offense (194.3 per game) and 19th in scoring offense (22.3 ppg), a low point in Sirianni’s five-year tenure.

They were held to 19 points and 307 total yards in a home loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in the wild-card round, intensifying fans’ focus on Patullo’s job.

Patullo, 44, was the Eagles’ pass game coordinator in 2021-24 and was given the title of associate head coach for 2023-24.

He was promoted to offensive coordinator after Kellen Moore’s lone season as Philadelphia’s offensive coordinator resulted in a Super Bowl LIX title and a new gig as head coach of the New Orleans Saints.

–Field Level Media

Bench Jalen Hurts? Eagles’ Nick Sirianni shoots down ‘ridiculous’ QB idea

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Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles take the field this week trying to avoid a four-game losing streak, but head coach Nick Sirianni shot down the idea the reigning Super Bowl MVP quarterback might lose his job.

After starting the season 8-2, the Eagles are 8-5 and Hurts had a quarterback rating of 31.2 with four interceptions and a fumble Monday in Philadelphia’s 22-19 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Is Hurts still the QB1 in Philly?

“Yeah, absolutely,” Sirianni said Wednesday in an interview with 94 WIP.

Is there a chance he could be benched later this season?

“No, I think that’s ridiculous,” Sirianni said. “I know every time I go out in that field with Jalen Hurts as our quarterback, we have a chance to win the game. And that’s something that’s proven. We’ve won a lot of football games. We don’t ever go in and assign something. This is a team game. You win together as a team. You lose together as a team.

“I know every time I walk on that field with Jalen Hurts as our quarterback we can win every game, any game that we’re in.”

Philadelphia remains well below league average with 13 giveaways. Hurts’ fumble at Los Angeles last week was his first of the season and with four picks he has a total of six in 2025. The Eagles had 16 turnovers in 2024.

The Eagles lead the NFC East but offensive production has been a talking point most of the season, especially of late.

Since scoring 38 points in an 18-point victory over the New York Giants on Oct. 26, the Eagles are averaging 16.2 points per game. They’ve allowed 20 or more 10 times this season.

–Field Level Media

Sep 21, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ. Brown (11) walks off the field after win against the Los Angeles Rams at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Nick Sirianni: A.J. Brown ‘wants to contribute’ to Eagles, not leave

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A.J. Brown has already voiced his frustration with his role in the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense, and after posting a cryptic quote to social media, his head coach came out in his defense.

Nick Sirianni told reporters Monday that Brown’s apparent aggravation stems from wanting to help the 4-0 Eagles, not from a desire to leave the team.

“Obviously, A.J. is very important to this football team,” Sirianni said. “I know he wants to contribute and do the things he’s capable of doing. He wants to contribute into these wins, and he’s had a couple games where he hasn’t been able to for different reasons.

“I question nothing about his desire to play great football, his desire of being a good teammate, his desire to be here.”

The three-time Pro Bowler was not targeted until the final drive of the game in the Eagles’ season-opening win over the Dallas Cowboys. He caught an 8-yard pass to help Philadelphia seal the 24-20 win.

After catching five passes for 27 yards against the Kansas City Chiefs and having a six-reception, 109-yard performance against the Los Angeles Rams, Brown saw nine targets but hauled in just two for seven yards in Philadelphia’s 31-25 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

Brown declined to speak with reporters after the game, then posted to X a modern translation of a Bible passage that read: “If you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way.”

That followed his comments to reporters last week about wanting the run-heavy Eagles to open up the offense.

“Me personally, I truly believe we’ve got so many good players on this team, and at times you can feel like we’re being conservative,” Brown said last week. “I don’t think it should be like that. I think it should (be) let your killers do their thing and play fast and play aggressive. I’m not saying that we haven’t been, but me personally, that’s what I would like.”

Brown, 28, gained at least 1,079 yards in each of his first three seasons with the Eagles and helped them win Super Bowl LIX, with 12 catches for 163 yards and two touchdowns over four playoff games last winter.

–Field Level Media

Sep 4, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) carries the ball for a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the second quarter of the game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Conservative Eagles keep ‘pushing’ to thrive playing keepaway

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Eagles coach Nick Sirianni denies Philadelphia is eliminating the forward pass from its offense.

Facing questions about the Eagles’ lackluster passing attack through two games, Sirianni shifted the focus to Philadelphia’s 2-0 record and the 15 opportunities to follow.

“You get better as the season goes along. So does the defense. It’s all relative there,” Sirianni said on Monday. “By no means are we a finished product. We want to play our best football at the end of the year.”

Quarterback Jalen Hurts was blitzed by the Chiefs on 16 of his 25 dropbacks on Sunday. His rapid release time of 2.11 seconds per NFL Next Gen Stats made over-the-top, downfield passing a risky proposition.

The Eagles are No. 29 in total offense (259 yards per game), 30th in yards per play (4.32), 31st in passing offense (119 yards per game). They’re also 27th in the league in passing yards per play (5.29-yard average).

No. 1 wide receiver A.J. Brown has six receptions for 35 yards with a long of eight yards. Devonta Smith has seven receptions for 69 yards and the Eagles are averaging 7.4 yards per catch. Last season Philadelphia averaged 11.6 yards per catch, led by Brown’s average of 16.1 yards per reception.

Of the 10 passes thrown to Brown, only one traveled more than 10 yards in the air.

“I think we’ve been very efficient moving the ball forward as an offense,” Sirianni said. “It’s hard to consistently inch your way down the field as an offense. You want to hit explosives. You’ve got to hit explosives. … There’s different reasons why we had this many or why we had that many. We understand that to be what you want to be on offense you have to be more explosive.

“You are always looking to win the explosive play battle. The last two weeks we haven’t done it,” Sirianni said. “What I love about our team is we’re constantly in self-critical mode. Open to everything. Only (focused on) getting better.”

The running game was far more explosive over the course of 17 games in 2024, averaging 4.9 yards per carry. The team is down to 3.9 yards per rush in the first two games this season.

Philadelphia has called 75 run plays and 48 passes this season.

All five of the team’s touchdowns are on rushing scores by quarterback Jalen Hurts (three) and running back Saquon Barkley (two).

Sirianni said he watched a few of the clips highlighting the continued complaints about the “Tush Push” after another Hurts touchdown run secured a win at Kansas City. He said the video he saw was slowed down to the extent that officials wouldn’t be able to discern a false start with the naked eye.

“There’s a beauty to it. Man, they know exactly what’s coming and either they stop or can’t stop it,” Sirianni said. “It’s about the physicality of the play, the toughness of the play. They made it really hard on us yesterday. I think it brings good attention to the game. Obviously, I’m biased.”

–Field Level Media

Sep 4, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter (98) walks off the field with Eagles chief security officer Dom DiSandro (L) after being ejected from the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Nick Sirianni: Eagles expect NFL ruling on Jalen Carter this week

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Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter could face a suspension for spitting at Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in the first game of the NFL season last Thursday.

Head coach Nick Sirianni said the team should know more about any punishment or discipline for Carter this week.

“You are constantly trying to help guys not only become better football players but better men. I think that’s more important. You are always doing what’s best for the team and for those guys in every moment,” Sirianni said in a Tuesday interview with 94 WIP radio in Philadelphia.

“Accountability is so big with our organization. If you brush by mistakes, if you don’t dive into mistakes, those mistakes will linger. I’m not only talking about that incident. I’m talking about everything. There’s a death by inches when you don’t address mistakes, don’t correct mistakes, hold people accountable. That’s myself too, that’s coaches.”

Carter, 24, was ejected from the game, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a radio interview on Tuesday morning with 105.3 FM in Dallas that is enough of a deterrent to prevent players from such in-game conduct.

Asked about reports the Eagles made the best offer to the Cowboys for pass rusher Micah Parsons, Jones admitted there was a conversation but Dallas didn’t make a counter offer.

He said once the team determined it would listen to offers, the phone never stopped ringing, and they settled on a swap for defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round picks from the Packers for the 26-year-old Parsons.

–Field Level Media

Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni wields the Vince Lombardi trophy during the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl celebration in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

Philly revelry: Eagles celebrate Super Bowl LIX title

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Howie Roseman strolled to the podium, Lombardi Trophy in hand, and took a big puff of a celebratory cigar.

His forehead had been cut by a can of beer thrown in his direction, but the Philadelphia Eagles’ general manager didn’t seem to mind.

“I bleed for this city!” he bellowed.

Below, a sea of fans clad in Kelly green roared back in approval, not that they had ever stopped.

Cheers and beers were aplenty throughout downtown Philadelphia on Friday as scores of Eagles fans braved the cold to celebrate their team’s second Super Bowl championship.

Philadelphia secured its latest Lombardi in dominant fashion, blasting Kansas City 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX last Sunday in New Orleans.

The party started late Thursday night, with fans sleeping in tents along the parade route to ensure they’d get an up-close look at their heroes the following day.

After beginning on Broad Street, the parade route made its way to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where the Eagles took the podium atop the iconic “Rocky” steps to give speeches.

Players posed for pictures with fans along the way while catching beer cans thrown from the jubilant crowd. Tight end Dallas Goedert even made a one-handed snag on a hoagie tossed his way atop one of the parade’s double-decker buses.

Star running back Saquon Barkley made a young girl’s third birthday extra special by lifting her up and holding her as giddy family members recorded the interaction. Barkley also recognized one of the team’s ball boys in the crowd and helped him over the barricade to join the parade.

Roseman wasn’t the only one to fire up the sea of fans from the podium, as Super Bowl MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts, head coach Nick Sirianni and wide receiver A.J. Brown all sent the crowd into a frenzy when they approached the mic.

“You know, I told myself that when I got drafted, that I wouldn’t come to the Rocky steps until I won a championship,” said Hurts, who accounted for 293 yards and three touchdowns in the Super Bowl win. “And now we’re here.”

Sirianni, 43, secured his first title in his fourth season as the Eagles’ coach. He did it by avenging a three-point loss to Kansas City in Super Bowl LVII two years earlier.

“This team is special. We can’t be great without the greatness of others and that certainly applies to our fans,” Sirianni said.

Brown, who caught a 12-yard touchdown from Hurts and finished with three receptions for 43 yards against Kansas City, clapped back at the criticism he received throughout the regular season.

“They said I was a diva, they said all I care about was stats,” Brown said. “You gonna get all those things wrong about me, but one thing you get right: I’m a (expletive) champion!”

Brown, Hurts and company got off to a shaky start in 2024, losing two of their first four games ahead of their Week 5 bye.

The Eagles soon found their stride and rattled off 10 straight wins to seize control of the NFC East. They clinched the division in Week 17 and finished 14-3 to secure the No. 2 seed in the playoffs.

Never having to leave Philadelphia throughout the NFC playoffs, the Eagles took care of the Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Commanders before exacting revenge on Kansas City and former Philadelphia coach Andy Reid, storming ahead 34-0 in the third quarter against the two-time defending champions.

“I’m so happy you didn’t have to go through a nail-biter game,” veteran defensive end Brandon Graham said. “It’s about us being gritty. We’re going to stay gritty.”

Friday’s parade was not entirely joyful, though.

Area police said two women were shot in the leg during an argument that occurred near the parade route, per ESPN. It is unclear whether the shooting was related to the celebration.

Last year, one person was killed and at least 22 others were wounded in a mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade in Kansas City, Mo.

–Field Level Media

Jan 26, 2025; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) and running back Saquon Barkley (26) warm up before the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Different roster, different outcome? Eagles tout newcomers’ experience

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NEW ORLEANS — It was just two years ago that the Philadelphia Eagles were last in the Super Bowl.

That experience in a 38-35 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was helpful to the many players who will face the Chiefs again in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.

But the differences between that Eagles team and this Eagles team are greater than they might appear from the outside.

“Every team is different,” Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts said Thursday. “Every season requires a different version of each individual player. We’ve got a ton of different players on our team. We’ve got a lot of young players starting and playing pivotal roles. You just have to navigate that and find your way as a team for that year.”

The Eagles have navigated this season quite well, especially after a 2-2 start, winning 15 of their last 16 games.

“We’ve been able to play disciplined ball,” Hurts said. “We’ve been able to play ball and be on the same page and find ways to win.”

Philadelphia’s offensive identity has evolved since the team’s last Super Bowl with the addition of running back Saquon Barkley, who debuted with a 2,000-yard rushing season in 2024. The effectiveness of the running game helped Hurts finish fifth in the NFL with a career-best passer rating of 103.7.

“He’s a great passer and reads the defense great,” head coach Nick Sirianni said of Hurts. “And then he has this ability that, when something breaks down, to make big plays happen that way as well. He just knows how to win.”

Sirianni was asked about key Eagles that weren’t on the last Super Bowl team, such as first-year free-agent acquisitions in Barkley (Giants) and linebacker Zach Baun (Saints), as well as two rookie draft choices starting in the secondary — cornerback Quinyon Mitchell (first-round pick from Toledo) and nickelback Cooper DeJean (second-rounder from Iowa).

The coach explained that the term “big game” is relative.

“You tell Cooper DeJean that the Iowa-Iowa State game is not a big game,” Sirianni said. “Maybe to the outside world it’s not as big as the Super Bowl, but in that moment for Cooper it is. It’s what the player feels in his heart at that particular moment.”

Toledo’s biggest rival didn’t come to Sirianni as easily as Iowa’s did, but he finally came up with Kent State and Akron as examples.

“So these guys have big-game experience,” Sirianni said. “They’re not rookies anymore. They’ve played in so many games and have so many big-game experiences. I know how much these guys put in and how they empty the tank every time they go out and play.”

Hurts said this version of the Eagles has benefited from the closeness of a half dozen defensive players that were college teammates at Georgia. Defensive tackles Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis, edge rusher Nolan Smith Jr. and linebacker Nakobe Dean are all starters, though Dean suffered a season-ending knee injury in the wild-card playoff victory against the Packers.

Reserve defensive backs Kelee Ringo and Lewis Cine are also former Bulldogs. Davis, Dean and Cine are in their third seasons and Carter, Smith and Ringo are in their second seasons, entering their first Super Bowl with Philadelphia.

Georgia won back-to-back CFP championships in 2021-22.

“I think a big part of (the team’s closeness) has to do with the Georgia background on defense,” Hurts said. “I think that starts with Nakobe Dean and all those guys that were able to play ball in college together and bring their ways to the league. I think that has a big impact on our culture. On defense, how they play, how together they are, and I think that kind of seeps through the team.”

–Les East, Field Level Media

Feb 5, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni speaks with the media during a press conference at Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Nick Sirianni: Eagles looking to ‘focus and refocus’ at practice

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METAIRIE, La. — Throughout the Philadelphia Eagles’ first pre-Super Bowl LIX practice on Wednesday, Coach Nick Sirianni urged his players to “focus and refocus.”

“It’s not a normal week,” Sirianni said. “You want to keep it as normal as possible, but the times are different, the obligations are different. The game’s not normal either. … So, just focus and refocus — it’s a good prep for the game.”

The Eagles practiced for two hours in 77-degree weather at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center, the New Orleans Saints’ practice facility. Roughly 20 minutes to stretch and warm up with individual work was followed by 11-on-11 team drills and a special teams period. The latter half of the session was a walkthrough, with a special teams period sandwiched in the middle.

Sirianni said he tried to maintain some sense of normalcy for players, keeping a practice structure that’s similar to what the team would normally have on a Wednesday during the regular season.

“Our goal for right now is how do we eliminate distractions and continue to get better?” he said. “… For a lot of guys, this isn’t their first time here, which I think is really important. I feel like our guys are locked in to what they need to do and are enjoying some time together.”

Four players participated on a limited basis: defensive tackle Jalen Carter (illness), running back Kenneth Gainwell (concussion, knee), wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) and defensive end Brandon Graham (elbow).

Left guard Landon Dickerson (knee) and center Cam Jurgens (back) were full participants, along with linebacker Zack Baun (groin), receiver Britain Covey (neck), and tight ends Dallas Goedert (ankle) and C.J. Uzomah (abdomen).

Graham and Uzomah were designated to return from injured reserve last week.

“They’re doing everything they can to get themselves ready to go,” Sirianni said. “I’ll never put limitations on them. We’ll see where they are as the week progresses.”

Following the afternoon workout and any post-practice work for players, the team returned to their hotel in New Orleans where coaches planned to review the practice tape before meeting with players.

“We’ll meet with them tonight, review this tape, then sleep, rest, focus and refocus,” Sirianni said. “Again, it’s just constantly coming back to controlling what you can control, which is what we’ve talked about all year — staying focused on your job.”

–Field Level Media, special from Pro Football Writers of America

Jan 26, 2025; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) celebrates his touchdown with offensive tackle Lane Johnson (65) against the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Newcomers drive Eagles’ U-turn, Super Bowl return

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NEW ORLEANS — A former head coach with decades of experience, Vic Fangio flipped the Philadelphia defense from weakness to strength with a no-nonsense edge and Super Bowl standards.

“He has a standard of how it’s supposed to look,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said Wednesday at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside before Philadelphia’s first full practice of the week. “And he holds the guys to that standard. He’s not afraid to tell guys when he thinks they don’t meet that standard. He’s been awesome. The way he’s connected with the guys. He’s been great on game day. He’s meant a lot to this team. He’s been awesome this year.”

The Eagles rank first in total defense as the counterbalance to a running game that gained more than 3,000 yards.

Fangio and the Miami Dolphins split as Sirianni was searching for the right blend of play-callers on both sides of the ball. He also wanted to add energy and talent to the roster. Key additions of running back Saquon Barkley, safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, linebacker Zack Baun, guard Mekhi Becton — all at least in their fifth NFL season — made the job easier.

Sirianni said Gardner-Johnson, in his second stint with the team after one season with the Detroit Lions, brings “endless energy.” He also has a big impact on the team’s turnover ratio. Gardner-Johnson led the Eagles with six interceptions, exactly the same as his team-leading total with Philadelphia in 2022, their last Super Bowl season.

More important, Sirianni said, was his instrumental role alongside 34-year-old cornerback Darius Slay in working overtime to keep first-round rookie cornerback Quinyon Mitchell and second-round defensive back Cooper DeJean up to speed.

Neither ran into the so-called rookie wall, though Mitchell fought a shoulder injury in the playoffs. For safety Reed Blankenship, the defense’s turnaround from 2023 to 2024 has been emotional.

“It was tough last year,” Blankenship said of the Eagles’ 26th-ranked defense and 31st-ranked pass defense in 2023. “It puts it into perspective. How you can make some changes here and there, believe in one another — the sky’s the limit.

“… I was a little teary-eyed after the (NFC) Championship Game. We’ve come so far. From last year to this year, it’s a complete 360, and I couldn’t be blessed enough.”

No player has meant more in a move to complementary team football than Barkley. And he’s showing no signs of slowing down. He has 66 carries for 442 yards — 6.7 yards per carry — with five touchdowns in three January playoff games. Kansas City has 57 carries for 185 yards and four TDs in two playoff games.

“When we talk about the game of football, you can’t be great without the greatness of others. You’re seeing Saquon be able to shine with the offensive line blocking for him, seeing Jalen (Hurts) with his ability to run,” Sirianni said. “He’s around all of these great players, great offensive line, and you are seeing him shine big-time. He’s got himself in great shape. I don’t hear the questions anymore that I got early in the year about ‘can Saquon take this many carries in a game?’ And the answer to that was, ‘What we’re going to try to do is win every single game.’ And this year that meant a lot of carries for Saquon.”

Hurts said he doesn’t mind taking a step back for the team to achieve success, noting he “is not the one game-planning” or deciding how to approach an opponent. The team leader with 14 rushing touchdowns, Hurts threw 361 passes in the regular season — down from 538 in 2023 and 460 in 2022.

“I’ve said it before, but we keep the main thing the main thing. Winning is the only motivation,” Hurts said.

–Jeff Reynolds, Field Level Media

Feb 3, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni speaks during Super Bowl LIX Opening Night at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-Imagn Images

Eagles’ Nick Sirianni embracing emotional label: ‘It’s who I am’

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NEW ORLEANS — Eagles coach Nick Sirianni knows what losing a Super Bowl feels like.

As he prepares Philadelphia and quarterback Jalen Hurts for a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, Sirianni believes his team wouldn’t be here without the pain of their Super Bowl LVII defeat. Hurts said the loss lit a fire in him to get back to the league’s championship game.

“Adversity does something to you. If you embrace adversity it can shape you to who you are,” Sirianni said. “Obviously that’s been the case with Jalen and through his career. This game is not easy. This game has it’s ups and downs. … Nobody in the NFL pitches a perfect game. That doesn’t exist in the NFL. You’re going to have bad plays. You’re going to have good plays. It’s about focusing on the next. Going back to the 2023 season, we’re grateful for that. We’re thankful for that. As bad as it (stunk), I’m grateful for that.”

The Eagles are hitting their stride seven months after training camp began, long removed from a 2-2 start to the regular season. They’re 15-1 since, losing only to the Washington Commanders in a game Hurts left in the first quarter.

“This game and anything worthwhile in this world is not instant gratification. It takes commitment to the work,” Sirianni said Tuesday at the Hilton New Orleans. “We felt like we had a great training camp. It didn’t start the way we hoped. But I think we’re playing our best ball right now.”

A self-admitted “emotional” coach, Sirianni said his core values and the team’s principles haven’t changed.

“Toughness, detail, together,” Sirianni said. “Those things don’t change. It doesn’t mean you don’t grow. If you start to be somebody and act like somebody you’re not, players start to see through that. You have to be genuine. … To say I’m going to stop being excited when we score a touchdown or after a win after everything we lay on the line to do so; or I’m not going to yell to correct or yell to praise, that’s not who I am. … There’s 43 years of habits that sometimes are hard to break.”

Sirianni said the Eagles had a great week of practice last week and has the entire game plan installed for their second look at the Chiefs in a Super Bowl.

“We’ve every year since I’ve been a head coach we’ve played Kansas City. What I see on tape is just the detail, again I have so much responded for the players that they have and coach (Andy) Reid,” Sirianni said, praising the amount of detail evident in Reid’s team preparation. “You have to be ready to prepare for everything knowing they have one of the best players of all-time in (Patrick Mahomes). It’s always going to be about stopping the run. Limiting the (big) plays. I see two teams that are highly detailed and highly skilled.

“I do like to study great coaches. And I’ll ask, ‘What would Andy have done in this situation?’ to guys who’ve been around him. He’s had a lot more success than I have. Three-hundred wins. That’s wow. It’s an honor to go against him. Nothing but respect for Coach Reid and everything he’s accomplished.”

–Jeff Reynolds, Field Level Media