To win a Super Bowl, a team must achieve a perfect blend of top-end talent and good coaching while catching lightning in a bottle with some fortunate play and overall health.
This combination of ingredients allowed the Philadelphia Eagles to produce a 13-3 record and ride a wave of success throughout the playoffs toward the organization's first Super Bowl victory. The same can't be said this season after Sunday's 23-21 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles have now lost as many games through five weeks as they did all last year.
Philly fans better enjoy their recent championship, because the odds of making a playoff appearance after a 2-3 start are not in the Eagles' favor, according to NFL Research:
NFL ResearchThe defending Super Bowl champion #Eagles are 2-3 this season Only 7 previous defending Super Bowl champions have started a season 2-3.