Through three games, the Eagles own the league’s best run defense. They have held their first three opponents to a league-best 3.1 yards per carry.
Even without inside linebackers Kiko Alonand Mychal Kendricks and defensive end Cedric Thornton, the defense held the Jets’ running backs to 34 yards on 12 carries Sunday.
They’ve given up a league-best 11 rushing first downs in three games. They’ve allowed just 11 runs of seven yards or more (in 84 attempts.
“Consistency," defensive coordinator Bill Davis said. “It starts with the d-line. The consistency that they’ve been playing with, you watch them hit the sled every day, every day without exception, and it shows up on Sundays.