On Monday, I took a look at the Eagles' offensive performance against Washington. Here, I want to take a look at the defense. This is a unit that, as Chip Kelly said on Monday, played well enough to win the game against the Redskins, especially considering the number of snaps they played. With the issues that the offense had moving the ball in key situations, the defense saw a ton of time on the field against Washington, a problem that was compounded by injuries.
Going into the game, this defense was down two of their top four defensive linemen (Cedric Thornton and Taylor Hart), a starting linebacker (Kiko Alonso) and the fifth defensive back (Chris Maragos).