If the Eagles are going to snap their three-game losing streak, they will have to hit the ground running.
That means the ground game needs serious improvement and more activity when the Eagles (5-7) host the Washington Redskins (6-5-1) on Sunday in an NFC East matchup at Lincoln Financial Field.
Of course getting behind by 29-0 in last week's 32-14 loss at Cincinnati wasn't a recipe for establishing the ground game. Still, the Eagles saw Carson Wentz attempt 60 passes, while they had 19 rushing attempts and three of them were scrambles by the rookie quarterback. Wentz also had his second lowest passer rating (58.