The Eagles are heading into the playoffs with the NFL’s No. 1-ranked run defense. Their pass defense, however, has been leaking a little bit of oil lately
Not including last week’s meaningless game against the Cowboys, the Eagles gave up nine touchdown passes and had a 94.7 opponent passer rating in their previous four games against the Raiders, Giants, Rams and Seahawks. That’s more than 24 points higher than their opponent passer rating in their first 11 games this season (74.0).
As Jim Schwartz has told us on more than one occasion, the defensive line is the engine that makes his defense go.