The Eagles defense hasn’t given up a TD in two games. They’re top 10 in many statistical categories: points, yards, third downs, sack rate… Vic Fangio has brought the competency that has been missing.
That’s great. But they’re dead last in takeaways. One reason why is that they are one of just two teams who has yet to recover a fumble.
Bad Fumble Luck Blues
You know the saying “if it wasn’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all”? When it comes to fumble luck, the Eagles don’t even have that. Only the Raiders have fewer forced fumbles than the Eagles, who have just two (along with the Panthers, Titans, and Dolphins).