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Eagles rank high in latest NFL power rankings

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9 years ago

October 4, 2017

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Not many NFL pundits around the league predicted that after four weeks the Eagles would sit atop the NFC East, ahead of the Dallas Cowboys, but coach Doug Pederson’s shift to a more run-centric offense and the development of quarterback Carson Wentz have paid dividends for the Eagles.

“We want to go in and establish that run, play-action pass with Carson, being able to move him around a little bit,” Pederson told reporters Monday. “It’s sort of the direction that I think our offense needs to go in.”

Experts also seem to be high on Wentz, who appeared to take another step forward Sunday by engineering an 11-play drive late in the fourth quarter that drained the last 6 minutes, 44 seconds of the game, sealing the win for the Eagles.

“I am loving the development of Carson Wentz in Philadelphia,” said NBC Sports anchor and former head coach Tony Dungy. “He is playing well, making plays and giving the offense tremendous confidence.”

Still, it’s no time to celebrate. As my colleague Les Bowen pointed out, the Eagles were also 3-1 at this point last season, yet still managed to end the season 7-9. But according to Bowen, this season’s 3-1 might be more promising than last season’s 3-1.

“I’m going to come down on the side of this year’s 3-1 being more promising, partly because I don’t think Dallas is as good as it was a year ago,” Bowen wrote. “I think winning the NFC East, for an imperfect but promising team, is a more attainable goal than it was in 2016.”

National sports outlets seem optimistic as well, with the Eagles ranking among the top 10 in every NFL power ranking this week. NFL.com currently ranks the Eagles the third best team in the league, and only Bleacher Report had the team moving down in the rankings.

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Daniels, Commanders Score 27 Straight to Beat Eagles 27-10 on Sunday Night Football

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10 hours ago

November 2, 2026

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) passes against Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Moro Ojomo (97) during the second half on Nov. 1, 2026 at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md. (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)

Jayden Daniels threw for 217 yards and a touchdown as the Washington Commanders scored 27 straight points to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 on Sunday Night Football, Washington’s first win in more than a month.

Philadelphia jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on Jake Elliott’s 40-yard field goal and Saquon Barkley’s 3-yard touchdown run, set up by a Chig Okonkwo fumble. It was all Washington from there. Drew Stevens kicked a 56-yard field goal late in the first quarter, Daniels tied the game in the second quarter with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs at the end of an 11-play, 89-yard drive, and Stevens’ 39-yard field goal with 19 seconds left gave the Commanders (2-4-1) a 13-10 halftime lead.

Washington scored the only points of the third quarter after a Tanner McKee fumble, as Daniels hit Treylon Burks for 53 yards and Stevens converted from 25 yards to make it 16-10. A 15-play Eagles drive ended with no points when Elliott’s 41-yard try hit the left upright with 8:58 to play, his first missed kick of the season. Stevens answered with a 42-yarder for a 19-10 lead with 3:43 left, and Washington closed out the scoring on Rachaad White’s 1-yard touchdown run and Austin Ekeler’s two-point conversion run with 1:52 remaining. Stevens finished with four field goals, and Daniels completed 16 of 29 passes with no interceptions and added 23 rushing yards.

Playing without Terry McLaurin, who is out for the season with a torn patellar tendon, Daniels spread the ball around: Burks led Washington with three catches for 81 yards, Antonio Williams had five catches for 54 yards and Diggs caught three passes for 38 yards and the touchdown. White ran for 55 yards on 11 carries as Washington rushed for 135 yards. The Commanders sacked McKee five times, forced a fumble and an interception and held Philadelphia to 268 total yards.

McKee completed 23 of 34 passes for 212 yards in his third start of the season in place of Jalen Hurts. Barkley was held to 30 yards on 13 carries for the Eagles (2-6), who lost their sixth straight game, the franchise’s longest losing streak since 2012, and fell into last place in the NFC East. The win, Daniels’ first as a starter since October 2025, split the season series after Washington’s 24-22 loss at Philadelphia in Week 1 and pulled the Commanders within two games of the idle first-place New York Giants.