Barkley hurts hamstring as Eagles struggle offensively vs. Rams — SkimNews
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- Saquon Barkley exited in the first quarter with a hamstring injury on a six-yard run; Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley took over, and Bigsby later suffered an apparent lower-body injury of his own.
- Jalen Hurts went 12-of-27 for 97 yards, averaging 3.4 yards per attempt — the lowest mark in any of his 79 career games with at least 20 attempts — and completed just two passes after halftime.
- The Eagles went 0-for-12 on third down, the franchise's worst third-down mark in 45 years, surpassing the previous low of 0-for-11 against the Giants in 1983.
- Philadelphia was already missing receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring), tight end Dallas Goedert (knee) and right tackle Lane Johnson, who was scratched Sunday morning for personal reasons; rookie Markel Bell stepped in at tackle.
- Despite building a lead on two Hurts-to-Darius Cooper touchdown throws, the Eagles watched their cushion evaporate after a failed 4th-and-goal from the 2-yard line, after which the Rams drove 98 yards for the go-ahead score.
- Coach Nick Sirianni shouldered blame for the fourth-down call: 'You go for it and you don't get it, that's on the head coach. We didn't get it, so that's on me.'
- The Eagles turn next to a Week 5 game against the Jaguars in London on Sunday, with Barkley's status and a depleted receiving corps unresolved.
Why it matters: The 0-for-12 third-down mark is the Eagles' worst in 45 years, and Barkley's hamstring injury now clouds a Week 5 trip to London against the Jaguars with a depleted receiving corps (Smith, Goedert out) and a backup offensive line after Lane Johnson's late scratch.
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