The New York Giants snapped their 13-game losing streak at Lincoln Financial Field, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles by a final score of 19-11. Now the Eagles have lost seven consecutive games as there will likely be several changes in the City of Brotherly Love during the bye week. Here are my five takeaways from Philadelphia’s loss in Week 9.
Nick Sirianni Is a Lame Duck
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has one of the best winning percentages in NFL history. Despite all of Sirianni’s success in Philadelphia, it seems likely that the Eagles will have a new head coach in 2027. The team’s top decision makers can’t excuse away Sirianni’s performance (or lack thereof) to injuries and other issues this season.
The Eagles are 5-12 in the team’s last 17 games, dating back to last season. Philadelphia’s struggles extend far beyond the team’s current seven-game losing streak. Sirianni’s message of “tough, detailed and together” has become stale and most of the veterans that he once leaned on to help convey his message are no longer there.
Eagles general manager Howie Roseman has already committed a ton of money to the current roster and the team’s use of void years will limit their roster building options moving forward. If the Eagles want to make excuses for this season and run it back with Sirianni in 2027, I believe that it would be a big mistake. Seven different NFL teams lost at least seven consecutive games at one point last season.
Commanders
Cardinals
Raiders
Giants
Titans
Colts
Jets
The Commanders, Colts and Jets all opted to retain their head coaches for this season. After Week 9, those three teams have a combined record of 6-19-1. The Eagles need to learn from the mistakes of these other teams and read the writing on the wall in Philadelphia. While the team likely won’t fire Sirianni in-season, he simply cannot be the head coach in 2027 and beyond.
So Long, Chris Kuper
While the Eagles likely won’t fire Sirianni during the regular season, there are other changes that the team might be willing to make. The most obvious move to make during the bye week is to fire offensive line coach Chris Kuper. Many were skeptical of Philadelphia’s decision to hire Kuper in the offseason given his struggles with the Minnesota Vikings.
Fast forward to Week 9 and all of the skeptics were correct as Philadelphia’s offensive line has taken a drastic step backwards. The Eagles have allowed the most unblocked pressures in the NFL and they just allowed seven sacks against the Giants. While Kuper is close to Eagles first-year offensive coordinator Sean Mannion, it’s clear that his position group isn’t getting any better.
After moving on from Kuper, Philadelphia can promote current assistant offensive line coach Greg Austin to replace him. Austin held the same title for the Eagles under Jeff Stoutland for multiple seasons. It would make sense to give Austin a shot to lead the offensive line room in the second half of the regular season. While he has never been a lead offensive line coach in the NFL, he did previously command a room at three different colleges — FIU, Nebraska and UCF.
Joe Milton Earned Another Shot
Despite joining the Eagles less than a month ago, Philadelphia turned to Joe Milton as the team’s starting quarterback in Week 9. Given the circumstances of it all, I thought that Milton played well enough to earn another shot. The 26-year-old quarterback was asked to do far too much in his first career start in the NFL, as he also led the Eagles with 64 rushing yards.
Similar to Tanner McKee in recent weeks, Milton was working with a banged-up supporting cast. The Eagles were without DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks, while Saquon Barkley hobbled through another game that he shouldn’t have been playing in. Following the bye week, Milton deserves another chance to prove his worth — hopefully with more weapons alongside him.
Hello, Pass Rush!
Through the first eight weeks of the regular season, Philadelphia’s high-priced defensive front managed to record only 10 sacks. Yet the Eagles came to life against the Giants on Sunday, as Philadelphia’s defense recorded six sacks. Eagles edge rusher Jonathan Greenard recorded his first sack with the team and played a season-high 36 snaps, as he finally looked like the player that the team traded two third-round picks for.
Eagles interior defensive lineman Jordan Davis also recorded his first full sack of 2026. While Philadelphia’s defense was still far too inconsistent, it was encouraging to see them finally pressure the quarterback at a high rate. The Eagles also recorded 14 tackles for loss in Week 9, which is an absolutely absurd total. Unfortunately, Philadelphia’s battered offense couldn’t hold up its end of the bargain.
Howie Roseman Must Sell
Roseman shouldn’t escape blame when it comes to this mess of a performance for the Eagles. He has played a massive role in Philadelphia being in this situation and he can’t continue to make the same mistakes. While Roseman isn’t used to being a seller at the NFL’s trade deadline, he needs to put his pride to the side and do what is best for the Eagles moving forward.
There is absolutely no point in holding onto players that won’t be in Philadelphia beyond this season. Not every player is going to net the team a compensatory third-round pick. As the Eagles continue to struggle, it will likely only further expose and hinder the value of the team’s upcoming free agents. Roseman must be willing to call (or take calls) on players such as Moro Ojomo, Dallas Goedert, Riq Woolen, Hollywood Brown and others.