"There was plenty of concern externally that the collapse of 2023 had carried into 2024 after Philadelphia was beaten 33-16 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers late last September, a loss that dropped the ultra-talented Eagles to 2-2. Running back Saquon Barkley pierced through the outside panic after the game to offer perspective that proved to be right on the mark. "I don't think we've put together a complete game -- or even close to a complete game -- so far this season," he said from the visitors' locker room at Raymond James Stadium. "But the beauty of it is, it's not college football. ... Everything we still want to accomplish is right in front of us.""
"Safe to say, the Eagles found their footing. They have won 20 of their past 21 games since that point, complete with a Super Bowl rout of the Kansas City Chiefs. This time around, they walked off the field in Tampa with a 31-25 win to improve to 4-0. But the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the offense and more specifically the passing game -- Jalen Hurts didn't complete a pass in the second half after carving the Bucs up over the first two quarters -- left many feeling uneasy, chief among them A.J. Brown, whose social media post following the game has dominated the conversation locally and nationally all week."
Week 4 in Tampa has historically functioned as an inflection point for the Philadelphia Eagles. A late-September loss in 2023 dropped the team to 2-2, prompting external concern, but Saquon Barkley offered perspective and composure. The Eagles subsequently won 20 of 21 games, culminating in a dominant Super Bowl victory over the Chiefs. After a 31-25 win in Tampa to reach 4-0, the offense again showed Jekyll-and-Hyde tendencies, with Jalen Hurts going without a completed pass in the second half and A.J. Brown's social-media reaction amplifying unease.
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