As I said in the offense post, I am going to split the A22 posts into 2 separate posts each week now. This one is going to be interesting. I have so many things to say about the defense I hope I can put across my viewpoint clearly! Let’s get into it.

Defense

Let’s start with the basic EPA numbers. The Eagles run defense was not bad at all in this game, especially on early downs. This is a common theme I will get back to throughout the article, this does not mean the Eagles defense was good against the run as the Commanders still had some good runs but overall it was the pass defense that was a bigger issue.