2025
2025 season · Weeks 1 to 22 · 11-6
Eagles defense
Every snap the Eagles defended, what it cost them and how they got there: the league ranks the player pages quote, where offenses find room, how this defense plays, and who plays in it.
- How good-0.08 EPA a play allowed, 8th of 32, and 0.12 below what the offenses they faced usually manage (4th).
- How they playThey blitz on 26% of dropbacks, the 22nd-most in the league, and get pressure on 23%.
- Where offenses find roomThrough the air: -0.07 EPA a dropback, 7th, softest deep middle (+1.31 a throw).
- Who hurt themGeorge Pickens (DAL): 176 yards and +13.5 EPA on 13 touches, the most anyone has managed against them.
How good is itthe defense against the league, and game by game
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per playevery snap | -0.08 | 8th of 32 | 77th | |
| Pass EPAper dropback | -0.07 | 7th of 32 | 80th | |
| Rush EPAper designed run | -0.10 | 7th of 32 | 80th | |
| Success rateplays that gain enough | 42% | 8th of 32 | 75th | |
| Explosive rate20+ pass, 10+ run | 10% | 18th of 32 | 45th | |
| Yards per play | 5.0 | 7th of 32 | 80th | |
| Yards per carry | 4.1 | 10th of 32 | 70th | |
| Third downsconverted against them | 42% | 22nd of 32 | 33rd |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sack rateper dropback | 6.7% | 15th of 32 | 55th | |
| Pressure rateper dropback, PFR | 23% | 18th of 32 | 45th | |
| QB hit rateper dropback | 16% | 7th of 32 | 80th | |
| INT rateper dropback | 1.9% | 16th of 32 | 52nd | |
| Red-zone TD ratetrips ending in a touchdown | 53% | 8th of 32 | 77th | |
| Points per drivetouchdown 7, field goal 3 | 1.78 | 7th of 32 | 80th | |
| Takeawaysper game | 1.2 | 17th of 32 | 58th | |
| EPA against expectationallowed minus the offenses' usual | -0.12 | 4th of 32 | 89th |
Each bar is the league's 32 defenses; the marker is the Eagles. Right is better for the defense, so a low EPA allowed sits right. The pressure rate is PFR's pressures (hurries, hits and sacks) per dropback. EPA against expectation compares each game with what that offense averaged in its other games, so a strong schedule is not held against them.
They held 13 of 17 offenses below their usual EPA a play. The biggest stop: Week 11 against the Lions, 0.51 a play under their norm. The offenses they have faced average +0.04 a play elsewhere, the 2nd-toughest schedule of offenses.
vs DALW 24-20+0.04usual +0.10
at KCW 20-17-0.14usual +0.04
vs LAW 33-26-0.03usual +0.16
at TBW 31-25-0.15usual +0.00
vs DENL 17-21+0.06usual +0.05
at NYGL 17-34+0.25usual -0.01
at MINW 28-22-0.09usual -0.12vs NYGW 38-20+0.09usual +0.01
at GBW 10-7-0.17usual +0.13
vs DETW 16-9-0.40usual +0.11at DALL 21-24-0.02usual +0.10
vs CHIL 15-24+0.04usual +0.08
at LACL 19-22-0.27usual -0.01
vs LVW 31-0-0.41usual -0.21
at WASW 29-18-0.15usual +0.02
at BUFW 13-12-0.11usual +0.16vs WASL 17-24-0.03usual +0.01Where offenses find roomthe field, the run lanes, the positions and the situations
The soft spot is deep middle: +1.31 EPA a throw against a league +0.73. The lockdown zone is short middle, -0.64 a throw (league +0.10). Completions against them run 5.8 points under expected, 1st-best in the league.
Every pass they faced with a charted air distance and side, sacks excluded. Green is a zone where they allow less than the league, red more. How often shows the share of throws against them there.
Offenses run for 4.1 yards a carry against them, 10th of 32. The leak is up the middle: 4.1 a carry and +0.15 EPA (league 3.7, -0.04).
| Position | Targets a game | Yards a game | EPA per target | Fantasy points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wide receivers | 18.322nd | 137.717th | +0.085th-toughest | 16.33rd-fewest21.56th-fewest26.87th-fewest |
| Tight ends | 6.26th | 29.32nd | -0.161st-toughest | 4.41st-fewest6.42nd-fewest8.32nd-fewest |
| Backs, receiving | 5.514th | 40.728th | +0.2128th-toughest | 19.210th-most21.011th-most22.913th-most |
| Quarterbacks | – | – | – | 14.510th-fewest14.510th-fewest14.510th-fewest |
Who hurt them most
| Player | Team | Touches | Yards | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pickens | DAL | 13 | 176 | 1 | +13.5 |
| Terry McLaurin | WAS | 8 | 110 | +12.3 | |
| Cam Skattebo | NYG | 26 | 140 | 4 | +8.0 |
| Courtland Sutton | DEN | 10 | 99 | +7.8 | |
| Jordan Addison | MIN | 12 | 128 | +7.2 | |
| Wan'Dale Robinson | NYG | 11 | 132 | 1 | +6.9 |
Targets, yards and EPA per target by the receiver's position, ranked 1st for the toughest defense: the same numbers a receiver's This week panel quotes against this defense. Fantasy points allowed follow the scoring switch. Who hurt them ranks every opposing player by EPA on his targets and carries against this defense.
Their biggest third-down edge is third-and-short (1 to 3): offenses convert 55% against a league 60%. They are stingiest in the red zone (-0.14 a play, league 0.00) and weakest in 1st down (-0.01, league +0.01).
| Situation | Plays | Allowed | League | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st down | 457 | -0.01 | +0.01 | -0.03 |
| 2nd down | 351 | -0.07 | +0.02 | -0.09 |
| 3rd down | 226 | -0.15 | -0.05 | -0.10 |
| 3rd and 1 to 3 | 77 | 55% | 60% | −6 pts |
| 3rd and 4 to 6 | 51 | 51% | 44% | +7 pts |
| 3rd and 7+ | 98 | 28% | 26% | +2 pts |
| Red zone | 155 | -0.14 | 0.00 | -0.14 |
| Two-minute drill | 111 | -0.05 | +0.03 | -0.09 |
| When they lead | 647 | -0.04 | -0.01 | -0.04 |
| One-score game | 750 | -0.10 | +0.02 | -0.12 |
| When they trail by 9+ | 40 | -0.06 | +0.04 | -0.10 |
EPA a play allowed, or for third downs the share converted (a first down or a touchdown). Green is better than the league for the defense. Score states are from the defense's side.
How they playpressure, the box, what offenses try, discipline
They send extra rushers on 26% of dropbacks and average 4.2 rushers; 81% of dropbacks see four or fewer. They allow -0.09 EPA when they blitz and -0.06 when they do not.
They put 6.4 defenders in the box on runs, eight or more on 4%. Into a light box (six or fewer) runs gain 4.5 a carry; into eight or more, 1.8.
Offenses lean on the run against them: 5 points under their expected pass rate on early downs in a neutral game. Play action gains +0.16 EPA against them on 25% of throws; screens -0.19.
51 defensive penalties for 604 yards, 38 of them first downs, the 23rd-fewest. They miss 9% of tackle attempts by PFR's count, 13th-best.
The defenderswho plays, and what each one has done
Jalyx Hunt leads the pass rush with 26 pressures and 6.5 sacks on 61% of the snaps.
| Player | Snaps | Pressures | Sacks | QB hits | TFL | Tackles | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97Moro OjomoDT | 66% | 21 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 38 | |
| 90Jordan DavisDT | 61% | 8 | 4.5 | 6 | 9 | 70 | |
| 58Jalyx HuntLB | 61% | 26 | 6.5 | 24 | 9 | 51 | 2 |
| 98Jalen CarterDT | 55% | 17 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 31 | |
| 3Nolan SmithLB | 41% | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 50Jaelan PhillipsLB | 36% | 16 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 1 |
| 94Byron YoungDT | 30% | 6 | 2.5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | |
| 0Joshua UcheLB | 22% | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |
| 52Za'Darius SmithDE | 11% | 5 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 48Patrick JohnsonDE | 11% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Zack Baun plays 92% of the snaps with 122 tackles and 3.5 sacks.
| Player | Snaps | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | Pressures | Targets | Rating allowed | Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53Zack BaunLB | 92% | 122 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 53 | 71.6 | 13 |
| 30Jihaad CampbellLB | 63% | 78 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 83.6 | 5 | |
| 17Nakobe DeanLB | 36% | 55 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 77.0 | 4 |
| 54Jeremiah Trotter Jr.LB | 8% | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 82.0 | 3 | |
| 42Smael Mondon Jr.LB | 2% | 11 | 1 | 118.7 |
Quinyon Mitchell is the hardest to complete a pass against: a 67.1 passer rating on 82 targets.
| Player | Snaps | Targets | Catches allowed | Yards | TD | Rating allowed | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Cooper DeJeanCB | 92% | 78 | 47 of 78 | 565 | 1 | 72.4 | 2 | 16 |
| 32Reed BlankenshipSAF | 90% | 30 | 21 of 30 | 253 | 1 | 79.9 | 1 | 4 |
| 27Quinyon MitchellCB | 88% | 82 | 37 of 82 | 445 | 1 | 67.1 | 17 | |
| 24Andrew MukubaSAF | 60% | 25 | 16 of 25 | 308 | 3 | 92.3 | 2 | 3 |
| 8Adoree' JacksonCB | 53% | 73 | 46 of 73 | 524 | 2 | 85.2 | 1 | 11 |
| 7Kelee RingoCB | 27% | 25 | 14 of 25 | 210 | 78.6 | 2 | ||
| 39Marcus EppsSAF | 24% | 7 | 7 of 7 | 102 | 112.2 | |||
| 21Sydney BrownSAF | 20% | 6 | 5 of 6 | 64 | 105.2 | |||
| 35Michael Carter IICB | 9% | 5 | 3 of 5 | 36 | 72.9 |
Tackles, sacks, QB hits, TFL, interceptions, passes defended and forced fumbles are nflverse's weekly stats; pressures, targets, catches and yards allowed, passer rating allowed and missed tackles are PFR's charting. Snap share is the season average of defensive snaps.