2026
2026 season · Weeks 1 to 8 · 2-6
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+0.10 EPA a play allowed, 29th of 32, and 0.08 above what the offenses they faced usually manage (27th).
- How they playThey blitz on 25% of dropbacks, the 26th-most in the league, and get pressure on 17%.
- Where offenses find roomOn the ground: 4.2 a carry, 20th, and runs outside left gain 5.0 a carry.
- Who hurt themParker Washington (JAX): 124 yards and +10.0 EPA on 9 touches, the most anyone has managed against them.
- Next upWeek 9 against the Giants, whose offense ranks 16th in EPA a play.
How good is itthe defense against the league, and game by game
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per playevery snap | +0.10 | 29th of 32 | 11th | |
| Pass EPAper dropback | +0.15 | 25th of 32 | 23rd | |
| Rush EPAper designed run | +0.04 | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| Success rateplays that gain enough | 45% | 23rd of 32 | 30th | |
| Explosive rate20+ pass, 10+ run | 10% | 21st of 32 | 36th | |
| Yards per play | 5.6 | 22nd of 32 | 33rd | |
| Yards per carry | 4.2 | 20th of 32 | 39th | |
| Third downsconverted against them | 42% | 20th of 32 | 39th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sack rateper dropback | 3.4% | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| Pressure rateper dropback, PFR | 17% | 31st of 32 | 5th | |
| QB hit rateper dropback | 9% | 32nd of 32 | 2nd | |
| INT rateper dropback | 1.0% | 29th of 32 | 11th | |
| Red-zone TD ratetrips ending in a touchdown | 56% | 13th of 32 | 61st | |
| Points per drivetouchdown 7, field goal 3 | 2.33 | 24th of 32 | 27th | |
| Takeawaysper game | 0.5 | 32nd of 32 | 3rd | |
| EPA against expectationallowed minus the offenses' usual | +0.08 | 27th of 32 | 17th |
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 1 of 8 offenses below their usual EPA a play. The biggest stop: Week 5 against the Jaguars, 0.12 a play under their norm. The offenses they have faced average +0.02 a play elsewhere, the 8th-toughest schedule of offenses.
vs WASW 24-22+0.07usual -0.03
at TENW 24-20+0.08usual -0.12
at CHIL 7-27+0.09usual +0.04
vs LAL 20-24+0.06usual +0.05
at JAXL 17-19+0.06usual +0.18
vs CARL 14-25+0.13usual +0.02
vs DALL 21-38+0.31usual +0.06at WASL 10-27+0.01usual -0.01Where offenses find roomthe field, the run lanes, the positions and the situations
The soft spot is intermediate left: +0.91 EPA a throw against a league +0.31. The lockdown zone is short left, -0.13 a throw (league +0.14). Completions against them run 1.8 points under expected, 8th-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 4.2 yards a carry against them, 20th of 32. The leak is outside left: 5.0 a carry and +0.32 EPA (league 5.0, 0.00).
| Position | Targets a game | Yards a game | EPA per target | Fantasy points allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wide receivers | 21.630th | 183.829th | +0.3221st-toughest | 26.61st-most33.02nd-most39.42nd-most |
| Tight ends | 5.91st | 41.65th | +0.2618th-toughest | 5.44th-fewest7.53rd-fewest9.63rd-fewest |
| Backs, receiving | 4.54th | 18.64th | -0.0511th-toughest | 18.213th-most19.914th-most21.516th-most |
| Quarterbacks | – | – | – | 19.09th-most19.09th-most19.09th-most |
Who hurt them most
| Player | Team | Touches | Yards | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Washington | JAX | 9 | 124 | 2 | +10.0 |
| Antonio Williams | WAS | 11 | 118 | 1 | +9.7 |
| Javonte Williams | DAL | 25 | 155 | 1 | +9.6 |
| Kalif Raymond | CHI | 7 | 90 | 1 | +7.0 |
| Kyren Williams | LA | 29 | 147 | 2 | +6.7 |
| Tetairoa McMillan | CAR | 9 | 86 | +5.7 |
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-7+: offenses convert 23% against a league 27%. They are stingiest in 2nd down (+0.01 a play, league +0.00) and weakest in games they trail by 9+ (+0.26, league +0.03).
| Situation | Plays | Allowed | League | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st down | 225 | +0.08 | +0.02 | +0.07 |
| 2nd down | 168 | +0.01 | +0.00 | +0.01 |
| 3rd down | 116 | +0.17 | -0.04 | +0.21 |
| 3rd and 1 to 3 | 41 | 68% | 61% | +8 pts |
| 3rd and 4 to 6 | 18 | 44% | 44% | +0 pts |
| 3rd and 7+ | 57 | 23% | 27% | −4 pts |
| Red zone | 106 | +0.14 | +0.03 | +0.11 |
| Two-minute drill | 62 | +0.11 | 0.00 | +0.11 |
| When they lead | 252 | +0.18 | +0.01 | +0.18 |
| One-score game | 418 | +0.08 | -0.01 | +0.08 |
| When they trail by 9+ | 41 | +0.26 | +0.03 | +0.23 |
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 25% of dropbacks and average 4.3 rushers; 75% of dropbacks see four or fewer. They allow +0.27 EPA when they blitz and +0.13 when they do not.
They put 6.5 defenders in the box on runs, eight or more on 4%. Into a light box (six or fewer) runs gain 4.3 a carry; into eight or more, 0.5.
Offenses lean on the run against them: 1 points under their expected pass rate on early downs in a neutral game. Play action gains -0.03 EPA against them on 21% of throws; screens +0.02.
24 defensive penalties for 164 yards, 15 of them first downs, the 19th-fewest. They miss 11% of tackle attempts by PFR's count, 30th-best.
The defenderswho plays, and what each one has done
Jalen Carter leads the pass rush with 10 pressures and 4 sacks on 84% of the snaps.
| Player | Snaps | Pressures | Sacks | QB hits | TFL | Tackles | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98Jalen CarterDT | 84% | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 3 |
| 97Moro OjomoDT | 61% | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 3Nolan SmithLB | 57% | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 90Jordan DavisDT | 52% | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 58Jalyx HuntLB | 52% | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 17Arnold EbiketieLB | 48% | 3 | 2 | 22 | |||
| 94Byron YoungDT | 27% | 15 | |||||
| 95Ty RobinsonDT | 9% | 5 | |||||
| 50Keyshawn James-NewbyLB | 8% | 1 | 2 |
Zack Baun plays 86% of the snaps with 55 tackles.
| Player | Snaps | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | Pressures | Targets | Rating allowed | Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53Zack BaunLB | 86% | 55 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 71.9 | 7 | |
| 11Jihaad CampbellLB | 72% | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 78.9 | 2 |
| 54Jeremiah Trotter Jr.LB | 34% | 40 | 0.5 | 1 | 9 | 95.4 | 2 | |
| 52Jonathan GreenardLB | 21% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 67.7 | 1 | ||
| 57A.J. EpenesaLB | 12% | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 42Smael Mondon Jr.LB | 0% | 12 | ||||||
| 59Chance CampbellLB | 0% | 1 |
Quinyon Mitchell is the hardest to complete a pass against: a 71.1 passer rating on 44 targets.
| Player | Snaps | Targets | Catches allowed | Yards | TD | Rating allowed | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24Andrew MukubaSAF | 100% | 15 | 12 of 15 | 235 | 3 | 118.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33Cooper DeJeanCB | 99% | 37 | 22 of 37 | 237 | 4 | 95.6 | 1 | 5 |
| 27Quinyon MitchellCB | 92% | 44 | 24 of 44 | 249 | 1 | 71.1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2Riq WoolenCB | 86% | 42 | 25 of 42 | 376 | 3 | 106.1 | 6 | |
| 23Kenny Moore IICB | 30% | 5 | 4 of 5 | 79 | 109.6 | |||
| 29Marcus EppsSAF | 26% | 7 | 6 of 7 | 109 | 105.9 | 1 | ||
| 35Michael Carter IICB | 22% | 9 | 4 of 9 | 22 | 51.2 | 3 | ||
| 31Jonathan JonesDB | 9% | 7 | 4 of 7 | 48 | 72.3 | 1 | ||
| 7Kelee RingoCB | 0% |
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.