Eagles Remain Top of NFC After Intense 31-25 Victory

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00:00At the top of the NFC is where the Philadelphia Eagles remain.

00:05Kevin Walsh here with Joe Lisi on Pro Football today.

00:09And we saw a matchup between two unbeaten teams.

00:13The only 3-0 versus 3-0 game on the Sunday slate

00:17was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Philadelphia Eagles.

00:21A 31-25 score.

00:23We had a Fernando Mendoza safety situation

00:26that someone somewhere was definitely impacted by that.

00:30It did not touch the closing line, though, of 3-1 in this game.

00:36No, I missed that part.

00:38I turned it off after they stopped them on fourth time.

00:41Philly went out to punt six seconds.

00:42They ran into the end zone, took the safety.

00:45Indiana-Iowa.

00:46I know.

00:46So, again, I had boots on the ground for this one.

00:51And they're just too – I don't know if the heat impacted it.

00:59Possibly.

00:59It's the second week in a row that there's a half of football from the Eagles

01:02where you go, oh, me, oh, my.

01:05If that isn't the best team in this league,

01:07if that isn't the MVP of this league,

01:09if this offense is – I mean, this team's going to win and keep on winning.

01:13And then there's another half in the same stretch where you go,

01:17so they're going to go winless, huh?

01:18They're going to go winless.

01:19They're going to fire the O.C. at the press conference.

01:21They're going to cut you.

01:22Come on.

01:22Joe, the Philadelphia Eagles saw Jalen Hurts go 15 of 16

01:27for 130 yards in the first half.

01:30He went 0 of 8 for no yards in the second half.

01:37The Eagles won.

01:38That's a part of this story.

01:40But it is not the only part of the story.

01:44The Philadelphia Eagles' inconsistency right now.

01:48You know, heavy is the crown.

01:49That is a huge story for this team through four weeks of football.

01:53I'm not concerned.

01:54I really am not.

01:55And I understand as Eagle fans you might be concerned.

01:58But I –

01:59I'm confused.

02:00Well, I think, again, I think loss of focus at times.

02:04You have – you know, it was the battle for the number one seed potentially, right?

02:08A team that was undefeated.

02:10A team that has owned you.

02:11Oh, yeah.

02:12In back-to-back years, two years ago, would they lose 32-7 in the playoff loss?

02:17And then last year they got routed without A.J. Brown in that lineup.

02:21So, they get this team and they beat them up in the first half.

02:24And they just let their guard down.

02:26And maybe the Heat didn't pick that a little bit.

02:28But I think it was twofold.

02:30I think, one, credit Tampa.

02:32We don't give Tampa enough credit offensively and defensively.

02:36I think Baker's a quarterback that's never out of it as long as he's healthy and chucking.

02:41And he made some dynamic plays, not just with the arm, but with his legs,

02:46to put his team potentially in a position.

02:48But I think when they feel threatened, that's when the Eagles turn it on.

02:53And that's the heart of a champion and something that – let's put the shoe on the other foot.

02:58If it was Kansas City, you know, after their first Super Bowl,

03:01and where Kansas City had, what, 10 wins?

03:04Were they won by a touchdown or less?

03:06You know, that year we would say they're still great.

03:08This is still the best team in the NFL.

03:10So, listen, I think, right, as of now, there isn't a team in the league

03:16that should be booked as favorites over the Eagles on a neutral field.

03:19Okay.

03:19Right?

03:20You know, they're one of two 4-0 teams.

03:22The other is Buffalo.

03:25I mean, again, look at the Bills' resume, right?

03:28Like, all of a sudden, that Baltimore win doesn't look as shiny.

03:31And then it's the Jets, the Dolphins, and the Saints, okay?

03:33So, you know, but you mentioned Kansas City.

03:37I was very hard on last year's Kansas City team because it didn't look right.

03:41And eventually it came to roost.

03:43Now, not onto the Super Bowl, but it eventually did.

03:46My thing, Joe, is – I don't – there's a part of me again,

03:51and I was like, who wants to blame it on the heat?

03:53I was sitting in it.

03:53But that doesn't explain the first half of the game of the game against the Rams, right?

04:00If you are the Eagles and you do have the list of talent that you have.

04:05Right.

04:06Right?

04:06And you have Hurts, who I think through, you know, four weeks as a top five MVP candidate,

04:10Saquon Barkley, reigning Offensive Player of the Year, A.J. Brown, Evonta Smith, Dallas Goddard.

04:14Nobody thinks these guys aren't great.

04:16But they're undefeated.

04:17I under – no, I understand that.

04:19I do understand that, Joe, but do they look –

04:22All right, but let me –

04:22Joe, we look for – we look for dominance now in this thing, right?

04:24All right, okay.

04:25Like, last year's team –

04:27Was dominant.

04:27When the defense started cranking it up, like, you look for dominance.

04:32Through four weeks, they've won these games all by one score.

04:35And they look exactly the way they did after four weeks last year.

04:38The only difference is they were 2-2, and now they're 4-0, so keep your head up.

04:41So, let me pose a different question.

04:43Who's the best team?

04:44Who's the most complete team in the NFL?

04:46Chargers got exposed yesterday.

04:48Detroit got exposed.

04:50Who?

04:51Buffalo?

04:51Buffalo's got defensive question marks.

04:54You know, it's –

04:54So – yeah.

04:55But that's my point.

04:56I agree with you.

04:57So, if we're saying, oh, well, the Eagles, you know, they don't look complete.

05:01Who does look complete?

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