Eagles defense ineffective in loss to Buccaneers

500 for the first time since Week 12 of the 2012 season, and it has thrust Winston into the Rookie of the Year discussion.

The Eagles defense was an “embarrassment”, as defensive tackle Fletcher Cox repeatedly stated, during a humbling 45-17 loss at Lincoln Financial Field, the team’s worse home defeat since a 42-0 drubbing at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks on December 5, 2005. Arizona says he has been cleared to play, but if he is unable to go, or is limited, it could affect the Cardinals’ s game plan. “I don’t know what we’re capable of right now”. The most recent matchup came in 2013, when the Eagles went on the road and beat Tampa Bay 31-20 behind a big day from Riley Cooper, who caught four passes for 120 yards and a touchdown.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Mike Evans (13) and Jameis Winston (3) celebrate after Evans’ touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, November 22, 2015, in Philadelphia. The Bucs were 10-of-16 on third-down conversions. “That’s not news to anybody out there”. And so it was just [David] made a pretty good play and we had run that play a couple times so it’s too bad it ended up like that. “We play good as a team and we played bad as a team today”. The three other times Bucs quarterbacks have thrown five touchdown passes – by Steve DeBerg, Brad Johnson and Josh Freeman – one receiver caught two of the five.

While Winston capped each of those drives with touchdown passes, it was a pair of long Martin runs that paved the way for two of those scores. The Bucs accumulated 521 yards and 25 first downs.

“I’ve always wanted to play here my whole life”, Winston said. My back didn’t make us lose today. “It’s just embarrassment”, safety Malcolm Jenkins said. “You are allowed to dance”. Winston tied an National Football League rookie record with five touchdown passes – to five different players – while Martin ran for 235 yards and set a team record with an 84-yard jaunt in the first half.

STREAK SNAPPED: The Eagles entered Sunday having won all five of their contests in franchise history going against a rookie quarterback who was the No. 1 overall selection in the previous year’s draft.

Although he’s been criticized for his play throughout the year, Maxwell has been productive with six passes defensed, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and an interception. “I think his mobility shows up more in the red zone than it does in the field because he’s not running to scramble”. So from that standpoint – shoot, I tell Lovie to talk to him about that because he’s not listening to me.

While that first half was rough, there wasn’t a lower moment for the defense than the opening drive of the third quarter. Watch Buccaneers vs Eagles online free live streaming Sunday from Philly. “We shouldn’t have lost this game”. You just have no clue as to what you’re doing. “This is what you strive for every week, that kind of balance on offense”.

The Eagles won’t have time to dwell on their issues though as they take the field again on Thanksgiving against the Detroit Lions. “We’ve got to pull these next two off. We’ve got to”.