Either the Philadelphia Eagles' opponents play football in the most true-to-form way, or the Birds are being officiated far differently than any other team in the NFL.
While Philadelphia remains around the middle of the pack in rankings for the most penalized teams in the league, a new chart shows that opponents are not being fairly penalized for their own mistakes.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) talks with head coach Nick Sirianni during a timeout in the first quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field.
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Philadelphia ranks the least beneficial team on offensive and defensive penalties so far this season. They are lightyears behind beneficial teams like the Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Seattle Seahawks.
Most Eagle fans would agree with the latest chart. Especially after Sunday's loss to the Washington Commanders.
In Philadelphia's 36-33 loss on Sunday, the Birds were penalized 10 times while key calls went against them throughout the contest.
A helmet-to-helmet hit on Jalen Hurts went uncalled which eventually knocked Hurts out of the game. Starting safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson was ejected from the game after two odd penalties for taunting after plays.
One of the personal foul penalties on Gardner-Johnson came after Dyami Brown punched his helmet off. Brown inexplicably did not get ejected or penalized for that.
Whether it's Jalen Carter not getting a holding call, Hurts being refused roughing the passing calls, or odd in-game calls, NFL officials are simply not doing their job in Eagle games.
Even still, head coach Nick Sirianni knows the team cannot make their concern about officials at this point.
"They called what they called," Sirianni said. "And we all have to be better there. It starts with me.”
Philadelphia has been just fine on its own despite the poor officiating, but it's clear that the team is being unfairly officiated this season.
