In Week 5, the Philadelphia Eagles faced the first speed bump in their season. They had some issues prior to this game as well, but it got overshadowed because of their winning streak. However, on Sunday, they lost to the Denver Broncos. Following the game, star quarterback Jalen Hurts did not shy away from pointing towards where things went wrong for them.

“It’s like having all the same ingredients but having a different chef in the kitchen,” Hurts said when asked how the offense is still “getting on the same page” this deep into the season. ”Somebody can make the same dish and it tastes different.. Ultimately, the objective is to go out and find ways to win, and it’s changed in how we do that over the years. We’re navigating it. Mastering the things we can control, as Coach Sirianni always stresses. And we’re getting there. We’re one for all and all for one on this thing.”

Though Hurts didn’t name anyone, it looked like he was pointing fingers at the offensive coordinator, Kevin Patullo.

Patullo became the OC of the Eagles during the 2025 offseason after Kellen Moore became the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. That explains Hurts’ ‘different chef’ comment. The Eagles’ offense is the third-worst in the NFL, with an average of 261.6 yards per game.

In the Broncos game, when the Eagles were leading in the second half, Patullo called for 23 passes. This decision doesn’t add up because when a team is already in the lead, they usually prefer to keep the ball on the run to eat away at the clock.

But then, Saquon Barkley, who rushed for 2,005 yards last season, has yet to have a 100-yard game this time around. Against the Broncos, he rushed for just 30 yards on six attempts. Meanwhile, Hurts threw 23-of-38 for 280 yards and two touchdowns, but was sacked six times and gained only three rushing yards on two tries.

Wide receiver A.J. Brown, who has been complaining about the lack of targets, combined with DeVonta Smith for 13 receptions. That’s more than half of the team’s total 23 catches. Yet, problems were there, and Smith chalked those up to communication gaps with his QB.

“There’s times where we’re looking at him, and he may give a signal before or after we look, and ultimately we have to be on the same page,” he said, “we have to see that signal no matter what.” Hurts, however, seemed to remember no such instance and assured that he would talk to Smith about the same. Whatever the issue, it needs to be solved fast. The Eagles are third-worst in the league in receiving yards.

For head coach Nick Sirianni, Sunday’s defeat wasn’t another defeat; it was a flashing yellow light indicating to the Eagles where they’ve regressed from where they were.

Nick Sirianni gets a harsh wake-up call

A team that once was grounded in physicality and clock mastery now seems predictable and misplaced in moment-of-truth moments.

The bad news for Nick Sirianni and the Eagles is that they slipped to number two from their number one rank in the NFL Power Rankings after their Week 5 performance. The Eagles dictated pace from the second quarter halfway to the fourth quarter, and the entire time never handed Saquon Barkley the ball just once (penalty negated plays excepted). And that’s over the course of 25 plays.

Philadelphia is averaging sub-100 yards on the ground per game nowadays, even including Hurts’ scrambles. Without it, defensive units are bending their ears back, and Hurts is having to rely on desperate passes that haven’t always found the best connection.

Following the game, head coach Nick Sirriani didn’t mince words: “At the end of the day, we had the lead in the fourth quarter and they made more plays and coached better than us and played better than us, and they came back and got a win.”

The Eagles still have some time on their hands to figure things out. They will see the New York Giants (1-4) in Weeks 6 and 8, and the Minnesota Vikings in between. But coming out of the bye week, they have the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions, and the Dallas Cowboys. And while they still remain Super Bowl contenders in our eyes, things could really go south if they don’t get their act together.