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USA Today via Reuters

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The Philadelphia Eagles have been highly unreliable in the last few games of the season. Though they did manage to break their 3-game losing streak, the win was not up to the standards of a Super Bowl team. And the centre Jason Kelce isn’t afraid to share his thoughts on the sloppy win.

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The losing streak finally ended against the underperforming New York Giants. But this win has raised several questions and answered only a few. And the Eagles’ veteran Kelce piles up on those with his honest thoughts.

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Jason Kelce stays realistic in the face of victory

The Eagles eliminated the Giants from the playoff race by winning the contest 33-25. After losing against some of the best competitors available in the NFC, this win against the minnows doesn’t taste sweet. And Jason Kelce agrees.

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“It’s Week (16) right now. It’s embarrassing to have too many guys on the field. I had a bad snap. …It was a sloppy game overall”, said Kelce after the game. The Super Bowl winner understands that this game could’ve gone the other way as well.

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“The mistakes, gross errors, penalties, kept them in the ball game”, said the 36-year-old. Though the Eagles are already through the playoffs, if their form and consistency don’t come back, it could be a very short postseason for them.

The Eagles need to fly high again

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At the start of the season, the Eagles looked unbeatable, and for 9 weeks, they were unbeaten. But two massive losses against the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers forced HC Nick Sirianni’s hand into taking a drastic step. With a winning record at hand, they demoted their DC Sean Desai.

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New DC Matt Patricia was promoted from within, but suffered a loss in his first game against the Seattle Seahawks. This week he has tasted his first win, but far from a convincing one. Do you think the Eagles will be able to get back in form and make a good run in the playoffs? Let us know in the comments.

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Utkarsh Tiwari

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Utkarsh Tiwari is an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. As a coalesce of a law graduate and football enthusiast, he takes pride in reporting Sunday live games along with post-match analysis and legal accuracy. This enthusiasm has made Utkarsh our ‘go-to guy’ for throwback pieces and listicles when it comes to any game, especially of the Kansas City Chiefs.

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