Another week, another entry in the ongoing saga of Philadelphia Eagles drama. Despite being tied for the best record in the NFC at 8-2 and currently occupying the No. 1 seed in their conference, the Eagles have been enduring controversy and internal drama almost from the jump of the season.
Much of the media hubbub surrounds All-Pro WR A.J. Brown. Since the Eagles acquired Brown from the Titans in a trade back in 2022, he’s been twice named second-team All-Pro and had 1,000 receiving yards every year, twice topping 1,400 yards as one of the engines of the Philly offense.
This year has been different, however, as Brown has yet to top 500 receiving yards and the Eagles offense has struggled despite the team’s overall success. Philadelphia ranks just 25th in total offense and 16th in scoring offense. Brown has made his frustrations with the current offensive production (as well as his own involvement) quite clear and quite public, though he has yet to blame his teammates or ask for a trade.
Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie Weighs In
Mitchell Leff/GettyPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 16: A.J. Brown #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles is brought down by Rock Ya-Sin #23 of the Detroit Lions during the first half at Lincoln Financial Field on November 16, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
“‘Is this their oxygen?’ is probably the best question, because the way this Eagles team was constructed — and this is something I talked about with owner Jeffrey Lurie a couple weeks ago — it was with players being able to withstand all of this,” said NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport Sunday morning.
“Right? It is Philly, it is the Eagles, and as one person told me, ‘This week has been like every other week. There is going to be drama in every week no matter what. This is the 2025 Eagles.’”
“So here’s what’s happened,” Rapoport went on to say. “There was one player responding about his lack of performance, throwing another player under the bus accidentally. Except he really didn’t, and the fact that the entire city of Philadelphia is discussing this Rich, has kinda shown us what this is going to be. As Lurie said, they have built this roster with players who can withstand the heat. This is what they are about. And they believe they will thrive in this environment.”
The Philadelphia Eagles Can All but Lock Up a Division Title with a Win Over the Cowboys
Despite all the outside (and sometimes internal) noise, the Eagles are in prime playoff position, sitting at 8-2 with a head-to-head win over the 8-2 Rams, securing a potentially crucial playoff seeding tiebreaker early in the season.
And in the NFC East, things are even better for Philly. The Commanders are 3-8 and the Giants are 2-9, effectively eliminating both from playoff contention, let alone the division title.
The Cowboys aren’t done yet at 4-5-1, but they have a tall task to try and overtake the Eagles in their division. If Philadelphia can beat Dallas on Sunday for the second time this season, they will have all but locked up their division with six weeks still to play.
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