Trailing by four points with time winding down, the Philadelphia Eagles dropped a 24-20 decision to the Los Angeles Rams at home in Week 4 — a result that arrived despite NFL Next Gen Stats placing the Eagles' win probability at 96.8 percent at one juncture in the fourth quarter, leaving both teams at 2-2 on the season.
Down eight points with around eight minutes remaining in regulation, the Rams held a win probability of just 3.2 percent — yet back-to-back scoring drives accounting for 14 unanswered points were enough to complete the turnaround. With Philadelphia holding a 10-point advantage and 7:26 left on the clock, the Rams defense kept the Eagles out of the end zone on a play from the goal line.
Across back-to-back outings, Philadelphia failed to put any points on the board once the second half got underway. Carrying a 20-10 halftime lead into the third quarter, the Eagles managed just 19 yards across ten plays on three separate possessions — two of which ended in punts, while a third stalled deep in their own territory at the 38-yard line and surrendered possession on downs.
According to Sumer Sports figures tracked ahead of the late-afternoon slate, Philadelphia's second-half output by expected points added per play sits at the bottom of the league, level with Miami's 0-4 Dolphins. Questions about how Sirianni and his offensive coaches handle decisions during games have come up repeatedly.
With a road date against the Jacksonville Jaguars pencilled in for the Sunday after next, a sub-.500 record sits within reach for Philadelphia should the offensive struggles that plagued the second half persist.
When rushing attempts and sacks are folded into the calculation, Hurts posted a combined per-play gain of 2.4 yards in Philadelphia's matchup against Los Angeles. Of his 27 pass attempts, only 12 found their target — a 44.4 percent clip covering 93 yards, with 10 of those completions coming after halftime — while four sacks stripped away 25 yards and five carries on the ground added 18 more.
Tracking the nearest-defender metric compiled by NFL Pro's Next Gen Stats, Ahmad Gardner — the cornerback Indianapolis acquired by trading two future first-round picks after he was taken fourth overall in the 2022 NFL Draft — surrendered 117 receiving yards across four catches on five targets in Sunday's 30-13 road victory over the Washington Commanders (1-3), a coverage total that stands as the heaviest of his five seasons at the position.
Midway through the third quarter, a 47-yard pass from Washington backup quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis found wide receiver Treylon Burks in the end zone — a connection made possible when Gardner drifted toward the sideline rather than staying with Burks as he ran a straight path to the goal line. Dyami Brown, entering that contest having hauled in just four passes for 21 yards across the entire season, pulled down a 48-yard reception over the middle of the field while Gardner was assigned to cover him.
Trading away two first-round picks — one slated for 2026, another for 2027 — along with wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, Indianapolis landed Gardner through a deal struck the previous November.
Thornton, a wide receiver on the Kansas City Chiefs roster who entered the league as a second-round selection in 2022, went down with an ankle injury during the closing minutes of the fourth quarter as his team held on for a 30-27 victory against the Las Vegas Raiders, who now stand at 3-1. Thornton hauled in five passes for a career-high 111 receiving yards, found the end zone twice, and left the game on a cart.
Prior to the injury, the wide receiver had been tracking toward a 612-yard season total that would have set a new personal record, while an NFL reporter described the ankle damage as visibly severe. Palmer, described as a beat reporter with close access to the team, noted that Thornton had grown into the receiver Mahomes relied on most behind Kelce when quarterback and pass catcher needed to be on the same page.
Rice, a wide receiver listed among Kansas City's pass-catchers, came off the field with a hamstring injury during the first quarter of that game, and his absence now leaves the 4-0 Chiefs working through the rest of their schedule with fewer receiving options available.
