Eagles set franchise record for penalties through three games, on pace for most in NFL history

Nick Sirianni has mentioned the Philadelphia Eagles would right their penalties after the primary week of the season. By three video games, the penalty points have gotten worse — giving the Eagles a moniker no soccer workforce needs to be affiliated with. 

Undisciplined. 

Philadelphia completed with 13 penalties in Monday’s embarrassing loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the second time this season the Eagles completed with double-digit penalties. The Eagles have dedicated 35 penalties by three video games, a franchise file that broke the earlier mark set in 1956. That Eagles workforce completed 3-8-1, which is the place this workforce is heading if the penalties aren’t cleaned up. 

“It is actually the gamers,” Eagles proper deal with Lane Johnson mentioned on the JAKIB Media Postgame Show after the loss. “I can say for myself I had two holding penalties there on the finish (of the sport). I can not say if I agree with them, however in the event you return and have a look at the tape a lot of the evening — if I may have these two performs again I might say it was a wonderful recreation. Each time it will get late within the recreation and also you gotta have it, silly penalties — it begins with me. 

“We’ll return and watch the movie and that is one factor we do, each play — good, dangerous, or detached. That is what we do right here, maintain folks accountable. So it begins with the blokes up entrance, me (included).”

The Eagles have a minus-14 penalty rely (21 the beneficiary, 35 known as in opposition to), the worst within the NFL. Total, 37 flags have been known as on the Eagles and two have been declined. This is the breakdown of Eagles penalties and their NFL rank: 

• Holding — 6 (t-4th)
• False begins — 6 (2nd)
• Defensive go interference — 4 (2nd)
• Pointless roughness — 2 (t-4th)
• Offsides — 2 (t-Fifth)

The Eagles are on tempo for 198 penalties, which might be probably the most in NFL historical past. The 2011 Oakland Raiders have probably the most penalties in a season with 163, averaging 10.19 per recreation. Philadelphia is averaging 11.65 penalties per recreation. 

It is a downside that must be fastened. 

“We have to return to work and get higher at that as a result of that is unacceptable,” Sirianni mentioned after the loss. “We’re all on this collectively. It begins with me, and it is unacceptable on my half.”