After escaping Week 1 with a two-point win against the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field, the Philadelphia Eagles took their talents on the road to play the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

Despite being a touchdown favorite, the Eagles didn’t have an easy matchup, as they made a couple of miscues and didn’t play clean or, better yet, sound football, keeping the Titans in the game.

That said, when push came to shove, and the Eagles needed someone to make a play late in the fourth quarter, Philly turned to their leader, Jalen Hurts, who put together an impressive game-winning drive. It ended with a Darius Cooper touchdown in the back of the end zone, giving the Eagles an exhilarating 24-20 win.

While that final drive was thrilling to watch from Hurts and the offense, there was a lot to unpack from this Week 2 win that almost became a frustrating defeat. Below, I’ll highlight some of my thoughts from Sunday’s game as the Eagles move to 2-0 after two weeks.

1. Jalen Hurts puts the offense on his back again, despite throwing two interceptions

Throughout the first two weeks of the season, the prevailing theme has been that Hurts is carrying the Eagles’ offense. Philly is still struggling to establish a ground game and keep the pocket clean for the veteran quarterback.

Sunday’s game did not start well for Hurts, who uncharacteristically threw an interception in the red zone on the team’s first offensive drive. It was the last thing Eagles fans wanted to see. He made a couple of nice throws to Dontayvion Wicks on third downs, and the offense showed nice balance.

To his credit, the veteran quarterback did not dwell on the turnover, which led to a scoring drive for Cam Ward and the Titans. Hurts led an 11-play, 65-yard scoring drive, capped off by a two-yard rushing touchdown from Tank Bigsby. The dual-threat QB didn’t get much help from the Eagles’ ground game, which only had 89 yards. Take away Hurts’ 16 yards, and it goes down to 73.

He also didn’t get help from the offensive line, as the Titans’ defensive front won at the point of attack and did not give Hurts a clean pocket to operate in. We saw this on Hurts’ second interception in the fourth quarter. Cam Jurgens, starting at left guard, was beaten by Titans star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, who didn’t let Hurts step up into the throw, leading to the turnover.

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But despite those mistakes, he still made several good throws, especially on that last drive to wide receiver DeVonta Smith, and buckled down when it mattered the most. According to Jeff Kerr of Eagles OnSI, Hurts completed 6-of-8 passes for 61 yards on that final drive, including the TD pass to Cooper, and had a 135.9 rating.

2. Dontayvion Wicks cements himself as WR2

Before I discuss the offensive line and defense, I would be remiss not to talk about Wicks. Last week, I wrote about how the ex-Green Bay Packers WR was already living up to the preseason hype with what he showed in Week 1.

On Sunday, Wicks didn’t score a touchdown, but he became one of Hurts’ go-to targets on third and fourth down. In fact, all five of his receptions came either on third or fourth down. The connection between Hurts and Wicks is clearly growing each week, which is a good sign, as everyone wanted to know before the season who would be that secondary go-to option next to Smith.

Wicks, who has racked up 70-plus receiving yards in back-to-back games, will try to keep that momentum going in Week 3 against a suspect Chicago Bears pass defense.

3. Eagles o-line concerns are real and need to be fixed ASAP

Coming out of Week 1, the Eagles offensive line’s lackluster performance was a major talking point as they struggled to protect Hurts.

Heading into Sunday’s game, the Eagles made a notable switch on the o-line. They put Drew Kendall at center and moved Jurgens to left guard. Philadelphia had Landon Dickerson starting at left guard in Week 1. But they put him on injured reserve on Tuesday.

Fans were hesitant about the Eagles making this change, given that the line didn’t play great in Week 1. On Sunday, we saw there’s still work left to be done. They allowed the Titans to get three sacks and six QB hits. According to Devin Jackson of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Hurts was pressured 17 times on his dropbacks, and 14 of those on four-man rushes (h/t NFL Next Gen Stats).

The Eagles’ o-line struggled to win at the point of attack consistently and gave up pressure up the middle and off the edge. Philadelphia also had trouble with the Titans’ defensive line stunts. For those who believe in PFF grades, the offensive line will likely not get passing grades.

They need to be better, plain and simple. They’ve got to win their one-on-one matchups in pass pro to help out Hurts, and maul the opposing defensive line in run blocking to spring a few explosive runs. If you aren’t getting leverage at the line of scrimmage and imposing your will, it’s a recipe for disaster.

4. Eagles defense still not playing at its full potential yet

For the second consecutive week, Vic Fangio’s unit struggled to shut down the opposing team’s ground game. In Week 1, they gave up 132 yards, a touchdown, and 4.1 yards per carry to the Commanders.

Then on Sunday against Tennessee, the Eagles’ defense surrendered 122 yards, two touchdowns, and 4.2 yards per carry. Even though Philadelphia didn’t allow Tony Pollard or Tyjae Spears to run for 100 yards, giving up 4.6 and 5.9 yards per carry is still unacceptable.

It won’t get easier for the Eagles, who will see the tandem of D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai next week, who gashed them for 255 yards and two scores. They will need to play sound football, stay in their gaps, and make clean tackles.

Philadelphia had shoddy tackling against the Titans, which was on full display on a third-and-22 late in the fourth quarter when Spears ripped off a 27-yard run. The Eagles failed to wrap him up behind the line of scrimmage, and then safety Marcus Epps took a bad angle, allowing Spears to pick up more yards.

Lastly, before I forget, the Eagles’ defense only had two sacks and three quarterback hits on Ward. While that’s good on paper, they must generate consistent pressure to hopefully create turnover opportunities for Quinyon Mitchell and Riq Woolen, who have been an outstanding starting cornerback tandem on the outside.

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