More alarming injury news for Eagles as they prepare to face Jaguars in London

Philadelphia’s offense could be stuck in the mud once again on Sunday

The Philadelphia Eagles' (2-2) offense is officially in free fall. Philadelphia is coming off an epic meltdown home defeat against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4 in which they blew a double-digit lead and went 0-12 in third-down conversion attempts. In the wake of that loss, Eagles six-time Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson retired on Tuesday, and the team then traded two-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Cam Jurgens to the Baltimore Ravens. That's on top of their CVS receipt-length injury list, which includes 2024 NFL Offensive Player of the Year running back Saquon Barkley (hamstring) and wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring), both being ruled out ahead of Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-1) in London, per NBC Sports Philadelphia.

That means Week 5 could look a lot like Week 4. Quarterback Jalen Hurts completed just 12 of his 27 throws for 93 yards while taking four sacks. That all added up to a career-low 3.0 yards per dropback. Since Week 3, Hurts is averaging an NFL-worst 4.7 yards per pass attempt after ranking 11th best in the league in that same metric with a 7.5 yards per pass average through the first two weeks of the season. The good news for the Eagles is that even with a loss in Week 5, the NFC East will likely