The Eagles' offense was nonexistent.
Two of their most important defenders were injured and didn't return.
Their receivers had costly drops.
Another pass was tipped into a defender's hands at a crucial time.
The offensive line couldn't block.
The running backs couldn't gain any momentum.
And the quarterback made an atrocious decision on a goal-line pass and later muffed a snap.
Other than that …
The Eagles (0-2) turned in a truly uninspiring effort in a 20-10 loss to the Cowboys (2-0) in their home opener at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. Even after knocking Tony Romo out of the game with a broken clavicle midway through the third quarter, the Eagles couldn't rally.
Malcolm Jenkins' fumble recovery and long return set the Eagles up at the Cowboys' 32-yard line, down 10 points, with 7:15 to play. But a miscommunication on a snap from center Jason Kelce to Sam Bradford gave the ball right back to Dallas on a fumble.
The Eagles still had a chance, down 10 with five minutes to go, but Zach Ertz bobbled a pass into a waiting Cowboy defender's arms. Four plays later, Terrance Williams' 43-yard catch-and-run from Brandon Weeden sealed the Eagles' loss.
Bradford hit Jordan Matthews for a meaningless TD with 1:21 left.
This was the worst the offense has looked under Chip Kelly. The 17-3 home loss to the Cowboys at home in 2013 is a close second.
Key injuries
The Eagles lost Kiko Alonso and Mychal Kendricks to game-ending injuries (see story). Alonso hurt his left knee, and Kendricks injured his hamstring. Both players dealt with injuries in those spots during training camp.
Alonso's injury is worrisome. He was immediately ruled out for the game in the second quarter upon his exit, and it was the same knee in which he tore his ACL last summer.
Left tackle Jason Peters limped off the field late in the game but returned.
Romo suffered a fractured left clavicle. He'll be out a while. He suffered the same injury in 2010 and missed the Cowboys' final 10 games.
Dez Bryant, the Cowboys' top receiver, is also dealing with a long-term injury to his foot.
QB report
The Eagles' offensive futility was not entirely Bradford's fault — his receivers dropped several passes and his O-line didn't block well in the run game, making the Eagles one-dimensional. But Bradford also made some poor decisions, most notably on a goal-line pass right into the arms of Dallas linebacker Sean Lee.
If the Eagles had any semblance of a run game heading into that goal-to-go series, Bradford probably never finds himself in position to be throwing from the 3-yard line.
The fumble charged to Bradford in the fourth quarter killed a rally and the crowd.
Who wants to make a play?
Apparently not Matthews, who had at least two drops, both on catchable balls, six days after tipping a catchable pass into an Atlanta DB's arms to end the Falcons game. Matthews' slapping his hands together after a missed opportunity is becoming a familiar sight. He ended up with a decent stat line (6-80-TD), but Matthews' first catch came with 4:40 left to play.
Miles Austin had another early drop on a potential big play. He initially caught a ball down the left sideline but had it punched out. In Atlanta, a Bradford bullet down the seam went off Austin's fingertips.
Riley Cooper dropped a well-thrown floater down the left sideline.
Nelson Agholor appeared to run the wrong route on a potential TD late in the game. Agholor ran a post and Bradford thought he was running a go-route. Agholor was in single coverage. Costly mistake between the rookie and the first-year Eagles QB.
First-half sluggishness
The Eagles had just one first down in the first half and it came on a Dallas penalty. They possessed the ball for just 22.8 percent of the first half.
Bradford went 5 for 9 in the half for 24 yards.
The interior offensive linemen again failed to get any push whatsoever, leading to one yard on five carries from DeMarco Murray.
In two games, the Eagles have rushed 14 times for five yards in the first half. That's 0.36 yards per carry. That's barely possible.
Penalties aplenty
This one felt like a triple-threat match between the Eagles, Cowboys and Tony Corrente's officiating crew.
The Cowboys were flagged a franchise-record 18 times for 142 yards.
The Eagles drew eight penalties for 60 yards, but most of them came on one drive that resulted in a Dallas field goal. In the second quarter, the Eagles committed five penalties on one series that gave the Cowboys five first downs and 35 yards. One was an offsides call on 3rd-and-4. One was a late hit. One was a Byron Maxwell hold in the red zone. All were brutal.
An unnecessary hold by Allen Barbre negated a Murray rushing TD with two minutes left. Somehow, the Eagles drew a delay of game directly after.
Ugly totals
Through two games, Murray has 20 rushes for 11 yards.
Ryan Mathews has carried the ball four times for four yards.
Bradford has two TD passes, four interceptions and a fumble.
Cooper, Agholor, Austin and Josh Huff have a combined 13 catches.
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