Eagles running back Saquon Barkley’s status for Week 5’s game against the Jaguars in London is up in the air.
Barkley left Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the Rams with a hamstring injury and head coach Nick Sirianni said the team will have a better idea later this week about whether Barkley is going to miss time.
“Yeah, we’ll see. These guys are going through different things with treatment and all those different things,” Sirianni said, via a transcript from the team. “We’ll see how everything responds and then have more answers for you probably Wednesday on that stuff. I know he’ll do everything he can do to get himself back, and obviously, he’s a great player and a great teammate. We always need him on the field.”
Barkley had two carries for eight yards on Sunday. He also missed most of Week 2 with a stinger and has 36 carries for 182 yards on the season.
Tank Bigsby is set for core muscle surgery after getting hurt against the Rams, so the Eagles are going to be shorthanded at running back even if Barkley is able to go this week. Will Shipley is the only healthy back on the 53-man roster.
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The Eagles saw two running backs leave with injuries during Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the Rams and at least one of them is going to be out for a while.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Tank Bigsby will have core muscle surgery. Bigsby is set to miss around six weeks, so he will likely go on injured reserve while he recovers.
Saquon Barkley suffered a hamstring injury on Sunday and head coach Nick Sirianni said on Monday that his status for the Week 5 game against the Jaguars in London is to be determined. Will Shipley is the only other back on the active roster and the Eagles have Dameon Pierce, Carson Steele, and Jaydon Blue on the practice squad.
Bigsby, who joined the Eagles in a trade with the Jaguars last year, has 28 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown this season.
At the start of the season, there was a lot of talk about team travel for international games as the Rams played the 49ers in Australia.
The two teams employed vastly different strategies, with San Francisco appearing to choose the proper one.
While there is a lot more data about NFL team travel to London, there are still varying approaches to it. With the Eagles playing the Jaguars in London on Sunday, head coach Nick Sirianni detailed his club’s plan for the week in his Monday press conference.
“We felt like leaving Friday was best for our team,” Sirianni said. “This team and with the schedule that we have, with the weeks coming up. So, a lot of research, obviously, went into it. You guys know, when I’ve discussed these things with you about short weeks, long weeks, rain weeks, hot weeks — whatever it may be — international weeks, of how to kind of go about it. This one’s a little different than our last international trip because it was in the first game of the season [in 2024]. And we’re trying to get a full week’s worth of practice in before we go up there.
“But we felt like, though the studies that we did, and through some of the things that we looked all — all the things that we looked at, we decided on this. And at the end of the day, I’ve got to make those decisions, and this is the decision I chose — with the help of great people, no doubt, but at the end of the day, I have to make this decision and this is the one I chose to help this team get ready for this game this week.”
Any concern about jet lag with traveling late in the week?
“Yeah, again, we went through all this,” Sirianni said. “When we get there, I don’t want to get into too many specifics there, but like I said, we feel like this is going to give our team the best chance to win, taking everything into account — jet lag included.”
As Sirianni alluded to, the last time the Eagles played an international game was Week 1 in 2024 when they defeated the Packers in Brazil. The franchise also played the Jags in London back in 2018, winning that game 24-18.
Eagles edge rusher Jonathan Greenard did not suffer a major injury during Sunday’s loss to the Rams.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Greenard is considered day-to-day with his ankle injury.
Greenard — who dealt with a pectoral injury to begin the regular season — has registered a QB hit and a forced fumble so far in 2026.
Last year for Minnesota, Greenard registered 3.0 sacks with 10 tackles for loss and 12 quarterback hits.
The Eagles will face the Jaguars in London on Sunday.
The boo birds flew early and often in Philly on Sunday, thanks to an offense that couldn’t get off the ground.
The final tally from Sunday’s loss to the Rams: 172 total yards, 68 net yards passing, and 0-for-12 on third down.
Over the last two games, the Eagles have converted only two of 21 third-down opportunities.
After the loss to L.A., Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was asked whether the problems are a result of execution, play-calling, or scheme.
“Obviously, everybody contributed to that,” Sirianni told reporters. “Everybody. So, there’s execution errors, there’s coaching errors. Everybody contributes to it. It’s an ultimate team game. You can’t sustain drives and do the things that you want. Some of our problems offensively has been [that] we’ve been behind, but it wasn’t quite the same case today where we were in second-and-long and all those different things. It was more we couldn’t convert on third down for multiple different reasons. So again, there’s always a lot of contributors to that. I need to go watch the tape before I react to anything. But I know when you’re 0-for-whatever we were today, everybody has a hand in that. Our job is to figure out what happened and get better from it and not assign blame. That’s what we’ll be doing.”
Injuries had something to do with that. The Eagles didn’t have receiver Devonta Smith or tight end Dallas Goedert. Right tackle Lane Johnson was a late scratch. Running back Saquon Barkley injured his hamstring on his only carry of the game.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts didn’t blame injuries. Or play-calling. Or scheme.
“Poor execution,” he said regarding the offensive effort, particularly in the second half. “Poor execution. Yeah, poor execution.”
He was later asked what he means by “poor execution.”
“It’s just you’re finding your flow collectively as a unit,” Hurts said. “I think it comes down to finding a flow, finding a rhythm as a unit, as a group, and going out there and executing at a higher level. We didn’t do that today.”
The next chance to do it comes in six days, in London. Against the 3-1 Jaguars.
While the season isn’t yet on the brink, it’s clear that the Eagles aren’t the team they’ve been in recent seasons. They’re currently not dominant. They’re currently not elite. They’ve got the Panthers and the Cowboys after the trip to England, followed by the Commanders and the Giants.
The Eagles need to win at least three of the next five before their Week 10 bye. If they finish the first nine games at 4-5, 3-6, or 2-7, it could be very hard to get back to the playoffs.
Even if they do, the 2026 Eagles don’t look like a team that can make a climb up the playoff tree.
Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson was an unexpected scratch from the lineup on Sunday and head coach Nick Sirianni didn’t shed any light about his outlook moving forward during a press conference after a 24-20 loss to the Rams.
The Eagles announced Johnson was questionable to play for personal reasons shortly before he landed on the inactive list. Sirianni didn’t go into any detail about when the team learned Johnson might not be able to play — they did not elevate any extra offensive linemen on Saturday — or share anything about the reason for the absence.
“I think you guys know he’s dealing with a personal matter and that’s really all I’m gonna say about that,” Sirianni said.
Johnson also missed time at the start of training camp and said his mother had been dealing with some health issues when he returned to the team. Sunday’s loss dropped the Eagles to 18-30 when Johnson misses time compared to 122-63-1 with him, so they’ll be hoping the absence is not an extended one.
The Rams did not look like a Super Bowl contender for much of Sunday’s matchup against the Eagles.
But with their backs against the wall in the fourth quarter, Los Angeles engineered two long touchdown drives to defeat the Eagles 24-20.
Matthew Stafford’s two interceptions led to 10 Philadelphia points in the first half, with the Eagles sporting a 20-10 lead at halftime.
The Eagles had a chance to extend their lead in the fourth quarter. But on fourth-and-goal from the L.A. 2-yard line, Jalen Hurts’ pass was off target and incomplete to Darius Cooper.
In response, the Rams went on a 10-play, 98-yard drive that ended with Kyren Williams getting in the end zone for a 1-yard score with 3:59 on the clock.
After a three-and-out, the Rams got the ball back on their own 21-yard line and were able to take the lead for good with Kyren Williams’ 7-yard touchdown with just 1:10 left in the contest.
With no timeouts, the Eagles went backward on their ensuing drive. Hurts was sacked twice and his deep pass on fourth down was broken up to effectively end the game.
The Rams held the Eagles to 0-of-12 on third down and 1-of-4 on fourth down. Philadelphia has converted just 2-of-21 third downs in the last two weeks. The Eagles had just 172 total yards and 12 first downs, averaging just 3.0 yards per play.
Hurts was 12-of-27 for 93 yards with two touchdowns.
Already without several key offensive players, the Eagles lost Saquon Barkley early to a hamstring injury. Tank Bigsby also had to exit the game.
On the other side, Stafford finished 32-of-51 for 317 yards with no touchdowns and two picks.
Puka Nacua, playing for the first time since Week 1, had nine catches for 125 yards.
But the best offensive player was Williams, who rushed for 80 yards on 16 carries and caught 10 passes for 67 yards.
The win was huge for a Rams team that has struggled against the Eagles and was coming off a loss to the Broncos last week. Now at 2-2, they will be at home to play the Bills on Monday night next week.
For the Eagles, they’re now 2-2 and will be in London to face the 3-1 Jaguars in Week 5.
The Rams looked like they had a little momentum going into halftime after getting the ball back with down by three with a minute left in the first half.
But Los Angeles’ turnover problem struck again, and now Philadelphia has a 10-point halftime lead.
Matthew Stafford threw his second interception of the game — and his sixth of the young season — when he was looking for Puka Nacua on the right side. Cooper DeJean returned it down to the L.A. 35, giving the Eagles good field position with 18 seconds left in the half.
After a pass interference penalty called on Trent McDuffie, Jalen Hurts connected with Darius Cooper for his second touchdown of the contest, giving the Eagles a 20-10 advantage.
Stafford is 12-of-21 for 120 yards with two interceptions so far on Sunday. The Rams scored their touchdown on a 2-yard jet sweep to Puka Nacua, who is playing for the first time since Week 1.
Kyren Williams leads with five catches for 35 yards receiving. He also has seven carries for 24 yards.
On the other side, the Eagles have averaged just 3.3 yards per play, but they’ve taken advantage of the Rams’ giveaways. Hurts is 10-of-18 for 83 yards with two TDs.
Already without right tackle Lane Johnson, tight end Dallas Goedert, and receiver DeVonta Smith on Sunday, the Eagles’ offense was dealt another blow, as Saquon Barkley suffered a hamstring injury. He has been ruled out.
The Rams will receive the second-half kickoff.
The Eagles will not have one of their best players for the rest of Sunday’s contest against the Rams.
Philadelphia has downgraded running back Saquon Barkley from questionable to out.
Barkley suffered a hamstring injury on his second carry of the game in the first quarter. He went out of bounds on the 6-yard carry then pulled up in obvious pain, hitting his hamstring as he took a knee.
He was examined in the sideline medical tent before heading back to the locker room for further evaluation.
Tank Bigsby has been the primary running back with Barkley down.
The Eagles are plenty shorthanded with right tackle Lane Johnson and receiver DeVonta Smith inactive for the contest.
Philadelphia has a 13-3 lead at the two-minute warning in the second quarter.
With DeVonta Smith out due to a hamstring injury, the Eagles needed someone to step up at receiver.
Enter Darius Cooper.
The young wideout made an outstanding catch over a Rams defender for an 18-yard touchdown, pushing Philadelphia’s lead over Los Angeles to 13-3 with 5:44 left in the second quarter.
That capped a short, two-play 17-yard drive after a big punt return by Britain Covey.
Covey fielded a 51-yard punt at the Philadelphia 42 and returned it 51 yards to get into the red zone. It is the continuation of a trend that goes back to last season of poor play on special teams for L.A. — despite the club replacing the unit’s coordinator.
Jalen Hurts has started the game 8-of-13 for 68 yards with a TD.
