TAMPA, Fla. — Eagles fans showed up en masse to Raymond James Stadium Sunday on a weekend when travel was made difficult by Hurricane Helene. The stands overflowed with green jerseys to the point where you wondered if this might turn into a home game for the away team.
We never got to find out, however, because the Eagles, in typical 2024 fashion, had a delayed arrival and were down three touchdowns and a field goal before the offense managed a single yard. BUY EAGLES TICKETS: STUBHUB , VIVID SEATS , TICKETMASTER The predictable result was an unsightly 33-16 loss that left the Eagles with a 2-2 record heading into their bye week. Yes, the Eagles were without three star starters on offense, but the trio of A.
J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Lane Johnson would not have helped a defense that allowed 254 yards and 24 points on Tampa Bay’s first five offensive possessions. The Eagles briefly made things interesting by scoring near the end of the first half and then adding another touchdown at the start of the second half after a 59-yard run by Saquon Barkley led to a 1-yard push into the end zone for Jalen Hurts.
Tampa Bay answered that score with one of its own, but the Eagles oddly still made out OK on the exchange because Kelee Ringo returned a blocked extra point by Isaiah Rodgers for two points that made the score 30-16 instead of the expected 31-14. The Eagles were just 19 yards away from getting within one score on their next possession when Hurts’ fifth turnover of the se.
