After a 22‑19 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Philadelphia Eagles find themselves in the middle of a historic offensive slump. The team’s scoring average has dropped to 20.6 points per game, ranking 22nd in the NFL, and their five‑game total of 81 points is the lowest since Andy Reid’s first year.
Jordan Davis Fires Up the Offense
Jordan Davis, who is enjoying a Pro Bowl‑caliber breakthrough season, spoke at length in the locker room after a Wednesday walkthrough. He expressed deep faith in the offense and urged his teammates to stay positive despite the worst five‑game scoring stretch in more than a decade.
> “I’m so deep into this faith in the offense that I have that one day – hopefully very, very soon – it’s going to click,” Davis said. “And when it does click, watch out. Because we all know what we’re capable of. We all know that we’re capable of much more.
> “I feel like a lot of people are just kind of losing faith. And you know, whether that’s y ‘all (media), whether that’s the fans, whatever. But me, I’m still 10 toes down for this team. I’m still 10 toes down. Like, I’m the one. I hope that we go out there one game and we just put a 100-ball on it.
> “I have the faith, and I’m always telling them, I’m always confident, I always say, before we walk out, go on the field for the game. I say each and every motherbleeper in this locker room, I have full faith in. I have full faith in them because I wouldn’t be playing this game at my purest confidence if I wasn’t confident in the team that I have behind me.
> “And I’m really grateful. I’m grateful because even though we’re not doing too hot on the offensive side, when you have somebody that tells you that they believe in you? They at least want to play hard for them. And if that’s all they give me, I’m cool with that. I’m cool with that.
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> “I just want them to feed off that energy, feed off that faithfulness that I have in them. And I just want them to have that for themselves.
> “Now, whether they take it or they take one ear out the other, at least they know that I have faith in them and they know at the bottom of my heart, because I’m never going to sit there and I’m never going to tell you a lie: I love this team. I love this team. I love this team. Ten times out of 10 times I will be with this team every game, every game and I have no doubt about it.
> “Like one day it’s going to click and one day we’re going to get it right. But you just have to keep working. You just have to keep working. It’s hard to get up on my soapbox, but you know, I love this team. I love this team and I love this offense and I love the guys that’s in this room.
> “Like, this locker room means so much to me. It means so much to me.”
Current Standings and Stats
- Scoring: 20.6 points per game (22nd in the NFL)
- Total yards: 309 per game (24th)
- Rushing yards: 22nd
- Passing yards: 22nd
- First downs: 26th
- Third‑down efficiency: 28th
The Eagles’ record sits at 8‑5 after an 8‑2 start, and they still lead the NFC East with a magic number of three with four weeks remaining to secure the division title.
Davis Encourages Positivity
Davis urged teammates to keep a lighthearted attitude. “Crack a joke, see a smile,” he said. “I’m like, ‘Man, why is that smile hiding today?’ I don’t want to see that. I don’t want to see that. We’re too good not to be happy and we’re too blessed to be in this position and not be happy at what we’re doing.
He added, “Let me tell you something. In this league, it doesn’t matter what you did last year. It doesn’t even matter what you did last week. You’re always in the business of doing more. You’re always in the business of asking for more. But in the same breath, you have to be reminded that you are capable of all this stuff. You are capable of winning championships. We won a championship.
We’re so capable of going out there, balling out, being the best team that we can be, being dominant on offense and defense. And we just have to capture that. We have to find that. We have to be sure that we have the best.
I’m so confident in the things that they’re capable of.”
He also said, “I love the team. I love the guys. And it hurts my soul when I see just all the (negative) talk and all the stuff going out here and just seeing like just everybody down and everybody kind of putting people down because that’s not how I live. I live positively.”
Looking Ahead
With a division title still within reach, the Eagles must reverse the offensive downturn. Davis’s confidence and the team’s record give hope that the offense can find its rhythm before the final stretch of the season.
