With the youngest defense in the NFL, Vic Fangio's group is on a stretch the Eagles haven't seen in more than three decades.
With the youngest defense in the NFL, Vic Fangio's group is on a stretch the Eagles haven't seen in more than three decades.
This group isn’t quite there, but 11 games into the season they are No. 3 against the pass, No. 7 against the run and No. 1 overall.That was a veteran group loaded with all-pros and a Hall of Famer that had been together for years. What makes Vic Fangio's group so remarkable is its youth and inexperience – it’s the youngest defense in the NFL and is loaded with guys just getting started in the NFL. Neither Zach Baun nor Nakobe Dean had ever been starting linebackers before. Cooper DeJean, Quinyon Mitchell are rookies. Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith weren’t starters last year. C.J. Gardner-Johnson is back after a year in Detroit.
The Eagles are winning just as much with their defense as with their otherworldly running attack. And that combination – a defense that’s allowed seven meaningful touchdowns in its last seven games and a running attack that’s averaging 216 yards during the seven-game winning streak – is a tough one to beat. Impossible the last seven weeks.
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