Philadelphia Eagles 2026 outlook: Why betting on them to miss the playoffs has real value

It is brainsick conscionable however overmuch tin alteration from 1 twelvemonth to the next, particularly successful the NFL. We cognize determination are going to beryllium bully teams that look to win each year. Sometimes, though, determination are teams that are good, but astir look similar they are fake good. That’s what I thought of the Eagles past year. Are they going to beryllium good, bad, oregon determination successful betwixt this season?

Last year

The Eagles did marque the playoffs a twelvemonth aft winning the Super Bowl implicit the Chiefs with ease. The squad was conscionable 11-6 for the season, though. The Eagles started the twelvemonth looking ascendant erstwhile again, winning each of their archetypal 4 games. Then they had a pugnacious location nonaccomplishment to Denver and an embarrassing roadworthy nonaccomplishment to the Giants. They won different 4 earlier they slumped to different 3 consecutive losses against the Cowboys, the Bears, and Chargers. The past week of the play meant nothing, and they mislaid to the Commanders. Of their six regular play losses, 3 were to non-playoff teams. In the postseason, they were successful a back-and-forth conflict with the 49ers earlier they mislaid successful the 4th quarter.

A.J. BROWN HEADED TO NEW ENGLAND TO REUNITE WITH MIKE VRABEL AFTER A SEASON OF EAGLES UNHAPPINESS

(Left) Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown (11) leaves the tract aft the crippled against the Washington Commanders astatine Northwest Stadium successful Landover, Maryland, connected Dec. 20, 2025. (Right) Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) stands connected the tract aft the nationalist anthem earlier an NFC Wild Card Round crippled against the San Francisco 49ers astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected Jan. 11, 2026. (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images; Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

Offseason additions and subtractions

Perhaps an summation by subtraction was the Eagles yet getting escaped of disgruntled wide receiver AJ Brown. There is nary denying Brown’s talent, but helium intelligibly was not blessed with the offense. How tin you beryllium erstwhile it relies connected a beardown moving backmost and a backmost who truly doesn’t propulsion much? They replaced him with Dontayvion Wicks, who had immoderate flashes with the Packers, but thing ace impressive. They upgraded their defense, an country that looked a small anemic past season. They got a cornerback, Riq Woolen, and traded for rusher Jonathan Greenard, some areas of need.

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) leaves the tract aft his team's nonaccomplishment to the Chicago Bears successful an NFL shot game, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Roster

Defensively, I bash deliberation the Eagles volition inactive beryllium solid, but they request to make much unit connected the backmost to let their secondary not to beryllium truthful exposed. It should amended from past year. On offense, I inactive americium not sold connected Jalen Hurts. I get that helium has won a Super Bowl, but that defence was amazing. The Eagles' champion diagnostic is their short-yardage success. If it is simply a abbreviated distance, they are going to get the archetypal down. They person velocity with DeVonta Smith, and Wicks could get the targets that Brown was getting. Dallas Goedert is inactive a coagulated choky end. Saquon Barkley had a beauteous mediocre twelvemonth compared to his archetypal play with Philadelphia, but helium is inactive an elite back, and possibly this twelvemonth volition beryllium person to his archetypal play with them.

Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the shot against the New York Giants astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Oct. 26, 2025, successful Philadelphia. (Getty Images)

Betting Outlook

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The Giants are astir apt a spot amended this year, and the Cowboys should beryllium better. Plus, the Commanders are apt to improve. They won a batch of one-score games past season, truthful possibly immoderate of that comes backmost to the median with this year’s schedule. They are listed astatine 10.5 games, and that seems beauteous precocious for them. I similar the thought of taking the Eagles astatine +154 to miss the playoffs much than anything. I don’t person them arsenic a playoff squad this play contempt the improvements.

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