Both of these 2-1 teams have beaten top teams but also have dropped games in which they were a considerable favorite, raising questions about their consistency.
In their surpising home loss to the Broncos in Week 3, the Bucs looked nothing like the team beat the Lions on the road the week before. Now, that doesn’t undo the great stuff they were doing before then, especially on offense, but they need to find their way back — and fast. The schedule doesn’t let up, either, as Tampa Bay faces the Ravens, Chiefs and 49ers in the upcoming weeks.
The Eagles are coming off one of their best defensive performances of recent memory, a far cry from their efforts in Weeks 1 and 2. Their offense has been functional through three weeks, but Philly would be lost without Saquon Barkley.
Jalen Hurts has thrown short of the sticks on 35.3% of his total attempts this season, his lowest rate since entering the league in 2020. He has completed a league-high 87.9% of such passes this season, but just 28 of his 58 attempts have generated positive EPA, resulting in the 14th-highest success rate in the NFL (48.3%). The Buccaneers defense ranks in the bottom 10 in terms of completion percentage (86.6%) and success rate allowed (53.7%) on such passes this season.
