The 2-0 Eagles haven’t been as dominant as their demanding fan base would like, while the 2-0 Buccaneers are trying to prove they’re not a fluke.
Ah, the perils of being a Super Bowl team.
Hurts and the Eagles haven’t been dominant in their first two games, a scratchy five-point win over the Patriots and a six-point win at home over the Vikings. After three seasons with Tom Brady at quarterback, a run that included a Super Bowl victory and three playoff appearances, Tampa Bay is trying to move on now that the legendary star has retired.
Mayfield said this week he’s well aware of the “narrative’’ that the Bucs were supposed to struggle in the post-Brady era, but that he and the team have ignored that prediction. The Tampa Bay defense will have perhaps the biggest challenge, considering the Eagles have the NFL’s No. 2-ranked rushing offense, averaging 178 yards per game. Hurts rushed for two touchdowns and threw for a third against the Vikings, and running back D’Andre Swift, in his first season with Philadelphia, rushed for a career-high 175 rushing on 28 carries in that game.
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