Commanders Score 27 Straight to Beat Eagles 27-10, and Nick Sirianni's Seat Gets Hotter

The Washington Commanders beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 on Sunday Night Football at Northwest Stadium. Philadelphia led 10-0 late in the first quarter, then didn't score again, and Washington put up 27 straight points. It's the Eagles' sixth straight loss, and the questions about Nick Sirianni are getting harder to ignore.

Washington moved to 2-4-1. Philadelphia fell to 2-6.

Is Sirianni's seat heating up?

No reports that Sirianni's job is in danger, but the trend is ugly. Since a 2-0 start, the Eagles have scored 14.8 points per game and allowed 26.7, and they haven't topped 21 points in any of the six losses. Their last skid this long came in 2012, Andy Reid's final season in Philadelphia.

Injuries to Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith explain some of it, but not the self-inflicted mistakes. Philadelphia had two delay-of-game penalties, a pre-snap mess in the red zone and a 1-for-2 night inside the 20. The Athletic's Zach Berman pinned the night's biggest empty possession on "a lack of detail," a tough look for a coach whose teams used to win on the margins. The Washington Post's Mark Maske noted after the game that the league's first in-season coaching change looks overdue, and he listed Sirianni among the coaches who lost Sunday.

A fast start that didn't last

Washington's opening drive died on a missed 55-yard Drew Stevens field goal, after a Daniels interception was wiped out by an offsides penalty. Jake Elliott then hit from 40 for a 3-0 Eagles lead with 6:10 left in the first quarter.

On Washington's next possession, Zack Baun recovered a Chig Okonkwo fumble that Andrew Mukuba forced at the Washington 26. Tanner McKee hit Saquon Barkley for 24 yards down to the 2, and Barkley took a direct snap in for a 3-yard touchdown, with Elliott's extra point making it 10-0.

That was the last time Philadelphia scored.

How Washington took over

Stevens hit a 56-yarder with 28 seconds left in the first quarter. In the second, Jayden Daniels led an 11-play, 89-yard drive and finished it with an 8-yard touchdown to Stefon Diggs with 4:56 left to tie it at 10. Daniels gave injured receiver Terry McLaurin a shout-out after the score.

Luke McCaffrey's 27-yard punt return set up Stevens' 39-yarder with 19 seconds left, and Washington took a 13-10 lead into halftime.

The third quarter turned on one play. Philadelphia had reached the Washington 44 when Dorance Armstrong strip-sacked McKee and Charles Omenihu recovered at the 40.

Moments later, Daniels threw deep to Treylon Burks for 53 yards down to the Philadelphia 7.

The red-zone collapse

Philadelphia answered with its best drive of the night: 15 plays, 57 yards and 7:35 off the clock. The Eagles even got a break when a Washington interception was wiped out by a roughing-the-passer penalty on K'Lavon Chaisson. Then it fell apart at the Washington 13 in a sequence that shows the problems with the coaching. Sirianni had planned to go for it, but the offense got to the line with 5 seconds, and McKee tried to rush the snap that led to a false start, but the penalty sent the kicking unit out. Elliott's 36-yard field goal was good, but an illegal formation penalty on Jordan Mailata wiped it out. His 41-yard retry hit the left upright with 9:01 left.

Washington closes it out

A 30-yard Daniels completion set up the next score, and Stevens' 42-yarder made it 19-10 with 3:43 left. On Philadelphia's next drive, Chaisson sacked McKee for an 11-yard loss, and two plays later Rasul Douglas intercepted a deep McKee throw, with Omenihu getting pressure.

Rachaad White ran 33 yards to the Philadelphia 4, then scored from 1 yard out with 1:52 left. Austin Ekeler ran in the two-point conversion for the final margin.

The numbers

McKee was 23 of 34 for 212 yards with an interception, and he was sacked five times by five different Commanders: Shy Tuttle, Omenihu, Armstrong, Chaisson and Odafe Oweh. Philadelphia ran for 91 yards on 29 carries, 3.1 per attempt, and went 5 of 15 on third down. Barkley had 30 rushing yards on 13 carries, and rookie Makai Lemon led the Eagles with six catches for 57 yards.

Daniels was 16 of 29 for 217 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. Burks had three catches for 81 yards, and White ran for 55. Washington outgained Philadelphia 339-268 and averaged 5.9 yards per play to the Eagles' 3.9. Stevens made four of five field goals. Washington was flagged nine times for 70 yards, and Philadelphia six times for 30. The Eagles won time of possession 33:31 to 26:29 but turned it over twice.

Injuries

Philadelphia again played without Hurts and Smith, and safety Andrew Mukuba was hurt on a first-quarter play that was wiped out by a penalty. Washington was without Daron Payne, who is out for the season, and the injured McLaurin.

What's next

The Eagles host the New York Giants on Sunday, Nov. 8 (1 p.m. ET, Fox), with the Nov. 10 trade deadline two days later. The Commanders host the Los Angeles Rams at the same time, also on Fox.