TAMPA – The Eagles got off to a terrible start Sunday at Raymond James Stadium and never recovered from a 33-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Under Nick Sirianni, the Eagles are now 1-4 against the 2021 Buccaneers. The Eagles limp their way into an early Week 5 bye with a 2-2 record.

These are Sunday’s position figures:

Quarterback

Jalen hurts: 18/30, 158 yards, 1 TD, 85.1 rating; 8 attempts, 20 yards, 1 TD

During his post-match press conference, Hurts said he needs to play better and he’s absolutely right. He struggled Sunday without his top receivers AJ Brown (hamstring) and DeVonta Smith (concussion). In a game with no room for error, Hurts missed too many throws and fumbled the football away in the red zone as the Eagles were still trying to claw their way back into the game. That is his seventh turnover of the season; it becomes a big problem.

Grade: D+

Run back

Saquon Barkley: 10 carries, 84 yards; 2 catches 32 yards

The Eagles had a couple of quick three-and-outs to start this game and one wonders why they didn’t work on getting the ball to Barkley more often, especially on first downs. After having just 8 carries for 22 yards in the first half, he ripped off a 59-yarder early in the second half to give the Eagles some hope. There’s no doubt that Barkley has been one of the biggest bright spots through four games.

Grade: B

Recipient

Parris Campbell: 4 catches for 17 yards, 1 TD

The Eagles were without Brown and Smith in this game, so we’re grading on a bit of a curve. The Eagles entered this game with Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Parris Campbell and John Ross and Wilson ultimately left to be evaluated for a concussion. Campbell led the way with 17 yards. Dotson has been with the Eagles for more than a month and had just two catches for 11 yards in a game without the top two guys. That’s not great.

Grade: C-

Tight end

Dallas Goedert: 7 catches on 8 targets for 62 yards

Although Goedert didn’t follow up his 170-yard rushing game in New Orleans with another all-time rushing game, he was still productive. But the one target Goedert didn’t catch was a drop early in the game that loomed large. At that point, the Eagles couldn’t get anything going offensively and that would have been a nice win. Grant Calcaterra also had a 26-yard catch.

Grade: B-

Offensive line

The Eagles missed Lane Johnson in this game and then lost Cam Jurgens with some cramps. The Eagles got off to a very slow start on the ground before Barkley knocked down a 59-yarder. Hurts was also sacked six times in this game. None of that is at stake, but they could have performed better.

Grade: C+

Defensive line

Brandon Graham: 2 tackles, 1 sack

The Eagles didn’t get a cut in the run game, but they didn’t completely shut it down either. While Baker Mayfield got the ball out quickly, they still didn’t get much pressure. Two sacks for 13 yards – at least they came from Brandon Graham and Josh Sweat to get the Eagles’ edge rushers on the board this season.

Grade: C-

Linebacker

Nakobe Dean: 7 tackles, 1 TFL

After a very strong performance in New Orleans, this was not a good match for Dean. He missed several tackles and was unable to get into coverage. Zack Baun also had a quiet day. We were used to him filling in the stats, but that wasn’t the case in this game with six tackles.

Grade: D-

Secondary

Darius Slay: 9 tackles, 1 pass breakup

Mayfield completed 30 of 47 passes for 347 yards and 2 touchdowns in this game and it wasn’t like any bombs had been removed. Mayfield hit everything underneath and then made the Eagles miss tackles and turn short gains into longer gains. The Eagles failed to catch an interception in this game.

Grade: D

Special teams

Braden Mann: 5 punts, 282 yards, 1 touchback

Isaiah Rodgers blocked PAT returned for two points by Kelee Ringo and was a great play. But both were at fault earlier in the game, with Cooper returning DeJean’s kicks. Rodgers blocked his man in DeJean to force a fumble and on another punt, Ringo ran into DeJean. Jake Elliott scored only two extra points in this game. Mann was a busy man with five kicks.

Grade: C-

Coaching

Balance: 2-2

The Eagles did not look like a well-coached team on Sunday. They didn’t look prepared at any stage against the Buccaneers and that has to fall squarely on the shoulders of Nick Sirianni. Of course, there is plenty of blame to go around after a loss like this, but Sirianni must take the maximum. The Eagles got off to such a terrible start on Sunday that they were never able to recover. No promising play from Kellen Moore or Vic Fangio either. A rough way to start the bye week.

Grade: F

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