Eagles, NFL’s Last Unbeaten Team, Fall to Commanders

PHILADELPHIA — Last week, when a certain Jimmy Johnson said he was not yet sold on the Philadelphia Eagles, despite their 8-0 start, guard Landon Dickerson was baffled.

“Who’s this guy?” Dickerson asked his teammate Jordan Mailata, per The Philadelphia Inquirer. “The NASCAR driver?”

No, Mailata explained. This was Jimmy Johnson, who was behind the wheel for two Super Bowl victories while coaching the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s. Not Jimmie Johnson, who wears the helmet of a different sport and makes his living turning left.

Perhaps Dickerson, 24, could be excused for the confusion. He was not yet born when Johnson won his last Super Bowl ring. Still, Johnson, now a Fox commentator, had a point. His skepticism arose from the Eagles’ tendency to score a flurry of points early in games, only to struggle later when opponents grew more familiar with and resistant to Philadelphia’s run-pass option offense led by quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/sports/football/eagles-commanders-football.html