The Eagles are broken, a reality that seemed more apparent in a 23-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. They needed a final-minute touchdown heave to match their worst scoring outputs of the season against a defense that had allowed more than 28 points per game, and they appeared no closer to seeing major progress from Carson Wentz while eschewing an opportunity to evaluate Jalen Hurts.
The Eagles have now lost three consecutive games for the first time this season and they enter December 3-7-1, matching their loss total from the past two seasons, with five games remaining. They might not be favored in a game until after Christmas — if at all — and it’s hard to look at the franchise and find a reason for optimism.
There was considerable speculation throughout the week that the Eagles might involve Hurts in the offense. He played two official snaps (three if including a penalty) while the Eagles continued to stick with Wentz — even…