Poor kickoffs, penalties, explosive plays all contributed to the Eagles' loss to the Commanders, and coordinators Vic Fangio and Michael Clay are holding themselves accountable for fixing things.

Michael Clay didn’t sugarcoat his evaluation of the team’s kickoff coverage unit a few days after the Eagles’ 36-33 loss to the Washington Commanders. At the start of his weekly news conference

The Eagles want to be physical, they want to be tough, they want to play with fire, especially in chippy games. But they don’t want to be undisciplined. “If you ask me, we went a little bit too far over the line as soon as we started getting penalties to start affecting drives and things like that,

The Washington Commanders have been special this season. Their 10-5 record through 15 games is their best start in as many games since 1991. That season, they happened to capture a Super Bowl victory.

Future Hall of Fame linebacker Bobby Wagner watched another member of Washington’s rookie class, Luke McCaffrey, cap his impressive kick-returning work with a 29-yard jolt. As the offense ran onto the field, doubt kept its distance from Daniels’ surrogate big brother.

While Caleb Williams was busy saying that he found value in all snaps — even ones down by three scores Sunday — Daniels was stamping his ticket for Offensive Rookie of the Year