At the end of the Philadelphia Eagles' 24-15 loss to the Chicago Bears, there was one last gasp drive that should catch the attention of Philly fans. The offense flowed perfectly as the Eagles drove the ball down the field for a late touchdown to A.J. Brown. It was Brown's second touchdown of the game and enough production to quiet the ongoing drama around the pass catcher. More importantly, this drive exposed a wrinkle that offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo must utilize in the coming weeks of the season.
Philly's best drive of the day was defined by a quick passing game that was utilized in a hurry-up offense, which the Eagles must recognize as a potential offensive breakthrough. So often throughout the 2025 season, fans have seen a level of plodding predictability from an offense that takes its time lining up and calls the same handful of plays.
Friday's loss was painful, but it exposed another option, one that has the potential to work at a high level. Allowing Jalen Hurts to put the offense in two-minute mode early in the game changed the passing attack and the flow of the offense. Hurts was confident and decisive, not forcing the ball too far down the field but taking what the defense was giving him.
Eagles Late Game Drive Exposed Obvious Offensive Change Heading into Week 14
It is beyond clear that this is a wrinkle that Patullo now must attempt to utilize within the offense earlier in games. Not only did it bring out the best of your starting quarterback, but Brown was heavily involved in the drive and more engaged than the star pass catcher has appeared throughout the season. While there are exceptions, it has been rare to see both your quarterback and star receiver playing at a high level and producing as expected.
For the Eagles, this should serve as a wake-up call on how concerning the current offense is, and they have a willingness to try anything and everything to fix the current concerns. The first step should be running the hurry-up attack that worked so perfectly against Chicago.
Hurts was clearly far more confident, and the offense flowed for the first time all game. You cannot write this off as an outlier based simply on how much the offense had struggled and what it looked like in comparison. Philly's decision-makers must recognize this and be willing to take the risk of running a faster-paced offense far more often.
While it isn't realistic to think you can always be running your offense in the same manner as a two-minute drill, you can attempt to pull aspects from that attack to get Hurts and the offense rolling early in games. If it helps settle your quarterback and simplify decisions, it can easily be used more often throughout the course of any contest. Something that must be done in Week 14, as the Eagles are desperate to find any potential answers after losing back-to-back games.