The last time I checked the trust of Eagles fans through the SB Nation Reacts poll, Philadelphia had the least confident base in the entire NFL. Eagles have dropped to 5%!
That number has more than quadrupled since Jalen Hurts’ first start in the NFL, which turned out to be a victory over the New Orleans Saints.
Eagles fans hardly believe that everything is on the way again and all the problems have been solved. But there was enough encouragement to bring the Eagles up to 22%, which is their highest score in about 1.5 months.
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The Eagles are tied at 22% with the Chicago Bears. The only teams with lower trust ratings:
It’s certainly not a great company, but the Eagles can continue to climb higher with another victory this week.
At the same time, questions and concerns remain. Eagles fans are left in a strange place right now. Our survey data here at BGN shows a split between earnings rooting and draft positioning:
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It will be quite interesting to see how the Eagles go in the second start of Hurts. Can the beginner build on last week’s encouraging performance? Or will the Cardinals figure it out and remind us all that the Eagles are a very bad team? Intrigue!
Speaking of Philly’s Week 15 opponent, Arizona fans are in 11th place in fan confidence, after a huge increase of 50% (from 32% to 82%), after last week’s explosion victory.
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Elsewhere in the NFC East, it’s no surprise to see the Washington football team, the division’s leader, rank 1st with a 94% confidence rating. Ron Rivera’s team won four in a row.
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It will be difficult for Washington to win five in a row, however, with Alex Smith being ruled out for this week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Hard to take the team with Russell Wilson to lose to the team starting with Dwayne Haskins.
The New York Giants saw a predictable decline after being blown up in week 14. They fell from 94% to 72%, with three games left.
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Dallas Cowboys fans’ confidence grew from 24% to 30% following an explosive victory over a bad Bengals team. No great food to gather there as much as they defeated a team that was even worse than they are.
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