Eagles’ Cooper DeJean’s embarrassing stat paints troubling trend

DeJean is a playmaker whose interception return touchdown from Super LIX’s win is the stuff of legends. He struggled in man coverage, but continued to fight, bolstered by his teammates in a close game.

The Eagles got a hyped Tanner McKee pregame speech before the game and took his words to heart as they continued to strike back after the Cowboys attempted to run away with a big lead. McKee had 63 yards passing as of the two-minute warning of the first half while Barkley led the Eagles with 50 yards and a touchdown.

Rookie Makai Lemon announced himself to a national audience with one catch for 21 yards as he and McKee found a connection. Yards per play were almost identical between the two teams, but the Cowboys had more yards before halftime as Prescott continued to tap into his connections with Lamb and Pickens.

DeJean and Fangio’s defense did their best to hold off the Cowboys’ attack before halftime, and appeared content going in down three points. DeJean’s career is taking a detour, but he still has the talent to bounce back and become one of the NFL’s better defensive backs again.