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The Eagles have a short week of game preparation, as they play on Thursday night against the division rival New York Giants. Can Philadelphia avoid being embarrassed on Thursday Night Football — a night where there has been plenty of tough-to-watch football games in 2016?

The NFL announced the Pro Bowl rosters on Tuesday. Eagles defensive lineman Fletcher Cox and offensive lineman Jason Peters are the two players that will participate in the Pro Bowl, set for Jan. 29 in Orlando.

On their way to nine losses, the Eagles suffered defeats by margins of one point twice, five points twice, six points, seven points, 11 points, 14 points and 18 points. In the box score, these are close losses. And in reality, these are close losses. But don’t look at them with a sense that the Eagles are close.

The Eagles were an extra point away from overtime when Doug Pederson decided to attempt a two point conversion. The numbers and logic say he was right to do so.

It’s a game that will be defined by the last play more than anything, a failed two-point conversion for the win for the Eagles, but there were a lot of layers to this game. Here are this week’s grades in our report card.

Carson Wentz led the Eagles on a potential game-tying drive that had them down one facing a two-point conversion. But the conversion failed, sending the Eagles to their fifth straight loss to the Ravens, 27-26, at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday.

The Eagles are locked in a tight clash against the Ravens after one half of action.

The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to retain Doug Pederson for his second season, per a report.

Four straight losses have the Eagles season continuing in a downward spiral, but the end is near with three games left on the season. The Eagles have a particularly busy week this week, starting on Sunday with their final road matchup of the season against the Baltimore Ravens.

There hasn’t been any positive news for the Eagles in the past 11 weeks. The team is 2-8 since the bye week and Carson Wentz has lost his game that everyone compared to Peyton Manning. So, who has been the biggest surprise this season? It is Wentz’s top target of late, tight end Trey Burton.

Among the arising issues for the Eagles are continued penalties. The Eagles have accounted for several unnecessary penalties this season and it has been a trend for weeks on end.

The Eagles and Ravens have split their last two meetings, giving the Eagles a 2-1-1 record in the four overall match-ups. The round five contest looks to be between two teams that could be heading in opposite directions as the 2016 season is winding down.

Last Sunday, Fletcher Cox played his best game in months with 1.5 sacks, four total tackles and several knockdowns of Kirk Cousins. In Week 13 against the Bengals, a lack of effort from several players was a concern. Cox was one of the names getting attention. He responded in a huge way last week.

The Eagles will use these final three games to evaluate their roster and these three players could find themselves unemployed or on a different team before next season.

The current statistics don’t tell the entire story with Carson Wentz. Yes, the rookie quarterback has had his expected ups and down this season. But in last Sunday’s game against the Redskins, he put together one of his best performances of the season. The great effort didn’t equate in a win, but it should remind doubters that the North Dakota State product remains the franchise quarterback for years to come.

All three of the Eagles most glaring needs were on full display on Sunday. They still lack weapons at wide receiver. They still don’t have a shutdown cornerback and desperately need players at the position. And most of all, they lacked depth on the offensive line.

The Eagles signed cornerback Dwayne Gratz and long-snapper Rick Lovato to join the team for Week 15 against the Baltimore Ravens. To make room on the roster, they placed three players on season-ending injured reserve: Jon Dorenbos, Matt Tobin and Wendell Smallwood.

Philadelphia Eagles long snapper Jon Dorenbos will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair an injured wrist.

The Eagles lost another close game yesterday, but one thing was apparent: Carson Wentz is on his way to being one hell of a quarterback.

The game was very much there for the taking and it was an improved effort, but for the fourth game in a row and the fourth time this season against an NFC East opponent, the Eagles were left looking for answers. Here are this week’s grades in our report card.

The Eagles took a one-point lead in the middle of the fourth quarter, but a late touchdown by the Redskins put them on top inside the two-minute warning. The Eagles managed to get the ball deep into Washington territory, but a sack and fumble on Carson Wentz created the turnover that ended the game, with the Eagles dropping their fourth straight, 27-22, to the Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday.

First half observations from the Eagles game against the Redskins.

The Eagles play host to the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Get everything you need to know for Sunday’s game in our comprehensive game preview.

Usually when a team has been struggling, a team leader speaks out on the current state of the locker room. In the Philadelphia Eagles locker room we hear…crickets chirping.

The Eagles and Redskins played in one of the most eventful games in not just the history of their long standing rivalry, but maybe even one of the most eventful games in the history of the NFL. The game went down under the bright lights of Monday Night Football at Veterans Stadium back in November of 1990 in the matchup known as the “Body Bag Game.”

Last Sunday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Eagles will look to sign impending free agent DeSean Jackson in the offseason. It makes sense. The team is in desperate need of wide receiver help. However, a reunion with the speedy wide receiver, who was drafted by the Eagles in 2008, isn’t the answer.

The Eagles got embarrassed by the Bengals on Sunday afternoon and it looks like the team quit on us once again. Did they? Also, Carson Wentz had his worst game of the season and everything is falling apart. All that and more on this episode of the K-Lot Podcast.

At one point this season, the Eagles were playing defense at a near elite level. The dominating defensive performances against the Steelers, Vikings and Falcons, in particular, seem like it was many months ago. After three straight underwhelming efforts from the unit, the decline can be described as dramatic.

Doug Pederson’s first season as the Eagles head coach is rapidly becoming too much like Andy Reid’s last with the team four seasons ago in 2012.