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Philadelphia Eagles wideout DeVonta Smith said the Birds weren’t “on the same page” at times in the passing game during Sunday’s 21-17 loss against the Denver Broncos. It’s become a theme for Philly’s offense this season.

“We made improvements in certain areas,” Smith added. “We still could be a lot better. Shot ourselves in the foot a lot.”

Smith suggested that some of the in-game signals between quarterback Jalen Hurts and his pass-catchers weren’t quite there.

“There’s times where we’re looking at him, and he may give a signal before or after we look, and ultimately we have to be on the same page,” he noted. “We have to see that signal no matter what. It was just little things within the routes. He may have seen something pre-snap and sometimes we didn’t see it.”

Hurts, however, said he “doesn’t remember any of those things happening” and that he would need to discuss any specifics with Smith to understand what he meant.

Whatever the case may be, the Eagles are loaded with playmakers offensively but have continued to be pretty mediocre on that side of the ball. Hurts did throw for 280 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday, but the offense failed to move the ball for most of the second half, blowing a 17-3 lead. And coming into Sunday, the Eagles ranked 31st in passing yards and were incredibly inconsistent.

Until Sunday, it wasn’t hurting the team in the win column, as the Birds started 4-0. But it finally bit them against the Broncos, and it’s clear something isn’t quite jelling on the offensive side of the ball for the defending Super Bowl champs right now.

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