The turning point in the Eagles' 17-11 loss to the 49ers was the team's failure to score from 1st and goal on the 1-yard line on four straight plays, culminating in a botched attempt at the Philly Special to end the first half.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni discussed the disappointing sequence on Monday's 94WIP Morning Show, taking responsibility.
"Not only does that replay that in my mind, obviously the video coordinators here, Pat Dolan, he's able to get the film to me right away and I went and watched it," Sirianni said of the four goal-line plays. "That's the first thing you do, it's accountability. Everybody on Sunday and Monday are going to be accountable for what they did, and that starts with me.
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"I liked the goal line plays that we called early [in the series], I thought we had a good chance, I liked that, but they didn't work. I've got to be better at calling the game. On second thought, the other one, I don't love my last call with the trick play. It looked good in practice though. But they did a good job of giving us a disguised look and making us think it was one coverage and it wasn't, and they got us. So credit to them too. But I've got to put our guys in better spots to make a play instead of calling what I called. It starts with me, accountability starts with me."
The drive started from the Eagles' own three yard line with a 91-yard completion from Jalen Hurts to Quez Watkins. Audacy insider Brian Baldinger broke down what happened on the goal line.
Sirianni was asked by Cataldi if he called the Philly Special to try and win over the fan base in his first home game as head coach of the Eagles.
"No, I called the play that I thought had the best chance to score there," Sirianni explained. "I could see why people would think that, because of the success of that play, but that's never in my intention. My intention is always to call the best play to give our guys a chance to win. It's always about the team first. It's team, team, team and I've got to prove that every week."