The Eagles, 0-2 through two games now, have an NFL worst -5 turnover differential.
When asked about Sunday's Week 2 loss to the Rams, Eagles RB Miles Sanders — who will be joining Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie on the 94WIP Midday Show every Monday at 1pm this season — pointed to the "self-inflicted wounds" as the team's No. 1 problem.
"Just a slow start, it wasn't that bad honestly," Sanders said on Monday. "We just gotta get going, we just gotta keep trusting each other, keep working. It's a very long season, so I think we'll get back on track. We've done it last year. Despite all of the stuff that happened last year."
Sanders, who missed Week 1 with a hamstring injury, made his 2020 debut rushing for 95 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown and catching three of seven targets for 36 yards through the air. He did lose a fumble early in the game, shifting the momentum to Los Angeles.
"No, I didn't feel rusty," Sanders said. "I was just so eager to get out there. I'm not making any excuses, like I said, that fumble hurt us in the beginning and gave them momentum, but I didn't have a training camp. Last week was actually my first week of practice for this season. I was just happy to be out there trying to get going, just trying to get myself ready for this week."
The big national news in the NFL after Week 2 are the significant injuries to top players around the league. The worst of which is a torn ACL to New York Giants star RB Saquon Barkley, Sanders' former teammate at Penn State.
"It sucks," Sanders said of Barkley's injury. "And knowing how this season and how this year is going, this year is just crazy. I texted him yesterday. I didn't know if he was going to text me back. Praying for him, he's in my prayers and stuff. He said, thanks, but I gotta get him on a face time call to see how he's really feeling. I know my guy. We built different over there. We're tough, at least he'll bounce back."
