“We have to be better…”

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Turnovers hurts Sunday. Without question.

But if quarterback Trevor Lawrence‘s five giveaways told the offensive story, the Jaguars’ defensive story on a rainy and disappointing day was a run defense that entered the day first in the NFL. The day ended with these numbers:

• Fifty carries
• Two hundred and ten yards
• Four touchdowns

“We have to be better,” Jaguars Head Coach Doug Pederson said after the Jaguars’ 29-21 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday.

The Eagles’ effectiveness running Sunday began as they turned a 14-0 second-quarter deficit into a 20-14 halftime lead and continued after that as a rainy day grew increasingly cold and slippery. They rushed for 112 first-half yards, finishing the game with four touchdowns rushing and 14 rushing first downs.

The Eagles rushed 16 times in the second quarter for 97 yards, and their second touchdown drive of the quarter – a nine-play, 71-yard possession – featured eight rushes for 59 yards, with running back Miles Sanders capping the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run.

“They put up 20 points in that second quarter; as a defense, we can’t let that happen,” Jaguars safety Rayshawn Jenkins said of a game-turning second quarter that featured three Eagles touchdown drives covering 163 yards and netting 12 first downs.

“We can sit here and talk about whatever: Weather, offense, whatever. But as a defense, that second quarter wasn’t our best quarter of football.”

Sanders for the game rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries, with Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts adding 38 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries and reserve running back Kenneth Gainwell rushing for 19 yards and a touchdown on five carries.

“They have a big O-Line, and Jalen can keep it,” Jenkins said. “They’ve always got guys going in motion and it messes with your eyes – especially for young guys who don’t really see those looks a lot. It can be very difficult. The gaps are always changing. Wherever your gap…