The Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers insist they aren’t listening to “noise” outside their locker rooms. The unbeaten NFC rivals meet in prime time Monday night, each sporting 2-0 records that have spawned questions about realistic expectations for the season.
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 14: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on from the field during at Lincoln Financial Field on September 14, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers insist they aren't listening to "noise" outside their locker rooms.
"Listen, are we going to be playing the same football we played on Feb. 12 last year right now? No, we’re not. Nobody is," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. "We’re on this climb. We’re starting back from the beginning." "The thing we did best last year was take it one day at a time, one game at a time, everything. Little bits at a time," Sirianni said. "It’s a hard mindset to have because you want to have the expectations. ... And, it’s not necessarily the expectations of us. It’s expectations of the outside world."
The No. 1 overall pick from the 2018 draft is accustomed to being second-guessed. He said the Bucs didn’t allow negative prognostications to bother them in the offseason, so there’s no need to listen to what's being said now that they’ve won two games. "We understand everybody is going to have opinions, and we just have to focus on ourselves," the coach added. "We have to focus on getting better every day. It’s really as boring and monotonous as that. Just put your head down, go to work, block out noise if you’re somebody that gets affected by that."
"There’s going to be challenges every week for us. They’re going to be bigger as the weeks go on," the Bucs coach added. "We’re looking to get better as a team, no matter who we’re playing."For teams that have never been paired in the same division, the Eagles and Bucs have developed quite a rivalry.
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