Bend but don't break.
That's been the Eagles' defensive mantra for the past season-plus. Last week against Indianapolis, that motto held true, as the defense stopped the Colts deep in Eagles' territory to preserve the 20-16 win.
Faced with similar situations on Sunday in Nashville, the Eagles were unable to hold the Titans down in key situations, culminating in a frustrating 26-23 overtime loss. The Titans tallied 397 total yards, converting three of four red zone opportunities into touchdowns, including the game-winning 10-yard pass to Corey Davis with under a minute to go in overtime.
"We've got to get off the field," cornerback Jalen Mills said after the game. "Really at the end of the day, we shouldn't have even been in overtime, honestly."
On the Titans' game-winning drive, the Eagles had three different fourth-down opportunities to end the game and head back to Philadelphia with a win. On instances of fourth-and-15, fourth-and-4, and fourth-and-2, the Titans found a way to convert each of those make-or-break plays.
"There at the end in overtime, I thought we made plays on defense, but just from a situational standpoint, really made some elementary mistakes," safety Malcolm Jenkins said after the game. "It's one of those things where we just have to wear that. Hats off to that team for fighting and making plays. They had some good play calls at the end, but we just gave up one too many and survived some other mistakes really. It's one of those things where we'll be critical about the tape and keep hacking at it.
"At the end of the day, you don't let them get behind you. You sit at the sticks, you make them throw it in front of you, and you run up and make a tackle. To let a ball get behind us, that's one of those things you talk about and you gameplan for. We let it get outside of our grip."
"It's just execution," said Mills. "We've got to know the position that we're in. On that fourth down (fourth-and-15), we've got to know it's fourth down. We're playing the sticks right there. We're not playing a guy, we're playing the sticks, so whatever the call is, we've just got to be able to execute."
The Eagles' defense will look to bounce back next Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles' defense has been dominant at home as of late, but the Eagles know they'll have to learn from this loss in order to bounce back into form next weekend.
"In this one, we had every opportunity to win it, so I don't think anyone is second-guessing our ability," Jenkins said.
"I think we have too much leadership and too much focus to allow experiences from one game transfer over to the next."
"We've just got to keep playing the game, regardless of whatever (the situation) is," said Mills. "We're an aggressive defense, we've got aggressive guys on this team, and you've got to play that way."
Check out the best photos from the Eagles' Week 4 game against the Tennessee Titans.
WR Alshon Jeffery catches a TD
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Head coach Doug Pederson
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DT Fletcher Cox
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
TE Zach Ertz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
TE Dallas Goedert
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Jay Ajayi
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
G Stefen Wisniewski
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DE Michael Bennett
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LB Jordan Hicks
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
C Jason Kelce
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
TE Joshua Perkins
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LB Jordan Hicks
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
G Chance Warmack
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DE Chris Long
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
CB Ronald Darby
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DT Haloti Ngata
WR Alshon Jeffery
CB Jalen Mills
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DT Fletcher Cox (left) and DE Michael Bennett
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Offensive coordinator Mike Groh
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
K Jake Elliott
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WRs Shelton Gibson (left) and Alshon Jeffery (center), and RB Wendell Smallwood
CB Jalen Mills
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
CB Ronald Darby
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR DeAndre Carter
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Nelson Agholor
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DE Michael Bennett
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Jay Ajayi
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Jay Ajayi
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Jordan Matthews
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Jordan Matthews
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Jordan Matthews (left) and TE Dallas Goedert
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Alshon Jeffery
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Jordan Matthews
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Jordan Matthews
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Nelson Agholor
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Nelson Agholor
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Jordan Matthews
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Wendell Smallwood
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
CB Sidney Jones and DE Derek Barnett
CB Avonte Maddox
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
K Jake Elliott
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
TE Zach Ertz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DE Derek Barnett
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DE Derek Barnett sacks Titans QB Marcus Mariota
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DE Chris Long
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Alshon Jeffery catches a TD
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Alshon Jeffery
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Alshon Jeffery celebrates with QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
CB Jalen Mills
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Head coach Doug Pederson
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Jay Ajayi
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Nelson Agholor
CB Rasul Douglas
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Alshon Jeffery
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Jordan Matthews
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DE Michael Bennett
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz and head coach Doug Pederson
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Alshon Jeffery and QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Jay Ajayi
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Nelson Agholor
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
P Cameron Johnston
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
S Corey Graham
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Nelson Agholor
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DE Derek Barnett
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
S Corey Graham
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LB Nigel Bradham
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Assistant head coach/running backs Duce Staley
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR Alshon Jeffery
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR DeAndre Carter
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WR DeAndre Carter
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LB Nathan Gerry
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
K Jake Elliott
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DT Haloti Ngata
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LB Jordan Hicks
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LS Rick Lovato
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Wendell Smallwood
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LB Nigel Bradham
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Wendell Smallwood and DE Derek Barnett
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DT Destiny Vaeao, K Jake Elliott, and LB Nigel Bradham
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Wendell Smallwood
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
RB Jay Ajayi
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
WRs Alshon Jeffery and Nelson Agholor
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
LB Jordan Hicks
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
QB Carson Wentz and Titans QB Marcus Mariota
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on September 30, 2018
DE Brandon Graham and Titans RB Dion Lewis
