Sirianni Takes Blame for Eagles Loss Against Jaguars in London

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni accepted responsibility after his team lost 19-17 to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Sunday. The defeat came after a late kickoff decision allowed Jacksonville to set up a game-winning field goal.

According to NBC Sports Philadelphia, the Eagles led 17-16 with 8 seconds remaining after Jake Elliott made a 48-yard field goal. Sirianni chose a kickoff into the landing zone instead of a touchback attempt, and Ameer Abdullah returned the ball 53 yards to the Eagles' 39-yard line.

The Jaguars then regained a chance to score after one second was added back to the clock, and Cam Little made a 57-yard field goal for the win, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia.

After the game, Sirianni said he made the wrong choice during the final sequence.

"I didn’t make the right decision and I lost us that game," said Nick Sirianni, Eagles head coach.

Sirianni also told his players in the locker room that he took responsibility for the outcome. He said the team's effort made the mistake more difficult to accept.

"That's what I said to our guys," said Nick Sirianni, Eagles head coach. "And what hurts there is that the guys fought so hard and then I don't make the decision that I should make at the end of the game, and I cost us that game. And I put that fully on me."

The Eagles kicker explained that he followed the instruction he received immediately after making the field goal.

"There was so little time for me to kind of gather myself between the two things, I just went out and did what I was told," said Jake Elliott, Eagles kicker.

Elliott added that the result was not what he wanted after the final kickoff.

"I wish it obviously turned out better," said Jake Elliott, Eagles kicker.

Sirianni addressed the uncertainty involved in the late-game decision but did not provide further details about his reasoning.

"We want football to be as black and white as we possibly can, but there's gray in it, right? There is gray in it," said Nick Sirianni, Eagles head coach.

Sirianni continued to accept responsibility for the kickoff decision after the Jaguars converted the return into a winning scoring opportunity.

"Like I said, guys, there's really nothing else to say. I didn't make the decision — the right decision in that situation. They returned it to where they returned it, and then they made a kick.

Credit to them on that. Again, bad job by me," said Nick Sirianni, Eagles head coach.

Jonathan Jones, who tackled Abdullah on the return, said he believed the game had ended before one second was restored to the clock.

"I did," said Jonathan Jones, Eagles player.

Jones explained that he reacted after seeing the clock reach zero before the officials added time back.

"I looked up on the clock, saw zeroes, thought it was over. And then one second got put back on. It’s tough," said Jonathan Jones, Eagles player.

Sirianni said accountability remained a key principle for the Eagles program after the loss. The team was also dealing with injuries and had lost Jeremiah Trotter Jr. earlier in the game after the opening kickoff.

"I think it's so important for every person to take accountability because that's the only way you get better," said Nick Sirianni, Eagles head coach.

Sirianni connected accountability with building trust within the team following the loss in London.

"You build trust that way. I just think that's the key core value to our program, accountability. You know, again, just sick the way that went and my decision there," said Nick Sirianni, Eagles head coach.