The Philadelphia Eagles parted ways with offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo on Tuesday, just two days after the NFC East champ's season-ending loss to the 49ers in the wild-card round.
Nick Sirianni's offensive attack struggled mightily in its one season under Patullo's stewardship. The Eagles boasted one of the league's most effective offenses in 2024, pairing a dominant ground game with efficient passing to wreak havoc upon opposition defenses.
Their success dried up during the 2025 season, however. Under Patullo's watch, Philadelphia was a bottom-third offensive side. The warts popped up across the offense, with tailback Saquon Barkley and wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith falling short of expectations.
The buck stopped with Patullo, however. After posting just two touchdowns during its defeat to San Francisco, the 44-year-old was handed his pink slip. A large segment of Philadelphia's fanbase is expected to rejoice as a result of the transaction.
With that, here's what you need to know about Patullo's dismissal.
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Why did the Eagles fire Kevin Patullo?
Kevin Patullo found himself on the chopping block less than a year after being promoted. His dismissal is performance-related more than anything else; Philadelphia's attack was tepid throughout the campaign, standing in stark contrast to its displays during last year's Super Bowl run.
Patullo took over an offense that ranked seventh in the league in scoring in 2024. That unit fell to 19th in 2025, tallying just 22.3 points a game. On eight occasions, the Eagles failed to score more than 20 points.
Philadelphia's offense lacked the potency it offered in spades in 2024. That proved costly in losses to the Broncos, Giants, Bears and Chargers — all of which saw the Eagles record fewer than 20 points.
That dynamic carried over into the postseason, too. The Eagles forced two turnovers and dominated the time of possession in their wild-card matchup with the 49ers. They still fell short of the win, tallying just two touchdowns in their 23-19 loss.
Patullo faced scrutiny throughout the season for Philadelphia's offensive displays. There were rumblings that Sirianni might take over play-calling responsibilities following a three-game losing streak that stretched into early December. Sirianni repeatedly praised Patullo for his efforts throughout the spell. But the 44-year old found himself in the crosshairs in the court of public opinion.
In the end, it seems that public sentiment was too much for Patullo to overcome. He ends his tenure in Philadelphia after five seasons, having served in a variety of roles on Sirianni's staff.
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Eagles offensive rankings 2025
| Stat | Number | Rank |
| Yards per game | 311.2 | 24th |
| Points per game | 22.3 | 19th |
| Passing yards per game | 194.3 | 23rd |
| Rushing yards per game | 116.9 | 18th |
The Eagles' attack looked far more toothless with Kevin Patullo in charge compared to Kellen Moore. They were pedestrian in most major statistics, falling well short of the marks they recorded in Moore's final season.
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What was wrong with Eagles offense?
Kevin Patullo attempted to introduce new concepts to Philadelphia's offensive game plan in 2025. His moves were largely unsuccessful. Gone were staples of the Eagles' 2024 setup under Moore, like under-center, double-team runs. Philadelphia rarely ran run-pass-options (RPOs), even as the team lined up in shotgun more than ever before.
Run plays tended to take on a familiar refrain, with Barkley forced to line up behind or next to Hurts before fielding carries. The setup was a predictable one. As such, defenses were able to scheme against it, limiting Barkley's effectiveness.
There were things out of Patullo's control that contributed to Philadelphia's offensive wobbles. The Eagles' offensive line struggled with injuries, making one-on-one blocking assignments that much more onerous.
Under Moore's watch, Philadelphia was a dominant rushing side. The Eagles would amass yards with ease on early downs, creating a shorter field and allowing Moore to open up the playbook to get the likes of Brown, Smith and Dallas Goedert into the game.
The run game was foundational to that scheme. Philly's underwhelming ground attack made restricted its movement on first- and second-down. Third downs would grow more distant, making the margin for error that much larger.
Patullo's use of A.J. Brown also came under scrutiny during the season. With his size, speed and catch radius, Brown is one of the league's most physically-gifted pass-catchers. But his efficiency on straight-line routes also proved to be something of a problem for Patullo. He failed to diversify Brown's route trees, making it easier for opposition defenses to set up against him.
Another common critique of the offense was their over-reliance on hitch routes in the passing game. They finished the season running the largest percentage of hitch routes in the NFL since 2012.
Final Hitch Report!#Eagles finished season running hitches on 23.8% of their routes, the most by any team in the TruMedia database (since 2012).
— Deniz Selman (@denizselman33) January 6, 2026
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All told, the Eagles were bereft of offensive creativity while Patullo barked out orders. It was the first time in 5 years that the Eagles couldn't boast at least one All-Pro selection on the offensive side of the ball. Their struggles weren't completely of his doing. But their performances constituted a worst-case scenario for a Philadelphia squad that had Super Bowl aspirations.
A.J. Brown complaints
A.J. Brown's usage was arguably the most frustrating element of Patullo's tenure as offensive coordinator in Philadelphia. The 28-year-old is one of the league's best pass-catchers when he's rolling. But he struggled mightily in 2026, failing to offer the same dynamism he grew to embrace under Moore's watchful eye.
As previously mentioned, the Eagles often asked Brown to straight-line and in-breaking patterns — think slants, hitches and post routes. That's not necessarily a bad thing — Brown is at his best when he's beating defenders to the punch and using his physicality in the middle of the field.
But his route diet needed more diversity. Defenses schemed to limit his ability to find space and time in the middle of the field, preventing him from carving up secondaries to the extent that he did during Moore's term.
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He wasn't the only player affected by Patullo's lack of creativity. Hurts endured multiple games in which he failed to complete more than a handful of passes in the second half of games. Smith limped to a 1,000-yard season.
Brown was the biggest loser in Philadelphia's attack, though. And as his numbers dwindled, his frustration grew more pronounced — and noticeable.
After tallying two catches for seven yards in a Week 4 win over the Buccaneers, Brown fired off a cryptic post on X quoting scripture that read: "If you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way.”
Brown admitted that he let his frustrations "boil over" but claimed the post "truly wasn’t directed at anyone in the building."
Three weeks later, Brown would take to Instagram to make another statement. Brown celebrated his season-high 121-yard display against the Vikings with an Instagram post captioned "Using me but not using me."
He followed that up with various callouts — some real, others suggested — related to the Eagles' offense. A sideline confrontation with Nick Sirianni in the wild-card game was indicative of a season of frustration for the Pro Bowler, whose future prospects are unknown.
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For all of the Eagles' success with Hurts under center, they've endured plenty of chaos, too. Hurts has played under 10 offensive coordinators in 10 years. With Patullo's departure, he'll soon be on OC No. 11.
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