The Philadelphia Eagles are 5-7 on the season and are coming off of a miserable loss to the lowly Miami Dolphins.

It's just the latest setback in what has been a disappointing campaign for the Eagles, but due to the Dallas Cowboys' ineptitude, they are still very much alive in the race for the NFC East.

Now, Philadelphia is entering a must-win matchup with the New York Giants in Week 14. Head coach Doug Pederson is making sure the Eagles are prepared in practice:

“It kind of set the tone, you know. This isn’t a cakewalk, it’s not a walk-through,” offensive lineman Brandon Brooks said, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s not something where you lose a game and it’s just back to regularly scheduled programming. There’s a sense of urgency that needs to happen. By putting the pads on, I think he set the tone.”

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The problem is that Philadelphia should have had this sense of urgency weeks ago.

The Eagles have lost three games in a row, and while two of their losses were to a pair of the NFL's best teams in the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, they scored just 19 points combined in those two contests.

Philly was expected, by many, to compete for a Super Bowl going into 2019, but the Eagles have certainly not played the part of a championship contender.

To be fair, Philadelphia has had its fair share of injuries, but the Eagles are far from the only club in the league with health issues.