Philadelphia departed one day earlier, and the defending Super Bowl champions are looking to break the Buccaneers‘ dominant streak at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. The team has one final practice scheduled before heading to Tampa. We are examining five adjustments and strategies that the Eagles can implement in their offense to build on their successful second half against the Rams.

Run more up-tempo, no-huddle offense.

A lot of offenses start to flow once a team is facing a significant deficit, and with the Eagles trailing the Rams by 19 late in their Week 3 affair, offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo took the training wheels off and handed the keys to a Ferrari to Jalen Hurts. Philadelphia played more up-tempo, no-huddle offense, and the results were 200+ yards passing in the second half, along with touchdowns for A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. This mindset should continue.

Pass first to set up the run

Tampa has the 11th-ranked defense (297.0 ypg), but they rank 19th against the pass (213 ypg), and Philadelphia should make attacking this Buccaneers’ secondary a point of emphasis early and often.

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Beat the blitz

The Buccaneers blitz on about 40 percent of their defensive plays, among the top six in the NFL among all 32 teams. Todd Bowles has had the formula for success against the Eagles; he blitzed quarterback Jalen Hurts on about 45 percent of his dropbacks, according to Next Gen Stats. At the same time, it confuses the Eagles quarterback with coverage schemes and design. A quick tempo and focusing on that one-on-one coverage on the outside can give Hurts easy reads and easier decisions.

Dominate in the red zone.

Philadelphia is 3-0 on the season because they are efficient in the red zone despite shaky offensive production outside the 20-yard line—the Eagles are8-8, best in the NFL.

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Let Jalen Hurts be him

According to the Eagles’ official website, Philadelphia is 23-11 when Hurts throws 30+ passes in a game, and he’s far better prepared to win games with his arms if teams intend on taking away Saquon Barkley. Hurts has gone 217 passing attempts without an interception, and he’s earned the right to beat teams with his arm as the focal point, rather than an afterthought.

This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Five things the Eagles offense can do to maintain explosive identity