Archive: December, 2010
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In case you want to watch it over and over again, here's video of DeSean Jackson's 65-yard punt return that gave the Eagles a miraculous 38-31 win against the Giants Sunday afternoon.
Earlier, I posted on the Eagles' playoff implications and what they need to do to clinch the NFC East.
Hat tip to The 700 Level for getting the video up so qucikly.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
I'll have plenty to say about the Eagles' 38-31 win over the Giants this afternoon, but right away, let's get to what it means.
The Birds can clinch the NFC East if one of the following things happens:
* The Eagles win one of their final two games against the Vikings or Cowboys.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Both Asante Samuel and DeSean Jackson will dress for the Eagles today.
That's the good news.
Right tackle, Winston Justice, is out.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
I took a closer look at the Giants' win against the Vikings Monday night. Here are my observations with a spin on how they relate to today's game, along with some important numbers sprinkled in.
When the Giants have the ball...
* The name of the game for the Eagles' D is to create turnovers. The Giants have given the ball away 33 times - more than any other team in the NFL. It starts with Eli Manning, who's been intercepted 19 times. The Eagles are second in the league with 30 takeaways.
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Here's a roundup of who people are picking in Sunday's Eagles-Giants game:
SI.com's Peter King likes the Giants to beat the Eagles, 24-23:
Toughest game of the weekend to call. The difference, for me, is the quickness of the Giant front in dealing with Michael Vick. He's going to make eight or 10 big plays in this game; there's no doubt in my mind about it. But Jason Pierre-Paul and Osi Umenyiora can create a strong edge presence that few teams can, and Antrel Rolle plays the kind of hybrid linebacker-safety that can play tricks on a quarterback. On the other side of the ball, I say Tom Coughlin tries to play keepaway the way he learned under Bill Parcells. Coughlin was on the Giants' staff when Parcells played clockball to beat the Bills in the Super Bowl 19 years ago, and I think he'll try his run-dominating best to keep Vick to seven or eight possessions.
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Michael Vick was greeted by a huge ovation Friday night when he showed up in the second half of the Sixers-Lakers game at the Wells Fargo Center.
Video of Vick's appearance and the crowd reaction is embedded below. If you listen closely, you can hear the M-V-P chants.
As Vick walked to his seat, even the players on the court took notice.
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In Week 7 against the Titans, the Eagles entered the fourth quarter with a 16-10 lead.
One Kenny Britt explosion later, they left Nashville with a 37-19 loss after getting outscored 27-3 in the final 15 minutes.
But since that game, the fourth quarter has been a bright spot for this team. That's especially been the case in the past month.
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At just about this time last year, Donovan McNabb was coming off one of his better games of the 2009 season.
He completed 17 of 26 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns, helping lead the Eagles to a 45-38 win over the Giants in Week 14.
It looked like the Birds were set up for a deep playoff run. They had won four in a row and would go on to extend that streak to six.
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Rating the Eagles' offensive line against the other 31 teams in the league is difficult.
It's not like there is a definitive stat to measure line play.
But as stats and football analysis continue to evolve, sites are trying to use different ways to compare line play.
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