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Celek's big day; Week 9 thoughts

A press release from the Eagles popped in my inbox yesterday with a revision on

big game against the Seahawks. Initially, like everyone else, I wrote that Celek had the best regular-season game ever for an Eagles tight end with six catches for 131 yards. However...

So there you have it. If you're wondering how reporters get these little nuggets of information, they're almost always delivered by the team (in my experience). During a game, announcements like the one for Celek's big day will be made periodically, and reporters who find the information valuable can scribble it down for their articles. Sometimes the information isn't valuable at all ("

became the first left-footed kicker under 6-feet tall to have four field goals in a Week 9 game against an NFC West opponent") and therefore does not get noted. As for Celek, both Eagletarian and Birds' Eye View reported yesterday that

still wants

as his starter.

Other week 10 thoughts:

Thank goodness today is election day. Not because I'm some politics-crazed lunatic, but because we don't have to watch anymore election-based farces on football pre-game shows. ESPN alone has run one of these each week for the last month it seems, and each is equally horrible. There was

and other analysts debating for each NFC East team a few weeks ago, and a

-

ticket this week. Even ESPN.com's home page right now says "Left(wich) bias." We can finally move past these...

One more politics note.

interviewed both candidates during halftime of last night's game. Remember those YouTube videos of Berman behind the scenes that popped up last year but then were removed? That's all I could think of while I watched. Somebody please tell me they know what I'm talking about it here...

In Weeks 4 and 5, the Redskins absolutely beat up the Cowboys and Eagles respectively with a physical rushing attack. But yesterday, it was Washington that took the beating. The Steelers sacked

seven times and forced him into his first interception. Portis was limited to 51 yards on 13 carries...

The Giants lead the NFC East at 7-1 with the Redskins second at 6-3. The Eagles follow at 5-3, and then of course, the Cowboys at 5-4. On Thursday, I'll take a look at the remaining schedules for all NFC East teams...

has been named the starter in Cleveland, and we'll all get a chance to watch him right away. This is the first week of Thursday night games, with the Browns taking on the Broncos on NFL Network...

Saved by zeeeeeero...

Every year, there's a college prospect that grabs the attention of Eagles fans. I have a hunch that player this year might be Texas Tech wide receiver

. If you watched the Red Raiders beat No. 1 Texas last Saturday night, you know Crabtree. He's 6-foot-3, 214 pounds and a dynamic playmaker. I'm no scouting expert, but I just took a look at some Web sites that have Crabtree listed as one of the top receivers on the board...

leads the NFL with 11.5 sacks, and

is tied for fourth with 10. Is this 2008 or 2001?

In the first half against the Falcons, the Raiders had minus-2 yards on 13 plays. After three quarters, the Falcons had 26 first downs. Oakland had one. Yikes. Check out

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for more of those ridiculous numbers.

Coming Wednesday: Weekly Eagles links.