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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
WESTBROOK NFC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Running back Brian Westbrook has been named the NFC offensive player of the week for his performance Thursday night during the Eagles' 48-20 win over the Arizona Cardinals.

Westbrook ran 22 times for 110 yards and caught three passes for 20 yards against Arizona. He also scored four touchdowns, two each rushing and receiving. That's the kind of performance the Eagles will need from Westbrook again Sunday when the Eagles travel to the Meadowlands for a must-win game against the 11-1 New York Giants.

The Eagles are hopeful that Westbrook's big game is a sign of things to come for both him and the offense. In his previous four games before Arizona, Westbrook had run 61 times for just 186 yards and caught 14 passes for 74 yards. He had also gone four games without scoring a touchdown.

This is Westbrook's second offensive player of the week award. He also won a special teams player of the week award for his game-winning punt return against the Giants in 2003.

Posted by Bob Brookover @ 9:10 PM  Permalink | 6 comments
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Posted 08:19 AM, 12/03/2008
Dierte
It's about time BWest stepped it up...I know he's been hurt, but we need him to live up to his salary if we have any hope at some wins down the stretch...
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Posted 08:36 AM, 12/04/2008
marioP
According to Philly sports writers, the Eagles beat Arizona because McNabb had a great game. However, the NFL gave Westbrook the NFC player of the week award because they know who won the game.
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Bob Brookover, left, is in his seventh year of covering the Philadelphia Eagles after spending 15 years covering the Philadelphia Phillies for the Inquirer and two other newspapers. The 45-year-old Brookover lives in Delran with his wife Francine and roots for Notre Dame and Michigan State, the two schools attended by his children, Justine and Ryan. When Notre Dame plays Michigan State, he cheers for the school of the child he likes more at that particular moment.

Jeff McLane, right, joined the Eagles beat in April 2009 after two years of covering colleges, namely Penn State football. Before that he covered high school sports for The Inquirer. Before that he worked in the mailroom (not quite). Informed that his father is no longer covering the Lions, McLane's eldest, three-year-old son said, "You mean Simba, Scar and Mufasa, Daddy?" His two-year-old son -- excited about the move to the Eagles -- said, "Go, Deigo, Go!" or something like that. His wife of five-plus years, however, had a different take on the new job. "Another five years is in question," she said. Check out McLane on Twitter and Facebook for instant updates on the Eagles.
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