BEYOND THE NUMBERS
WHAT MORE IS THERE TO ADD?
Yesterday's run-pass ratio is almost irrelevent considering the Eagles didn't do either one well. One thing you can do is compare this year's totals to this point vs. their final stats in 2007 (40.2% run, 55.1% pass) and 2006 (42.1% run, 55% pass).
Yesterday
Runs: 21
32.8%
Passes: 41
64.0%
Sacks: 2
This season
Runs: 260
36.6%
Passes: 432
60.9%
Sacks: 17
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SLEEPWALKING OUT OF GATE
One major problem for the Birds has been the first quarter, where in the past six games they have scored only twice and had 12 first downs on drives that began in the first 15 minutes. FDs are first downs.
Pts. FDs Plays Yds. Opponent
7 3 10 40 49ers
0 1 9 20 Falcons
0 3 20 81 Seahawks
7 1 5 12 Giants
0 0 9 -3 Bengals
0 4 17 63 Ravens
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REID IT AND WEEP
A look at the worst losses that the Eagles have suffered during Andy Reid's tenure.
No. Score Opponent Date
42 42-0 Seahawks 12/5/2005
29 36-7 at Ravens 11/23/2008
28 49-21 at Broncos 10/30/2005
28 38-10 Bengals 1/2/2005
27 44-17 Colts 11/21/1999
26 26-0 at Bills 9/26/1999
26 33-7 at Panthers 11/7/1999
24 45-21 at Colts 11/26/2006
24 27-3 at Steelers 11/7/2004
23 33-10 at Cowboys 10/9/2005
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TAKING NOTHING BUT BABY STEPS
Remember the Donovan McNabb to Hank Baskett TD pass that covered 90 yards in the opener against the Rams? Seems like a long, long time ago. Yesterday the Birds' longest completion was 15 yards, the shortest total they've had in a game this season.
Team Long Receiver
Rams 90 Hank Baskett
at Cowboys 60 DeSean Jackson
Steelers 20 Correll Buckhalter and Baskett
at Bears 31 Reggie Brown
Redskins 40 Brown
at 49ers 27 Jackson
Falcons 30 Jackson
at Seahawks 44 Brent Celek
Giants 32 Jackson
at Bengals 57 Baskett
at Ravens 15 Jason Avant and Jackson
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A FAR CRY FROM 2007
No one, except maybe for L.J. Smith, is coming close to matching his totals from 2007. Here's a comparison of some of the Eagles' key offensive players have done through 11 games this season vs. at the same juncture a year ago.
Passing
Name Comp-Att-Yds-TDs-INT ('08) Comp-Att-Yds-TDs-INT ('07)
McNabb 235-400-2770-14-10 195-326-2329-13-6
Rushing
Name Att-Yds-TDs ('08) Att-Yds-TDs ('07)
Brian Westbrook 137-547-6 195-901-6
Receiving
Name Rec-Yds-TDs ('08) Rec-Yds-TDs ('07)
Westbrook 34-213-2 62-558-4
Reggie Brown 13-192-1 37-492-1
Kevin Curtis 21-229-1 50-793-4
L.J. Smith 19-160-3 18-207-1
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THE LONE HIGHLIGHT
Quintin Demps returned a kickoff 100 yards, the longest kickoff return by an Eagles rookie and one that ties him for the fourth-longest in team history. The last time the Eagles scored on a kickoff return was on Nov. 4, 2001, at Arizona, when Brian Mitchell scored on a 94-yarder.
Yds Name (Date, opponent)
105 Timmy Brown (9/17/1961, Browns)
103 Russ Craft (10/7/1950, Los Angeles Rams)
101 Dave Smukler (11/6/1938, Brooklyn Dodgers)
100 Quintin Demps (11/23/2008, Ravens)
100 Brown (9/22/1963, St. Louis Cardinals)
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5 MORE NUMBERS
6 Out of 11 games the Eagles have gained fewer than 100 yards rushing
9 Giveaways for Birds the past two games
17 Punts for Sav Rocca in the past two games
20 Sacks for Eagles vs. three AL North foes this season (9 vs. Steelers, 8 vs. Bengals, 3 vs. Ravens)
47 Catches this season for DeSean Jackson, four more than Reggie Brown caught in his first year in '05; Jackson has had at least five catches in six games
205 Return yards for the Birds, as compared to their 206 yards of total offense
- Compiled by Paul Vigna
