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EAGLES WIN NFC EAST, LOSE WENTZ, LOOK TO RALLY BEHIND FOLES

Al Thompson

Eagles fans were dealt a gut punch late Sunday afternoon against the Los Angeles Rams when MVP candidate and quarterback Carson Wentz left for the locker room in the third quarter after injuring his left knee at some point during a drive that ended with him throwing a two-yard touchdown pass to Alshon Jeffery. The […]


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EAGLES TAKE STOCK, HAVE FUN WHILE GETTING READY FOR RAMS

Al Thompson

The Eagles never expected to be dealing with an act of God while preparing for their game against the Los Angeles Rams, but they are. One of the first questions now at any press gathering for the game starts with a question about the rampaging and destructive fires going on in Southern California. Brave firefighters […]


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SLOW START, MISTAKES LEAD TO LOSS TO SEATTLE

Al Thompson

You can’t win them all. The Seattle Seahawks knew in order to beat the high-flying Eagles they had to play error-free football and quarterback Russell Wilson had to be at his best. Seattle knew the Eagles had to commit their share of mistakes for them to have success against Philadelphia. All that happened Sunday night […]


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DESPITE RECORD, EAGLES HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

Al Thompson

The Eagles had results during last week’s 31-3 win over the Chicago Bears that could be classified as both good bad. Four fumbles, three lost, 11 penalties for 70 yards and some some missed opportunities on offense and defense. While players ran some celebration skits after scores and big defensive plays, the players were very […]


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RUSSELL WILSON WILL HAVE BIRDS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION

Al Thompson

The Eagles (10-1) will have a lot on the line Sunday night (8:30 p.m. NBC) when they take on the Seattle Seahawks (7-4) at CenturyLink Field. With a win they can clinch the NFC East and secure a home playoff and keep their drivers seat for the top seeding in the NFC playoffs. For the […]


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EAGLES DANCE THEIR WAY TO WIN NO. 10

Al Thompson

While the Chicago Bears were whiffing on blocks, dropping passes and executing on offense and defense like they were blindfolded, the Eagles (10-1) were going about their business, dancing and celebrating their way to 31-3 win over the hapless Bears (3-8). Bears offensive linemen Kyle Long and Bobby Massie seemed to be upset with themselves […]


27 Nov 17 - Eagles, Football, NFL - No CommentsRead More »


DON’T SLEEP ON THE BEARS, THEY MIGHT JUST MIGHT EAT YOU

Al Thompson

If you think the Eagles (9-1) will just roll over the Chicago Bears (3-7) because of their records this year, think again. The Bears three wins came against the PIttsburgh Steelers (8-2), the Baltimore Ravens (5-5) and Carolina Panthers (7-3). Of their seven losses there were to blowouts to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 22 […]


26 Nov 17 - Eagles, Football, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles - No CommentsRead More »


EAGLES MAKE STATEMENT THEY ARE TEAM TO BEAT AFTER CRUSHING COWBOYS 37-9

Al Thompson

ARLINGTON: In the end if was just a plain old fashioned beat down. The Eagles shook off poor play in the first half, rallying to score 30 consecutive points in the second half to earn a 37-9 victory over the Dallas Cowboys at a packed AT&T Stadium. The Eagles (9-1) also served notice they are […]


20 Nov 17 - Eagles, Football, NFL - No CommentsRead More »


TWO TEXAS TRANSPLANTS GET FAMILY ON BOARD AGAINST THE COWBOYS IN THEIR OWN WAY

Al Thompson

The Eagles play the Dallas Cowboys twice over the final seven games of a season that so far has been pretty special for fans in Philadelphia where the Birds are 8-1 after nine games. At press time the Birds were headed to Jerry’s World to take on a wounded Cowboys team. Dallas will be without […]


19 Nov 17 - Eagles, Football, NFL - No CommentsRead More »


BRINGING MALCOLM JENKINS TO THE EAGLES MAY BE THE BEST THING CHIP KELLY EVER DID

Brian Baldinger

Chip Kelly was large and in charge in Philadelphia as head coach, and while never the personnel director nor the GM, he had plenty of input on the roster. Chip was coming off an impressive NFL inaugural campaign where his Eagles won 10 games and hosted an NFL Wildcard game at home in January of […]


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