Eagles rushed well against one of the best defenses in the NFL against the run. The Birds sacked Pro Bowl quarterback and South Jersey native Joe Flacco three times. Caleb Sturgis was 4 for 4 on field goals…yet Eagle lost their fifth straight game to the Ravens 27-26.
Allen Barbre will test his hamstring at game time in Baltimore. Matt Tobin is out as is Halapoulivaati Vaitai and Brandon Brooks is dealing with anxiety issues that have kept him out of two of last three games plus Lane Johnson is still out because of his suspension.
So Eagles rookie head coach Doug Pederson will have his hands full Sunday when the Birds face off against the Baltimore Ravens who are fighting for their playoff lives.
Dallas arrived with an 11-game winning streak and the NFL’s fourth-ranked offense, but didn’t score a point in the final three quarters as the Giants earned an exciting and fiercely-competitive 10-7 victory.
The Eagles 2016 season, as far as making the playoffs, has been decided. It’s over.
That happened when the Birds (5-8) dropped a hard-fought decision to the Washington Redskins (7-5-1), 27-22, at Lincoln Financial Field on a cold but clear late fall day in South Philadelphia.
Darren Sproles had 27 yards on five carries. The two-time Pro Bowl special teams player had to leave the game after Deshazor Everett, a second-year safety from Texas A&M, plowed into Sproles as he prepared to field a punt at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Lee makes 14 stops; Williams earns first career start and recovered a fumble
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It may be painful for Eagles fans to admit, but the 2016 season is shrinking in your rearview mirror right in front of your eyes.
Playoffs? It would take a lot of unlikely things to fall in place for that to happen.
Monday night’s 27-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers (5-6) at Lincoln Financial Field may have shut the door on a Wild Card spot.
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson talks about Seattle, the weather forecast, the running game, signing two veterans to extensions and of course injuries.
Left out of notebook was the play of guard Brett Jones who came into the game early in the second quarter for Justin Pugh who sprained his knee. Jones more than held down the fort.
Big Blue’s rushing attack struggled but Eli Manning threw four TD passes and was sacked just once.
Manning, though, threw two interceptions, both in the fourth quarter, but held on for the win
Eagles continue to rack up stats despite losing four of their last five games. Zach Ertz on offense and Nolan Carroll on defense had good games in the loss.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Ben McAdoo doesn’t want to reflect on the Giants’ 2015 season. He doesn’t want to talk about it. And he certainly doesn’t want to respond to questions about it. “That’s in the rearview mirror,” McAdoo said late Sunday afternoon. “I’m not answering those questions. We’re right here, we’re right now.” McAdoo’s […]
