NFC East


EAGLES NOTEBOOK: TEAMMATES HAD NO DOUBT WENTZ WOULD COME UP BIG AT THE END

Al Thompson

If you just look at the box score, the stats line Carson Wentz ended up with after his first game back since December 10, 2017 was not going to get him many MVP votes. The third-year signal caller was 25 for 37 for 255 yards, one touchdown pass, an interception and five sacks, good for […]


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EAGLES DEFENSE, WENTZ’ FOURTH-QUARTER DRIVE GIVE BIRDS A 20-16 WIN OVER COLTS

Al Thompson

Carson Wentz shook off two brutal turnovers, five sacks and some of the expected rust from from being on the sidelines for over nine months, to lead the Eagles on a 17-play, 75-yard game-winning touchdown drive against the visiting Indianapolis Colts with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter. The final score was […]


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MORE GIANTS VIDEOS FROM SUNDAY’S LOSS TO JAGS

Al Thompson

Check out post game video interviews with Giants players Jon Halapio, Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr. , Landon Collins, and Will Hernandez.
The Giants travel to Dallas next week to try to get their first win of the season. Cowboys are 0-1 as well, losing to Carolina 16-8.


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AJAYI LEADS EAGLES TO UGLY SEASON-OPENING WIN OVER FALCONS

Al Thompson

Eagles head coach Doug Pederson saw his offense was not coming out of his first-half funk against the Atlanta Falcons in the season opener at the Linc; so he went retro. With 7:41 left in the third quarter and trailing 6-3, Pederson called for the “Philly Special,” the trick play that will live forever in […]


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SCHWARTZ: ROSTER CUT DAY IS ‘WORST’ DAY OF THE YEAR

Al Thompson

Eagles players and coaches have been together now for four months; five months if you weren’t a draft pick. Over that time this group became a team, many players call it a brotherhood. Ninety young men put together to make the 53-man roster, plus eight more who land on the practice squad. Coaches will tell […]


30 Aug 18 - College football, Eagles, Football, Football Training, High School Football, NFC East, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles - No CommentsRead More »


GIANTS MAKE ODELL BECKHAM JR. THE HIGHEST PAID RECEIVER IN NFL: FIVE YEARS $95 MILLION

Al Thompson

You know it’s a big deal when the President & CEO of the team holds a press conference about a player signing. And that’s exactly what John Mara did Tuesday after the New York Football Giants announced they had signed Odell Beckham, Jr. to a five-year $95 million deal with $65 million in guaranteed money. […]


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BALDY ON THE EAGLES: JAY AJAYI WAS A STEAL FROM MIAMI

Brian Baldinger

Super Bowl starting tailback was obtained for a fourth round pick from the Miami Dolphins by the Philadelphia Eagles on Halloween, 2017. It sounds more like a April Fool’s Day joke than a Trick-or-Treat item. That’s what I initially thought when I heard the news that day. Despite the rumors in Miami of an unstable […]


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GIANTS HEAD TO DETROIT FOR THREE DAYS OF FUN AND FOOTBALL, THEN A PRESEASON GAME

Al Thompson

The Giants head to Detroit for a few days of practice with and against the Detroit Lions before the two teams face off Friday night (7:00 PM). There are pros ad cons with these practices. Some will say it’s great to run drills against another team to break the monotony of hitting the same guys […]


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PRESEASON OPENER: BIRDS FIND BRIGHT SPOTS IN LOSS TO STEELERS

Al Thompson

PHILADELPHIA: The Eagles opened their 2018 preseason schedule at the Linc Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it went about as well as you would expect from a game with mostly backups on the field. The teams combined for six fumbles, four turnovers, including three interceptions and 19 penalties for 116 yards. There was […]


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BARKLEY MAKES IMPRESSION IN FIRST PRESEASON GAME: INCLUDES VIDEO

Al Thompson

No card carrying member of Giants Nation gave a hoot about whether Big Blue knocked off Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns at MetLife Stadium Thursday night. Yes it was the battle of the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in this year’s draft, but all Giants fans and players wanted to see was the […]


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