Eagles Bury Falcons 34-7
by Bob_Q on Dec 6, 2009 5:04 PM EST
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PrintIn an amazing gameday performance, the Eagles brought their best to the field and buried the Atlanta Falcons 34-7. The Birds nearly pulled the shutout except for a last second touchdown by Roddy White, who caught a tipped Chris Redman pass as time expired. Micheal Vick's return to Atlanta was a stellar one as he ran five yards for one touchdown and passed five yards to Brent Celek for a second. Fullback Leonard Weaver had a Pro-Bowl caliber day with a combined 100 total yards rushing and receiving, including a 5-yard TD pass from McNabb.
The Philadelphia defense had their share of plays as well, with Sheldon Brown recording a pick-six off of a Redman pass and Asante Samuel delivering some punishing hits (wait, isn't that usually the other way?) Sean Jones also managed a pick and Darren Howard and Juqua Parker each recoded a sack.
This win propels the Eagles to 8-4, with a chance to claim the division lead as they prepare for next week's matchup against the New York Giants.
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Pats lose to the Dolphins, Steelers lose to Oakland… All around awesome day. I wish the Redskins would have beaten the Saints though. Come on Giants!
"I hate listening to people's dreams. It is like flipping through a stack of photographs. If I'm not in any of them and nobody is having sex, I just don't care. "
Giants coming through
31-17 with 5 mins left.
That ties us for first with NYG one back? We still need to beat Dallas h2h, but Dallas has SD, NO, WAS and us left. Plus that “can’t win in December” thing is going to rear its ugly head til they handle business
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
Elsewhere I think I used the phrase
“puts us in a dead heat”
since we have to play once more anyway, it’ll get sorted out.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
What part of central PA are you from?
BOTH my parents are Steeler fans and I was too happy when they lost to Oakland AND KC.
by eaglemaniac814 on Dec 6, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Harrisburg
Grew up in the Harrisburg area. My mom, the sports fan of the family, grew up in Grove City. I was wearing Steeler gear long before she would buy me any Eagles stuff.
Altoona...
the biggest hicktown in America. Wore Steeler gear until I was 5 and then I saw Air McNair play. A few years later, I saw Jevon Kearse play. He became an Eagle and the rest is history.
by eaglemaniac814 on Dec 7, 2009 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
I can't
root against my mother’s team. Already don’t like her politics…gotta find something in common.
Haha. I feel ya...
Dad’s the sports fan in my family. We agree 75% politically, thank God we agree that much (we agree 0% musically and teamwise). Two big topics we disagree on though and I somehow persuaded him to my side about a month ago on one. We’re still dukin it out on the other.
by eaglemaniac814 on Dec 7, 2009 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
Had to schedule the kid's birthday party this afternoon
so I only got to watch the first few series. Luckily, this is one of the ones I’ll actually enjoy rewatching on the DVR.
And let me tell you how great it is to see 34-0 mid-party and know that you’re not going to be ignoring your 5-year-old’s big moment furiously trying to refresh the drive summary on your phone.
Any general insights, consequently, would be appreciated.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
highlights were posted
by yours truly
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
like really? all you vick haters back off now
and yea i think andy was waiting for this week to put out some suprise vick packages
eff you we winning anyway
Seriously
How long have I been saying “it’s going to take a long time for Vick to get it together, not til week 12 or so.” Needless to say every time Vick gets in you get the stupid “wasted play, wasted play, blah blah.” Anyone else still think he’s a waste play? For the most part he’s getting 4-5 ypc and now it looks like he’s more decisive too. Now that he’s getting chances in the red zone it will just be another wrinkle for defenses as he can either run it or pass it in.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Agreed! Im mean regardless Vick helped us score
2 Touchdowns!
I mean really. What’s their to hate about. The guy has been outta FB for two years. What could u possibly expect from ANY PLAYER who has missed TWO years of football!
I repeat 2 TD’s!!
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
If anything
we want to put him in and we want him to do good.. Draft picks anyone?
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
good game guys
falcons fan here you destroyed our terrible D and manhandled half our offense. You guys have great team i hope u beat the cowboys i hate them. i wish our team could have 1 good corner you guys have 2 lucky
I gotta imagine that's a different game
if Ryan and Turner were healthy, even though your complaint is about defense.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
yea
Our D has been bad all year we really missed Matt for this one Redman looked worse then a backup he looks like he shouldn’t be in the NFL.
he probably shouldnt.....he look shook out there
f@#K DEM COWBOYZ.....F#%K EM!
by northern eagle on Dec 6, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
thats bad
hey we got a QB we might trade in the off season…you might have heard of him , his names VICK interested?
f@#K DEM COWBOYZ.....F#%K EM!
by northern eagle on Dec 6, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
My warning leading up to the game
Was that while Redman played well last week, he held on to the ball too long and would get killed by your blitzes. I hate being semi-right.
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my ONLY two complaints
1. Penalties. too many personal fouls today. It doesn’t matter if a couple were questionable. in a big game, these could have been potential game changers.
2. There were a number of ball that went off the hands of defenders. Pretty petty i know, but again, in a big game, those could be game changing.
Otherwise, an outstanding game. Perhaps the best of the year.
one complaint
The Refs
from what I heard, they were horrible.
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
Beat me to it
Please tell me it’s not bad.
by LegendKnight22 on Dec 6, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions
andy said hes ok
RIP Jim Johnson. You will truly be missed.
by Igglesfan13 on Dec 6, 2009 8:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He said that about Djax last week too!
if its a Concussion…Then! In the wake of the current concussion situation, Peters will be out a least a week!
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
Everyone played well
What scares me is Celek is probably still injured and same with Sheldon. We need those two cats healthy down the stretch.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
despite being hurt...
Brown played pretty damn good. I know he’s gettin up there in age, but he deserves a raise.
He’s always been an iron man and a corner who hits like a safety…but this year he’s even puttin up those flashy cornerback stats he needed to get more recognition i.e. the ints/yds.
How bout that pop on Tony G in the 2nd half…gotta love it.
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Dec 7, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
I keep meaning to make a poll
there are a lot of guys we have who need extensions, who should get the next one?
I gotta believe they’re talking to a bunch of different agents at once, and whoever accepts a low offer is going to cement his client’s financial future, although he may get Sheldon Browned … I mean I wonder if they play these guys against each other like ‘hurry up and accept Avant, we’re about to give Weaver a big extension"
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
The WEAVE!
Hell yes we need to resign this guy NEXT.
How many fullbacks can do what he does. I’m not sure if any can.
I’m happy to see us finally utilizing him as much as we should…the guy is a weapon..plain and simple.
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Dec 7, 2009 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
Wow
Giants up 31-17. I mean, I thought the Giants would win, but now this makes me worried for next week.
Reid- Best Coach in Eagles History
McNabb- Best QB in Eagles History
This is the year
I'm not that worried.
It’d be a lot closer if it weren’t for the one kick return.
Also, the Cowboys were spending a lot of time trying to run the ball. I doubt the Eagles would take too much time running the ball when they have so many talented receivers and others that can catch. Look at how easy it has been for Romo and his TE and WRs to throw for over 300 yards anyway.
I'm not that worried either
but mainly because we figured after the San Diego game we’d need to go 5-2 down the stretch to get to 10-6, and they’ve got three of those wins in the bag already. The rest of the schedule, NYG, SF, DEN and DAL doesn’t look as daunting as it once did.
Plus if the Giants go ahead and finish this off, we’re in a dead heat for first. That’s what’s up!
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
I'm worried too
a) every time we’re setup to take the lead in the division we blow it
b) THe giants looked pretty good and they’re playing motivating football
c) We’re still injured pretty good. If Jordan and Jackson can come back I’ll feel a little better.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
A win's a win
But the falcons were seriously hampered by injuries. That being said much kudos to offensive coaches for calling plays for weaver. Great confidence boost for defense despite the injury woes. Maclin cotinues to develop and might have found his stride in return game. As for the cowboys they still have the saints, chargers and at skins before week 16. I see at least two losses there. Birds have at giants and home vs sf and Denver before at Dallas. I can foresee the birds up a game in the division heading into week 16, but they’d still have to win to clinch the division.
by phillynyc on Dec 6, 2009 7:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
ok reggie brown did well
i predicted 4 for 60 instead he did that with two catches…stop bitching about him.
He did Ok...That Drop was Horrible! Right in his hands
He redeemed himself though! A win is a win! ATL stinks and is banged up like we are (banged up). We just happen to have WAYY better Depth! After ONE game u can’t say…
stop bitching about him.! It was one game against a average team. Now if he continues this and improves and does well against Powerful teams…Then you’d have an argument! We won! It’s not about Reggie Brown, it’s about Winning a Superbowl! Go Birds
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
Super Hard Catches! Umm, ok cool whatever....
I just wanna get to the Ultimate goal!
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
last time i checked.
He’s paid millions of dollars to catch a football.
So he should catch every catchable pass…esp the ones that hit him in the hands.
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Dec 7, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
I dont Care...I just want a Superbowl!!!!
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
Flozell Adams...
By the way, anyone see the cheap shot he took on Justin Tuck after the first half was over? How many times can this guy get away with his actions with little nothing more than little fines? At some point, shouldn’t he be suspended?
It’s so great to be able to say that a position as overlooked as the fullback can be such a difference maker, what an upgrade when you think about having a player like Weaver compared to Klecko last year.
How about that Eldra Buckley? I know he was there for mop-up duties, but man, we need to get him the ball more often.
Obviously
Can’t get enough players with the dreads.
by LegendKnight22 on Dec 6, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of...
Barber, he looks like he’s done to me. I’m pleasantly surprised to watch his lack of burst.
is it better that the giants won? we could have virtually locked up a playoff spot if dallas had won
If the goal is the NFC east title
and at least one home game, then yes. We caught up to Dallas sooner than expected, and now we have a slight tiebreaker edge in division games and NFC games, taking into account of course that we’d need to win the h2h for there to be a tie (which means they’d also have to go back ahead of us by a game, and us beating them would be another division/NFC win … any of that make sense?)
Basically, a W vs. the Giants would put us in really good shape in the division and playoff race, esp. given that NYG would be picking up a loss and Dallas plays the Chargers and Saints next two weeks.
I wonder when the Saints call off the dogs. The Vikings look like they’re about to lose tonight and drop two back. NO will play hard vs. Dallas, right?
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
and some skeptics were saying we sucked because we came back against the skins
the saints did the same thing plus OT. the redskins are a good team, especially defensively.
RIP Jim Johnson. You will truly be missed.
by Igglesfan13 on Dec 7, 2009 12:14 AM EST via mobile reply actions
This topic doesn't need its own thread
but is anyone else excited for the return of Joselio Hanson? I would really like to have a deep secondary for the Cowboys game and if we get stuck playing the Cardinals, Vikings or Saints in the playoffs.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
Is he back this week or next
Forgot when the four games started. Same game Hobbs got hurt … whoever we played before SD. Dallas.
So he missed SD, CHI, WAS, ATL
Thanks for bearing with while I worked that out. He’s back for the next game.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
I would also like to add
that Macho did a great job covering Gonzalez. It just needed to be mentioned.
And our DL did a great job on the run as well.
Overall great game.
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
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