Despite an early exit in the first round of the playoffs after their loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles should be proud for finishing eighth after Old Spice announced the first ever NFL Swagger Rankings.
The rankings were released by Old Spice—who teamed up with ESPN analyst and former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson—to determine which teams in the NFL have the most swagger. After analyzing statistics [...]
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With their recent win over the San Francisco 49ers, the Philadelphia Eagles feel a little more relaxed knowing that no matter what happens over the next two weeks, they are guaranteed to play beyond Week 17. While it's relaxing to know that the Eagles will at least earn a Wild Card spot, they would prefer to win their first NFC East title since 2006 and a first-round matchup at Lincoln Financial Field.
Over the last couple of weeks, it seemed the NFC standings would finish out with the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings owning the top-two seeds in the playoffs. While the Saints appear to be well in control of maintaining [...]
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The Philadelphia Eagles avoided a three-game losing streak by defeating the Chicago Bears 24-20 in a game where both teams were desperate for a win.
The win helped the Eagles improve to 6-4 on the season and kept the race tight in the NFC East considering the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys both came through with big wins in Week 11. Here are a few quick notes regarding the Eagles big win.
The Eagles Come Through In a "Must Win"
Last week, [...]
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November 12, 2009 by
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In a game that would determine who would be in first place of the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Dallas Cowboys 20-16 in a game that went down to the wire. With the win, the Cowboys improved to 6-2 on the season, while the Eagles now remain one game behind them in the standings at 5-3.
The Cowboys simply won this game because they were the better team. They outperformed the Eagles on their own field, all while increasing their win streak to four games.
With the heartbreaking loss to the Cowboys, here are a few interesting thoughts and facts from the game regarding the Eagles.
The [...]
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In last weekend's 40-17 win against the New York Giants, one of the reasons the Philadelphia Eagles were able to find success was because of an effective running game.
The Eagles recorded their highest rushing total of the season against the Giants with 180 yards on the ground. The main reason they were able to find such success was because of the contributions they got from everyone considering running back Brian Westbrook was out due to a concussion he received a week earlier against the Washington Redskins.
Eagles rookie running back [...]
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November 2, 2009 by
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Two weeks ago, the Philadelphia Eagles appeared to be a football team who struggled to balance out the play calling on offense--especially when it came to running the ball.
After Sunday's 40-17 win over the New York Giants, the Eagles look like a completely different team and it may have something to do with the play calling.
Eagles head coach Andy Reid has been criticized at [...]
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Tom Brady has Randy Moss. Peyton Manning has Reggie Wayne (and had Marvin Harrison for a while). Even Steve Young had Jerry Rice to help make his life easier.
In the NFL, a team has a better chance of winning when their quarterback has a dominant wide receiver to throw the ball to. For the Philadelphia Eagles, they have managed to be successful for most of this decade, despite all of the years they lacked a true No. 1 wide receiver.
Throughout [...]
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October 26, 2009 by
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With the way the Washington Redskins have performed this season, one would think the Philadelphia Eagles would have no trouble leaving FedEx Field with a victory on Monday Night Football.
After last week's loss to the Oakland Raiders, the Eagles realize they need to take this Redskins' team serious to avoid a second straight loss--especially with the success the Skins have against them the last two seasons.
Monday night's matchup consists of two teams looking to avoid ending the week at the [...]
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As we approach Week Seven of the 2009 season, the Philadelphia Eagles are still scratching their heads trying to figure out what exactly went wrong in their 13-9 loss to the Oakland Raiders last Sunday.
The Eagles failed to take advantage of a Raiders' rushing defense ranked 26th in the NFL, rushing the ball just 14 times. On top of the few amount of rushing attempts, quarterback Donovan McNabb felt pressure all day as he was sacked six times and unable to help the offense find the end [...]
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October 20, 2009 by
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On paper, last week's matchup against the Oakland Raiders seemed like one of those "easy" wins for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Instead, the Eagles left Oakland in disbelief, wondering how they could have lost to a team that seemed to be far from the type of talent they had.
After averaging just over 31 points per game through Week Five, the Eagles struggled to get anything going on offense in a 13-9 loss to the Raiders.
The Eagles entered Sunday's game with a chance to move closer to [...]
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