Turkey Day Battle

One of the NFL's biggest rivalries... Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys ! Thanksgiving day....what better way to celebrate than with a great game while you eat. We would get the ball first and open up with a smooth drive all the way to the redzone. A little fake to McCoy and Sanchez keeps it for a 2 yard TD run for the first points of the game. Defense on the field with a big task trying to handle Dez Bryant and NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray. D held the Cowboys to an 11 play drive that lead to a punt. Back on Offense we continue to drive down the field. Then Sanchez finds rookie Jordan Matthews for a 27 yard TD pass. 1st quarter looking good as we lead 14-0. You can't get too hype besucase the Cowboys are a strong team, they drove down the field and Murray got up the middle for a 1 yard TD. The offensive drive continues as we move down the filed again but this time a TD pass was broken up by Barry Church and Parkey came on the field for a 31 yard FG. The rest of the 2nd quarter would slow down with constant stops and good defense. We did manage to pull out 2 FG from Parkey to put us up 23-7 at half. 2nd half would open up with back and fourth stops but the Cowboys would get a FG out of the process. After that FG by the Cowboys our offense would get back on track and Shady McCoy would get busy down the field for a 38 yard TD run. The start of the 4th quarter we would drive one more time but couldn't convert the TD so Parkey came on the field to put up the 25 yard FG. That would be the last points of the game as the defense would hold the Cowboys to 10 points in a great Eagles win!

*Side Notes*

That win put us on top of the NFC East by 1 game at 9-3 and the Cowboys now 8-4. We have the defending champs Seahawks next week. 

Final Score 33-10 Eagles Victory

Passing Leader: Mark Sanchez- 20/29 217 Yards 1 Touchdown 0 Interception

Rushing Leader: LeSean McCoy- 25 Touches 159 Yards 1 Touchdown 

Receiving Leader: Jeremy Maclin- 8 Catches 108 Yards 0 Touchdown

Tackle Leader: Mychal Kendricks- 6 Tackles

Sack Leader *4 Tied* Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham, Casey Matthews & Vinny Curry- 1 Sack

Terrible Titans

Week 12 match up against Tennessee Titans. Josh Huff opened the game up with a 107 yard kickoff return. Nice way to start the game. Defense forced a quick 3 and out which lead to a Darren Sproles 4 yard TD. After that TD the 1st quarter would be a defensive match with consistent stops from both teams. We managed to get 1 FG in there, end of the first 17-0 in our favor. Titans would open up the 2nd quarter with a TD pass to Justin Hunter for 40 yards. We had a good offensive drive but could only come up with a FG on our next possession. The Titans offense would then drive down the field and get a 2 yard TD run from Shonn Green. Our offense seen what happened and would quickly return the favor with a great drive down the field and let Shady McCoy run in the TD for 2 yards. With the back and fourth scoring going on defense buckled down a little and only held the Titans to a FG to end the half at 27-17 Eagles. Defnese came out the gate pumped and ready stopping the Titans and forcing a punt which lead to Offense to go down the field and Sanchez to find James Casey for the 14 yard TD pass. The rest of the game would be full of stops and 3 FG makes from Cody Parkey and one late 4th quarter TD from the Titans. But it was too late for them.

*Side Notes*
That was a great way to bounce back from that beating we took. Now we need this momentum to carry on to thanksgiving day vs the Cowboys.


Final Score 43-24 Eagles Victory
Passing Leader: Mark Sanchez- 30/43 307 Yards 1 Touchdown 2 Interceptions
Rushing Leader: LeSean McCoy- 21 Touches 130 Yards 1 Touchdown
Receiving Leader: Jordan Matthews- 6 Catches 77 Yards 0 Touchdowns
Tackle Leader: Mychal Kendricks- 7 Tackles
Sack Leader: *2 Tied* Trent Cole & Connor Barwin- 2 Sacks
*Special Teams* Josh Huff- 107 yard Kickoff TD Return

Packers Gone Bird Hunting

Sunday at 4:25pm...Game of the week should be a good one right? WRONG! The first quarter was strictly all Packers. FG to a passing Touchdown then to a Punt return. Aaron Rodgers was picking our defense apart. Corners getting exposed and toasted, it was just bad. 2nd quarter down 17-0 we manage to put points on the board as Parkey kicks a FG. Back on defense the masaacre continues as Aaron Rodgers finds Jordy Nelson for the TD. Wait there's more! Packers back on offense as Eddie Lacey runs in for a TD (1 Yard). Back on O we can't get these 3rd down conversions so we settle for another FG. 30-6 at halftime, it's getting so bad for us. Packers start their 3rd quarter with a FG so defense did good not letting them score a TD. As Mark Sanchez has his pass swatted and caught by Julius Peppers for a 53 yard TD. Finally a sign of life as Sanchez finds Jordan Matthews for a 10 yard TD. That life was quickly taken away ass Aaron Rogers throws it to Eddie Lacey for the 32 yard TD. The Packers would go on to score one more time as would we. Terrible defeat.

*Side Notes*
Our corner back play has to step up. Bradley Fletcher gave up at least 150+ yards alone. We run a man to man coverage so when they were exposing him the Defensive coordinator should have made adjustments instead of letting your pride get in the way and not changing our scheme. We have the Titans next week so hopefully we can bounce back and put a beating on them.

Final Score 53-20 Eagles Defeat
Passing Leader: Mark Sanchez- 26/44 346 Yards 2 Touchdowns 2 Interceptions
Rushing Leader: LeSean McCoy- 23 Touches 88 Yards 0 Interceptions
Receiving Leader: Jordan Matthews- 5 Catches 107 Yards
Tackle Leader: Cary Williams- 7 Tackles
Sack Leader: Vinny Curry- 1 Sack

No Foles...No Problem

Monday night under the lights in the NFL is any football players dream. Being matched up against the struggling Panthers this game was in our favor by a little bit. Our defense came out strong forcing a fumble on the Panthers 3rd play of the game. Our redone offense isn't that great so we had Parkey come on the field to kick. It wasn't long before the next offensive drive that Darren Sproles found the endzone. Cam Newton lead a drive up the field for the Panthers as Stewart ran in the 2 yard TD. Darren Sproles...watch out for him 65 yard punt return to give us the 17-7 lead. Opening drive of the 2nd quarter we drive down the field and end up with Sanchez finding Jordan Matthews for the 13 yard TD. A couple back and fourth possessions then Cam throws a interception to Fletcher as he returns it for 34 yards and a TD. Going into the 3rd quarter we are destroying the Panthers 31-7. 2nd drive in the 3rd as LeSean McCoy finds the endzone on a 1 yard run. Fast forward to the 4th quarter Sanchez and Matthews connect again for a TD to put us up 45-7. The panther would go on to score 2 more times to end the game but the final score was 45-21 Eagles Victory.


Final Score 45-21 Eagles Victory
Passing Leader: Mark Sanchez- 20/37 332 Yards 2 Touchdowns 0 Interceptions
Rushing Leader: LeSean McCoy- 12 Touches 19 Yards 1 Touchdown
Receiving Leader: Jordan Matthews- 7 Catches 138 Yards 2 Touchdowns
Tackle Leader: Mychal Kendricks- 8 Tackles
Sack Leader: Connor Barwin- 3 Sacks
*Special Teams*; Darren Sproles 65 yard punt return

Bad News

We get rising star linebacker Mychal Kendricks back but lose our defensive captian DeMeco Ryans for the year with right achilles injury. Nick Foles is out for about 6-8 weeks with a broken collarbone. Also G Todd Herremans has a bicep injury.

Injured Players:
Todd Herremans- Biceps
DeMeco Ryans- Right Achilles
Nick Foles- Broken Collarbone
Chris Prosinski- Elbow
Evan Mathis- Sprained left MCL
Allen Barbre- Right Ankle
Najee Goode- Torn pectorals
Travis Long- Torn left ACL

We need the players that are healthy to come together because we have a big game against the Panthers coming up.

Sanchez to the rescue

On Sunday we had the task of going up against the Texans. With J.J. Watt on their front line this wasn't gonna be a walk in the park. We opened up our offensive drive with a with a 3 and out but the defense quickly returned the favor to the Texans. 2nd drive ended up with Foles throwing a bomb to J-Mac for 59 yards. Defense holds it down to force a punt but Foles gives the ball right back when he throws a pick 6. Back on offense at the end of the 1st quarter Foles gets smashed and won't come back into the game because of a broken collar bone. We all begin to worry as Mark Sanchez takes the field. With a calm, cool swag Mark comes on the field and throws a bomb to J-Mac for 52 yards. A couple plays later Sanchez throws a nice pass to Jordan Matthews for 11 yards. Sanchez's first passing TD as an Eagle. Back on offense Sanchez throws a nice pass to Josh Huff but Huff lets it hit his hands and the defender grabs it. It's Sanchez's first interception in his new uniform, I don't like those kind of interceptions when it's the recievers fault. That shouldn't be labeled as the QBs fault. With the Texans on offense Fitzpatrick finds his star running back on a wheel route for a 56 yard TD. We manage to put up a FG before halftime so the score is 17-14 in our favor. In the 3rd quarter we have a good offensive drive that ends up in a Chris Polk 8 yard TD to put us on top 24-14. Texans star running back Foster hurts his ankle and is done for the day, there were a lot of injures this game. Back on O Sanchez throws a pick and this one is his fault 100% a miscommunication between him and Cooper. With the Texans moving down the field in the redzone DeMeco Ryans comes up with an interception but drops the ball and falls to the ground with an achilles injury. We will miss his great playing, but that quickly turned into a Texans TD to put the score at 24-21. On O again we have a great drive that ends up in another TD pass from Sanchez to J-Mac. That would wrap the game up and give us the victory.

*Side Notes*
Covered in next blog

Final Score 31-21 Eagles Victory
Passing Leader: Mark Sanchez- 15/22 202 Yards 2 Touchdowns 2 Interceptions
Rushing Leader: LeSean McCoy- 24 Touches 117 Yards 0 Touchdowns
Receiving Leader: Jeremy Maclin- 6 Catches 158 Yards 2 Touchdowns
Tackle Leader: Mychal Kendricks- 5 Tackles
Sack Leader *3 Tied with 1 sack*: Mychal Kendricks, Connor Barwin, Brandon Graham

Inches or Defense..?

After a bye week the Cardinals were the next opponent in line. October 26th 4:05pm was kick off for the game. With both teams coming in 5-1 everyone expected a great game. With Maclin getting back to his old ways it wouldn't be long before Foles found him open for a 21 yard TD. Our defense has been great this year but the Cards aren't a soft team and they drove up the field to tie the game at 7. Great defense on both sides would hold the score to 7 a piece at halftime. Cards receive the kick at halftime and now the mighty Eagles defense is up. 2 great stops make it 3rd and 10 on their 20 but our DBs have a fall out and allow Larry Fitzgerald to catch an 80 yard pass for a TD. That drive lasted 52 seconds, defense has to do better. The ball goes back and fourth until we finally get a good drive but have to settle for a 54 yard FG by Cody Parkey. Not to downplay Parkey, he has been great this year. With the score 14-10 late in the 3rd the Cards are up but not for long as Foles finds Maclin for a 54 yard TD that puts us on top 17-14. Into the fourth quarter the game has the same back and fourth pace. The Cards manage to make it down the field but defense holds them to a FG which ties the game at 17. Next drive is a great offensive drive for us which has us on the 2 yard line with 4th and inches. Now im sure everyone in their right mind would take these odds to go for it, not just because you're on the 2 yard line but it's 4th and INCHES. Push come to shove if we don't score getting the first down is beyond easy with a QB sneak. Mind you it's 2 minuets left in the game. I would rather go for it and live with those odds then settle for a FG when we're on the 2 yard line. What's the worst that can happen? We don't score and have to play defense against the Cards starting on the 2 yard line with 2 timeouts left in the fourth quarter with 2 minuets left in the game. I would rather take that option but I'm not the coach Chip Kelly is and he decides to kick a FG that puts us on top 20-17. 1:56 left on the clock as the Cards start on their 20 yard line. One pass is completed and the next is incomplete, 3rd and 5 with 1:33 left on the clock. Carson Palmer goes to a military base and borrows a bomb, 75 yard bomb to John Brown for a TD. DBs completely breakdown and leave Brown wide open. Cards on top 24-20 late in the 4th, we attempt to score get to the 16 yard line and run out of time. Terrible way to lose.

*Side Notes*
I think that Chip should have went for that TD instead on a FG while we're on the 2 YARD LINE! Also defense has to get it together, I've always been skeptical of our DBs, they're not that great to me. They get beat a lot, I think Brandon Boykin should be given a chance to start a corner instead of Fletcher. Also people are questioning Nick Foles since he's not having the same kind of year he did before. I personally thick Nick is overrated, he was put on too high of a pedestal so now people expect too much. But we have the Texans next week so that will be a challenge.

Final Score 24-20 Eagles Loss
Passing Leader: Nick Foles- 36/62 411 Yards 2 Touchdowns 2 Interceptions
Rushing Leader: LeSean McCoy- 21 Touches 83 Yards 0 Touchdowns
Receiving Leader: Jeremy Maclin- 12 Catches 187 Yards 2 Touchdowns
Tackle Leader: Malcolm Jenkins- 5 Tackles
*There were no sacks recorded on this game on either side*