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| Eagles continue to abandon running game |
NFL Football |
10/31/2006 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Even when weather conditions warrant running the ball, the Philadelphia Eagles stick with the pass. For months, coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg talked about having a more-balanced attack. Through eight games, it's been more of the same-old, pass-first philosophy. Of Philadelphia's 488 offensive plays, 189 have been rushes for a total of 38.7 percent. However, it's only 32.6 percent if 30 runs/scrambles/kneel-downs by quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Jeff Garcia a |
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| Free-falling Eagles search for answers |
NFL Football |
10/30/2006 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -The Philadelphia Eagles haven't been the same since Terrell Owens left town. An emotional 38-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in T.O.'s homecoming game three weeks ago legitimized the Eagles as a strong early-season contender to win the NFC with a 4-1 record and Donovan McNabb playing like a front-runner for MVP. But the Eagles have lost three straight games to fall to 4-4 going into their bye week. Forget those Super Bowl plans. The playoffs seem like a longshot now. ``We have the pe |
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| Steelers part owner McGinley dies of cancer |
NFL Football |
10/30/2006 |
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| eer company. He was married to the late Marie Ellen Rooney McGinley. She was one of eight children that included Art Rooney Sr., who founded the Steelers in 1933. Though Rooney Sr. sold the Steelers to Alexis Thompson in 1941 and bought into the Philadelphia Eagles, he reacquired the Steelers less than a year later. McGinley's father, Jack, purchased a stake in the Steelers from Rooney in 1946. Each of the elder McGinley's four children subsequently inherited part of the team. Two later died and their shares |
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| Taylor, Jaguars run past slumping Eagles |
NFL Football |
10/30/2006 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Fred Taylor rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, as the Jacksonville Jaguars grinded out a 13-6 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Maurice Jones-Drew added 77 yards on the ground and also had three catches for 20 yards for the Jaguars (4-3), who bounced back from a 27-7 loss at the hands of the Houston Texans. David Garrard was 10-of-17 for 87 yards in the absence of the injured Byron Leftwich, and picked up an additional 36 yards with h |
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| NFL Inactives (Monday, October 23, 2006) |
NFL Football |
10/29/2006 |
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| gdon, OT Scott Jackson, OT Brad Bedell, TE Jeb Putzier, DT Thomas Johnson Titans - RB Chris Brown, TE Ben Hartsock, LB Robert Reynolds, DE DeQuincy Scott, WR Jonathan Orr, WR Roydell Williams, WR David Givens, DE Josh Savage. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Jaguars - 3rd QB Byron Leftwich, CB Terry Cousin, RB LaBrandon Toefield, OT Stockar McDougle, WR Chad Owens, DT Marcus Stroud. Eagles - 3rd QB A.J. Feeley, RB Ryan Moats, CB Dexter Wynn, G Max Jean-Gilles, OT Pat McCoy, OT Winston Ju |
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| Injured Leftwich does not start against Eagles |
NFL Football |
10/29/2006 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Jacksonville's Byron Leftwich was the Jaguars' No. 3 quarterback Sunday because of an ankle injury and backup David Garrard got the start against the Philadelphia Eagles. Leftwich initially hurt his left ankle Oct. 1 at Washington. It flared up nearly two weeks later. Despite missing a practice, Leftwich convinced Jaguars coaches he could play last week at Houston. But he missed open receivers several times, and coach Jack Del Rio considered benching him at halftime. Garrard was 4-1 last |
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| How to win money in the NFL |
NFL Football |
10/27/2006 |
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| e come to an end last Sunday if it weren't for the right leg of Matt Bryant. The O/U was set at 42 for the Philly-Tampa game and the score was 21-20 with 30 seconds left. I wonder who feels worse, the Eagles or the bettors who had the UNDER! Can the Philadelphia Eagles put that game behind them? It will be very interesting to see how they come out, particularly against Jacksonville, who got roughed up last week by Houston of all teams. Philly has yet to score under three touchdowns in a game this year and is comin |
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| McNabb, Eagles, Try to Make Jaguars Ill |
NFL Football |
10/27/2006 |
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| (MySportsbook) - To endure what the Philadelphia Eagles have endured through the first seven weeks of the season requires a strong stomach, one just a tad stronger than the one Donovan McNabb exposed to the world last Sunday. McNabb actually rebounded from his much-publicized bout with queasiness, rallying the Eagles from a 17-0 deficit to an apparent win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A dazzling 52-yard catch-and-run by Brian Westbrook had just put Philly ahead, 21-20, with 33 seconds remaining, when McNabb's |
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| Former USC, NFL star Marlin McKeever dies from head injuries |
Division I College Football |
10/27/2006 |
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| and that's where he played in the NFL. A first-round draft choice of the Los Angeles Rams, McKeever played from 1961-66 and 1971-72 with the Rams, in 1967 with the Minnesota Vikings, from 1968-70 with the Washington Redskins, and in 1973 with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was later a stock broker and insurance executive. McKeever's twin brother, Mike, also was a star at USC, playing left guard. Mike McKeever died in 1967 of head injuries from an automobile accident after spending 22 months in a coma. He also ha |
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| Brother Against Brother in Giants/Bucs Showdown |
NFL Football |
10/27/2006 |
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| ach of the Giants' last three outings. About the only thing the All-Pro back hasn't done this year is score a touchdown, something brother Ronde did with surprising frequency in Tampa Bay's stirring 23-21 victory over another NFC East contender, the Philadelphia Eagles, last Sunday. Ronde Barber, the Buccaneers' standout cornerback, earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after intercepting Donovan McNabb twice and returning both picks for scores. One week earlier, Tiki was named the conference's Offensive |
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