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Sunday, September 7, 2008 Eagles 38 St. Louis Rams 3

The Eagles produced their most dominant season-opening victory in 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts team history with a 38-3 triumph over the St. Louis Rams at Lincoln St. Louis 0003-3 Financial Field. Philadelphia scored on their first two Philadelphia 14 7 10 7 - 38 offensive possessions of the game as they racked up 522 total yards of offense in the rout. Among the many stars on offense were QB Phila - B.Westbrook, 1 pass from McNabb (Akers) (6-80, 2:44) Donovan McNabb, who threw for 361 yards (his highest output ever Phila - L.Smith, 5 pass from McNabb (Akers) (11-82, 6:20) on opening day), RB (91 rushing yards and 2 total Phila - H.Baskett, 90 pass from McNabb (Akers) (3-92, 0:54) TDs), and a trio of wide receivers - rookie DeSean Jackson, Hank Phila - T.Hunt, 1 run (Akers) (9-56, 4:43) Baskett, and Greg Lewis - that each eclipsed the 100-yard mark de- Phila - D.Akers, 23 FG (4-4, 0:57) spite the absence of starters (sports hernia) and Reg- Phila - B.Westbrook, 6 run (Akers) (7-76, 3:51) gie Brown (hamstring). On , the Eagles registered 4 sacks, StL - J.Brown, 46 FG (6-52, 3:06) allowed just 40 yards to star RB (14 attempts), and shut out the Rams on all 11 third down chances. McNabb capped TEAM STATISTICS STL PHILA off an 80-yard drive on the opening possession of the season with a First Downs 8 28 one-yard shovel pass to Westbrook. That score was set up by a 47- Net Yards Gained 166 522 yard completion to Jackson on the game’s 2nd play from scrim- Rushes/Yards 15/36 32/108 mage. Later in the first quarter, McNabb fired a strike to TE L.J. Net Yards Passing 130 414 Smith for a 5-yard TD and a 14-0 lead. The score looked to remain Att/Comp/INT 26/14/0 39/26/0 that way heading into the half as the Eagles were pinned at their Sacked/Yards Lost 4/28 0/0 own 10-yard line facing a 3rd-and-8 situation with 1:00 remaining in Punts/Average 10/48.5 4/41.5 the quarter. But McNabb dropped back and rifled a long completion /Lost 1/0 1/0 to Baskett, who raced for a 90-yard TD. The Eagles added a 1-yard Penalties/Yards 9/66 4/41 TD run by and a 23-yard FG by in the 3rd Time of Possession 24:50 35:10 quarter to build a 31-0 advantage. They upped their lead to 38-0 with 3rd Down Efficiency 0/11 8/14 a 6-yard scamper by Westbrook early in the 4th quarter. The Eagles shutout bid was foiled in the 4th quarter by a 46-yard by RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 19-91-1TD, L.Booker 5-9, Rams K Josh Brown. C.Buckhalter 2-5, T.Hunt 2-3-1TD, D.McNabb 1-3, K.Kolb 3-(-3) ... RAMS - S.Jackson 14-40, D.Hall 1-(-4). Notes: The 35-point win was the Eagles largest margin of victory on RECEIVING: EAGLES - D.Jackson 6-106, G.Lewis 5-104, L.Smith 5- opening day in team history, topping a 38-7 win vs. the Giants in 1964 39-1TD, J.Avant 3-45, H.Baskett 2-102-1TD, B.Celek 2-15, B.West- … The Eagles 522 total net yards was their highest opening day total brook 2-1-1TD, T.Hunt 1-2 ... RAMS - R.McMichael 5-77, S.Jackson in team history (the previous mark of 454 was set in 2004 vs. NY Gi- 3-34, D.Hall 3-13, D.Looker 1-21, T.Holt 1-9, D.Bennett 1-4. ants) … The Eagles scored a TD on their first possession of the sea- son for the first time since 2000 at Dallas … Jackson, Lewis, and PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb (starter) 33-21-361-0-3TDs, K.Kolb Baskett became the first trio of receivers to each top the 100-yd 6-5-53-0-0TD ... RAMS - M.Bulger 26-14-158-0-0TD. mark in a NFL game since Kansas City’s Derrick Alexander, Tony INTs: EAGLES - None ... RAMS - None. Gonzalez, and hit the trifecta at Oakland on 11/5/00. SACKS: EAGLES - S.Bradley 1.0, D.Klecko 1.0, Q.Mikell 1.0, The last time an Eagles trio recorded that mark was at Washington D.Howard 0.5, M.Patterson 0.5 ... RAMS - None. on 12/18/60 with Timmy Brown (5-128), Tommy McDonald (2-116), and (5-110) … Jackson’s 203 all-purpose yards (106 EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: Even (0 fumbles, 0 INTs/0 fumbles, 0 receiving & 97 ) were the most ever for an Eagles INTs) rookie in his debut. Ken Keller posted the team’s previous high of 192 at Los Angeles on 9/30/56 … Among Eagles rookie receivers on Weather: Sunny, 80 degrees opening day, Jackson’s 107 receiving yards was the second-highest Wind: WNW 11 mph total in team history behind Don Looney (115 yds. on 8 catches at Playing surface: Grass GB on 9/15/40) … Jackson was the first Eagles rookie WR to start Time: 3:00 on opening day since Calvin Williams in 1990 and was 4th rookie to start on opening day under , joining RG (2004), DT (2000), and RT (1999) … Bas- kett’s 90-yard TD grab gave him three of the top 10 longest plays in team history (89, 87, and 90-yard TDs). The last player to have 3 TD catches of 87 yards-or-more was 49ers WR John Taylor (97, 92, and 95 yards), who achieved that feat between 1989 and 1991 … The Ea- gles defense did not allow a 3rd-down conversion (11 attempts) for the first time since 12/21/02 at Dallas (0-12) … Westbrook moved past (4,807) and into 3rd place in team history in career rushing yards … The Eagles held Steven Jackson to his lowest rush- ing output with 10-or-more attempts since 12/24/05 (16-28 vs. SF). Monday, September 15, 2008 41 Stadium 37

In a high-powered Monday night shootout at , the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts Cowboys outlasted the Eagles, 41-37. The game featured seven lead Philadelphia 6240 7-37 changes, 717 total yards of offense and numerous big plays, but the Dallas 14 10 7 10 - 41 deciding sequence of events occurred midway through the 4th quar- ter with Philadelphia holding a 37-34 lead. Perched at the Cowboys Phila - D.Akers, 34 FG (9-44, 4:16) 33-yard line and poised for more points, Eagles QB Donovan McN- Dal - T.Owens, 72 pass from Romo (Folk) (6-86, 2:58) abb fumbled a handoff attempt to RB Brian Westbrook that ended up Phila - D.Akers, 44 FG (10-48, 4:48) in the hands of the Cowboys with 8:52 to play. From there, Tony Dal - F.Jones, 98 kickoff return (Folk) (0-0, 0:13) Romo and the Cowboys marched 67 yards on 7 plays to take the lead Phila - B.Westbrook, 6 pass from McNabb (Akers) (1-28, 0:10) for good after a one-yard TD run by RB Marion Barber. The Eagles Phila - C.Gocong, recovery in end zone (Akers) failed to drive past midfield on their final two possessions as they Dal - T.Owens, 4 pass from Romo (Folk) (8-56, 4:39) lost their final regular season meeting at Texas Stadium. The Cow- Phila - B.Westbrook, 1 run (Akers) (5-72, 2:24) boys took a 14-6 lead in the first quarter after a pair of big plays (a Phila - D.Akers, 22 FG (11-57, 4:57) 72-yard TD pass from Romo to and a 98-yard kickoff Dal - N.Folk, 51 FG (3-45, 0:42) return by rookie Felix Jones) lit up the scoreboard. But the Eagles Dal - M.Barber, 17 pass from Romo (Folk) (9-79, 6:02) responded with two touchdowns early in the 2nd quarter that took Phila - B.Westbrook, 1 run (Akers) (11-74, 5:51) just 14 seconds of clock time. Eagles CB first inter- Dal - N.Folk, 47 FG (8-40, 3:48) ception as an Eagle set up a 6-yard TD pass from McNabb to West- Dal - M.Barber, 1 run (Folk) (7-67, 4:17) brook. Then on the Cowboys ensuing possession, Romo fumbled the snap in the end zone, picked up the ball, but was hit and forced to TEAM STATISTICS PHILA DAL fumble again by . pounced on the loose First Downs 23 20 ball in the end zone for his first career to give the Ea- Net Yards Gained 337 380 gles a 20-14 lead. After another touchdown by Owens, the Eagles Rushes/Yards 23/78 24/68 responded with what seemed like a 61-yard TD pass from McNabb Net Yards Passing 259 312 to rookie DeSean Jackson. A challenge by Cowboys Att/Comp/INT 37/25/0 30/21/1 Wade Phillips, however, showed that Jackson actually flipped the Sacked/Yards Lost 4/22 0/0 ball the behind him before crossing the goal line. Westbrook re- Punts/Average 3/51.7 3/46.7 deemed Jackson’s mistake with a one-yard TD plunge on the next Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1 play to give Philadelphia a 27-21 lead. The teams traded field goals Penalties/Yards 5/44 10/108 late in the 2nd quarter as the Eagles headed into the locker room Time of Possession 30:32 29:28 with a 30-24 win. The Cowboys took the lead in the 3rd quarter with 3rd Down Efficiency 5/12 6/10 a 17-yard TD pass from Romo to Barber, but the Eagles responded with a one-yard TD run by Westbrook on the 2nd play of the 4th RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 18-58-2TDs, D.McNabb 5-20 ... quarter to reclaim the lead at 37-31. A 47-yard field goal by Nick COWBOYS - M.Barber 18-63-1TD, F.Jones 3-10, T.Romo 3-(-5). Folk got the Cowboys to within three points before the fatal fumble RECEIVING: EAGLES - D.Jackson 6-110, B.Westbrook 6-45-1TD, by the Eagles set up the winning touchdown. G.Lewis 3-36, J.Avant 2-28, C.Buckhalter 2-15, H.Baskett 2-10, L.Booker 2-8, B.Celek 1-19, L.Smith 1-10 ... COWBOYS - J.Witten 7- Notes: Jackson became the 2nd player in NFL history to record a 110, M.Barber 4-51-1TD, T.Owens 3-89-2TDs, P.Crayton 2-23, 100-yard receiving effort in his first two NFL games (The Eagles’ M.Austin 2-12, T.Curtis 2-7, M.Bennett 1-20. Don Looney also achieved that feat in 1940) … McNabb’s touchdown pass to Westbrook in the 2nd quarter was the 175th of his Eagles PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 37-25-281-0-1TD ... COWBOYS - career, tying him with for first place on the team’s all- T.Romo 30-21-312-1-3TDs. time list … With 3 total TDs (2 rushing, 1 receiving), Westbrook be- INTs: EAGLES - A.Samuel 1-14 ... COWBOYS - None. came the 7th player in NFL history to score 25 rushing TDs and 25 SACKS: EAGLES - None ... COWBOYS - G.Ellis 2.0, J.Ratliff 1.0, receiving TDs in a career, joining , , D.Ware 1.0. James Brooks, John David Crow, Frank Gifford, and former Eagle Timmy Brown … David Akers became the 45th kicker in NFL history EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: +1 (1 fumble, 0 INTs/1 fumble, 1 INTs) to boot 200 career field goals. Weather: Sunny, 76 degrees Wind: None Playing surface: Turf Time: 3:16 Sunday, September 21, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 15 Lincoln Financial Field 6

Posting nine sacks, three takeaways, and one safety, the Eagles de- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts fense helped overcome injuries to four offensive starters fueling a Pittsburgh 3300-6 15-9 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers vaunted Philadelphia 0100 5-15 ground attack was limited to just 33 yards, including 20 on 13 at- tempts by , while was harassed all Pit - J.Reed, 37 FG (12-61, 6:39) day absorbing the 2nd highest sack total of his career. Playing the Phila - C.Buckhalter, 20 pass from McNabb (Akers) (13-85, 8:28) final three quarters of the game without Brian Westbrook (ankle), Phila - D.Akers, 31 FG (7-32, 3:18) the Eagles took a 7-3 lead in the 2nd quarter with a 20-yard touch- Pit - J.Reed, 53 FG (6-13, 1:24) down pass from Donovan McNabb to back-up RB Correll Buckhal- Phila - Penalty on B.Roethlisberger in end zone for a safety ter, who launched himself in the air over CB and into the Phila - D.Akers, 31 FG (4-5, 1:03) end zone. Carrying the load for Westbrook, Buckhalter registered 87 total yards from scrimmage, while WR Hank Baskett tallied a ca- TEAM STATISTICS PIT PHILA reer-high eight catches for 85 yards. But it was the defense that took First Downs 14 16 center stage for Philadelphia as DE notched a career- Net Yards Gained 180 260 high 2.5 sacks, including a forced fumble, while Brian Dawkins reg- Rushes/Yards 19/33 23/65 istered 10 tackles, including a clutch 4th quarter sack, forced Net Yards Passing 147 195 fumble, and fumble recovery of Roethlisberger that sealed the vic- Att/Comp/INT 32/17/1 38/26/2 tory. Parker’s sack in the 2nd quarter forced a fumble that was re- Sacked/Yards Lost 9/44 3/19 covered by DT and set up a 31-yard field goal by Punts/Average 5/41.4 5/44.4 David Akers giving the Eagles a 10-3 advantage. The Steelers used Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1 a turnover of their own (a Bryant McFadden INT of McNabb) to pull Penalties/Yards 7/35 7/62 within 10-6 late in the 2nd quarter. After a scoreless third stanza, Time of Possession 27:26 32:34 the Eagles received a big play from their punter, , who 3rd Down Efficiency 2/13 6/14 boomed a 54-yard directional kick out of bounds at the Steelers 6- yard line. Three plays later, Roethlisberger was pressured and RUSHING: EAGLES - C.Buckhalter 10-43, B.Westbrook 5-12, flagged for intentional grounding in the end zone resulting in a L.Booker 5-11, D.Jackson 1-1, D.McNabb 2-(-2) ... STEELERS - safety and a 12-6 Eagles lead. Later in the quarter, Dawkins ended W.Parker 13-20, B.Roethlisberger 4-6, M.Moore 1-6, C.Davis 1-1. the Steelers miserable performance on offense with a highlight-film RECEIVING: EAGLES - H.Baskett 8-85, C.Buckhalter 6-44-1TD, sack in which he not only stripped the ball from Roethlisberger, but D.Jackson 5-40, J.Avant 2-24, T.Hunt 2-12, L.Booker 2-5, G.Lewis recovered the ball deep in Pittsburgh territory. Akers booted a 31- 1-4 ... STEELERS - N.Washington 5-51, H.Miller 4-63, H.Ward 4-34, yard field goal to end the scoring and give Philadelphia the hard- S.Holmes 3-32, R.Mendenhall 1-11. fought victory. PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb (starter) 35-24-196-1-1TD, K.Kolb Notes: McNabb’s touchdown pass to Buckhalter was the 176th of 3-2-18-1-0TD ... STEELERS - B.Roethlisberger (starter) 25-13-131- his Eagles career, surpassing Ron Jaworski (175) for first place in 1-0TD, B.Leftwich 7-4-60-0-0TD. team history. He began the game with 15 straight completions, INTs: EAGLES - A.Samuel 1-0 ... STEELERS - T.Polamalu 1-0, B.Mc- breaking his previous team record of 14 set vs. GB on 12/5/04 … Mc- Fadden 1-0. Nabb left for a brief time with a chest injury, while TE L.J. Smith SACKS: EAGLES - J.Parker 2.5, D.Howard 2.0, O.Gaither 1.5, (back) and FB Tony Hunt (concussion) departed … Roethlisberger B.Bunkley 1.0, T.Cole 1.0, B.Dawkins 1.0 ... STEELERS - L.Foote 1.5, was held to the fewest passing yards (131) in games he threw 22-or- L.Woodley 1.0, T.Kirschke 0.5. more attempts and RB Willie Parker was held to his lowest output on the ground (20 yards on 13 attempts) in games with 12-or-more EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: Even (1 fumble, 2 INTs/2 fumbles, 1 INT) carries … The Eagles safety was their first since 2003 (Cowboys C Matt Lehr snapped ball out of end zone) … Dawkins played in the Weather: Sunny, 79 degrees 170th game of his career, surpassing (169) for 2nd Wind: W 3 mph place on the Eagles all-time list … The Eagles nine sacks tied for Playing surface: Grass the 3rd most in team history. The last time they recorded six in a Time: 3:07 half was on 9/15/91 at Dallas. Sunday, September 28, 2008 24 Soldier Field Philadelphia Eagles 20

Missed opportunities sent the Eagles to a frustrating 24-20 loss to 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. Philadelphia could only score six Philadelphia 7733-20 points after four turnovers by Chicago, converted on only one of four Chicago 7140 3-24 red zone appearances, and missed two field goals on the night. The costliest opportunity occurred late in the 4th quarter with the Eagles Chi - G.Olsen, 19 pass from Orton (Gould) (3-59, 1:16) trailing by four points and facing a first and goal situation at the Phila - D.Jackson, 22 pass from McNabb (Akers) (8-74, 4:16) Bears 4-yard line. After a three-yard run by RB , Chi - M.Booker, 23 pass from Orton (Gould) (2-24, 0:45) the Eagles failed to score on three straight rushing attempts from Phila - C.Buckhalter, 1 run (Akers) (5-67, 2:18) the one-yard line that ended their comeback bid. Chicago began the Chi - D.Hester, 20 pass from Orton (Gould) (9-60, 4:08) scoring on their first possession of the game as they opened up with Phila - D.Akers, 24 FG (9-22, 3:29) a no-huddle offense that resulted in a 19-yard scoring strike from Phila - D.Akers, 31 FG (6-18, 2:23) Kyle Orton to TE Greg Olsen. The Eagles responded with a 74-yard Chi - R.Gould, 41 FG (8-37, 2:53) drive that ended with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Donovan Mc- Nabb to WR DeSean Jackson. The teams traded touchdowns early TEAM STATISTICS PHILA CHI in the 2nd quarter as Orton connected with WR Marty Booker for a First Downs 18 13 23-yard TD pass, while Buckhalter scored on a one-yard TD rumble Net Yards Gained 340 256 to tie the game, 14-14. However, Chicago led at halftime, 21-14, Rushes/Yards 23/103 26/78 thanks to Orton’s 20-yard TD pass to with just 1:16 re- Net Yards Passing 237 178 maining in the 2nd quarter. The Eagles defense tightened up in the Att/Comp/INT 41/25/1 34/18/2 3rd quarter as they forced 3 turnovers and 3 punts by the Bears in Sacked/Yards Lost 3/25 4/21 that stanza, but could only come up with 6 points of their own. Rob- Punts/Average 6/44.3 8/44.3 bie Gould nailed a 41-yard field goal for the Bears in the 4th quar- Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2 ter before the Eagles marched 75 yards on 11 plays, only to be Penalties/Yards 3/25 1/5 stopped just shy of the goal line. Time of Possession 31:54 28:06 3rd Down Efficiency 2/13 7/17 Notes: Eagles CB Sheldon Brown played in his 100th NFL game … Jackson’s TD catch was the first of his career … The Eagles defense RUSHING: EAGLES - C.Buckhalter 16-66-1TD, D.Jackson 2-35, registered four turnovers in a game for the first time since 12/17/06, L.Booker 2-7, T.Hunt 1-0, D.McNabb 2-(-5) ... BEARS - M.Forte 19- when they posted four at NYG … DE ’s of 43, K.Jones 3-16, D.Hester 1-15, M.Booker 1-3, J.McKie 1-1, K.Orton Orton was the first by an Eagles defensive lineman since 12/17/06 1-0. ( at NYG). It was Howard’s first INT since 2001 … The Ea- RECEIVING: EAGLES - R.Brown 6-79, D.Jackson 5-71-1TD, J.Avant gles played without the following injured offensive starters: RB 4-29, B.Celek 3-21, T.Hunt 2-26, C.Buckhalter 2-24, H.Baskett 1-10, Brian Westbrook (ankle), RG Shawn Andrews (back), TE L.J. Smith G.Lewis 1-5, L.Booker 1-(-3) ... BEARS - M.Forte 5-42, G.Olsen 4- (back), and WR Kevin Curtis (sports hernia). 35-1TD, D.Hester 3-27-1TD, B.Lloyd 2-33, R.Davis 1-34, M.Booker 1- 23-1TD, D.Clark 1-4, J.McKie 1-1. PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 41-25-262-1-1TD ... BEARS - K.Orton 34-18-199-2-3TDs. INTs: EAGLES - D.Howard 1-8, Q.Mikell 1-0 ... BEARS - K.Payne 1- 49. SACKS: EAGLES - T.Cole 1.0, C.Gocong 1.0, D.Klecko 1.0, J.Parker 1.0 ... BEARS - H.Hillenmeyer 1.0, I.Idonije 1.0, D.Manning 1.0 EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: +2 (1 fumble, 1 INT/2 fumbles, 2 INTs)

Weather: Cloudy, 65 degrees Wind: NE 8 mph Playing surface: Grass Time: 3:18 Sunday, October 5, 2008 Washington Redskins 23 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia Eagles 17

Philadelphia could not hold onto an early 14-0 lead as they dropped 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts a 23-17 decision to the visiting Washington Redskins. Brian West- Washington 0977-23 brook, who returned after a one-game absence (ankle), capped off Philadelphia 14 0 0 3 - 17 the Eagles 12-play, 80-yard drive to start the game with a 9-yard TD scamper. After the defense forced a three-and-out by the Redskins, Phila - B.Westbrook, 9 run (Akers) (12-80, 6:34) rookie returner DeSean Jackson gave the Eagles a 14-0 lead with a Phila - D.Jackson, 68 punt return (Akers) 68-yard punt return for a touchdown. But after Eagles K David Akers Was - S.Suisham, 41 FG (8-37, 3:23) misfired on a 50-yard field goal at the end of the first quarter, the Was - S.Suisham, 48 FG (15-67, 8:19) momentum of the game swung into the favor of the Redskins. K Was - S.Suisham, 50 FG (9-50, 0:53) Shaun Suisham booted three field goals in the 2nd quarter, includ- Was - C.Cooley, 18 pass from Randle El (Suisham) (7-75, 3:27) ing a 50 yarder with two seconds remaining in the first half. Wash- Was - C.Portis, 4 run (Suisham) (6-43, 1:53) ington took the lead for good early in the 3rd quarter as WR Antwaan Phila - D.Akers, 23 FG (12-86, 7:36) Randle El took a hand off from QB Jason Campbell and fired an 18- yard scoring strike to TE . With the Eagles offense TEAM STATISTICS WAS PHILA struggling with four straight punts, the Redskins upped their lead to First Downs 22 14 23-14 on the 2nd play of the 4th quarter as Redskins RB Clinton Por- Net Yards Gained 388 254 tis found the end zone on a 4-yard TD run. The Eagles responded Rushes/Yards 44/203 18/58 with an 86-yard drive to the Redskins 2-yard line, but settled for a Net Yards Passing 185 196 23-yard field goal by Akers. On the ensuing possession, Washing- Att/Comp/INT 30/17/0 29/17/0 ton converted two 3rd down conversions and one on 4th down to run Sacked/Yards Lost 1/9 0/0 out the final 7:18 of clock time and secure the victory. Punts/Average 4/34.5 5/50.2 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0 Notes: Jackson’s punt return for a touchdown was the first by an Penalties/Yards 3/24 4/40 Eagles rookie since Bob Shann returned a punt 63 yards for a score Time of Possession 34:45 25:15 vs. Detroit on December 19, 1965 … Cooley’s touchdown in the 3rd 3rd Down Efficiency 11/19 5/12 quarter was the first touchdown the Eagles allowed at home since December 9, 2007, when Giants QB connected with RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 12-33-1TD, D.Jackson 2-13, for a 20-yard TD. It ended a streak of 43 consecu- R.Brown 1-6, T.Hunt 1-6, C.Buckhalter 2-0 ... REDSKINS - C.Portis tive possessions of not allowing a TD in 15-plus quarters of action 29-145-1TD, L.Betts 9-44, J.Campbell 6-14. at Lincoln Financial Field … Brian Dawkins’ sack of Jason Campbell RECEIVING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 6-51, R.Brown 4-84, L.Smith 3- was the 20th of his career, making him the 5th defensive back in 26, G.Lewis 1-22, D.Jackson 1-8, J.Avant 1-3, T.Hunt 1-2 ... RED- NFL history to reach that plateau (, Carnell Lake, SKINS - C.Cooley 8-109-1TD, A.Randle El 3-34, D.Thomas 2-28, and LeRoy Butler are the others) C.Portis 2-13, L.Betts 1-7, T.Yoder 1-3. PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 29-17-196-0-0TD ... REDSKINS - J.Campbell (starter) 29-16-176-0-0TD, A.Randle El 1-1-18-0-1TD. INTs: EAGLES - None ... REDSKINS - None. SACKS: EAGLES - B.Dawkins 1.0 ... REDSKINS - None. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: Even (0 fumbles, 0 INTs/0 fumbles, 0 INTs)

Weather: Sunny, 66 degrees Wind: NNW 4 mph Playing surface: Grass Time: 2:58 Sunday, October 12, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 40 26

The Eagles scored 23 unanswered points in the 4th quarter pro- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts pelling them to a 40-26, comeback victory at San Francisco. In that Philadelphia 7 10 0 23 - 40 decisive final stanza, the Eagles forced three consecutive turnovers San Francisco 610100-26 and held the 49ers to minus-7 total net yards on 16 plays from scrimmage. Philadelphia trailed 26-17 late in the 3rd quarter and SF - J.Nedney, 32 FG (4-4, 1:20) momentum was clearly in the hands of the home team as Donovan Phila - C.Buckhalter, 1 run (Akers) (7-37, 3:26) McNabb was intercepted in the red zone by former Eagle LB Takeo SF - J.Nedney, 37 FG (9-54, 4:43) Spikes. But on the Eagles first possession of the final quarter, Mc- Phila - H.Baskett, 2 pass from McNabb (Akers) (10-78, 5:19) Nabb fired a two-yard TD strike to TE L.J. Smith to climb back within Phila - D.Akers, 19 FG two points. After forcing a punt on the 49ers next possession, McN- SF - J.Nedney, 53 FG abb connected with RB Correll Buckhalter on two completions that SF - D.Strickland, 41 return off blocked field goal (Nedney) totaled 27 yards and set up a 38-yard field goal by David Akers giv- SF - F.Gore, 6 run (Nedney) (6-78, 3:46) ing Philadelphia the lead for good at 27-26. The Eagles then used Phila - L.Smith, 2 pass from McNabb (Akers) (5-38, 2:44) three straight takeaways to put a strangle hold on the game. An in- Phila - D.Akers, 38 FG (6-31, 2:48) terception by Quintin Mikell, and sack and forced fumble by Trent Phila - D.Akers, 25 FG (4-0, 0:55) Cole, each set up Akers field goals before Juqua Parker intercepted Phila - D.Akers, 28 FG (4-9, 2:01) a pass by J.T. O’Sullivan and raced 55 yards for a game-clinching Phila - J.Parker, 55 INT return (Akers) touchdown. Behind the strength of a one-yard TD run by Buckhal- ter and a two-yard TD pass from McNabb to WR Hank Baskett, the TEAM STATISTICS PHILA SF Eagles held a 17-6 lead late in the first half. But the Niners drove 37 First Downs 21 14 yards on 10 plays to set up a 53-yard field goal by Joe Nedney with Net Yards Gained 383 306 29 seconds left in the 2nd quarter. The Eagles managed to move the Rushes/Yards 21/103 27/131 ball to the SF36 and set up a 54-yard field goal attempt by Akers. Net Yards Passing 280 175 But 49ers DE Ray McDonald drove through the middle of the line to Att/Comp/INT 36/23/1 30/17/2 block the kick and the loose ball was recovered by former Eagle DB Sacked/Yards Lost 0/0 3/24 Donald Strickland, who easily scored on 41-yard return. The Niners Punts/Average 2/38.5 3/42.7 took that momentum into the 3rd quarter, scoring on a 6-yard TD Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1 run by RB and later on a 29-yard field goal by Nedney to Penalties/Yards 2/10 10/58 build a 26-17 lead. Time of Possession 26:41 33:19 3rd Down Efficiency 6/12 2/12 Notes: The Eagles’ 23 fourth quarter points were the 2nd most in franchise history in that quarter (they scored 24 vs. the Colts on No- RUSHING: EAGLES - C.Buckhalter 18-93-1TD, L.Booker 1-5, D.Mc- vember 15, 1953) … McNabb moved past Ron Jaworski (26,963 pass- Nabb 1-4, D.Jackson 1-1 ... 49ERS - F.Gore 19-101-1TD, J.O’Sullivan ing yards and 3,918 attempts) to become the franchise leader in both 3-31, M.Robinson 1-5, D.Foster 3-4, D.Walker 1-(-10). categories … McNabb and head coach Andy Reid won their 76th reg- RECEIVING: EAGLES - C.Buckhalter 7-85, D.Jackson 6-98, H.Bas- ular game together, surpassing Bill Walsh and as the kett 4-38-1TD, G.Lewis 3-38, J.Avant 1-17, D.Klecko 1-2, L.Smith 1- winningest head-coach/ tandem who started their ca- 2-1TD ... 49ERS - V.Davis 6-75, A.Battle 3-39, F.Gore 3-16, I.Bruce reers together … Parker’s interception and touchdown were the first 2-28, J.Morgan 1-25, M.Robinson 1-12, A.Rossum 1-4. of his career … Playing in place of the injured Brian Westbrook (frac- tured ribs), Buckhalter racked up career highs in total yards from PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 36-23-280-1-2TDs ... 49ERS - scrimmage (178), receptions (7) and receiving yards (85) … The two J.O’Sullivan 30-17-199-2-0TD teams combined for eight field goals, tying for the most ever in a INTs: EAGLES - J.Parker 1-55-1TD, Q.Mikell 1-41 ... 49ERS - game involving the Eagles. Philadelphia (3) and Chicago (5) com- T.Spikes 1-1. bined for eight on October 20, 1968 at Franklin Field. SACKS: EAGLES - T.Cole 1.o, D.Howard 1.0, J.Parker 1.0 ... 49ERS - None. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: +2 (0 fumbles, 1 INT/1 fumble, 2 INTs)

Weather: Sunny, 64 degrees Wind: North 13 mph Playing surface: Grass Time: 3:13 Sunday, October 26, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 27 Lincoln Financial Field 14

Andy Reid captured his 100th win as head coach of the Eagles as 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts they overcame a sluggish start to defeat the Atlanta Falcons, 27-14, Atlanta 0707-14 at Lincoln Financial Field. The victory was also the 500th in Eagles Philadelphia 0 10 7 10 - 27 franchise history. Brian Westbrook returned from a one-game ab- sence (ankle and rib injuries) to rush for a career-high 167 yards Atl - R.White, 55 pass from Ryan (Elam) (5-66, 1:57) and 2 touchdowns to pace the Eagles, who withstood a fine effort by Phila - D.McNabb, 3 run (Akers) (9-60, 3:53) Penn Charter High School graduate Matt Ryan, the rookie quarter- Phila - D.Akers, 36 FG (6-70, 0:45) back of the Falcons who made his first visit to play his hometown Phila - B.Westbrook, 16 run (Akers) (8-69, 4:36) team. After a scoreless first quarter, Ryan propelled Atlanta to a 7- Phila - D.Akers, 18 FG (10-54, 5:44) 0 lead with a 55-yard touchdown pass to WR Roddy White. The Ea- Atl - R.White, 8 pass from Ryan (Elam) (14-82, 4:02) gles, who did not score on any of their first five possessions, got on Phila - B.Westbrook, 39 run (Akers) (2-37, 0:31) the scoreboard twice in the waning moments of the first half as Donovan McNabb capped a 9-play, 60-yard drive with a 3-yard TEAM STATISTICS ATL PHILA touchdown run. Then McNabb led a two-minute drill that culmi- First Downs 19 24 nated in a 36-yard field goal by David Akers as time expired in the Net Yards Gained 335 432 half. The Eagles stormed out to a 17-7 lead in the 3rd quarter as Rushes/Yards 24/77 32/192 Westbrook raced into the end zone with a 16-yard gallop on the Ea- Net Yards Passing 258 240 gles first possession. The Falcons threatened later in the 3rd quar- Att/Comp/INT 44/23/2 34/19/0 ter as a pass interference penalty by Eagles CB set Sacked/Yards Lost 2/19 2/13 them up with a first and goal situation at the PHI4. But two plays Punts/Average 7/37.7 7/40.9 later, Sheppard redeemed himself with a leaping interception in Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1 front of White in the end zone, to squelch a potential score. Early in Penalties/Yards 6/51 7/70 the 4th quarter, Philadelphia upped their lead to 20-7 with an 18- Time of Possession 27:39 32:21 yard field goal by Akers, but the Falcons would not quit. Ryan led a 3rd Down Efficiency 6/16 3/12 14-play, 82-yard drive that culminated in an 8-yard TD pass to White with 3:55 remaining on the clock. After the Eagles were forced to RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 22-167-2TDs, D.McNabb 6-25- punt on their ensuing possession, Falcons returner Adam Jennings 1TD, C.Buckhalter 4-0 ... FALCONS - M.Turner 17-58, H.Douglas 2- was ruled to have muffed the punt by Sav Rocca. Eagles LB Akeem 10, J.Norwood 4-5, M.Ryan 1-4. Jordan recovered the loose ball at the Falcons 37-yard line and RECEIVING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 6-42, D.Jackson 3-72, K.Curtis Westbrook capped the scoring with a 39-yard touchdown scamper. 3-45, L.Smith 2-29, C.Buckhalter 2-29, B.Celek 2-28, H.Baskett 1-8 ... FALCONS - R.White 8-113-2TDs, J.Norwood 5-55, M.Jenkins 3- Notes: Reid became the 37th head coach in NFL history to win 100 50, B.Finneran 3-20, J.Snelling 2-20, J.Peelle 1-17, O.Mughelli 1-2. games, 7th among active coaches, joining Mike Holmgren, Mike Shanahan, , , Jeff Fisher, and Tom Cough- PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 34-19-253-0-0TD ... FALCONS - lin … The Eagles became the 7th franchise in league history to reach M.Ryan 44-23-277-2-2TDs. the 500-win plateau, joining the Steelers, Bears, Giants, Redskins, INTs: EAGLES - A.Samuel 1-0, L.Sheppard 1-0 ... FALCONS - None. Rams, and Packers … Westbrook’s 209 total yards from scrimmage SACKS: EAGLES - C.Gocong 1.0, D.Howard 1.0 ... FALCONS - J.An- was the third-highest output of his career … With 2 rushing touch- derson 1.0, C.Lofton 1.0. downs and 33 for his career, Westbrook moved past Randall Cun- ningham (32) and into third place in team history behind Steve Van EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: +2 (1 fumble, 0 INTs/1 fumble, 2 INTs) Buren (69) and (45) … McNabb became the 8th quarterback in NFL history to surpass the 3,000-yard rushing Weather: Sunny, 63 degrees plateau. Wind: WSW 10 mph Playing surface: Grass Time: 3:17 Sunday, November 2, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 26 QWest Field 7

After falling behind 7-0 on the Seahawks first play from scrimmage, 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts the Eagles scored 26 unanswered points and put a vice grip on Seat- Philadelphia 0146 6-26 tle’s offense for the remainder of the afternoon as they cruised to a Seattle 7000-7 26-7 victory at Qwest Field in downtown Seattle. Donovan McNabb, like the rest of the Eagles offense, started slowly as he completed Sea - K.Robinson, 90 pass from Wallace (Mare) (1-90, 0:15) just 3 of his first 13 passes in a dismal first quarter performance. Phila - R.Brown, 22 pass from McNabb (Akers) (6-80, 4:18) But McNabb went on to complete his next 13 pass attempts, in- Phila - T.Herremans, 1 pass from McNabb (Akers) (11-55, 4:42) cluding two touchdown throws, which propelled the Eagles to a 14- Phila - D.Akers, 40 FG (6-37, 2:15) 7 lead. McNabb’s touchdown tosses offset a 90-yard scoring pass Phila - D.Akers, 24 FG (10-69, 6:23) from Seahawks QB Seneca Wallace, who connected with WR Koren Phila - D.Akers, 42 FG (11-55, 5:19) Robinson on the Hawks first play from scrimmage. After stalling Phila - D.Akers, 39 FG (8-46, 3:49) with four three-and-outs and one interception in their first five pos- sessions, McNabb and the Eagles embarked on an 80-yard scoring TEAM STATISTICS PHILA SEA drive that was capped by a nifty catch and run by Reggie Brown for First Downs 20 10 a 22-yard TD. After forcing a three-and-out by Seattle, the Eagles Net Yards Gained 419 233 took the lead after a one-yard touchdown pass from McNabb to the Rushes/Yards 28/72 22/86 unlikeliest of receiving options - offensive lineman . Net Yards Passing 347 147 After giving up the long pass to Robinson, the Eagles defense was Att/Comp/INT 43/28/1 29/13/0 downright stingy, allowing just 143 yards of offense to the Seahawks Sacked/Yards Lost 1/2 4/22 in forcing them to punt 11 straight times, including 7 three-and- Punts/Average 5/47.0 11/46.2 outs. David Akers padded the Eagles lead in the 2nd half with four Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0 field goals, giving Philadelphia their third consecutive victory in Penalties/Yards 1/15 4/20 Seattle. Time of Possession 37:15 22:45 3rd Down Efficiency 6/16 4/15 Notes: The Eagles held the Seahawks to their lowest scoring output in their home stadium since a 14-3 loss vs. Washington on Novem- RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 20-61, D.McNabb 2-6, D.Jackson ber 3, 2002 … Eagles TE caught a career-high 6 passes 1-3, C.Buckhalter 2-2, L.Booker 3-0 ... SEAHAWKS - M.Morris 8-43, and 131 yards, including a career-long 44-yarder. His 131 yards were J.Jones 10-41, T.Duckett 2-4, S.Wallace 1-2, K.Robinson 1-(-4). the most ever by an Eagles in a regular season game. Keith RECEIVING: EAGLES - B.Celek 6-131, K.Curtis 6-83, B.Westbrook Jackson had 7 receptions for 142 yards at Chicago on December 31, 6-35, D.Jackson 2-20, G.Lewis 2-16, M.Schobel 2-10, H.Baskett 1- 1988 in a NFC Divisional playoff game dubbed, “The Fog Bowl.” The 25, R.Brown 1-22-1TD, C.Buckhalter 1-6, T.Herremans 1-1-1TD ... previous regular season high for a tight end was 126 yards by Jack- SEAHAWKS - K.Robinson 4-105-1TD, B.Engram 3-20, O.Schmitt 3- son on 9/17/89 at Washington … According to the Elias Sports Bu- 10, J.Carlson 2-30, J.Jones 1-4. reau, Herremans became the 2nd player listed as an offensive lineman in team history to catch a touchdown pass, joining Bob PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 43-28-349-1-2TDs ... SEAHAWKS - Gonya, who hauled in a four-yard TD pass from Dan Barnhardt vs. S.Wallace 29-13-169-0-1TD. the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 7, 1934 … Eagles LT INTs: EAGLES - None ... SEAHAWKS - D.Grant 1-0. moved past Guy Morriss (157) and into 5th place on the team’s all- SACKS: EAGLES - D.Howard 1.5, C.Clemons 1.0, O.Gaither 1.o, time games played list. J.Parker 0.5 ... SEAHAWKS - D.Tapp 1.0. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: -1 (0 fumbles, 1 INT/0 fumbles, 0 INTs)

Weather: Cloudy with showers, 58 degrees Wind: SSE 13 mph Playing surface: Fieldturf Time: 3:07 Sunday, November 9, 2008 36 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia Eagles 31

The Giants rolled up 219 rushing yards and chewed up nearly 40 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts minutes of clock time as they defeated the host Eagles, 36-31, at New York Giants 10 10 7 9 - 36 Lincoln Financial Field. After Philadelphia took advantage of an in- Philadelphia 7107 7-31 terception by DT Mike Patterson on the Giants first possession of the game to take a 7-0 lead (a 9-yard TD run by WR DeSean Jack- Phila - D.Jackson, 9 run (Akers) (2-9, 0:12) son), the Giants notched 17 consecutive points, including two 80- NYG - P.Burress, 17 pass from Manning (Carney) (10-80, 4:57) yard TD drives. Eagles WR hauled in a 10-yard scoring NYG - J.Carney, 27 FG (4-4, 1:26) pass from Donovan McNabb to pull them within 17-14 late in the NYG - K.Boss, 1 pass from Manning (Carney) (10-80, 5:42) 2nd quarter. And the two teams traded field goals in the final two Phila - J.Avant, 10 pass from McNabb (Akers) (6-44, 2:38) minutes as the Giants carried a 20-17 into the locker room at half- NYG - J.Carney, 26 FG (4-6, 0:16) time. Philadelphia took the lead on the first possession of the 3rd Phila - D.Akers, 29 FG (9-61, 1:49) quarter as WR Hank Baskett made a leaping 7-yard TD grab from Phila - H.Baskett, 7 pass from McNabb (Akers) (6-60, 3:36) McNabb. But the Giants running attack was too much for the Ea- NYG - B.Jacobs, 3 run (Carney) (13-69, 5:28) gles to handle as they scored on their next three possessions with a NYG - J.Carney, 28 FG (12-57, 6:12) 3-yard TD run by , a 28-yard field goal by John Car- NYG - B.Jacobs, 3 run (pass failed) (5-40, 2:49) ney and another 3-yard rumble by Jacobs to give the Giants a com- Phila - K.Curtis, 2 pass from McNabb (Akers) (10-71, 4:00) manding 36-24 advantage in the 4th quarter. The Eagles responded with a McNabb-to-Kevin Curtis TD connection to pull the Eagles TEAM STATISTICS NYG PHILA within 36-31. After forcing a punt by the Giants, Philadelphia drove First Downs 26 17 to their own 43-yard line with 2:00 to play. Faced with a 3rd-and-3 Net Yards Gained 401 300 situation, the Giants stopped Eagles RB Brian Westbrook short of a Rushes/Yards 45/219 21/106 first down on two straight rushing attempts to seal the victory. Net Yards Passing 182 194 Att/Comp/INT 31/17/1 36/17/1 Notes: With 3 receptions, Westbrook moved past (373) Sacked/Yards Lost 1/9 0/0 and into third place in team history, trailing (589) Punts/Average 3/43.3 5/45.6 and Pete Retzlaff (452) … Jackson became the 12th player in team Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1 history and the 2nd rookie ( in 1949) to record a rushing, Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/45 receiving and punt return touchdown in a season. He is the first Time of Possession 39:10 20:50 Eagle since Westbrook in 2003 to accomplish that feat … Patterson‘s 3rd Down Efficiency 7/15 3/11 interception was the first of his entire football career … David Akers played in his 150th career game in the NFL and his 149th as an RUSHING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 3-35, B.Westbrook 13-26, D.Jack- Eagle, becoming the team’s all-time leader among kickers. son 3-24-1TD, C.Buckhalter 2-21 ... GIANTS - B.Jacobs 22-126- 2TDs, D.Ward 17-53, A.Bradshaw 5-38, E.Manning 1-2. RECEIVING: EAGLES - D.Jackson 4-61, L.Smith 3-36, B.Westbrook 3-33, K.Curtis 3-25-1TD, J.Avant 2-25-1TD, R.Brown 1-7, H.Baskett 1-7-1TD ... GIANTS - K.Boss 6-69-1TD, A.Toomer 5-53, D.Ward 3- 27, P.Burress 1-17-1TD, M.Matthews 1-13, S.Smith 1-12. PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 36-17-194-1-3TDs ... GIANTS - E.Manning 31-17-191-1-2TDs. INTs: EAGLES - M.Patterson 1-21 ... GIANTS - S.Madison 1-21. SACKS: EAGLES - T.Cole 1.0 ... GIANTS - None. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: Even (1 fumble, 1 INT/1 fumble, 1 INT)

Weather: Mostly clear, 48 degrees Wind: WSW 5 mph Playing surface: Grass Time: 3:23 Sunday, November 16, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 13 Stadium 13

The Eagles and Bengals played 75 minutes en route to the NFL’s 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Pts first tie game in six years and Philadelphia’s first since 1997 as they Philadelphia 03730-13 deadlocked, 13-13, at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Both teams Cincinnati 0103 00-13 had three possessions in the extra session, but the only scoring chance came on the final Bengals drive when kicker Shayne Gra- Cin - S.Graham, 20 FG (4-(-1), 1:26) ham misfired on a 47-yard field goal attempt in the waning seconds Phila - D.Akers, 42 FG (6-55, 3:00) of . On a cold, windy day in Cincinnati, both teams failed to Cin - T.Houshmandzadeh, 26 pass from Fitzpatrick (Graham) (4-49, 0:43) light up the scoreboard in the first quarter. But the Eagles first of Cin - S.Graham, 41 FG (6-19, 2:51) four turnovers resulted in the first score of the game as Donovan Phila - L.Smith, 4 pass from McNabb (Akers) (2-61, 0:56) McNabb fumbled deep in his own territory while being sacked by Phila - D.Akers, 27 FG (13-68, 6:02) Robert Geathers. Facing a first and goal by the Bengals at their own one-yard line, the Eagles defense stood strong, forcing a 20-yard TEAM STATISTICS PHILA CIN field goal. The Eagles rebounded on their ensuing possession with First Downs 16 19 a 44-yard reception by Correll Buckhalter that set up a 42-yard field Net Yards Gained 391 282 goal by David Akers to tie the game. The game remained that way Rushes/Yards 18/68 30/56 until late in the 2nd quarter when the Bengals took advantage of a Net Yards Passing 323 226 McNabb interception by LB Brandon Johnson. Bengals QB Ryan Att/Comp/INT 58/28/3 44/29/0 Fitzpatrick fired four straight completions, including a 26-yard scor- Sacked/Yards Lost 2/16 8/35 ing strike to WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh giving Cincinnati a 10-3 Punts/Average 10/36.2 11/36.1 heading into halftime. The Bengals upped their lead to 10 after a Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1 41-yard field goal by Graham early in the 3rd quarter. The Eagles Penalties/Yards 8/60 4/35 responded on their next possession with a 57-yard catch and run by Time of Possession 33:16 41:44 WR Hank Baskett to the Bengals 4-yard line. On the next play, Mc- 3rd Down Efficiency 3/18 4/20 Nabb connected with TE L.J. Smith for a touchdown as the Eagles trailed by three points. In the fourth quarter, Philadelphia drove RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 14-60, D.Jackson 2-3, C.Buck- deep into Bengals territory, but settled for a game-tying, 27-yard halter 1-3, D.McNabb 1-2 ... BENGALS - C.Benson 23-42, R.Fitz- field goal by Akers. The teams combined for five punts in the rest of patrick 5-9, C.Perry 2-5. quarter to send the game into overtime. RECEIVING: EAGLES - K.Curtis 7-64, D.Jackson 4-66, J.Avant 3-32, B.Celek 3-25, L.Smith 3-15-1TD, B.Westbrook 3-11, H.Baskett 2-74, Notes: The Eagles tied the Ravens, 10-10, at Baltimore’s Memorial C.Buckhalter 1-44, D.Klecko 1-8, R.Brown 1-0 ... BENGALS - Stadium 11 years earlier to the day (November 16, 1997). It was the T.Houshmandzadeh 12-149-1TD, C.Benson 6-37, C.Johnson 4-34, Eagles fourth tie game since the overtime rule was adopted in 1974 R.Kelly 3-24, A.Chatman 1-11, C.Henry 1-8, B.Utecht 1-2, C.Perry … The last tie in the NFL was between the Falcons and Steelers on 1-(-4). November 10, 2002, when they battled to a 34-34 tie at Pittsburgh … Eagles LT Tra Thomas moved past Randy Logan and into 4th place PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 58-28-339-3-1TD ... BENGALS - in team history with 160 regular season games played … Eagles DE R.Fitzpatrick 44-29-261-0-1TD. Trent Cole, a University of Cincinnati product, recorded 2 sacks to tie INTs: EAGLES - None ... BENGALS - B.Johnson 1-35, J.Joseph 1- (31.5) for 12th place on the team’s all time list … Gra- 22, C.Crocker 1-22. ham’s unsuccessful field goal attempt in overtime was the first by an SACKS: EAGLES - T.Cole 2.0, D.Howard 2.0, S.Brown 1.0, B.Bunkley Eagles opponent since December 2, 2007, when Josh Brown missed 1.0, C.Clemons 1.0, J.Hanson 1.0 ... BENGALS - C.Crocker 1.0, a 40 yarder for Seattle. It broke a string of 29 straight field goal at- R.Geathers 1.0. tempts made by opposing kickers. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: -3 (1 fumble, 3 INTs/1 fumble, 0 INTs)

Weather: Cloudy, 38 degrees Wind: WSW 15 mph Playing surface: FieldTurf Time: 3:46 Sunday, November 23, 2008 36 M&T Bank Stadium Philadelphia Eagles 7

The Eagles turned the ball over five times in a 36-7 rout to the Bal- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts timore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. QB Donovan McNabb ac- Philadelphia 0700-7 counted for three of those turnovers (two and a Baltimore 0 10 2 24 - 36 fumble) in the first half, before being replaced by back-up at halftime. Kolb threw two interceptions, including a 107-yard in- Bal - M.Stover, 44 FG (4-2, 1:30) terception return for a touchdown by Ravens S midway Bal - D.Wilcox, 1 pass from Flacco (Stover) (3-6, 0:49) through the fourth quarter that gave Baltimore a 29-7 lead and Phila - Q.Demps, 100 kickoff return (Akers) (0-0, 0:12) sealed a victory. The game was scoreless throughout the first 27 Bal - Punt blocked by J.McClain out of bounds in end zone for a safety minutes as both teams combined for 10 punts during that time span. Bal - M.Stover, 42 FG (6-27, 2:25) However, Ravens K booted a 44-yard field goal to give Bal - M.Clayton, 53 pass from Flacco (Stover) (3-60, 1:36) Baltimore a 3-0 lead. On the ensuing possession, McNabb was in- Bal - E.Reed, 107 interception return (Stover) tercepted by Reed, who returned the ball 43 yards to the Eagles 6- Bal - L.McClain, 1 run (Stover) (5-36, 3:01) yard line. Three plays later QB connected with TE Daniel Wilcox on a 1-yard touchdown pass to give the home team a 10-0 TEAM STATISTICS PHILA BAL lead. The Eagles responded, though, with a 100-yard kickoff return First Downs 13 14 by rookie return man Quintin Demps to pull Philadelphia within 3 Net Yards Gained 206 248 points at halftime. Philadelphia’s offense continued to struggle in Rushes/Yards 21/86 40/110 the 3rd quarter with Kolb behind center, as they were forced to punt Net Yards Passing 120 138 after their first two possessions of the half. On the 2nd punt, Ravens Att/Comp/INT 41/18/4 26/12/0 LB Jameel McClain blocked Sav Rocca’s kick out of the end zone for Sacked/Yards Lost 2/12 3/45 a safety giving Baltimore a 12-7 lead. The score remained that way Punts/Average 7/41.6 8/45.3 into the 4th quarter before the Ravens took advantage of a Kolb in- Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0 terception to score on a 43-yard field goal by Stover. After another Penalties/Yards 7/64 5/30 Eagles punt, Flacco fired a 53-yard scoring strike to Mark Clayton, Time of Possession 26:39 33:21 giving the Ravens a commanding 22-7. But Kolb drove the Eagles 3rd Down Efficiency 3/13 5/17 deep into Ravens territory and faced a 2nd-n-goal and the 1-yard line. Reed stepped in front of Kolb’s pass attempt in the end zone RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 14-39, C.Buckhalter 2-16, K.Kolb and race an NFL-record 108 yards for the game-sealing TD. 3-12, D.Jackson 1-12, D.McNabb 1-7 ... RAVENS - L.McClain 18-88- 1TD, W.McGahee 7-8, R.Rice 8-7, L.Neal 2-4, J.Flacco 5-3. Notes: Demps’ 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown was the RECEIVING: EAGLES - D.Jackson 5-47, B.Celek 3-26, J.Avant 2-23, longest ever by an Eagles rookie and tied for the fourth-longest re- D.Klecko 2-18, K.Curtis 2-12, B.Westbrook 2-(-5), H.Baskett 1-8, turn in team history. It marked the first kickoff return for a TD by L.Smith 1-3 ... RAVENS - R.Rice 3-42, D.Mason 3-40, M.Clayton 2- the Eagles since 11/4/01 (Brian Mitchell at Arizona) … Eagles DE 76-1TD, T.Heap 2-26, D.Wilcox 1-1-1TD, L.Neal 1-(-2). , a Baltimore area native, registered his first career sack … With one sack, DE Trent Cole tied Ken Clarke (32.5) for 10th PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb (starter) 18-8-59-2-0TD, K.Kolb 23- place in team history … DE Juqua Parker played in his 100th career 10-73-2-0TD ... RAVENS - J.Flacco 26-12-183-0-2TDs. regular season NFL game (59th with the Eagles) … T Jon Runyan INTs: EAGLES - None ... RAVENS - E.Reed 2-151-1TD, F.Washington played in his 139th consecutive game as an Eagle, tying Ken Clarke 1-12, S.Rolle 1-0. for the fourth-longest streak in team history. SACKS: EAGLES - V.Abiamiri 1.0, T.Cole 1.0, Q.Mikell 1.0 ... RAVENS - J.Johnson 1.5, T.Pryce 0.5. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: -5 (1 fumble, 4 INTs/0 fumbles, 0 INTs)

Weather: Sunny, 39 degrees Wind: WSW 5 mph Playing surface: FieldTurf Time: 3:27 Thursday, November 27, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 48 Lincoln Financial Field 20

In the first Thanksgiving Day game in Philadelphia in 68 years, the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts Eagles soared to a 48-20 trouncing of the Arizona Cardinals at Lin- Arizona 0767-20 coln Financial Field. Brian Westbrook tied a club record with four Philadelphia 14 10 10 14 - 48 touchdowns (2 rushing, 2 receiving), Donovan McNabb threw for 260 yards and four TDs, and the Eagles defense pressured Cards QB Phila - B.Westbrook, 5 pass from McNabb (Akers) (12-70, 7:04) into three interceptions. The Eagles stormed out to a Phila - B.Westbrook, 1 run (Akers) (4-41, 1:36) 14-0 lead in the first quarter as McNabb’s 5-yard shovel pass for a Phila - B.Westbrook, 2 pass from McNabb (Akers) (10-60, 5:49) score to Westbrook capped a 12-play, 70-yard opening drive. After Arz - L.Fitzgerald, 1 pass from Warner (Rackers) (11-81, 5:26) an interception by Eagles CB Joselio Hanson – the first of his career Phila - D.Akers, 42 FG (12-43, 2:57) – on the Cardinals ensuing possession, Westbrook scored on a one- Phila - B.Westbrook, 9 run (Akers) (11-68, 5:26) yard TD plunge. Philadelphia upped their lead to 21-0 following Mc- Arz - S.Breaston, 6 pass from Warner (pass failed) (4-35, 1:17) Nabb’s two-yard TD toss to Westbrook early in the 2nd quarter. Phila - D.Akers, 41 FG (6-54, 2:58) Arizona used a one-yard TD pass from Warner to to Arz - L.Fitzgerald, 7 pass from Warner (Rackers) (5-74, 1:08) make the score 21-7, before David Akers boomed a 42-yard field Phila - D.Jackson, 5 pass from McNabb (Akers) (5-19, 1:56) goal with one second remaining in the first half giving the Eagles a Phila - J.Avant, 8 pass from McNabb (Akers) (7-36, 3:52) commanding 24-7 lead. Westbrook upped Philadelphia’s lead to 31- 7 with a 9-yard TD scamper late in the 3rd quarter. Arizona took ad- TEAM STATISTICS ARI PHILA vantage of a muffed punt by DeSean Jackson as they scored on a First Downs 12 32 6-yard TD connection between Warner and Steve Breaston, only to Net Yards Gained 260 437 fail on a two-point conversion attempt to trail 31-13. After a field Rushes/Yards 10/25 40/185 goal by Akers, Arizona crept to within two touchdowns early in the Net Yards Passing 235 252 4th quarter as Warner connected with Fitzgerald on a 7-yard touch- Att/Comp/INT 39/21/3 39/27/0 down strike. But McNabb sealed the victory with two touchdown Sacked/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8 passes – a 5-yard strike to Jackson and an 8-yard laser to Jason Punts/Average 4/36.3 3/45.7 Avant – in the fourth quarter. Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1 Penalties/Yards 1/2 8/61 Notes: The Eagles are 5-0 on Thanksgiving all-time, outscoring their Time of Possession 20:27 39:33 opponents, 111-34 … Eagles FS Brian Dawkins snagged his 34th ca- 3rd Down Efficiency 3/10 10/15 reer interception, tying Bill Bradley and for first place on the franchise’s all-time list … Westbrook’s four-TD outing was the RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 22-110-2TDs, K.Eckel 6-27, 8th such performance in franchise history and the first since Irving D.McNabb 4-24, L.Booker 4-21, D.Jackson 1-6, K.Kolb 3-(-3) ... Fryar caught four TDs vs. Miami on October 20, 1996 … Westbrook CARDINALS - J.Arrington 2-10, A.Boldin 1-8, T.Hightower 7-7. moved past Timmy Brown (26) and into first place for receiving RECEIVING: EAGLES - D.Jackson 6-76-1TD, K.Curtis 5-59, H.Bas- touchdowns by a in team history … Westbrook became kett 5-42, J.Avant 4-25, L.Smith 3-32, B.Westbrook 3-20-2TDs, the 4th player in league history to register 100-plus rushing yards, B.Celek 1-6 ... CARDINALS - S.Breaston 6-45-1TD, L.Fitzgerald 5- 2 rushing TDs, and 2 receiving TDs in the same game and the first 65-2TDs, A.Boldin 5-63, T.Hightower 3-34, L.Pope 1-25, J.Urban 1- since Lydell Mitchell did so vs. Buffalo in 1975 … Akers became the 3. 40th player in NFL history to surpass the 1,000-point plateau. PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 39-27-260-0-4TDs ... CARDINALS - K.Warner 39-21-235-3-3TDs. INTs: EAGLES - B.Dawkins 1-25, J.Hanson 1-13, Q.Mikell 1-12 ... CARDINALS - None. SACKS: EAGLES - None ... CARDINALS - C.Okeafor 0.5, A.Smith 0.5. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: +3 (1 fumble, 0 INTs/1 fumble, 3 INTs)

Weather: Partly cloudy, 41 degrees Wind: SSW 5 mph Playing surface: Grass Time: 3:10 Sunday, December 7, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 20 New York Giants 14

On a cold, blustery day at Giants Stadium, the Eagles used a smash- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts mouth rushing attack to soundly defeat the NFC leading New York- Philadelphia 37010-20 ers, 20-14. Philadelphia controlled the line of scrimmage all day New York Giants 0707-14 long as RB Brian Westbrook rushed for 131 yards on a career-high 33 attempts and added two touchdowns (one rushing and one re- Phila - D.Akers, 51 FG (6-29, 2:18) ceiving) in the win. New York, meanwhile, was held to just 88 rush- Phila - B.Westbrook, 30 run (Akers) (10-77, 4:21) ing yards on 24 carries, as the Eagles defense responded to a NYG - K.Dockery, 71 return of blocked field goal (Carney) 219-yard ground attack during their earlier meeting with the Giants Phila - B.Westbrook, 40 pass from McNabb (Akers) (11-86, 6:01) in 2008. The Eagles got on the board late in the first quarter with a Phila - D.Akers, 34 FG (14-46, 7:17) booming, 51-yard field goal by David Akers. The score remained that NYG - D.Johnson, 1 pass from Manning (Carney) (6-70, 1:54) way until late in the 2nd quarter when the Eagles capped off a 10- play, 77-yard drive with a 30-yard rushing TD by Westbrook. Holding TEAM STATISTICS PHILA NYG a 10-0 lead and looking for more, the Eagles drove deep into Giants First Downs 24 14 territory during the waning seconds of the half. But Akers’ 32-yard Net Yards Gained 331 211 field goal attempt was blocked by Giants DE and re- Rushes/Yards 42/140 24/88 turned 71 yards for a touchdown by Kevin Dockery, pulling the score Net Yards Passing 187 123 to 10-7 at halftime. Philadelphia’s offense controlled the clock for Att/Comp/INT 30/19/0 27/13/0 nearly 12 minutes of the 3rd quarter and upped their lead to 17-7 Sacked/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0 after a 40-yard catch and run by Westbrook for a touchdown on a Punts/Average 3/36.3 4/46.3 3rd-and-11 play. The Eagles in fact converted 12 of 18 third down Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0 attempts on the afternoon, but no conversion was bigger than that. Penalties/Yards 9/73 6/43 After a turnover on downs on the Giants next possession, Philadel- Time of Possession 34:54 25:06 phia chewed up 7:17 of clock time on their next possession, which 3rd Down Efficiency 12/18 3/11 was capped off by a 34-yard field goal by Akers. The Giants finished the scoring with an Eli Manning touchdown pass with 15 seconds RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 33-131-1TD, D.McNabb 6-16, remaining in the 4th quarter, but then could not convert an onsides K.Eckel 1-2, D.Jackson 2-(-9) ... GIANTS - B.Jacobs 10-52, D.Ward kickoff attempt. 8-39, A.Bradshaw 5-9, M.Manningham 1-(-12). RECEIVING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 6-72-1TD, L.Smith 6-44, K.Cur- Notes: Westbrook moved past Harold Carmichael (9,042) to become tis 2-42, H.Baskett 2-16, J.Avant 1-9, G.Lewis 1-7, L.Booker 1-1 ... the franchise’s all-time leader in yards from scrimmage … Dawkins GIANTS - S.Smith 4-47, D.Hixon 3-30, A.Toomer 2-25, S.Moss 1-13, tied Carmichael (180) for most regular season games played in team K.Boss 1-5, D.Ward 1-2, D.Johnson 1-1-1TD. history … Akers’ 51-yard field goal was his longest since booting a 53-yard FG at Giants Stadium on September 30, 2007 … Eagles DE PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 30-19-191-0-1TD ... GIANTS - Trent Cole blocked a field goal attempt for the first time in his career. E.Manning 27-13-123-0-1TD. It was the first by an Eagle since Quintin Mikell did so vs. San Diego INTs: EAGLES - None ... GIANTS - None. on October 23, 2005. SACKS: EAGLES - None ... GIANTS - None. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: Even (0 fumbles, 0 INTs/0 fumbles, 0 INTs)

Weather: Cloudy, 35 degrees Wind: WNW 21 mph Playing surface: FieldTurf Time: 2:55 Monday, December 15, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 30 Lincoln Financial Field 10

In a Monday night match-up at Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts buried the Cleveland Browns, 30-10. Donovan McNabb completed Cleveland 3007-10 74.3% of his passes to nine different receivers, including a pair of Philadelphia 10 7 3 10 - 30 touchdown passes. Asante Samuel scored his first touchdown as an Eagle with a 50-yard INT as the Eagles defense stifled the Browns Phila - K.Curtis, 14 pass from McNabb (Akers) (8-64, 4:15) all night long (196 yards of offense). Philadelphia got on the board Cle - P.Dawson, 27 FG (9-63, 3:57) early with a 14-yard scoring pass from McNabb to Curtis on the Phila - D.Akers, 24 FG (12-51, 5:59) game’s first possession. The teams traded field goals late in the Phila - A.Samuel, 50 INT return (Akers) quarter before Samuel stepped in front of a pass attempt by Ken Phila - D.Akers, 34 FG (14-64, 7:50) Dorsey and returned it for a TD. The Eagles had a chance to enhance Phila - D.Akers, 34 FG (7-29, 2:39) their lead late in the 2nd quarter, but McNabb was intercepted in Phila - G.Lewis, 10 pass from McNabb (Akers) (2-37, 0:41) the end zone by Brandon McDonald, who returned it 98 yards be- Cle - B.McDonald, 24 INT return (Dawson) fore Hank Baskett made a touchdown saving as time expired in the half. The Eagles increased their lead to 30-3 in the 2nd half TEAM STATISTICS CLE PHILA with two more field goals by David Akers and a 10-yard touchdown First Downs 11 21 pass from McNabb to Greg Lewis. Net Yards Gained 196 418 Rushes/Yards 20/57 33/134 Notes: Brian Dawkins played in his 181st regular season game, Net Yards Passing 139 284 breaking the team record of 180 set by Harold Carmichael (both Att/Comp/INT 29/11/2 38/26/3 players hail from Raines High School in Jacksonville, FL) … Jon Sacked/Yards Lost 2/17 2/6 Runyan played in his 200th NFL game and made his 190th consec- Punts/Average 6/46.2 2/41.5 utive start … WR Jason Avant notched his first career 100-yard re- Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0 ceiving game Penalties/Yards 3/20 1/5 Time of Possession 22:05 37:55 3rd Down Efficiency 3/12 11/17

RUSHING: EAGLES - C.Buckhalter 6-55, B.Westbrook 16-53, K.Eckel 9-28, K.Kolb 2-(-2) ... BROWNS - J.Lewis 14-32, J.Cribbs 5- 25, K.Dorsey 1-0. RECEIVING: EAGLES - J.Avant 5-101, D.Jackson 5-77, K.Curtis 4- 45-1TD, H.Baskett 3-15, B.Westbrook 3-14, L.Smith 2-13, B.Celek 2-9, G.Lewis 1-10-1TD, D.Klecko 1-6 ... BROWNS - B.Edwards 5- 102, J.Lewis 3-14, L.Vickers 1-21, D.Stallworth 1-13, D.Dinkins 1-6. PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb (starter) 35-26-290-1-2TDs, K.Kolb 2-0-0-1-0TDs, D.Jackson 1-0-0-1-0TDs ... BROWNS - K.Dorsey (starter) 28-11-156-2-0TDs, J.Cribbs 1-0-0-0-0TDs. INTs: EAGLES - A.Samuel 1-50-1TD, S.Bradley 1-17 ... BROWNS - B.McDonald 2-122-1TD, S.Jones 1-0. SACKS: EAGLES - T.Cole 1.0, Q.Demps 1.0 ... BROWNS - W.McGinest 1.0, K.Wimbley 1.0. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: -1 (0 fumbles, 3 INTs/0 fumbles, 2 INTs)

Weather: Cloudy, 58 degrees Wind: SSW 12 mph Playing surface: Grass Time: 2:50 Sunday, December 21, 2008 Washington Redskins 10 FedEx Field Philadelphia Eagles 3

The Eagles offense could never get into a rhythm in a 10-3 loss to 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. Entering the game with Philadelphia 0030-3 their own destiny for a playoff berth in hand following a Tampa Bay Washington 0370-10 loss to San Diego earlier in the day, Philadelphia punted after their first four offensive possessions and eight times overall as they con- Was - S.Suisham, 33 FG (16-72, 8:31) verted just 3 of 14 third down conversions on the afternoon. Wash- Was - C.Portis, 1 run (Suisham) (5-18, 2:44) ington won the battle of field position throughout the day as the Phila - D.Akers, 22 FG (9-76, 4:25) Eagles started 10 of their 12 drives on-or-inside their own 20-yard line. The Redskins took a 3-0 lead late in the 2nd quarter after a 33- TEAM STATISTICS PHILA WAS yard field goal by Shaun Suisham capped off a 16-play drive that First Downs 15 17 chewed up 8:31 of clock time. Early in the 3rd quarter, the only Net Yards Gained 275 249 turnover of the game proved costly to the Eagles as Redskins LB Rushes/Yards 16/62 32/122 Jason Taylor sacked and forced a fumble by Eagles QB Donovan Mc- Net Yards Passing 213 127 Nabb. Washington LB recovered and returned the Att/Comp/INT 46/26/0 33/18/0 loose ball to the Eagles 18 yard line, setting up a one-yard TD run by Sacked/Yards Lost 2/17 3/17 Clinton Portis to give the home team a 10-0 lead. The Eagles man- Punts/Average 8/39.8 8/40.0 aged a 22-yard field goal late in the 3rd quarter and drove deep into Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0 Redskins territory late in the 4th quarter. After converting a 4th- Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/25 and-4 play to the Redskins 18-yard line with 12 seconds left on the Time of Possession 26:46 33:14 clock, McNabb fired a strike to Reggie Brown just shy of the goal 3rd Down Efficiency 3/14 5/15 line as time expired. RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 12-45, D.McNabb 2-8, D.Jackson Notes: With 26 completed passes, McNabb broke his own single 1-7, C.Buckhalter 1-2 ... REDSKINS - C.Portis 22-70-1TD, J.Camp- season team record for most completions (330 in 2000) … With 71 bell 2-28, L.Betts 7-23, R.Cartwright 1-1. receiving yards, Westbrook moved into 10th place in team history in RECEIVING: EAGLES - L.Smith 7-49, B.Westbrook 6-71, R.Brown 4- that category and first among running backs, surpassing Keith 47, C.Buckhalter 2-18, J.Avant 2-16, D.Jackson 2-14, B.Celek 1-8, Byars (3,532) … Akers’ field goal tied a team record that he and Paul G.Lewis 1-5, D.Klecko 1-2 ... REDSKINS - L.Betts 5-43, S.Moss 5- McFadden shared (30 for Akers in 2002 and McFadden in 1984). 28, C.Cooley 4-28, D.Thomas 1-17, C.Portis 1-11, A.Randle El 1-11, F.Davis 1-6. PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 46-26-230-0-0TDs ... REDSKINS - J.Campbell 33-18-144-0-0TDs. INTs: EAGLES - None ... REDSKINS - None. SACKS: EAGLES - V.Abiamiri 1.0, T.Cole 1.0, D.Howard 1.0 ... RED- SKINS - J.Taylor 2.0. EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: -1 (1 fumble, 0 INTs/0 fumbles, 0 INTs)

Weather: Sunny, 42 degrees Wind: NW 17 mph Playing surface: Grass Time: 2:59 Sunday, December 28, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 44 Lincoln Financial Field Dallas Cowboys 6

The Eagles overcame improbable odds to capture a Wild Card play- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts off berth after a 44-6 dismantling of the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Dallas 3003-6 Financial Field. Philadelphia entered the day needing a win over Philadelphia 324170-44 Dallas, a loss by Tampa Bay and either a loss by Chicago or Min- nesota, to clinch a berth in the postseason. In games that started at Phila - D.Akers, 40 FG (7-32, 3:01) 1 pm, Oakland overcame a 10-point deficit in the 4th quarter at Dal - N.Folk, 37 FG (15-61, 8:15) Tampa Bay to win, 31-24. The Texans, likewise, overcame a 10-point Phila - D.McNabb, 1 run (Akers) (6-68, 3:19) deficit in the 1st quarter to defeat the Bears, 31-24, in Houston. Phila - C.Buckhalter, 4 pass from McNabb (Akers) (11-71, 5:19) Those events set the stage for the Eagles 4:15 pm kickoff vs. their Phila - B.Celek, 1 pass from McNabb (Akers) (6-42, 0:51) division rival Cowboys in a game that would send the winner to the Phila - D.Akers, 50 FG (1-0, 0:03) playoffs. The Eagles did not disappoint their home crowd as they Phila - C.Clemons, 73 fumble return (Akers) jumped out to a 27-3 lead at halftime with a 24-point barrage in the Phila - J.Hanson, 96 fumble return (Akers) 2nd stanza. Tied at 3 after 15 minutes, the Eagles scored on a quar- Phila - D.Akers, 41 FG (4-9, 1:48) terback sneak by Donovan McNabb early in the 2nd quarter. That Dal - N.Folk, 42 FG (10-49, 4:29) score was set up by a 59-yard catch and run by RB Correll Buck- halter. Then McNabb capped off a 71-yard drive with a four-yard TEAM STATISTICS DAL PHILA touchdown pass to Buckhalter, who finished the day with 122 total First Downs 15 16 yards from scrimmage. On the Cowboys next possession, Eagles CB Net Yards Gained 298 303 Sheldon Brown came up with the team’s first of five takeaways – an Rushes/Yards 19/87 36/137 interception returned to the Dallas 42 yard line. After a pass inter- Net Yards Passing 211 166 ference penalty by Cowboys CB Terrance Newman in the end zone Att/Comp/INT 41/23/1 21/12/0 set up the Eagles at the one-yard line with 15 seconds to play, Mc- Sacked/Yards Lost 4/22 1/9 Nabb connected with TE Brent Celek on a TD pass to give Philadel- Punts/Average 6/42.3 3/42.7 phia a commanding 21-point lead. However, the scoring was not Fumbles/Lost 4/4 1/1 complete as Cowboys returner Adam Jones fumbled the ensuing Penalties/Yards 5/46 0/0 kickoff with 3 seconds remaining. David Akers boomed a 50-yard Time of Possession 29:05 30:55 field goal as time expired in the half. The scoring continued in the 3rd Down Efficiency 5/14 7/14 2nd half for the Eagles, but it was their defense that provided the fireworks. First, Brian Dawkins sacked and forced a fumble by QB RUSHING: EAGLES - C.Buckhalter 10-63, B.Westbrook 13-50, that was scooped up by DE Chris Clemons and returned K.Eckel 8-22, D.McNabb 3-4-1TD, K.Kolb 2-(-2) ... COWBOYS - 73 yards for a score. On the Cowboys next possession, RB Marion T.Choice 13-56, M.Barber 3-13, T.Romo 2-11, T.Owens 1-7. Barber was stripped by Dawkins heading into the end zone and the RECEIVING: EAGLES - C.Buckhalter 3-59-1TD, B.Celek 3-30-1TD, loose ball was recovered by CB Joselio Hanson, who raced 96 yards D.Jackson 2-46, B.Westbrook 2-12, K.Curtis 1-15, R.Brown 1-13 ... for another touchdown. Later in the quarter, Clemons sacked and COWBOYS - J.Witten 7-50, T.Owens 6-103, P.Crayton 3-34, M.Barber forced another fumble by Romo which led to a field goal by Akers 2-20, M.Bennett 2-14, R.Williams 2-4, T.Choice 1-8. giving the Eagles a 44-3 lead, which they rode to their 7th playoff berth in the 10-year head coaching tenure of head coach Andy Reid. PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 21-12-175-0-2TDs ... COWBOYS - T.Romo (starter) 39-21-183-1-0TDs, J.Witten 1-1-42-0-0TDs, Notes: The 38-point margin of victory was the Eagles highest ever B.Bollinger 1-1-8-0-0TDs. vs. the Cowboys ... For the first time in NFL history, a team returned INTs: EAGLES - S.Brown 1-23 ... COWBOYS - None. two fumbles 70-yards-or-more for a touchdown in the same quar- SACKS: EAGLES - C.Clemons 2.0, B.Dawkins 1.0, D.Howard 1.0 ... ter. In fact, the Eagles were the last team to post two such returns COWBOYS - B.James 1.0. in the same game, when they did so in 1938 (Joe Carter, 92 yards and Bob Pylman, 88 yards vs. NY Giants) … The Eagles last recorded EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: +4 (1 fumble, 0 INTs/4 fumbles, 1 INT) two defensive touchdowns in 2001 at Dallas and two fumble recov- eries for a score in 1991 at Phoenix … Clemons and Hanson each Weather: Cloudy, 62 degrees recorded the first TD of their respective careers … McNabb broke Wind: WSW 17 mph his own single-season franchise record with 3,916 passing yards … Playing surface: Grass Akers broke his own records for most points in a season (144) and Time: 2:56 most field goals in a season (33) … The Eagles did not commit a penalty in a game for the 16th time in team history (the last was vs. Seattle on December 2, 2007) Sunday, January 4, 2009 Philadelphia Eagles 26 Metrodome 14

Donovan McNabb threw for 300 yards and one touchdown, while the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts Eagles defense pitched a 2nd half shutout to defeat the Minnesota Philadelphia 6 10 0 10 - 26 Vikings, 26-14, in an NFC Wild Card game at the Metrodome. Even Minnesota 0140 0-14 though the outside temperature at kickoff was just 4 degrees, the Eagles heated up the dome with some game-changing big plays. Phila - D.Akers, 43 FG (4-1, 1:38) First, DeSean Jackson returned a punt 62 yards in the first quarter Phila - D.Akers, 51 FG (6-42, 2:36) to set up a 43-yard field goal by David Akers and a 3-0 lead. Later in Min - A.Peterson, 40 run (Longwell) (8-78, 3:55) the quarter, Akers boomed a franchise playoff record 51-yard field Phila - D.Akers, 31 FG (9-59, 3:36) goal to give the Eagles a 6-0 advantage. After withstanding a 40- Phila - A.Samuel, 44 INT return (Akers) yard TD run by early the 2nd quarter, Philadelphia Min - A.Peterson, 3 run (Longwell) (9-64, 4:43) responded with another field goal by Akers (31 yards) and a 44-yard Phila - B.Westbrook, 71 pass from McNabb (Akers) (1-71, 0:16) interception return for a touchdown by CB Asante Samuel, giving Phila - D.Akers, 45 FG (6-20, 0:54) the visitors a 16-7 advantage late in the first half. But the Vikings responded on the ensuing possession, driving 64 yards on 9 plays to TEAM STATISTICS PHILA MIN set up Peterson’s 3-yard TD scamper. Carrying that 16-14 advan- First Downs 15 16 tage into the 4th quarter, the Eagles resorted to their top two play- Net Yards Gained 350 301 makers on offense to seal the victory. Starting a drive on their 29 Rushes/Yards 23/67 34/148 yard line with 6:53 to play, McNabb connected with RB Brian West- Net Yards Passing 283 153 brook on a screen pass. Westbrook picked up a caravan of big blocks Att/Comp/INT 34/23/1 35/15/1 along the way as he raced 71 yards to the end zone, giving Philadel- Sacked/Yards Lost 3/17 1/11 phia a nine-point lead. From there, the Eagles defense finished the Punts/Average 4/44.3 8/45.3 story, harassing Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson into a three-and-out Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1 and a fumble on their next two possessions. The fumble recovery by Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/25 Eagles DE Juqua Parker set up Akers’ 4th field goal of the day to set Time of Possession 27:54 32:06 the final score at 26-14. 3rd Down Efficiency 5/14 8/18

Notes: Under head coach Andy Reid, the Eagles have a 4-0 record in RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 20-38, C.Buckhalter 2-27, Wild Card games … Samuel’s interception return for a touchdown D.Jackson 1-2 ... VIKINGS - A.Peterson 20-83-2TDs, C.Taylor 12-48, was the fourth of his playoff career, breaking Hall of Famer Willie T.Jackson 2-17. Brown’s NFL record … The four field goals by Akers tied a team play- RECEIVING: EAGLES - B.Celek 6-56, J.Avant 5-47, K.Curtis 4-49, off record previously set by he and Luis Zendejas … Westbrook’s TD B.Westbrook 3-83-1TD, R.Brown 2-17, D.Jackson 1-34, H.Baskett catch was the 2nd longest in team playoff history ( and 1-7, M.Schobel 1-7 ... VIKINGS - C.Taylor 5-36, B.Wade 3-24, Donte Stallworth connected on a 75 yarder in a NFC Divisional play- B.Berrian 2-36, J.Kleinsasser 2-34, S.Rice 2-27, V.Shiancoe 1-7. off game at on January 13, 2007). His touchdown was the 6th of his playoff career, tying Wilbert Montgomery and Harold PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 34-23-300-1-1TD ... VIKINGS - Carmichael for first place in club history … Jackson’s 62-yard punt T.Jackson 35-15-164-1-0TDs. return was the second longest in Eagles postseason history, behind INTs: EAGLES - A.Samuel 1-44-1TD ... VIKINGS - C.Griffin 1-0. Bosh Pritchard’s 79-yard touchdown return on 12/21/47 vs. the SACKS: EAGLES - B.Dawkins 1.0 ... VIKINGS - J.Allen 2.0, N.Harris Steelers. His 105 total punt return yards were the most in an Eagles 1.0. postseason game since Pritchard’s 101 in that same game … In his first career playoff game, Eagles P Sav Rocca downed all four of his EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: Even (1 fumble, 1 INT/1 fumble, 1 INT) punts inside the Vikings 20-yard line and allowed only one punt re- turn yard (44.0 net average). Weather: Indoors, 65 degrees Wind: None Playing surface: FieldTurf Time: 3:11 Sunday, January 11, 2009 Philadelphia Eagles 23 Giants Stadium New York Giants 11

Philadelphia advanced to the NFC Championship game with a hard- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts fought victory over the defending Champion New York Philadelphia 73310-23 Giants at the Meadowlands. The Eagles did not allow the Giants to New York Giants 3530-11 reach the end zone all day as their defense tightened up in some crucial times of the game. In fact, the Eagles thwarted three Giants NYG - J.Carney, 22 FG (9-31, 5:01) red zone opportunities by holding them to a field goal each time. In Phila - D.McNabb, 1 run (Akers) (3-2, 1:32) the 4th quarter, the defense stunned the home team with two stops NYG - Penalty on D.McNabb in end zone for a safety on 4th-and-short as Eli Manning was stuffed on a QB sneak on 4th- NYG - J.Carney, 34 FG (7-63, 2:25) and-1. One possession later, the Eagles stopped bruising RB Bran- Phila - D.Akers, 25 FG (12-68, 1:33) don Jacobs shy of a first down on a 4th-and-2 run. Donovan McNabb, NYG - J.Carney, 36 FG (5-16, 1:35) meanwhile, accounted for both of Philadelphia’s touchdowns (a one- Phila - D.Akers, 35 FG (12-58, 4:48) yard QB sneak in the first quarter and a one-yard TD throw to TE Phila - B.Celek, 1 pass from McNabb (Akers) (10-63, 4:24) Brent Celek on the first play of the 4th quarter). The Eagles first TD Phila - D.Akers, 20 FG (6-46, 2:30) was set up after an interception by CB Asante Samuel, who returned Manning’s errant pass 25 yards to the Giants 2-yard line. The Ea- TEAM STATISTICS PHILA NYG gles took a 7-3 lead into the 2nd quarter, but were victimized by an First Downs 20 16 intentional grounding penalty in the end zone by McNabb, resulting Net Yards Gained 276 307 in a safety for New York. Down 7-5 and driving deep into the Eagles Rushes/Yards 28/59 32/138 territory, the Giants settled for a 46-yard field goal attempt by John Net Yards Passing 217 169 Carney, which sailed wide right. Late in the 2nd quarter, Carney Att/Comp/INT 40/22/2 29/15/2 booted a 34-yard field goal to give the Giants an 8-7 advantage with Sacked/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0 1:33 left. But McNabb directed a clutch two-minute drill that set up Punts/Average 4/42.0 2/45.0 a 25-yard field goal by Akers as time expired in the first half. The Gi- Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1 ants regained the lead early in the 3rd quarter after McNabb was Penalties/Yards 8/61 6/49 intercepted by DT . That play led to another Carney field Time of Possession 29:45 30:15 goal to give the home squad an 11-10 lead. Undaunted, the Eagles 3rd Down Efficiency 7/14 3/13 drove 58 yards in 12 plays on their ensuing possession to set up a 35-yard field goal by Akers. On that drive, McNabb connected with RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 18-36, D.McNabb 5-16-1TD, WR Jason Avant for 21 yards on a 3rd-and-20 situation and with Cor- C.Buckhalter 5-7 ... GIANTS - B.Jacobs 19-92, D.Ward 12-46, E.Man- rell Buckhalter for a 19-yard catch and run on 3rd and 10. The Giants ning 1-0. looked to regain the lead on their next possession, but Carney’s 47- RECEIVING: EAGLES - D.Jackson 4-81, J.Avant 4-43, K.Curtis 4-40, yard attempt missed wide left. From there, the Eagles stormed down C.Buckhalter 3-19, B.Celek 3-12-1TD, L.Smith 2-12, B.Westbrook the field to set up Celek’s one-yard TD grab from McNabb, giving 2-10 ... GIANTS - D.Ward 5-24, K.Boss 3-52, D.Hixon 2-37, A.Toomer Philadelphia a 20-11 lead. The Eagles defense came up with those 2-26, S.Smith 2-17, D.Johnson 1-13. two key stops on 4th down and Akers sealed the victory with a 20- yard field goal PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 40-22-217-2-1TD ... GIANTS - E.Manning 29-15-169-2-0TDs. Notes: With three field goals, Akers broke an NFL record by con- INTs: EAGLES - A.Samuel 1-25, Q.Mikell 1-5 ... GIANTS - F.Robbins necting on his 18th consecutive field goal attempt in the postseason. 1-17, K.Dockery 1-0. The previous record of 16 was held by former Eagle Gary Anderson SACKS: EAGLES - None ... GIANTS - None. … Andy Reid became the 14th coach in NFL history to register 10 playoff wins … Samuel’s interception, the 7th of his postseason ca- EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: +1 (0 fumbles, 2 INTs/1 fumble, 2 INTs) reer, ties him with former Patriots teammate Rodney Harrison for most among active players … The Eagles did not allow a sack to the Weather: Cloudy, 30 degrees Giants in three contests this year … Brian Westbrook surpassed Wind: NW 20 mph Wilbert Montgomery (518) for most rushing yards in team playoff Playing surface: FieldTurf history. Time: 3:12 Sunday, January 18, 2009 Arizona Cardinals 32 Univ. of Phoenix Stadium Philadelphia Eagles 25

After a spectacular comeback in the 2nd half, the Eagles fell to the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Pts Arizona Cardinals, 32-25, in the NFC Championship game in Glen- Philadelphia 3 3 13 6 - 25 dale, Arizona. Philadelphia fell behind 24-6 by halftime, but rallied Arizona 7170 8-32 to score 19 consecutive points to take a 25-24 lead with 10:45 to play in the 4th quarter. But the Cardinals stormed back with a 14-play, Arz - L.Fitzgerald, 9 pass from Warner (Rackers) (9-80, 5:40) 72-yard drive that produced the game-winning, 8-yard touchdown Phila - D.Akers, 45 FG (8-33, 4:37) pass from Kurt Warner to RB Tim Hightower with 2:53 left. The Ea- Arz - L.Fitzgerald, 62 pass from Warner (Rackers) (1-62, 0:11) gles drove into Arizona territory on the ensuing possession, but four Phila - D.Akers, 33 FG (7-65, 4:17) straight incomplete passes ended their chances of a Super Bowl Arz - L.Fitzgerald, 1 pass from Warner (Rackers) (9-73, 5:56) berth. Warner and WR Larry Fitzgerald propelled the Cardinals to Arz - N.Rackers, 49 FG (9-53, 1:31) their first half explosion, connecting on three touchdown passes (9, Phila - B.Celek, 6 pass from McNabb (Akers) (13-90, 5:59) 62, and 1 yard, respectively). The Eagles, meanwhile, could only Phila - B.Celek, 31 pass from McNabb (kick failed) (6-61, 2:39) muster two field goals by David Akers as they fell behind by 18 Phila - D.Jackson, 62 pass from McNabb (pass failed) (4-86, 2:15) points at the intermission. The third quarter did not start well for Arz - T.Hightower, 8 pass from Warner (B.Patrick pass - Warner) (14-72, 7:52) Philadelphia as Donovan McNabb lost a fumble after a sack by Cards S Adrian Wilson. On their next possession, though, the Eagles of- TEAM STATISTICS PHILA ARZ fense finally settled down and scored on a 6-yard TD toss from Mc- First Downs 22 21 Nabb to TE Brent Celek. After a three-and-out by the Cardinals, Net Yards Gained 454 369 McNabb and Celek connected again on a 31-yard scoring strike that Rushes/Yards 18/97 29/102 left the Eagles down by 24-19, after Akers misfired on the extra point Net Yards Passing 357 267 attempt. Early in the 4th quarter, the Eagles forced another punt by Att/Comp/INT 47/28/1 28/21/0 Arizona and gave McNabb and company a chance to take the lead. Sacked/Yards Lost 2/18 2/12 Four plays later, they did just that as McNabb connected on a deep Punts/Average 1/58.0 5/37.2 pass to rookie WR DeSean Jackson, who made a juggling catch away Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1 from CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie for a 62-yard touchdown. Penalties/Yards 7/64 3/15 The two point conversion attempt failed, however, and set the stage Time of Possession 30:04 29:56 for the Cardinals victory as they converted two third down conver- 3rd Down Efficiency 7/14 5/12 sions and one on fourth down during their game-winning drive. RUSHING: EAGLES - B.Westbrook 12-45, D.McNabb 2-31, C.Buck- Notes: With 10 catches, Celek broke the Eagles record for most re- halter 4-21 ... CARDINALS - E.James 16-73, T.Hightower 11-33, ceptions in a playoff game (Terrell Owens and each had J.Arrington 2-(-4). 9). He also tied the team record with two touchdown receptions in a RECEIVING: EAGLES - B.Celek 10-83-2TDs, D.Jackson 6-92-1TD, playoff game previously set by , and Harold K.Curtis 4-122, B.Westbrook 2-26, J.Avant 2-23, H.Baskett 1-14, Carmichael … Kevin Curtis’ 122 receiving yards tied for the 2nd most C.Buckhalter 1-12, L.Smith 1-5, G.Lewis 1-(-2) ... CARDINALS - in Eagles playoff history (TE Keith Jackson posted 142 yards in 1988 L.Fitzgerald 9-152-3TDs, A.Boldin 4-34, L.Pope 2-21, J.Urban 1-18, and Owens registered 122 in Super Bowl 39) … McNabb’s 375 pass- J.Arrington 1-16, E.James 1-16, S.Breaston 1-10, T.Hightower 1-8- ing yards were a career postseason high … Akers’ NFL record of 19 1TD, K.Warner 1-4. consecutive field goals made in the postseason came to an end with a 2nd quarter miss from 47 yards. PASSING: EAGLES - D.McNabb 47-28-375-1-3TDs ... CARDINALS - K.Warner 28-21-279-0-4TDs. INTs: EAGLES - None ... CARDINALS - A.Francisco 1-27. SACKS: EAGLES - V.Abiamiri 1.0, T.Cole 1.0 ... CARDINALS - A.Wil- son 2.0 EAGLES TURNOVER RATIO: -2 (2 fumbles, 1 INT/1 fumble, 0 INTs)

Weather: Indoors Wind: None Playing surface: Grass Time: 4:20