SPORTS | FURTHER PREVIEW An inside look at the Eagles-Redskins By John Murrow,[email protected]

IN THE SPOTLIGHT WHO’S HOT GAME 11 Nick Foles/RileyCooper Who: Redskins (3-6) at Eagles(5-5) Whateverisgoing on between When: Sunday, 1p.m. Folesand Cooper seems almost Where: RILEYCOOPER surreal. The video game-likenum- TV: Fox berscontinued on Sunday Radio: WIP (94.1-FM, 610-AM) againstGreen BayasFolesfound Weather: Cloudy,high of 60,with 8-mph winds from the SSE Cooper fora45-yard , Injuryreport: (hamstring), (quadriceps),My- later to be followedbya32-yard chal Kendricks(knee), Earl Wolff (knee), areall listedasday-to-day score. OutofCooper’sseven Game line: Eagles-3Ö ,Foleshas thrown Over/under: 52Ö six of them —fiveofwhich have THREE KEYS FORTHE EAGLES come in the previous 2weeks. 1. Limiting Washington’ssophomores: In the first LeSean McCoy game of the season, the Eaglesheld Redskins run- Before Sunday’s27-13 victory ning back Alfred Morris to 45 yardson12carries. over Green Bay, McCoy wasaver- Robert Griffin III passed for329 yardswith two aging 49 yardson15carriesin touchdowns and twointerceptions.Itwas adiffer- three gamesagainstDallas,the ent storyfor Washington’stop offensiveweapons NewYork Giantsand Oakland. lastThursday againstMinnesota,asMorris rushed The running back returned to for139 yardsand RGIII threw three touchdowns in form againstthe Packerswith the 34-27loss. While it’snearly impossible to shut 155 rushing yardson25carries. down the dynamic duo,the Eagles’ defensemust AgainstWashington in Week 1, slowdownthe second-year players to earn the sea- the 25-year-old running back sonsweep. rushed for184 yardson31car- 2. Balancing the pass andrun: The Eaglesdid a Griffin ries, with atouchdown. good job of balancing their offenseagainstGreen Bay as LeSeanMcCoyrushed for155 yardsand Nick Folespassedfor 228.Unfortunately forMc- WHO’S NOT Coy, he didn’tscore arushing touchdown forthe fifth consecutiveweek. AlexHenery Although the Eagleshavehad incredible success with quarterback Nick Henery has made 17 of 21 field- Folespassing the football in the past 2weeks, McCoy’srole will be very goal attemptsthis season, but important againstadefenseheran all over in week 1. In the 33-27victory the oneshehas not made have re- over Washington on Sept.9,McCoyrushed for184 yardsand one touch- ally stood out.Looking to extend down, while Michael Vick threw fortwo and ranfor another. aleadto10-0 over the Packers, 3. Pressuring Robert Griffin III: The Eagles’ defensepressured RGIII in called on Henery fora their first meeting, sacking him three timesfor losses of 21 yards. The 39-yard attempt in the second pressurealsoforcedtwo .Pressuring the young quarter- quarter,but the kick went wide back will forcehim to makethrowsheisuncomfortable making, causing right.Heneryresponded by mak- afavorable matchup foranEaglessecondarythat has come together in ing his next twokicks, from 25 recent weeks. and 41 yards, but the Eagleswill need moreconsistencyout of the most accurate kicker in NCAA his- tory. EAGLESINDIVIDUAL LEADERS PASSING Jason Peters Yds. TD Int. DAVID MAIALETTI /STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. /Att. TD Pct. Int. Pct. Lg. Rat. Left tackle Jason Peters has not Foles.1...... 36 86 63.2 1256 9.24 16 11.8 00.0 t63 132.5 RileyCooper, after his second touchdown in Green Bay. been himself recentlythanksto Vick .1...... 41 77 54.6 1215 8.62 53.5 32.1 70 86.5 multiple injuries. Peters played Barkley .4...... 93061.2 300 6.12 00.0 48.2 26 44.6 Sundayafter suffering apectoral Team .3...... 26 193 59.2 2771 8.50 21 6.4 72.1 70 99.4 Position: Wide receiver ers, Cooper kept his hot streak with Opp. .4...... 49 279 62.1 3208 7.14 15 3.3 12 2.7 66 83.6 injuryagainstthe Raidersinthe Age: 26 Nick Folesgoing, with three receptions previous week, but wasremoved Birthdate: Sept.9,1987 for102 yardsand twotouchdowns. RUSHING INTERCEPTIONS twice—first with aheadinjury, Hometown: Oklahoma City Cooper wastargetedfivetimes, with No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD College: Florida his longestreception coming on a then aquadricepsissue that sent L. McCoy..1...... 93 932 4.8 t41 3 B. Boykin .3...... 76 25.3 76 0 him back to the locker room. Vick .3...... 4308 9.1 61 2 B. Fletcher .2...... 30 15.0 25 0 Acquired: Fifth round of the 2010 NFL 45-yard touchdown pass that gave the B. Brown..4...... 9163 3.3 32 0 Ryans .2...... 46 23.0 36 0 draft (159th overall) Eaglesatwo-touchdown lead early in Allen Barbrereplaced Peters af- Foles.2...... 0804.0 16 1 Ca. Williams.2...... 10.5 10 terhesuffered the leg injuryand Polk.5...... 36 7.2 28 1 Team .1...... 2169 14.1 76 0 Career: In 50 gamesfor the Eagles the thirdquarter.Cooper’ssecond Barkley .2...... -2 -1.0 -1 0 Opp. .7...... 68 9.7 t38 1 since2010, Cooper has 1,234 receiv- touchdown wasa32-yard reception playedwell. Team .3...... 03 1535 5.1 61 7 SACKS Opp. .2...... 78 1105 4.0 35 7 Curry 4, Barwin 3, F. Cox3,Logan 2, Ryans 2, ingyards and 12 touchdowns.After from Foleswith 10 seconds left in the RECEIVING N. Allen 1, T. Cole 1, B. Graham 1, M. Kendricks scoring atouchdown in each of his thirdquarter,putting the Eaglesahead OBSCURE FACT No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD 1, C. Thornton 1, Ca. Williams 1. De. Jackson .5...... 4903 16.7 t61 7 PUNT RETURNS first twoseasons and three receiving 27-10after the point-after. In fivegamessince2001 at home L. McCoy..3...... 0326 10.9 70 1 No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD touchdowns in 2012, Cooper is enjoy- Did youknow?: Before joining the Ea- before the byeweek, the Eagles R. Cooper .2...... 8555 19.8 t63 7 Dam. Johnson .1...... 1958.6 21 0 ing acareer-best season in 2013,with glesinApril 2010,Cooper wasdrafted Avant.2...... 7311 11.5 31 1 De. Jackson .3...... 39 13.0 32 0 arejust1-4.Inaddition to not win- Ertz .1...... 9243 12.8 38 1 Team .1...... 4134 9.6 32 0 seventouchdowns,555 receiving by the Philliesinthe 15th round in ning ahome game sinceSept.30 B. Celek .1...... 8248 13.8 t28 3 Opp. .1...... 9118 6.2 40 0 yardsand 28 receptions,all career 2006 and again by the TexasRangers B. Brown..6...... 56 9.3 35 0 KICKOFF RETURNS 2012, the Eaglesare just2-4 at Maehl .4...... 67 16.8 37 1 No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD highs.AgainstOakland 2weeksago, in the 25th round in 2009.Asatwo- home againstthe Redskins since Ja. Casey.3...... 31 10.3 12 0 Dam. Johnson .1...... 7441 25.9 33 0 Cooper setcareer highs with 139re- sport athleteatFlorida, Cooper batted Dam. Johnson .2...... 14 7.0 80B. Boykin .2...... 50 25.0 41 0 2007;theyare 4-2 againsttheir Polk.2...... 19 9.5 13 0 B. Graham .2...... 14 7.0 14 0 ceiving yardsand three touchdowns, .247 with 16 runs,eight walks, eight NFCEastrival in Washington dur- Team .1...... 93 2771 14.4 70 21 Team .2...... 4525 21.9 41 0 including a63-yard reception from RBI and fivedoublesin30gamesasa ing that time period. Opp. .2...... 79 3208 11.5 66 15 Opp. .2...... 6646 24.8 t105 1 Nick Foles. sophomoreoutfielder forthe Gators. Sundaywith Eagles: Againstthe Pack-

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