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Monday, November 15, 2004
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Eagles Working for Win
The first-place Philadelphia Eagles have lapped the field in the
NFC East and a victory tonight in Dallas would give them a
three-game lead in the division. And a victory would put them
five games ahead of the Washington Redskins, whom the Eagles
host on Sunday at Lincoln Financial
Field.
Still, the Eagles seem to feel they have plenty to prove tonight at Texas
Stadium after falling
from the ranks of the unbeaten with their 27-3 loss at
Pittsburgh eight days ago. The Philadelphia defense was shoved
around by the Pittsburgh offense, as the Steelers amassed 252
rushing yards. That led Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson
to make some lineup changes on the practice field last week,
inserting Jeremiah Trotter at middle linebacker and shifting
Mark Simoneau from middle to weak-side linebacker. The Eagles
also might use Sam Rayburn at one defensive tackle spot more
often, ahead of Darwin Walker.
The Cowboys don't have the running offense to give the Eagles' new alignment a
serious test,
although it will be a very bad sign if the Philadelphia defense
doesn't fare far better tonight. But the Eagles could stuff the
run tonight and still not know for certain if they've improved.
The Redskins, with tailback Clinton Portis, will give them a far
more telling test in that area. If the Eagles can work out their
issues in their front seven, they can be very good on defense.
Young cornerbacks Lito Sheppard and Sheldon Brown have replaced
departed veterans Troy Vincent and Bobby Taylor seamlessly, and
safety Brian Dawkins is back to playing at a Pro Bowl level
after struggling with injuries last season.
The Eagles also want to get their offense moving again after the Steelers held
quarterback
Donovan McNabb below 200 passing yards for the first time this
season. McNabb threw an interception and had only 109 passing
yards in Pittsburgh, and he and wide receiver Terrell Owens had
the first test of their relationship when television cameras
caught Owens yelling at McNabb on the Eagles' sideline. The
Eagles played down the incident, saying that Owens merely had
been attempting to fire up his quarterback. But Owens's history
of confrontations with coaches and quarterback Jeff Garcia in
San Francisco means that he won't get the benefit of the doubt
for long. His string of five straight 100-yard receiving games
was snapped in Pittsburgh, where
he had only 53 receiving yards.
The Eagles have to hope that tailback Brian Westbrook (from DeMatha High
School) is nearing
full strength again after being hampered in recent weeks by a
cracked rib, a strained rib-cage muscle and a bruised chest
suffered during an overtime triumph at Cleveland three weeks
ago. He has returned to the lineup, but the Eagles' medical
staff indicated just after Westbrook got hurt that it would take
four to six weeks for the injuries to heal fully.
The Eagles' offensive line also has been banged up, with guard
Jermane Mayberry and tackle Jon Runyan struggling with nagging
injuries recently after the club lost rookie guard Shawn
Andrews, its first-round draft choice, for the season because of
a broken leg suffered in the
opening game.
Tonight's game opens the second half of a schedule in which the Eagles will
play five of eight
games against NFC East foes. They haven't played a division game
since their season-opening triumph over the New York Giants at
home, and an undefeated record in NFC East play seems well
within their reach as they try to wrap up their fourth straight
division title.
The Eagles will take a 4-0 record at home this season into the Redskins game.
-- Mark Maske
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GAME 9: BENGALS 17, REDSKINS 10
Change, No Change -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD7582949E17F3F1E76190
Patrick Ramsey replaces the ineffective Mark Brunell but the
Redskins continue to struggle,
losing to the Bengals, 17-10.
Redskins' Defense Gets Picked Apart -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD35B2949E17F3F1E76190
Bengals' Palmer Is Served Well By Seasoning -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD45A2949E17F3F1E76190
Redskins Notebook -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD3452949E17F3F1E76190
Best & Worst - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD4442949E17F3F1E76190
Game Stats - http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD1472949E17F3F1E76190
PHOTO GALLERY
Ramsey fails to Lift Redskins -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD2462949E17F3F1E76190
Play of the Game -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD7412949E17F3F1E76190
Discuss the Game -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD8402949E17F3F1E76190
Grade the Team -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD5432949E17F3F1E76190
Postgame Quotes -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD6422949E17F3F1E76190
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MARK MASKE'S NFL INSIDER
Giants Have a Controversy Brewing -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD44D2949E17F3F1E76190 New York
Giants Coach Tom Coughlin grew weary
last week of questions about when he might replace his veteran
quarterback, Kurt Warner, with top overall draft choice Eli
Manning. He'd better brace himself, for the clamoring to play
Manning will only grow louder this week.
Also in NFL Insider: Green Has Cardinals Thriving -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD54C2949E17F3F1E76190
Krenzel Winning -
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WART0475AD24F2949E17F3F1E76190
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