After falling short, Eagles aiming high
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It is not the Florida bowl they wanted, nor does it have the marquee value they set as one of their goals. But it is the postseason and it comes after a regular season in which they won 10 games, a division championship, and climbed to heights no Boston College football team had reached in more than ...
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The weather certainly didn't suit the Cambridge Falcons. Quarterback Ray Doucette and his talented offense stumbled last night against BC High's relentless pressure in incessant rain at Russell Field. The Eagles smothered the Cambridge attack and kept the high-flying Falcons grounded in a 37-6 win.
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It will be different now for Boston College, at least until the Eagles lose a game, and some of the national respect they have slowly gained.
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It's going to take a really good team to stop the red-hot Philadelphia Eagles. Right now, mediocre is a reach for the Chicago Bears.
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The matchup of leading N.F.C. contenders turned into a showcase not for offensive fireworks but for a blistering Eagles defense.
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By John Bazemore, AP. The sucking noise you hear is the air being taken out of the Philadelphia Eagles&#39; passing game in the wake of the right ankle injury that will sideline big-play
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Terrell Owens invigorated the Philadelphia Eagles with his attitude, enthusiasm and MVP-type performance. Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook will do their best to prove this wasn&#39;ta one-man offense.
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Until Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles hadn&#39;t played a football game in this town in 20 years. As far as the demoralized Detroit Lions and their deflated fans were concerned, it wasn&#39;t long enough.
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The Philadelphia Eagles didn't pop open any champagne bottles and hardly celebrated their latest playoff victory.
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Sure, Boston College may have improved its chances for a Big East title, a berth in the Bowl Championship Series, and a $2.5 million payout with its 36-17 victory over No. 13 West Virginia Saturday at Mountaineer Field. But BC coach Tom O'Brien cautioned his team yesterday that there remained much work to do before the Eagles could begin planning ...
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the last three years, the Philadelphia Eagles had to deal with the disappointment of coming up short in the NFC title game.Last night, the Eagles moved up in class, but came up short again in dropping a 24-21 decision to the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX at Alltel Stadium. And once again, Eagles coach Andy Reid ...
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The Vikings drove the ball impressively on a tough Philadelphia Eagles defense, but their red zone failures left Minnesota short of victory, long on respect.
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The BC High defense broke up a fourth-quarter tie, smothering New Bedford for a safety, and Liam Regan then scored his third touchdown of the game as the Eagles ran off a 23-14 victory yesterday in New Bedford.
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BC High entered yesterday's nonleague game against undefeated Reading knowing it needed to stop the Rockets' front line of Michael Lozzi, Patrick Kiley, and Robert Toczylowski. But even if the Eagles could stifle that potent line, they were going to have to create some offense of their own. Consider both jobs done.
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The last time the Philadelphia Eagles were dominated so thoroughly they had a whole offseason to contemplate the defeat. They have two days to get over this dismantling &#151; a 27-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday that snapped their franchise-best 7-0 start and left the NFL without an unbeaten team.
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A closer look at the Packersâ 47-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. When one team so thoroughly manhandles another, there almost always are multiple difference-makers.
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The Philadelphia Eagles had talent. Now they have swagger and personality, too.