Eagles persevere to take opener
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MUNCIE, Ind. -- Just when it appeared Boston College's football team had left its heart in San Francisco, where it scored a 35-21 romp over Colorado State in the San Francisco Bowl on New Year's Eve, the Eagles mustered enough heart to survive a MAC attack in last night's 19-11 season-opening triumph at Ball State before a crowd of 23,718.
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It took about two-and-a-half hours before one of Monday nightâs protagonists finally made his mark. Fortunately for the Eagles, the one who did played for them.
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Life after Terrell Owens begins on Monday, when the Eagles travel to St. Louis to take on the faltering Rams. Mike Martz&#39;s team has played nothing like a playoff contender, but thanks to Seattle&#39;s similar
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Correll Buckhalter's injury overshadowed Terrell Owens' spectacular debut with the Philadelphia Eagles. Owens caught an 81-yard TD pass from Donovan McNabb on Philadelphia's first play, and rookie J.R. Reed returned a kickoff 88 yards for a score, leading the Eagles over the Baltimore Ravens 26-17 in a preseason game Friday night.
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WHAT HAPPENED: Donovan McNabb threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, the Eagles&#39; defense played some brilliant red-zone defense, and the Eagles maintained their remarkable prime-time
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All along, you really knew there wasn&#39;t much of a chance for the Eagles to run the table in the NFL all season. But it sure was fun for the first seven games of the season, and even if it was only for less
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They improve upon their first preseason game, by beating Baltimore 26-17, but lose RB Correll Buckhalter. By Larry O&#39;Rourke. PHILADELPHIA | Donovan McNabb connected with Terrell Owens for an 81-yard touchdown
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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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Donovan McNabb threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 30-13 win over Detroit.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Governor Ed Rendell gets anxious watching contested returns on television. ''Take it all the way! Come on! Take it!&quot; he yells at a monitor as J.R. Reed, the Philadelphia Eagles' kickoff returner, starts strong but fades fast, not unlike some political candidates Rendell has known.
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The Philadelphia Eagles keep blaming their defensive woes on bad tackling and poor execution.
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One cornerback wasn't in the NFL last year. Another has never played in a game. The nickel back didn't make the original roster. Just two games into the season, the Philadelphia Eagles' secondary is decimated by injuries.
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The Eagles shackle Michael Vick while Donovan McNabb presses Philadelphia through to its second Super Bowl appearance by downing Atlanta, 27-10, Sunday.
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PHILADELPHIA Donovan McNabb threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Philadelphia beat Minnesota 27-to-16. McNabb&#39;s 45-yard scoring pass to Terrell Owens gave the Eagles a 24-to-9 lead midway through the final quarter.
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With three consecutive defeats in the N.F.C. championship game, Eagles fans can hardly be blamed for a case of jitters or show-me skepticism.
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In 1976, at the start of his first year as the Philadelphia Eagles' head coach, Dick Vermeil issued an open call to anyone who wanted to try out for the team. Having lost the last game of the previous dismal season, 31-0, to the Cincinnati Bengals in a dreary, snowy Veterans Stadium, they had nothing left to lose, right?
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Donovan McNabb threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 30-13 win over the Detroit Lions in the lone game between unbeatens Sunday.