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It is probably fair to say that Kevin Kolb never really got
a chance at replacing Donovan McNabb as the Philadelphia Eagles’ next franchise
quarterback.

It’s kind of fitting, then, that the former second-round draft pick and current
Arizona Cardinal might not be able to play in his return to Philadelphia.

Kolb will try to take the field this Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field for the
first time since his trade to Arizona against an Eagles team that saw its
season of high expectations take another hit earlier this week.

Philadelphia took Kolb with the 36th overall pick in the 2007 draft as an
apparent heir to the then-Pro Bowl quarterback McNabb. Kolb had several solid
outings in relief of an injured McNabb early in his career and was slated to
take over the starting role full-time in 2010 after McNabb’s trade to
Washington.

However, Kolb suffered a head injury in Week 1, opening the door for Michael
Vick to put together a Pro Bowl season and claim the starting role. Vick’s
resurgence in the NFL made Kolb expendable, and the Eagles traded the 27-
year-old to the Cardinals for cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a
second-round draft pick.

Kolb has struggled as Arizona’s No. 1 quarterback this year and missed last
week’s thrilling 19-13 overtime victory against St. Louis due to turf toe. That
leaves him questionable for this game, though hopeful to play.

“Anybody can say they don’t circle it on their calendar, but that’s what you
do,” said Kolb, who had a trio of 300-yard games in seven career starts with
Philadelphia. “I have a lot of friends and there’s a lot of good people back
there and I’m looking forward to going back, but I definitely want to be in
uniform and have a chance to play.”

Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt called it a tough situation for Kolb
because of the uncertainty due to his injury, while wide receiver Larry
Fitzgerald said the club is ready if backup John Skelton makes a second
straight start in Kolb’s place.

“[Skelton] made plays when we needed it, with his feet, with his arm,”
Fitzgerald said in reference to last week’s win. “He’s got a big, strong
cannon and he can make all the throws.

“I think he’s going to do a good job if Kevin can’t go.”

Sunday’s game will also mark a return to Philadelphia for backup linebacker
Stewart Bradley, who joined Arizona as a free agent after appearing in 44
games with the Eagles after they selected him in the third round of the 2007
draft.

Arizona snapped a six-game slide last weekend with its first win since Week 1
and had special-teams play to thank. Defensive end Calais Campbell blocked a
potential game-winning 42-yard field goal attempt as time expired in
regulation and rookie Patrick Peterson returned a punt 99 yards for a score in
overtime for the deciding points.

Peterson, who said he “decided to catch the ball and just run for my life,”
posted the second-longest punt return in league history and is the first
player in the NFL to return three punts for a score in his first eight career
games.

After last week’s home win kept the Cardinals five games off the pace in the
NFC West, they will now try to snap an 11-game road losing streak dating back
to Sept. 12 of last year. They are 0-4 on the road this season and play the
first of three straight as the guest, the Cards’ longest road trip since 1997.

The Eagles, meanwhile, entered the season as contenders after adding a slew of
players to their defense this past offseason, including Rodgers-Cromartie and
fellow Pro Bowl corner Nnamdi Asomugha to a secondary that already included
Asante Samuel.

Philadelphia’s defense has struggled keeping teams off the scoreboard, though,
and it was denied a third straight victory on Monday night after Chicago
rallied for 13 points to hand the Eagles a 30-24 defeat.

The Birds were coming off a convincing 34-7 win over Dallas, but struggled on
both sides of the ball to fall to 3-5 on the year. That has them three games
back of the first-place New York Giants in the NFC East.

“I know there’s things I could have done better,” Vick said afterward. “Against
a team like that you have to be precise. We didn’t make the plays. We wanted to
take advantage of the opportunity to get to .500. We had a chance to win this
game and we let it slip away.”

The Eagles play the final contest of a three-game homestand this weekend.

SERIES HISTORY

The all-time regular-season series between the Cardinals and Eagles dates all
the way back to the 1935 season and is knotted at 53-53-5. Philadelphia evened
the set by virtue of a 48-20 victory at Lincoln Financial Field on
Thanksgiving night in 2008, with Arizona’s last non-playoff win over the
Eagles occurring at Sun Devil Stadium on Christmas Eve of 2005. The Cardinals
are 0-2 in Philadelphia since recording a 21-20 decision over the Eagles at
Veterans Stadium on Oct. 7, 2001, the last year in which the two clubs were
still each members of the NFC East.

The Cardinals have prevailed in two of three lifetime matchups with
Philadelphia in the postseason, breaking a tie with a 32-25 home triumph in
the 2008 NFC Championship. The then-Chicago Cardinals also downed the Eagles
by a 28-21 count in the 1947 NFL Championship, with Philly returning the favor
via a 7-0 verdict in the 1948 NFL title game.

Philadelphia’s Andy Reid is 5-5 against the Cardinals during his 13-year
tenure as the Eagles’ head coach, while Whisenhunt sports a 1-1 lifetime mark
against both Philadelphia and Reid in his present position.

WHEN THE CARDINALS HAVE THE BALL

In his first start of the year for an injured Kolb (1706 passing yards, 8 TD,
8 INT), Skelton had an up-and-down outing against St. Louis. Arizona managed
just 58 yards in the first half and Skelton and the Cardinals handed the Rams
four points on back-to-back safeties. Still, the second-year quarterback found
Fitzgerald (38 receptions, 3 TD) for a 13-yard touchdown pass with under five
minutes left in the fourth quarter to tie the game. Skelton also led the
Cardinals with 38 yards on four carries as running back Beanie Wells (526
rushing yards, 7 TD) continued to battle a knee injury while posting 20 yards
on 10 carries. Wells has been a solid contributor to Arizona’s 25th-ranked
offense when healthy and is one shy of his career high for touchdowns in a
season. While Skelton was far from perfect, Arizona did not have a turnover
last weekend for the first time all year and the backup improved to 3-0 at home
as a starter. He also targeted Fitzgerald on 12 occasions, though the two only
hooked up four times for 43 yards. Fitzgerald’s touchdown was the 68th of his
career, one shy of Roy Green’s all-time club record. Wide receiver Early Doucet
(34 receptions, 3 TD) led the team with six catches for 78 yards last week,
while Andre Roberts (18 receptions) added five for 55 yards.

The Eagles looked to have improved their pass defense this offseason and do
come into the game ranked ninth in that category. However, they have struggled
against the run (124.0 ypg allowed) and rank 18th in the NFL with 22.8 points
allowed per game. They gave up 164 yards rushing to the Bears despite forcing
two fumbles by running back Matt Forte. Red-zone defense has also been an
issue, with Philadelphia giving up 15 touchdowns and five field goals on 22
instances inside its own 20. Philadelphia is tied for third in the league with
a plus-eight sack differential, but failed to get to Bears quarterback Jay
Cutler even once on Monday. The Eagles also failed to notch an interception,
but did get a 22-yard fumble recovery and touchdown from rookie linebacker
Brian Rolle (30 tackles). Safety Kurt Coleman (29 tackles, 3 INT) led the team
with 12 tackles versus the Bears and middle linebacker Jamar Chaney (53
tackles, 1 INT) added 10 stops. While Asomugha (21 tackles, 2 INT) and Samuel
(24 tackles, 1 INT) have both picked off quarterbacks, the Eagles hope that
Rodgers-Cromartie (17 tackles) can get going against his former club. Now
Philadelphia’s nickel corner, he had 16 interceptions in 54 games (including
the postseason) with the Cardinals from 2008-10. Philly should be able to get
pressure this weekend with solid ends in Jason Babin (23 tackles, 9 sacks) and
Trent Cole (17 tackles, 4 sacks). Safety Nate Allen (25 tackles, 1 INT) is
questionable for this game, however, after suffering a concussion on Monday.

WHEN THE EAGLES HAVE THE BALL

The Eagles were held to a season-low 330 yards versus the Bears as Vick (2065
passing yards, 11 TD, 9 INT) threw for only 213 yards without a touchdown. He
added 34 yards rushing and was picked off once. Philadelphia’s best offensive
weapon continues to be running back LeSean McCoy (825 rushing yards, 28
receptions, 11 total TD), who ran for 71 yards and a score on 16 carries while
adding five catches for 46 yards. McCoy tied a club record by scoring in each
of Philadelphia’s first eight games, and another score this week would make him
just the fourth NFL player since 1960 to reach the end zone in a season’s first
nine games. Tight end Brent Celek (27 receptions, 2 TD) has also gotten more
involved as of late, making a game-high seven catches for 60 yards against
Chicago. He has 18 receptions, 196 yards and two scores in his last three
games. Playmaking wide receiver DeSean Jackson (29 receptions, 2 TD) was held
to just two catches for 16 yards and lost a fumble on a punt return, however,
while leading receiver Jeremy Maclin (44 receptions, 4 TD) notched four catches
for 63 yards. Philadelphia ranks first in the NFL in rushing yards (172.3 ypg)
and third in total offense (434.4 ypg), but is only ninth in scoring at 25.4
points per game.

Arizona comes in with the 28th-ranked defense in the league and is giving up
24.5 points per game, but did not allow a touchdown last week versus the Rams
for the first time since Oct. 18, 2009 in Seattle. It was also the first time
the franchise did not yield a touchdown at home since a 14-3 win over the
Giants on Oct. 10, 1999. The Cardinals got outstanding contributions from
inside linebackers Paris Lenon (50 tackles, 1 sack) and Daryl Washington (46
tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT), who combined for 18 tackles against the Rams, while
rookie outside linebacker Sam Acho (12 tackles, 3 sacks) recorded a sack for a
third game in a row. Another sack in this game would match Simeon Rice’s 1996
club rookie record of four straight. Arizona’s secondary is already without
safety Kerry Rhodes (24 tackles, 2 sacks) due to a foot injury and linebacker
Joey Porter (16 tackles, 1 sack) continues to miss time with a knee ailment, so
the loss of cornerback Michael Adams (17 tackles) last week was a major blow.
It was also a scary incident, as he was carted off the field with a head/neck
injury. Arizona will need its young corners in Peterson (35 tackles, 2 INT) and
A.J. Jefferson (44 tackles) to step up, along with veteran safety Adrian Wilson
(34 tackles, 1 INT). In addition to his second blocked field goal of the
season, Campbell (44 tackles, 5 sacks) also came up with two sacks last week.

KEYS TO THE GAME

Both teams have punt returners that can change of the course of game in
Peterson and Jackson. The Cardinals’ return man is already tied for the most
punt return touchdowns in club history with three and is one shy of the NFL’s
single-season record. Jackson has just 3.7 yards per return on nine attempts t
his year, but owns a career average of 10.6 with four touchdowns. Also,
Philadelphia has not allowed a punt or kickoff return for a score since Sept.
15, 2008 versus Dallas.

Philadelphia’s embattled secondary faces a major test in Fitzgerald, who has
six touchdowns in three career games versus the Eagles including the playoffs.
In the 2008 NFC Championship meeting, the wideout went off for nine catches,
152 yards and three scores.

The Cardinals have been solid against the run this year, but will have their
hands full with McCoy, a speedy cutting machine who makes plays on the ground
and as a receiver. Arizona faced a similar back in Baltimore’s Ray Rice in Week
8 and held him to 63 yards on 18 carries, but Rice scored three touchdowns.

OVERALL ANALYSIS

This has been an anticipated game since the Eagles decided to trade Kolb to the
Cardinals, so his questionable status is a bit of a disappointment. While his
matchup is personal for Arizona’s quarterback, Philadelphia’s season could very
well be on the line. At 3-5 and three games off the pace in the NFC East, the
Eagles will need to play nearly flawless to make the playoffs. Their playoff
hopes stay alive for another week against a Cardinals team that nearly lost a
week ago to a Rams club that Philly handled, 31-13, in Week 1.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Eagles 28, Cardinals 20

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Via Rant Sports:

One of the main reasons why the Philadelphia Eagles pulled off the win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday was because of an impressive performance by running back LeSean McCoy–who finished the game with 126 rushing yards to go along with one touchdown. In fact, McCoy was so fired up about the win–he gave head coach Andy Reid a gut punch during the game that apparently didn’t settle too well with the head coach.

The facial expression by Reid after receiving the punch from McCoy is priceless and apparently even knocked the wind out of him. Reid has celebrated with players in the past (remember two years ago when DeSean Jackson jumped into him?) – but nothing compares to this celebration from Sunday’s game against the Redskins.

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Oct 14, 2011 – The Philadelphia Eagles haven’t exactly been the dream team they were expected to be this season, but a win over a fellow NFC East rival in the Washington Redskins would at least give the team a chance to get back on track. This week’s NFL picks and predictions should favor the 3-1 Redskins and not the 1-4 Eagles, though, if things are going to make sense.

In a move that isn’t exactly surprising, quite a few of the experts are actually picking the Eagles to turn things around in Washington. Experts Clark Judge and Mike Freeman both chose Philly over at CBS Sports. Quite a few picked the Eagles to win among ESPN’s crew of experts, too, as Mike Golic, Ron Jaworski, Adam Schefter and the site’s Accuscore predictor all decided the game would go in favor of the Philadelphia faithful.

Peter King of Sports Illustrated also ruled in favor of the Eagles in Week 6, but he wasn’t exactly sure why he predicted that (so don’t even ask him).

Don’t ask me why. If I have to pick one reason, I pick Mike Vick remembering what he did the last time he was at FedEx, which is play the best game a quarterback has played in recent years: four passing touchdowns, two rushing touchdowns, 413 total yards, no turnovers. But really, I just think at some point the Eagles are going to play like the players they are.

For what it’s worth, it seems a lot of people in the know went with the Eagles to turn it around this week. If Michael Vick is able to stay healthy and the defense is able to stop a running back — likely Ryan Torain — for the first time in weeks, Philadelphia probably has a pretty good chance.

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Oct 11, 2011 – After a fourth loss in five games, the Philadelphia Eagles have understandably plummeted in Week 6 NFL Power Rankings around the internet, and No. 21 seems to be Philadelphia’s consensus ranking.

Fox Sports was first to rank Philadelphia 21st, comparing the Eagles to a train wreck. 

The Eagles are like witnessing a train wreck; while it is hard to watch, you just can’t seem to pull your eyes from it. They are up and down the field, but keep turning over the ball in the scoring zones. Defensively, they played hard but still can’t seem to tie the front and back ends together, and have way too many missed tackles. Either one will get you beat.    

CBS Sports also gave the Eagles the 21st spot, wondering whether Andy Reid is on the hot seat.

Is Andy Reid in trouble? You have to ask the question. The offensive line is getting Mike Vick killed.

ESPN afforded Philadelphia the 21st spot, as well, discussing the discrepancy between Philadelphia’s talent and performance.

I mean, I’ve seen four of their five games in person. They have plenty of athletic talent, but they just don’t play the game of football especially well. And I really think that’s going to hold them back. John Clayton still has them up at 18, which inflates this ranking a bit. But right now they’re down there in the bottom third, and they’ve earned their way there. I’ll be interested to see their ranking next week. If they play well and by some miracle win in Washington, I wonder if the voters will bump them way up thinking “they’re back.” And if they lose and fall to 1-5, they’ll have to be down right there at the bottom with the other absolute worst teams in the league. No matter how much athletic talent they have.    

The Eagles resume play Sunday against Washington in a “must-win” game.

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