EAGLES NEWS

Who woulda thunk it? On the brink of elimination from the playoffs, but still Mathematically alive, the Eagles got the win they sorely needed this afternoon, defeating T.O and the Cowboys. It was not an especially pretty game, as both offenses struggled, but when it mattered most the Eagles' offense got the job done, while the Dallas offense came up short. For the Eagles, Donovan Mcnabb completed 23 of his 41 passes for 208 yards and a TD, while Brian Westbrook rushed 18 times for 81 yards, and caught 9 passes for 63 yards. For Dallas, on the other hand nothing clicked as the Eagles defense held them to just 240 total yards(187 yards passing, and just 53 yards rushing) and 0 TDs. Tony Romo hit just 13 of his 36 passes for 214 yards and 0 TDs as he was sacked 4 times and intercepted 3 times. Additionally, Marion Barber and Julius Jones combined for just 37 yards rushing and Mr. Owens caught just 2 passes for 37 yards. The only true sparkle out of the Dallas offense came from TE Jason Witten who caught 8 passes for 113 yards. As for the game it was largely uneventful, and yet still exciting. Until the final minute of the first half the only score of the game was a Nick Folk field goal for a 3-0 Dallas lead. Then the Eagles finally put together a long drive to finish half, capped off by a 27 yard run by Mcnabb and a 1 yd TD pass from Mcnabb to Reggie Brown, for a 7-3 Eagles lead. Midway through the 3rd quarter the Dallas offense seemed to finally get on track, driving deep into Eagles territory, but again they were forced to settle for a Nick Folk field goal to cut the Ealges lead to 7-6. The Eagles had a golden opportunity early in the 4th quarter to take charge of the game, but they too could not get in the end zone and had to settle for a David Akers field goal for a 10-6 lead. From there, the Eagles held Dallas in check until with just under 3 minutes to play Brian Dawkins intercepted Romo for the 3rd and final time. The Eagles were then able to run out the clock and walked away with a 10-6 victory. So the Eagles improve to 6-8 overall, and although they still need a lot of help to fulfill them, their playoff hopes stay alive for now.