EAGLES NEWS

What a start to the season for the Birds, as they blew away the Rams 38-3. Donovan Mcnabb looked like his old self, completing 21 of 33 passes for 361 yards and 3 TDs. The rookie Desean Jackson, suddenly thrust into the spotlight with injuries to both Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown, looked like a seasoned pro with 6 catches for 106 yards, while Greg Lewis added 5 catches for 104 yards, and Hank Baskett pulled in 2 catches for 102 yards and a TD. Finally, Brian WestBrook was well, Brian Wesbrook, with 19 rushes, for 91 yards and a TD. Defensively, no one player stood out, but the numbers speak for themselves as, the Rams were held to just 166 yards of offense and 3 points. So it was a total team effort and a good one at that. The Eagles jumped out to a quick start, with a pair of 80 yard drives, punctuated by a 1yd TD pass to Westbrook, and a 5 yd TD pass to L.J Smith respectively. Late in the 2nd quarter Baskett hauled in 90 yd TD pass from Mcnabb, for a 21-0 halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter, Tony Hunt plunged in from a yard out for a 28-0 lead and a 23 yard Akers field goal gave the Birds a 31-0 lead heading into the 4th quarter. There after Westbrook ran it in from 6 yards out, to finish off another long drive, for a 38-0 lead, the Rams finally got on the board, as Josh Brown nailed a 46 yard field goal to cut it to 38-3. However, it was too little too late. So the Birds are 1-0 and already look to be better this season, than they were last season.