Philly Squeaks By

Well the birds got another W but it wasn't pretty. The Eagles record is now 2-3 and they may be able to improve that record if they continue to get healthy and stay healthy. The return of Brian Westbrook(RB) was a good sign of that. Westbrook had 20 carries for 120 yards, averaging 6 yards a carry which is above the league average. Along with Westbrook, William Thomas(OT), the man that protects McNabbs blind side had a good game as well. Thomas gave up one tough sack, but followed with a number of pancake blocks. Another player returning from injury was Sheldon Brown(CB), who had a good game also, Brown had the teams only interception, along with 5 solo tackles. Staying with the D, the game overall not so impressive if they want to compete against Dallas in their division. The birds aloud 158 yards rushing, which is not too bad, however with a shaky O like the Jets they should have been able to shut them down easily. One great stat was the 109 yards and 1 Int in the air. The eagles banged up secondary shut the Jets pass game down even with the absence of Lito Sheppard(CB) and Brian Dawkins(FS), not to mention Sheldon Brown had just returned. The best thing for the Eagles to do now is forget about that week, get healthy, and get ready for an outstanding defense in the Chicago Bears. If the birds want to win this game, they must have a flawless day offensively, and make some big plays on a terrible Bears offense. GO BIRDS!!!