T.O No Show: Birds Beat Dallas With Dominant ‘D’

Week five of the Philadelphia Eagles’ season was circled on the schedule by football fans all over the nation. It was labeled as “the biggest football game of the year”, there was no doubt it had epic possibilities with the return of Terrell Owens in a Cowboys uniform. Not only was it the biggest game of the season for the Eagles, who had lost their six previous division games — but a win against the Dallas Cowboys would set the Eagles record at 4-1 — and escalate them to major contender status in the NFC.

With Kearse Out — Eagles’ Defense Depends On Depth

It was bad enough to endure the Eagles already legendary loss to the Giants at Lincoln Financial Field last Sunday, without having to deal with the mounting casualty list from the frustrating battle. Among the injured players include L.J. Smith (shoulder strain), Rod Hood (heel) and Shawn Andrews (shoulder). The most disturbing injury came in overtime when Jevon Kearse collided the outside of his left knee with the front of Mike Patterson’s right knee. The collision left Kearse reeling in tremendous pain on the ground, clutching at his knee with such a look of pain on his face that it screamed season ending to anyone who watched.

Week Two Devastation For Overly Dominant Birds

Week two of the NFL regular season saw a chance for the Philadelphia Eagles to end their six game slump against NFC East teams. It was also a chance to take a growing lead in the division and to add a second loss to the New York Giants’ record, and impact the staggering schedule ahead of them.