Flying High Again | Philadelphia Eagles

[Manning2Harrison]

Foles Rallies Eagles To Opening Day Win

Reporter: Coach, who's starting next week?

Chip Kelly: What's the highest grade you finished? Are you taking those notes in crayon?


Robert Griffin III showed no ill affects from last season’s playoff injury, but he could not prevent the Philadelphia Eagles’ Chip Kelly era from kicking off with a victory. That victory, however, was in doubt much of the way. RGIII completed 14 of his 17 pass attempts (a whopping 82%), but all three of the incomplete passes came on third down and 7 sacks (3 by first-year Eagle Connor Barwin) of a happy-footed Griffin by the Philadelphia defense wrecked multiple drives.
Deep into the third quarter, the game was still a defensive struggle with Washington holding a 10-3 lead on a 9 yard run by Griffin in the waning moments of the first half. Michael Vick had reached 10-of-23, and Kelly decided it was time to change horses at QB. In his first two series, Nick Foles went 7-of-9 and directed two touchdown drives, both scores being 1 yard plunges by LeSean McCoy, the latter coming with only 4:44 to go a play after James Casey was denied a touchdown be being shoved out of bounds. The ensuing Redskins possession ended with a turnover on downs at the Philadelphia 45 on a sack by Isaac Sopoaga, and the Eagles were then able to run out the clock.

Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
Sep 15, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Washington Redskins (0-1)	0	10	0	0	10
Philadelphia Eagles (1-0)	3	0	0	14	17

Team Stats Comparison
	WAS	PHI
Total Offense	219	271
Rushing Yards	83	136
Passing Yards	136	135
First Downs	10	17
Punt Return Yards	33	24
Kick Return Yards	81	24
Total Yards	333	319
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	6-14	8-15
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	2/1
Penalties	3-20	1-10
Posession Time	29:20	30:40

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		WAS	PHI
6:29	(PHI) Alex Henery 29 FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		WAS	PHI
6:09	(WAS) Kai Forbath 46 FG	3	3
1:49	(WAS) Robert Griffin III 9 run (K. Forbath kick)	10	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		WAS	PHI
14:27	(PHI) LeSean McCoy 1 run (A. Henery kick)	10	10
4:44	(PHI) LeSean McCoy 1 run (A. Henery kick)	10	17

Washington Redskins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Robert Griffin III 14/17 161 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Alfred Morris 15 61 4.0 0 Robert Griffin III 5 18 3.6 1 Chris Thompson 1 4 4.0 0 Roy Helu Jr. 5 0 0 0.0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Leonard Hankerson 7 71 10.1 0 Pierre Garcon 2 28 14.0 0 Fred Davis 2 17 8.5 0 Jordon Reed 1 21 21.0 0 Santana Moss 1 18 18.0 0 Niles Paul 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jeremy Trueblood 0 4 Fred Davis 0 1 Adam Gettis 0 1 Will Montgomey 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Bacarri Rambo 8 0 0 0 Adam Carriker 7 1 0 0 Ryan Kerrigan 7 1 0 0 Perry Riley 7 0 0 0 DeAngelo Hall 6 0 0 0 Stephen Bowen 4 0 0 0 Brian Orapko 4 0 0 0 Josh Wilson 4 0 0 0 Dejon Gomes 3 1 0 0 Roddrick Muckelroy 3 0 0 0 Keenan Robinson 3 0 0 0 David Amerson 2 0 0 0 E.J. Biggers 2 0 0 0 Barry Cofield 2 0 0 0 Brandon Meriweather 2 0 0 0

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Micael Vick 10/23 99 0 0 Nick Foles 7/9 58 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD LeSean McCoy 18 70 3.8 2 Bryce Brown 6 48 8.0 0 Felix Jones 3 13 4.3 0 Micael Vick 2 7 3.5 0 Arrelious Benn 1 -2 -2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brent Celek 5 48 9.6 0 Riley Cooper 3 36 12.0 0 Jeremy Maclin 3 23 7.6 0 James Casey 2 19 9.5 0 Arrelious Benn 2 17 8.5 0 Zach Ertz 1 12 12.0 0 LeSean McCoy 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Todd Herremans 0 2 Brent Celek 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Connor Barwin 11 3 0 0 Brandon Boykin 8 0 0 0 Trent Cole 6 0 0 0 Mychal Kendricks 6 0 0 0 DeMeco Ryans 6 2 0 0 Fletcher Cox 4 0 0 0 Vinny Curry 4 1 0 0 Cary Williams 3 0 0 0 Jamar Chaney 2 0 0 0 Bradley Fletcher 2 0 0 0 Brandon Graham 2 0 0 0 Kenny Phillips 2 0 0 0 Nate Allen 1 0 0 0 Jordan Poyer 1 0 0 0 Isaac Sopaga 1 1 0 0

Why Philly’s first drive ended with a field goal. . . . .


. . . . . and Mike sez “C’mon, man!”


RGIII goes H.A.M. on Graham. . . . .


. . . . . and celebrates a TD as Trent Cole bows down.

[Manning2Harrison]

WEEK 1 SCOREBOARD

Dolphins 32, Patriots 10
No Welker, no Grank, no Hernandez:
T. Brady, NE: 18/40, 186, TD, INT

Rams 23, Saints 13

Bills 34, Browns 23
E. Manuel, BUF: 23/34, 351, 3 TD
C. Spiller, BUF: 19-106, TD
S. Johnson, BUF: 7-126

Ravens 40, Jets 3
M. Sanchez, NYJ: 8/34, 138, 5 INT
L. Webb, BAL: 3 INT

Chiefs 31, Texans 13
A. Smith, KC: 19/34, 235, 3 TD
D. Bowe, KC: 6-104, TD
D. Hopkins, HOU: 5-101, TD

Panthers 26, Buccaneers 24
S. Smith, CAR: 6-144, TD
D. Martin, TB: 25-136, TD
V. Jackson, TB: 6-106, TD

Packers 31, Lions 27
M. Leshoure, DET: 19-154, 2 TD

Vikings 23, Bears 20
Minnesota wins on Christian Ponder's 6 yard
pass to Greg Jennings with 16 seconds to go.

G. Jennings, MIN: 11-147, TD
B. Marshall, CHI: 7-127, TD

Chargers 17, Cowboys 13
P. Rivers, SD: 29/43, 270, 2 TD

Jaguars 21, Cardinals 14
L. Fitzgerald, ARI: 8-105

49ers 44, Falcons 30
F. Gore, SF: 14-170, 2 TD
M. Ryan, ATL: 30/51, 413, 4 TD, INT
J. Jones, ATL: 8-171, 3 TD
R. White, ATL: 8-111, TD

Giants 20, Seahawks 13
V. Cruz, NYG: 7-107, TD

Titans 22, Colts 17

Bengals 13, Steelers 10

Broncos 21, Raiders 6
R. Hillman, DEN: 23-133, TD

[Manning2Harrison]

WEEK 1 INJURY UPDATE

Bears MLB Jon Bostic - broken elbow, IR
Bears DE Shea McClellin - broken toe, 5 weeks
Bears SS Major Wright - torn quad, 10 w
Bengals RG Kevin Zeitler - elbow, 2 w
Bengals OLB Vontaze Burfict - arm, 1 w
Bengals LG Clint Boling - broken hip, IR
Broncos TE Jacob Tamme - ribs, 1 w
Broncos DT Terrance Knighton - torn quad, 8 w
Broncos C J.D. Walton - ankle, PUP
Browns RG Shawn Lauvao - knee, 3 w
Browns WR Davone Bess - broken collarbone, 4 w
Buccaneers DE Da’Quan Bowers - broken collarbone, 4 w
Buccaneers LG Adam Smith - shoulder, 1 w
Cardinals ILB Kevin Minter - shoulder, 1 w
Cardinals C Lyle Sendlein - knee, 2 w
Chargers RG Brandyn Dombrowski - knee, 1 w
Chargers QB Brad Sorenson - broken hip, IR
Chargers OLB Melvin Ingram - ACL tear, PUP
Chiefs DE Tyson Jackson - broken wrist, 9 w
Colts TE Coby Fleener - torn pectoral, IR
Cowboys C Travis Frederick groin, 1 w
Cowboys OLB Cameron Lawrence - ab tear, 2 w
Dolphins QB Matt Moore - partial ACL tear, 4 w
Dolphins SS Reshad Jones - back, 10 w
Falcons OLB Stephen Nicholas - broken forearm, 11 w
Falcons WR Kevin Cone - hip, 3 w
Falcons OLB Robert James - torn bicep, 4 w
Falcons DE Osi Umenyiora - hip, 5 w
Falcons OLB Sean Weatherspoon - torn triceps, IR
49ers RB Marcus Lattimore - knee, PUP
49ers WR Michael Crabtree - Achilles, PUP
Jaguars RG Jason Spitz - ankle, 2 w
Jaguars LT Luke Joeckel - herniated disk, 9 w
Jets C Nick Mangold - broken wrist, 7 w
Lions RG Jake Scott - shoulder, 2 w
Packers WR Randall Cobb - shoulder, 1 w
Packers DE Ryan Pickett - thumb, 3 w
Packers TE Jermichael Finley - toe, 4 w
Packers LG Josh Sitton - broken foot, 4 w
Patriots WR Danny Amendola - ab tear, 2 w
Patriots CB Kyle Arrington - torn bicep, 8 w
Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski - back, PUP
Patriots WR T.J. Moe - torn Achilles, IR
Raiders C Stefen Wisniewski - arm, 2 w
Rams OLB Ray-Ray Armstrong - ribs, 1 w
Ravens OLB Terrell Suggs - meniscus, 2 w
Ravens G Joe Unga - arm, 4 w
Ravens WR LaQuan Williams - broken forearm, 9 w
Ravens TE Ed Dickson - broken collarbone, 9 w
Ravens RG Marshall Yanda - broken ankle, IR
Redskins RG Chris Chester - elbow, 1 w
Saints TE Jimmy Graham - thumb, 1 w
Saints RT Terron Armstead - thumb, 2 w
Saints OLB Victor Butler - ACL tear, IR
Seahawks DT Jaye Howard - broken elbow, IR
Seahawks MLB Allen Bradford - ankle, 1 w
Seahawks MLB Bobby Wagner - torn groin, IR
Steelers LT Mike Adams - broken hand, 4 w
Steelers ILB Lawrence Timmons - back, 5 w
Steelers DB Justin King - torn hamstring, IR
Texans QB Matt Schaub - torn bicep, 10 w
Titans QB Ryan Fitzpatrick - back, 4 w
Titans MLB Colin McCarthy - torn quad, 6 w
Titans RB Chris Johnson - broken hand, 10 w
Vikings RT Phil Loadholt - broken foot, 6 w
Vikings LT Matt Kalil dislocated hip - 10 w
Vikings RG Jeff Baca - torn hamstring, 6 w


Suspensions

Browns WR Josh Gordon - 1 games
Cardinals ILB Daryl Washington - 3 games
Jaguars WR Justin Blackmon - 3 games
Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez - Indefinite
Ravens SS Christian Thompson - 3 games
Redskins FS Tanard Jackson - Indefinite
Seahawks DE Bruce Irvin - 3 games

[Manning2Harrison]

Bears Sign Barrett Ruud

The Chicago Bears have filled the roster spot vacated by placing rookie middle linebacker Jon Bostic on injured reserve with the signing of Barrett Ruud to a 1 year contract. Former Bronco D.J. Williams will be taking Bostics' place in the starting lineup, but with Williams already having the role of Lance Briggs' backup, Ruud can be expected to get a significant number of snaps.

How Many Picks Will Butt Fumble Throw This Week?

Probably none. Mark Sanchez has been benched following his 5-INT implosion against the Ravens, and Geno Smith will be getting the Week 2 start vs. the Bills. That sets up an interesting matchup of Smith versus E.J. Manuel, the QB selected ahead of him last April. Manuel had a better opening day than most of the veteran QB's around the league.

Only A Team With Adrian Peterson Could Survive This

Christian Ponder might be quaking at the thought of going through the next month and a half with his staring tackles sidelined, but he should relax. All he needs to do is hand the ball off All Day.

[Manning2Harrison]

Week 2 Matchup

Matchup Preview *|* September 22, 2013
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Philadelphia Eagles (1-0, 0-0 Away)		Oakland Raiders (0-1, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report C Stefen Wisniewski (arm) 2 weeks Game Notes In a 20-6 loss at Denver last week, the Raiders knocked Montee Ball out of the game, but then gave up 133 yards to Ronnie Hillman. No disrespect, but Ronnie Hillman is no LeSean McCoy and Philly's o-line is superior to Denver's. That should bode well for the Eagles in this matchup of two of last year's 4-12 teams. Then again, four years ago the 11-5 Eagles lost to the 5-11 Raiders.

OAKLAND RAIDERS Depth Chart - 2013
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Denarius Moore	Rod Streater	Juron Criner
TE	David Ausberry	Richard Gordon	Mychal Rivera (R)	Nick Kasa (R)
LT	Jared Veldheer
LG	Alex Parsons
C	+ Stefen Wisniewski	Lucas Nix
RG	Mike Brisiel
RT	Menelik Watson (R)
WR	Jacoby Ford	Josh Cribbs	Brice Butler (R)
QB	Matt Flynn
FB	Marcel Reece
HB	Darren McFadden	Taiwan Jones	Rashad Jennings	Latavius Murray (R)
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Lamarr Houston
LDT	Pat Sims
RDT	Stacy McGee (R)
RDE	Andre Carter
WLB	Kevin Burnett
MLB	Sio Moore (R)
SLB	Nick Roach
CB	Tracy Porter	Mike Jenkins
SS	Tyvon Branch
FS	Usama Young
CB	D.J. Hayden (R)	Chance Casey (R)
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Sebastian Janikowski
P	Chris Kluwe
PR	Josh Cribbs
KR	Josh Cribbs	Jacoby Ford

[timbeau0805]

LOL @ Sanchez's performance against the Ravens. My God.

Best of luck to you in the Black Hole.

[Manning2Harrison]

Williams Pulls Eagles Out Of Black Hole

Chip Kelly: Thank God that was the Raiders out there, or we would have been toast.

Reporter: What about Jacksonville, coach?

Chip Kelly: Oh, yeah. Well, that still leaves 29 teams that would have beat us today.


Given the clusterforniction that was last year's Philadelphia Eagles defense, it’s hard to imagine using the “defense wins championships” adage in connection with the Iggles. But it took two defensive touchdowns (and Sebastian Janikowski missing a field goal) for Philly to beat the Oakland Raiders 20-14 in overtime. Philadelphia’s sputtering offense, which used all three of its quarterbacks, was outgained by Oakland 362 yards to 229 and the Raiders had the ball for more than 12 minutes longer than did the Eagles. The Raiders, however, were equally inept at finding the end zone, and the Philly defense logged a stretch, going back to last week’s second half, of five consecutive quarters without allowing a touchdown.

With just 1 second left in the first half and with the Eagles up 7-3, Janikowski hit the left upright on a 38 yard attempt. He had already opened the scoring with a booming 58-yarder in the first quarter, and he would later hit from 50 for the only score of the third. Typical Sea Bass.

0-for-2 in the first series of the second half made Nick Foles 8-of-21, and Chip Kelly broke out the hook to let Matt Barkly take his first NFL regular season snap in his home state. Barkley, though, was also deemed ineffective at 4/10. The score was still 7-6 when, with the game clock down to 4:53, rookie Bennie Logan sacked Matt Flynn and forced a fumble. Isaac Sopoaga gathered up the loose ball and lumbered 50 yards to the house (how do you not catch Sopo in 50 yards?!). With an exchange of punts, the Raiders got the ball two plays after the two minute warning, and they reached a 4th and 2 at the 7 with the clock running under 30 seconds. Matt Flynn found Josh Cribbs for a first and goal at the 4, and Oakland used its last time out at 0:19. After an incomplete pass intended for Cribbs, Flynn hit Jacoby Ford for what would have been a go-ahead (and probably game-winning) touchdown had Janikowski made that 38-yarder. As it was, the Raiders were going to need a two point conversion to force overtime. A false start pushed them back 5 yards, but the Flynn-to-Ford connection still worked again and the score was tied at 14. On the first play after the kickoff, Michael Vick hit Zach Ertz with a 63 yard bomb but the play left no time on the clock.

The Eagles won the OT coin toss and DeSean Jackson returned the kickoff out to the 36. A facemask flag against Usama Young on Arrelious Benn spared them from a three and out, but they only netted 3 yards on the next three plays. With the Raiders also looking at a three and out, Flynn forced a pass that was picked off by Cary Williams, who had 20 yards of open field in front of him, to give Philly the win. Sudden death indeed.

Surprise stat of the game: Matt Flynn’s 90 rushing yards on 8 attempts. Who knew?

Philadelphia Eagles at Oakland Raiders
Sep 22, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Philadelphia Eagles (2-0)	0	7	0	7	6	20
Oakland Raiders (0-2)	3	0	3	8	0	14

Team Stats Comparison
	PHI	OAK
Total Offense	229	362
Rushing Yards	61	207
Passing Yards	168	155
First Downs	11	22
Punt Return Yards	24	31
Kick Return Yards	102	66
Total Yards	355	459
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	7-18	5-18
4th Down Conversion	0-0	1-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	1/0
Penalties	1-10	5-35
Posession Time	25:05	37:42

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PHI	OAK
6:30	(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 58 FG	0	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PHI	OAK
4:27	(PHI) LeSean McCoy 3 run (A. Henery kick)	7	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		PHI	OAK
9:11	(OAK) Sebastian Janikowski 50 FG	7	6
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PHI	OAK
4:53	(PHI) Isaac Sopoaga 50 fumble return (A. Henery kick)	14	6
0:12	(OAK) Jacoby Ford 4 pass from Matt Flynn (M. Flynn pass to J. Ford)	14	14
OVERTIME SCORING		PHI	OAK
12:13	(PHI) Cary Williams 20 INT return	20	14

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nick Foles 8/21 87 0 0 Michael Vick 2/7 69 0 0 Matt Barkley 4/10 22 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD LeSean McCoy 22 61 2.7 1 Bryce Brown 2 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brent Celek 3 38 12.6 0 Jeremy Maclin 3 29 9.6 0 Riley Cooper 2 15 7.5 0 James Casey 2 12 6.0 0 Arrelious Benn 2 8 4.0 0 Zach Ertz 1 63 63.0 0 DeSean Jackson 1 13 13.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Evan Mathis 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Mychal Kendricks 12 0 0 0 DeMeco Ryans 10 0 0 0 Connor Barwin 9 1 0 0 Fletcher Cox 7 2 0 0 Cary Williams 7 0 1 1 Pat Chung 5 0 0 0 Bradley Fletcher 5 0 0 0 Kenny Phillips 5 0 0 0 Jordan Poyer 5 0 0 0 Vinny Curry 4 0 0 0 Brandon Graham 4 0 0 0 Jamar Chaney 3 0 0 0 Trent Cole 3 0 0 0 Bennie Logan 3 2 0 0 Isaac Sopoaga 1 1 0 1 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brad Wing 11 486 44.1 5

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Flynn 21/37 181 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Darren McFadden 22 102 4.6 0 Matt Flynn 8 90 11.2 0 Taiwan Jones 6 15 2.5 0 Rashad Jennings 2 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Rod Sreater 4 43 10.7 0 Denarius Moore 3 44 14.6 0 Jacoby Ford 3 28 9.3 1 Josh Cribbs 3 19 6.3 0 Taiwan Jones 3 13 4.3 0 Darren McFadden 2 15 7.5 0 Marcel Reece 1 9 9.0 0 David Ausberry 1 7 7.0 0 Rashad Jennings 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Khalif Barnes 0 1 Mike Brisiel 0 1 Lucas Nix 0 1 Alex Parsons 0 1 Rod Streater 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Usama Young 7 0 0 0 Nick Roach 6 0 0 0 Tyvon Branch 5 0 0 0 Kevin Burnett 5 0 0 0 Mike Jenkins 4 0 0 0 Sio Moore 4 0 0 0 Tracy Porter 4 0 0 0 Pat Sims 4 0 0 0 Andre Carter 3 1 0 0 Travis Goethel 3 0 0 0 Lamarr Houston 3 0 0 0 Stacy McGee 3 0 0 0 Miles Burris 2 0 0 0 D.J. Hayden 2 0 0 0 Brandian Ross 1 0 0 0

Connor Barwin now has a league-high 4 sacks.


Isaac Sopoaga scored the unlikeliest TD of the young 2013 NFL season.


Cary Williams’ pick-six put the sudden in sudden death.

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by timbeau0805

LOL @ Sanchez's performance against the Ravens. My God. Best of luck to you in the Black Hole.

A little luck got us through.

And Sanchez was freakin' hilarious. Time for a pay cut or a release.