As I blogged earlier the Eagles squeaked out a victory in the land of 10,000 lakes. QB Donovan McNabb has at least temporarily silenced his critics, including this author, having a pretty good day, completing 23 of 36 passes for 333 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions. He had TE LJ Smith wide open in the end zone, but threw it about ten feet over his head. McNabb spread the ball around pretty well, hitting seven different receivers.
The running game was very ineffective today. Brian Westbrook gained 46 yards on 21 carries, and had the same amount of receiving yardage on four catches. Why the Eagles kept running up the middle, when the Vikings were very efficient in clogging up the middle, and established that early on, yet the coaches kept dialing up the middle runs.
Overall it was a pretty evenly matched game with both teams not doing anything spectacular. Hopefully the Eagles will come out better next week against the Cowboys.
So the Eagles are now 3-4, not very respectable, but they still have a pulse.
--gfo
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