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POSTSEASON
Wild Card Playoff Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 3-4 WINNING DOWN THE STRETCH
Divisional Playoff Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 10-11 After winning their last 2
AFC/NFC Championship Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 18 BEST RECORDS SINCE 2000
games, Andy Reid and the
Super Bowl 43, Tampa, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 1 IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
Eagles look to carry their
AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, HI (Aloha Stadium) . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 8 momentum into the 2nd half Rank/Team Record Win Pct.
(All times Eastern Time) of the season. 1. New England 51-15 .773
2. Philadelphia 47-20 .701
This is nothing new for Reid,
RADIO AND TV COVERAGE who has engineered one of
3. Green Bay
4. Pittsburgh
45-23
45-23-1
.662
.659
TELEVISION LOCAL RADIO the most successful teams in
FOX Sports WYSP-FM (94.1) the NFL in the second half of the season since 2000.
Play-by-Play: WIP-AM (610) YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
Dick Stockton Play-by-Play: 2000 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 Total
Color Analyst: Merrill Reese Nov: 4-0 4-1 3-1 5-0 3-1 1-3 1-2 2-2 0-0 23-10
Brian Baldinger Color Analyst: Dec: 2-1 3-1 4-1 3-1 3-1 1-3 5-0 3-2 0-0 24-10
Mike Quick Overall: 6-1 7-2 7-2 8-1 6-2 2-6 6-2 5-4 0-0 47-20
NATIONAL RADIO
• In Nov. and Dec., the Eagles BEST ROAD RECORDS SINCE 2000
Sports USA Radio Network
are 2nd in the NFL in overall IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
Play-by-Play:
winning pct. (.701) and road
Larry Kahn
winning pct. (.743) during Rank/Team Record Win Pct.
Color Analyst: 1. New England 25-8 .758
that span
Terry Donahue 2. Philadelphia 26-9 .743
Sideline Reporter: • Philadelphia also ranks 9th 3. Pittsburgh 20-14 .588
Troy West in the league since 2000 3. Green Bay 20-14 .588
with a .656 winning per-
centage at home during the final stretch
OPPONENT INFORMATION
A LOOK AT THE COACHES HOW THEY STACK UP IN 2008
Andy Reid is one of the most successful head coaches in recent NFL EAGLES (NFL Rank) SEAHAWKS (NFL Rank)
history ... During his tenure, Reid has earned NFL coach of the year 27.7 (t-4th) Points Per Game 20.6 (24th)
honors twice (2000, 2002) ... Compiled the best win total (100), and 361.1 (8th) Total Offense 258.7 (31st)
playoff victory total (8) in team history ... Has captured five division 101.0 (t-23rd) Rushing Offense 118.3 (t-12th)
titles, four trips to the NFC Championship game, and a Super Bowl 260.1 (4th) Passing Offense 140.4 (32nd)
appearance (2004) ... Since he was hired in 1999, no other franchise 19.6 (10th) Points Allowed Per Game 26.3 (25th)
has earned more divisional playoff round appearances (6) than 287.3 (7th) Total Defense 367.0 (27th)
Philadelphia ... Among coaches with 100 games under their belt, 89.4 (9th) Rushing Defense 121.7 (22nd)
Reid’s .606 winning pct. is 17th in NFL history and third among 197.9 (12th) Passing Defense 245.3 (30th)
active coaches ... With 9 seasons under his belt in Philadelphia, 39.3 (16th) 3rd Down Offense % 31.0 (28th)
Reid is tied for 3rd with Seattle’s Mike Holmgren for NFL head 34.7 (7th) 3rd Down Defense % 43.6 (28th)
coaching tenure with the same team (Tennesee’s Jeff Fisher, 14; +7 (t-2nd) Turnover Ratio -4 (t-24th)
Denver’s Mike Shanahan, 13).
After securing his 100th career win as NFL COACHES WITH 100 WINS REID’S CAREER NFL HIGHLIGHTS
head coach of the Eagles on 10/26 vs. IN FIRST 10 SEASONS
Atl., Andy Reid became the... Date Opp. Score W/L Highlight
Coach Wins 9/12/99 Arz. 24-25 L First game as NFL head coach
• 37th head coach and 7th active 10/10/99 Dal. 13-10 W First win as NFL head coach
George Seifert 123
head coach in NFL history with 100 11/26/00 at Was. 23-20 W Clinched first winning season
Joe Gibbs 113
overall wins (Mike Holmgren, Mike John Madden 112 12/10/00 at Cle. 35-24 W Clinched first playoff berth
Shanahan, Bill Belichick, Tony Don Shula 112 12/31/00 TB 21-3 W First playoff victory
Dungy, Jeff Fisher, Tom Coughlin) Mike Holmgren 108 12/15/03 at Mia. 34-27 W 50th regular season win
• 22nd coach to win 100 games with Tony Dungy 107 12/5/04 GB 47-17 W Passed Greasy Neale (66) for
one team Mike Ditka 107 most wins in franchise history
Bud Grant 106 1/23/05 Atl. 27-10 W NFC Championship win
• 17th coach to win 100 games in his
Bill Cowher 105 2/6/05 NE 21-24 L First Super Bowl appearance as
first stint as a head coach
Vince Lombardi 105 head coach
• 14th coach to win 100 games in his Bill Walsh 102 10/2/05 at KC 37-31 W 100th regular season game
first 10 seasons Dennis Green 101 10/23/05 SD 20-17 W 75th win (including playoffs)
Andy Reid 100 11/12/06 vs. Was. 27-3 W 75th regular season win
Bill Parcells 100 10/26/08 vs. Atl. 27-14 W 100th regular season win
EAGLES BIRDSEED
WHAT GIVES?...NOT MUCH BETTER AFTER THE BYE
While the Eagles offense has been terrific over the years at limiting Since Andy Reid became head coach in 1999, the Eagles have been
turnovers, the defense has been just as good at picking up the slack unbeatable after the bye, going 10-0 in games directly following the
when they don’t. Jim Johnson’s group has made a habit of buckling team’s off week. Following the bye week throughout the rest of the
down after giveaways. season, the Eagles have also been NFL BEST RECORDS
• Since 2001, the Eagles have turned the ball over 184 times, the very impressive, owning a 58-25 ALL TIME AFTER A BYE
6th-lowest total in the NFL (.699) mark.
Team Record Win %
THE NFL’S FEWEST GIVEAWAYS ALLOWED EAGLES RECORD AFTER THE BYE WEEK Philadelphia 16-4 .800
UNDER ANDY REID Minnesota 15-4 .789
Team ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 Total
JAX 27 15 31 22 17 23 21 8 164 Year Before (pct.) After (pct.) Denver 15-4 .789
IND 38 32 20 17 19 19 19 10 174 1999 4-11 (.267) 1-0 (1.000) Dallas 14-5 .737
NYJ 21 19 20 16 34 25 25 16 176 2000 10-5 (.667) 1-0 (1.000) Buffalo 14-6 .700
NE 28 24 24 27 24 27 15 9 178 2001 2-2 (.500) 9-3 (.750)
2002 3-2 (.600) 9-2 (.818) BEST TEAMS AFTER A BYE
SD 29 24 31 18 28 15 24 11 180 SINCE 1999
PHI 24 24 22 22 34 24 27 8 185 2003 0-2 (.000) 12-2 (.857)
*Houston Texans are not included in this list because they did not field a 2004 4-0 (1.000) 9-3 (.750) Team Record Win %
team in 2001 2005 3-2 (.600) 3-8 (.273) Philadelphia 10-0 1.000
2006 4-4 (.500) 6-2 (.750) Washington 7-2 .778
2007 1-3 (.250) 7-5 (.583) Minnesota 7-2 .778
• During that span, the Eagles have allowed the 2nd-lowest point
2008 3-3 (.500) 1-0 (1.000) Denver 7-2 .778
total in the league and the 3rd-lowest points per giveaway
Overall 34-34 (.500) 58-25 (.699) Green Bay 7-2 .778
THE NFL’S FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED AFTER A GIVEAWAY SINCE 2001
Points Allowed/
STAYING POSITIVE
Team ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 Tot. GA (NFL Rk.)
JAX 70 48 95 60 49 72 54 3 451 2.75 (13th)
Under Andy Reid’s guid- TURNOVER RATIO
TURNOVER RATIO
PHI 54 36 47 44 100 68 93 20 462 2.50 (3rd) ance, the Eagles have NFL SINCE 1999 NFC SINCE 1999
NE 78 78 75 86 59 65 35 13 489 2.75 (12th) done a great job of pro-
tecting the ball and lim- +54 New England +53 Tampa Bay
SD 39 51 101 40 72 65 80 48 496 2.76 (14th) +53 Tampa Bay +39 Philadelphia
IND 142 70 50 49 49 59 37 45 501 2.88 (20th) iting turnovers, while
+51 Kansas City +17 Seattle
also creating pressure
+45 Jacksonville +12 Carolina
and forcing other teams +39 Philadelphia
BOUNCING BACK to cough it up. Since +36 Indianapolis
-1 Atlanta
-5 Washington
Since 2000, the Eagles 1999, the Eagles rank +35 Tennessee -6 Chicago
BEST RECORDS AFTER A LOSS SINCE 2000 5th in the NFL and 2nd +34 Pittsburgh
own the 2nd-best record -8 Green Bay
in the NFL following a Team Record Win Pct. in the NFC with a +39
loss, owning a 30-15 New England 25-12 .676 cumulative turnover THE EAGLES RECORD WHEN...
Philadelphia 30-15 .667 ratio. Additionally, they • Turnover ratio is +2 or better: 33-5
record (.667).
Denver 33-17 .660 have posted a positive
• In 2008, they are 2-1 • Turnover ratio is positive: 52-15
Pittsburgh 28-16 .636 turnover ratio in 8 out of
following a loss. Seattle 35-22 .614 • Turnover ratio is negative: 18-26
the last 10 seasons.
• Turnover ratio is even: 21-19
TURNING THE TABLES
• After struggling to
2008 NFL TURNOVER RATIO
force turnovers in
2007, the Eagles have Team Takeaways Giveaways Ratio
been one of the top Tennessee 16 8 8
teams in 2008, both Philadelphia 15 8 7
Miami 12 5 7
at forcing turnovers
Cleveland 13 7 6
and limiting give-
Green Bay 14 8 6
aways. Through 6
games, they rank t-2nd in the NFL with a +7 turnover ratio.
EAGLES BIRDSEED
PRO BOWL PICKIN’ TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN
The Eagles have a EAGLES DRAFT PICKS SINCE 1999 In addition to drafting well, the Eagles have done a tremendous job
proven track record TO EARN PRO BOWL SELECTIONS of locking up young talent and key veterans to long-term contracts.
for finding Pro Bowl The fact that 18 of 22 current starters were either drafted by the
Player Year Drafted Round Pro Bowls
talent in the draft. Eagles or signed as undrafted free agents, is a testament, not only to
Donovan McNabb 1999 1 5
8 draft picks since the team’s ability to draft well, but also to its loyalty and commit-
Corey Simon* 2000 1 1
1999 have com- Derrick Burgess* 2001 2 2 ment to continuity.
bined for 16 Pro Lito Sheppard 2002 1 2 In each of the past 6 seasons, the Eagles have been the best in the
Bowls, including 4 Michael Lewis* 2002 2 1 league when it comes to signing or extending key contributors. The
of Andy Reid’s 8 Brian Westbrook 2002 3 2 following chart, which is compiled at the end of each season, shows
first round picks. Shawn Andrews 2004 1 2 the number of starters (including kickers and punters), who have
Trent Cole 2005 5 1 been signed/extended to new deals:
*denotes players no longer on roster
NUMBER OF STARTERS SIGNED/EXTENDED BY THE END OF THE SEASON
MOST PRO BOWL PLAYERS MOST PRO BOWL SELECTIONS 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
DRAFTED SINCE 1999 DRAFTED SINCE 1999 Phi (16) Phi (16) Phi (13) Phi (14) Phi (15) Phi (16)
Team Picks PB Players Team Picks Selections Pit (16) Pit (16) GB (13) GB (14) Ten (14) Ten (14)
Philadelphia 74 8 Washington 53 19 SD (14) TB (16) KC (13) KC (14) TB (12) GB (12)
Chicago 79 8 Chicago 79 18 Cin (12) Bal (16) Pit (13) Chi (13) GB (12) Pit. (11)
Dallas 70 8 Dallas 70 17 Ind (12) Ind (13) SF (11) Pit (13) KC (12) NE (11)
San Diego 71 8 Philadelphia 74 16 Note: List includes players signed/extended as of 12/28/07
7 teams are tied with 7 players San Diego 71 16
From 2002-07, the Eagles have had a total of 90 starters playing
under their second (or more) contracts with the team, to lead the NFL
DIPPING INTO I-AA over that span. The next highest team total from the past 6 years is
Pittsburgh with 81.
While the Eagles have had
PLAYERS ON EAGLES ROSTER FROM NFC East: Eagles - 90; Giants - 46; Cowboys - 36; Redskins - 23
success drafting players
NON-DIVISION I-A SCHOOLS
from high-profile college CURRENT EAGLES WHO HAVE BEEN RE-SIGNED OR EXTENDED
programs, they have also Player School
RB Brian Westbrook Villanova RB Brian Westbrook, LT Tra Thomas, RT Jon Runyan, C Jamaal Jackson,
found a wealth of talent LG Todd Herremans, RG Shawn Andrews, QB Donovan McNabb, WR
from smaller schools. Eight LB Chris Gocong Cal Poly
C Jamaal Jackson Delaware St. Reggie Brown, DT Mike Patterson, FS Brian Dawkins, CB Sheldon
players on the current ros- Brown, CB Lito Sheppard, K David Akers, DE Trent Cole, WR Greg Lewis,
G Todd Herremans Saginaw Valley St.
ter, have come from non RB Correll Buckhalter, QB AJ Feeley, DE Juqua Parker, S Quintin Mikell,
LB Akeem Jordan James Madison
Division I-A teams. All 8 of DE Bryan Smith McNeese State LS Jon Dorenbos.
those players were either LB Joe Mays North Dakota State
drafted or signed as rookie LB Tank Daniels Harding PHILLY’S LONGEST-TENURED PRO ATHLETES
free agents by the Eagles. Player Team Years Joined
Brian Dawkins Eagles 12 4/20/96
REID’S COACHING TREE GROWS Tra Thomas Eagles 10 4/18/98
Donovan McNabb Eagles 10 4/17/98
Over the years, Andy Reid has done a tremendous job of putting David Akers Eagles 9 8/2/99
together his coaching staff, understanding that having effective Simon Gagne Flyers 9 9/9/99
assistant coaches is integral to the success of a football team. He has Jon Runyan Eagles 8 2/14/00
also imparted his knowledge of the game to his assistants. Many of Pat Burrell Phillies 8 5/24/00
Reid’s assistant coaches are highly regarded around the league, and Jimmy Rollins Phillies 8 9/17/00
a handful have used their experience under Reid as a stepping stone Correll Buckhalter Eagles 7 4/22/01
to become a head coach or coordinator elsewhere. Samuel Dalembert 76ers 7 6/27/01
Note - Dates for Flyers and Phillies players reflect the day the player
FORMER EAGLES ASSISTANT COACHES WHO WERE PROMOTED TO joined the major league club.
HEAD COACH OR COORDINATOR OF OTHER TEAMS
Coach Current Team Years Position
Brad Childress Minnesota 2006-pres. Head Coach
John Harbaugh Baltimore 2008-pres. Head Coach
Steve Spagnuolo NY Giants 2007-pres. Def. Coordinator
Ted Daisher Cleveland 2007-pres. S.T. Coordinator
Leslie Frazier Cincinnati 2003-04 Def. Coordinator
Minnesota 2007-pres. Def. Coordinator
Dave Toub Chicago 2004-pres. S.T. Coordinator
Ron Rivera* Chicago 2004-06 Def. Coordinator
*currently serving as the San Diego Chargers linebackers coach
EAGLES BIRDSEED
LURIE’S LANDMARKS DECADE OF DOMINANCE
Eagles Chairman Jeffrey Lurie is the franchise’s all-time winningest Since 2000, Philadelphia has been one of the most successful fran-
owner in terms of regular season win percentage. chises, owning the NFL’s 4th-best regular season record and the 4th-
best overall record.
EAGLES OWNERSHIPS
Owners Years Playoffs Reg. Season NFL’S BEST OVERALL RECORDS NFL’S BEST REGULAR SEASON
Jeffrey Lurie 1995-pres. 9-8 121-93-1 (.565) SINCE 2000 RECORDS SINCE 2000
Norman Braman 1985-94 1-4 86-72-1 (.544) Team Record Win Pct. Team Record Win Pct.
Alexis Thompson 1941-48 2-1 38-36-5 (.513) New England 110-42 .724 New England 95-39 .709
James P. Clark 1949-63 2-0 87-91-6 (.489) Indianapolis 99-49 .669 Indianapolis 92-43 .681
Leonard Tose 1969-84 3-4 96-129-6 (.429) Pittsburgh 94-51-1 .648 Pittsburgh 87-47-1 .649
Jerry Wolman 1964-68 0-0 28-41-1 (.407) Philadelphia 95-54 .638 Philadelphia 87-48 .644
Bert Bell/Lud Wray 1933-40 0-0 19-65-3 (.236) Green Bay 85-58 .594 Green Bay 82-53 .607
• With 31 big plays in 2008, the Eagles rank t-5th in the NFL
RACKING UP THE YARDS
Since 2004, the Eagles have been SCRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME
one of the most prolific offenses in SINCE 2004
the NFL, averaging 8.0 yards per
YAC’IN IT UP touch and 367.1 yards per game. Team
Indianapolis
Yards/Game
377.2
One aspect of the West Coast MOST YAC SINCE 2004
• In 4 of the last 5 seasons, the New England 371.3
Offense that has made the Eagles Eagles have ranked in the top 10 Philadelphia 367.1
offense so successful has been the Team Total Avg. in the NFL in terms of total Denver 364.9
Green Bay 8,675 5.3 offense
receivers’ ability to run after the New Orleans 364.7
Philadelphia 8,540 5.7
catch.
New Orleans 8,341 5.1
• Since 2004, the Eagles offense New England
GENERAL BUCKHALTER
7,881 5.2
ranks 2nd in the NFL in YAC with Minnesota 7,852 5.5
8,540. Over the course of his career, RB Correll Buckhalter has proven to be
• The Eagles also rank 1st in the NFL in YAC RANKINGS SINCE 2004 a solid backup and a complement to RB Brian Westbrook. But,
YAC avg. (5.7) since 2004 Season YAC Rank
Buckhalter has also shown that, when given the chance, he is capa-
• In each of the last 5 seasons, the 2008 843 6th ble of carrying the full-time load.
Eagles have ranked in the top 7 in the 2007 1,813 7th Buckhalter’s 2008 Highlights:
NFL in terms of YAC 2006 2,147 3rd • Has a rushing TD in both of his starts
**note: YAC stats are compiled by Stats Inc. on 2005 1,797 4th
• Racked up a career-high 178 yds. from scrimmage on 10/12 at SF.
Wed. 2004 1,940 3rd
His 85 receiving yds. were also a career high
• Started on 9/28/08 at Chi. in relief of an injured Westbrook, pick-
ing up 90 total yds. and a rushing TD
• Carried 10 times for 43 yds., adding a career-high 6 recepts. for 44
yds. and a TD on 9/21 vs. Pit., in relief of Westbrook who left the
game with an ankle injury
WHEN THE EAGLES HAVE THE BALL
THE ULTIMATE WEAPON B-WEST AIR AND GROUND
An elite running back and one of the NFL’s most electrifying players, B-WEST ON THE GROUND
CAREER YARDS/CARRY LEADERS
RB Brian Westbrook turned in a record-breaking season with the Westbrook has established ACTIVE RUNNING BACKS
Eagles in 2007. Westbrook led the NFL with 2,104 yards from scrim- himself, not only as one of the
mage, breaking a franchise record and earning his 2nd-career Pro Player Atts. Yds. Avg.
best running backs in fran-
Bowl selection. He also demonstrated his ability to be a complete Brian Westbrook 1,090 5,146 4.7
chise history, but also in the
and versitile running back who can run the ball, catch it out of the Fred Taylor 2,365 10,981 4.6
NFL today. In 2007, he Clinton Portis 1,897 8,659 4.6
backfield, and even provide great pass protection. For his efforts, became the first Eagles RB to Larry Johnson 1,143 5,181 4.5
Westbrook was rewarded with a lucrative contract extension prior to record back-to-back 1,000-yd. min. 1,000 atts.
the first preseason game of 2008. seasons since Duce Staley did
Westbrook’s Career Highlights: so in 1998 and 1999, racking up a career-high 1,333 yds. with 7 TDs.
• Since becoming a full-time starter in 2004, has amassed 7,268 Westbrook’s Rushing Highlights:
yds. from scrimmage, the 2nd-highest total in the NFL • With 18 career 100-yd. games (regular and postseason), ranks 3rd
• Is the only active player with 20-or-more TDs both rushing and in franchise history (Van Buren, 19; Montgomery, 26).
receiving (33 rush & 25 rec.). According to ESB, was the 4th-fastest • His career 4.7-yd. avg. leads all active players with at least 1,000
player in NFL history to do so (76 games) career rushing atts.
• Has recorded 100-or-more yards of total offense in 28 of his last 36 • Eagles are 13-5 when he rushes for 100 yds.
games (including playoffs). • Has averaged at least 4.0 yds/carry in 28 of his last 36 games
• Led the team in recepts. and rushing yds. for 3 straight years (including playoffs)
(2005-07), becoming the 6th player in NFL history to accomplish
WESTBROOK’S CAREER RUSHING RANKINGS IN EAGLES HISTORY
that feat, and the first since Walter Payton in 1983-85.
Player Yds. Player Avg.
Westbrook’s 2008 Highlights:
Wilbert Montgomery 6,538 Randall Cunningham (QB) 6.6
• Has 8 total TDs in just 5 games, which is t-2nd in the NFL Steve Van Buren 5,860 Donovan McNabb (QB) 6.0
• Returned to the lineup on 10/26 vs. Atl., and rushed for a career- Brian Westbrook 5,146 Brian Westbrook 4.7
high 167 yds., adding 2 TDs. He moved past Randall Cunningham Player Atts. Player TDs
and into 3rd place in team history with 33 career rushing TDs Wilbert Montgomery 1,465 Steve Van Buren 69
• Scored 3 total TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) on Steve Van Buren 1,320 Wilbert Montgomery 45
MOST GAMES WITH AT LEAST Duce Staley 1,200 Brian Westbrook 33
9/15 at Dal., marking the 6th time
ONE RUSHING TD AND ONE Brian Westbrook 1,071 Randall Cunningham (QB) 32
he has done so in his career. It was TD RECEPTION SINCE 1970
the second-straight game in which B-WEST IN THE AIR
he scored at least 1 rushing and 1 Player Games
Marshall Faulk 15 Westbrook has proven over NFL’S TOP RECEIVING RBS SINCE 2004
receiving TD, and the 10th time in
Brian Westbrook* 10 the last two seasons that he Player Yards
his career he has done so. Only
Ahman Green* 9 is capable of carrying the load Brian Westbrook (Phi.) 2,928
Marshall Faulk (15) has registered
Chuck Foreman 9 on the ground, but remains a LaDainian Tomlinson (SD) 2,009
more such games since 1970. Neal Anderson 9 dangerous weapon when he Player TDs
• Became the 7th player in NFL histo- *denotes active players is able to catch the ball in Brian Westbrook 21
ry to have at least 25 rush- space. He set a franchise LaDainian Tomlinson 10
ing and 25 receiving TDs PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST 25 RUSHING record with 90 recepts. In Player Rec.
in his career AND 25 RECEIVING TDs - NFL HISTORY
2007, leading all NFL RBs in Brian Westbrook 321
• Moved past Timmy Brown Player Rush TDs Rec. TDs rec. yds. (771) recepts. (90) LaDainian Tomlinson 249
and into 5th place in team Marshall Faulk 100 36 and TDs (5). Since 2004, he is Player YAC
history with 30 career Lenny Moore 63 48 the top receiving back in Brian Westbrook 2,682
rushing TDs on 9/15 at James Brooks 49 30
many of the important offen- LaDainian Tomlinson 2,261
John David Crow 38 35
Dal. sive categories.
Frank Gifford 34 43
• Scored 1 rushing and 1 Brian Westbrook 33 25 Westbrook’s Receiving Highlights:
receiving TD on 9/7 vs. Timmy Brown 31 26 • Since becoming a full-time starter in 2004, has amassed 2,682
StL. yds. after catch, ranking him 1st in the NFL.
• With 91 rushing yds. on 9/7 vs. StL., moved past Duce Staley and • The Eagles are 16-6 overall when he catches a TD pass.
into 3rd place in team history with 4,879 yds.
• Currently ranks 5th on the Eagles all-time list with 367 recepts.
WHEN THE EAGLES HAVE THE BALL
BACK ON TRACK McNABB’S WINNING WAYS
After a strong finish to the 2007 season, McNabb has won a great HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE
QB Donovan McNabb is healthy, confi- MCNABB’S LAST 10 STARTS deal of games during his AMONG ACTIVE STARTING QBS
dent, and ready to lead the Eagles back Completion % 63.5 career. The 10-year vet has a
Player Win Loss Pct.
to a spot among the NFL’s elite. He has Yards/Game 264.5 career record of 77-42, plac-
Tom Brady 87 24 .784
carried a strong finish in 2007 into the TDs 13 ing him 6th in the NFL all
Donovan McNabb 77 42 .647
2008 season, winning 7 of his last 10 INTs 4 time in win pct. and 2nd Peyton Manning 107 59 .645
games and throwing for the 3rd-highest QB rating 92.8 among active QBs with at min. 100 starts
yard total. Head Coach Andy Reid Record 7-3 least 100 starts.
strongly believes he is back to top form. TOPPING THE CHARTS NFL’S ALL-TIME CAREER INT%
“[Since] the last three games of the NOTABLE RANKINGS IN 2008 One of the aspects of Player Att. INT Pct.
season last year, I just felt like he was
Category Total NFL/NFC McNabb’s game that has Donovan McNabb 3,977 82 2.06
back to his old form,” said Reid. “He
1st Downs 86 5th/3rd made him such a success- Neil O’Donnell 3,229 68 2.11
was very confident in his leg. He just Attempts ful quarterback is his abili- Jeff Garcia 3,458 79 2.28
245 5th/3rd
had everything going. I think he just TD/INT 2.67 5th/4th ty to limit interceptions, Mark Brunell 4,594 106 2.31
min. 2000 attempts
picked up from there. It looked like he Completions 154 6th/3rd while never shying away
did in the preseason, and it looked Yds/Game 261.3 6th/4th from making the big play. NFL’S ALL-TIME TD/INT RATIO
like he did [against the Rams]. To During the course of his
answer your question, he looked the same to me as he did before he Player TD INT Ratio
career, McNabb has an
was hurt.” Tom Brady* 197 86 2.29
INT% of only 2.08, tops in Donovan McNabb* 179 82 2.18
McNabb’s 2008 Highlights: NFL history. He also ranks Steve Young 235 107 2.17
• Scored his 25th-career rushing touchdown on 10/26 vs. Atl. and 2nd all-time with a 2.18 Peyton Manning* 316 162 1.95
became the 8th QB in NFL history to surpass the 3,000-yard rush- TD/INT ratio. *active player; min. 2000 attempts
ing plateau (Randall Cunningham – 4,928; Steve Young – 4,239; IN THE ZONE
Michael Vick – 3,859; Fran Tarkenton – 3,674; Steve McNair – TOP RATED ACTIVE QBS
Through the years, McNabb
3,590; John Elway – 3,407; Tobin Rote – 3,128). CAREER IN THE RED ZONE
has consistently been one of
• With 280 yds. on 36 atts. on 10/12 at SF, surpassed Ron Jaworski the highest-rated QBs in the Player TDs INTs Rating
for the team record in both categories. He now leads the Eagles in red zone, boasting a 95.5 Tom Brady 135 5 102.2
Donovan McNabb 116 8 95.9
passing atts., comps., yds., and TDs, joining Colts QB Peyton QB rtg., which is 5th-best in
Carson Palmer 67 8 95.9
Manning as the only 2 active QBs who lead their team in all four the NFL among active QBs
Jeff Garcia 93 7 95.6
major passing categories with over 250 atts.
MCNABB’S CAREER PASSING RANKINGS IN EAGLES HISTORY • Since 2000, McNabb has engineered 353 drives into opponents
Player Attempts Player Yards
red zones, averaging 4.9 points per trip, while only turning the ball
Donovan McNabb 3,977 Donovan McNabb 27,233 over 5.1% of the time
Ron Jaworski 3,918 Ron Jaworski 26,963 • Since 2007, McNabb has thrown 17 TDs and 2 INTs in the red zone
Player Completions Player TDs
THE EAGLES RECORD WHEN MCNABB...
Donovan McNabb 2,33 Donovan McNabb 179
Ron Jaworski 2,088 Ron Jaworski 175 • Has 4 or more TD passes: 10-0
• Has a QB rating over 100.0: 37-2
• Threw his 176th career TD pass on 9/21 vs. Pit., surpassing Ron • Has a completion percentage over 70%: 13-0
Jaworski for the team record • Passes for over 300 yards: 18-5
• Completed his first 15 pass atts. on 9/21 vs. Pit., setting a new • Completes 20-or more passes: 46-17
• Does not throw an INT: 41-17
team record to start a game
• Is sacked fewer than twice: 22-6
• Completed 21 of 32 passes for 361 yds. and 3 TDs (131.0 rtg.) on
9/7 vs. StL. It was his highest opening-day output in terms of IN THE AIR OR ON THE GROUND
yards, topping his previous high of 330 (9/12/04 vs. NYG) Throughout the years,
PLAYERS WITH OVER 25,000 PASSING YARDS
McNabb has been AND 3,000 RUSHING YARDS
effective both at scram-
ELITE COMPANY bling, and at buying Player
Randall Cunningham
Rush Yds Pass Yds
4,928 29,979
Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb joined Bill Walsh and Joe Montana time in the pocket to Steve Young 4,239 33,124
this season as the only first-time head coaches and rookie QBs to find open players Fran Tarkenton 3,674 47,003
join a team at the same time and last into their 10th season as a tan- downfield. Though he Steve McNair 3,590 31,304
dem. On 10/12 at SF, they won their 76th game together, moving is no longer as quick to John Elway 3,407 51,475
past Walsh and Montana to become the winningest such pair. scramble, he remains Donovan McNabb 3,007 27,233
to be a dual threat who
MOST WINS AMONG HEAD COACH-QUARTERBACK TANDEMS
can avoid rushers and also scramble to move the chains.
WHO STARTED THEIR CAREERS AT THE SAME TIME
Coach Quarterback Team Years Record
Andy Reid Donovan McNabb Philadelphia 1999-2008 77-42
Bill Walsh Joe Montana San Francisco 1979-1988 75-36
WHEN THE EAGLES HAVE THE BALL
SPREADING THE LOVE ACTION JACKSON
Although they are not necessarily household names, the Eagles WR DeSean Jackson is an exciting playmaker who has made an
receiving corps has been very productive over the past 3 years, which immediate impact as a WR and punt returner after being selected in
is impressive considering there has been a great deal of turnover the 2nd round of the 2008 draft.
with the personnel involved. While no single player has put up mon- Jackson’s 2008 Highlights:
ster numbers, the offense’s success hinges on the ability to spread • Currently ranks 17th in 2008 ROOKIE RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS
the ball to a variety of different targets. the NFL and 1st among
2008 Highlights: all rookies with 505 Player (team) Rec Yds TDs
DeSean Jackson 32 505 1
• The Eagles have 11 receivers with 5-or more catches, and 8 with 10- receiving yds.
Eddie Royal (Den) 39 392 2
or more • Led the team with 72 Donnie Avery (StL) 20 337 2
• This season, the Eagles are one of 3 teams (Saints, Bucs) to have yds. on 3 recepts. on Matt Forte (Chi) 29 223 2
8 players with over 100 receiving yds. 10/26 vs. Atl.
2008 NUMBER OF PLAYERS WITH... • Returned a punt 68 yds. for a TD on 10/5 vs. Was. It was the longest
5-OR-MORE RECEPTIONS 10-OR-MORE RECEPTIONS
return of his career and his first return TD
Team Players Team Players • Caught his 1st-career TD pass on 9/28 at Chi.
New Orleans 13 Philadelphia 8 • Recorded his second-straight
Philadelphia 11 Jacksonville 8 100-yd. performance on 9/15 MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES
3 teams with 10 Miami 8 at Dal. Jackson became just AMONG EAGLES ROOKIES
Tampa Bay 8 the 2nd rookie in NFL history
Player (year) Games
(former Eagle Don Looney, TE Charle Young (1973) 4
1940) to register 100 receiving WR Fred Barnett (1990) 3
AIRING IT OUT yds. in each of his first 2 NFL WR Don Looney (1940) 3
games. WR DeSean Jackson (2008) 2
KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND
• With 6 catches and 106 yds. WR Hank Baskett (2006) 2
After missing the first 6 games with a sports hernia injury, WR Kevin
on 9/7 vs. StL., posted the
Curtis returned to the lineup on 10/26 vs. Atl., and is working his way
best opening-day numbers for TOP OPENING-DAY PERFORMANCES
back to his form of 2007, when he led the team with 77 recepts. and
an Eagles rookie WR since Don EAGLES ROOKIE WRs SINCE 1940
1,110 yds.
Looney in 1940 (8 recepts., Player (year) Rec Yds
Curtis’ 2008 Highlights: 115 yds.). Jackson’s 203 all- Don Looney (1940) 8 115
• In his first action of the year after recovering from a sports hernia purpose yards (106 rec. yds. & DeSean Jackson (2008) 6 106
injury, caught 3 passes for 45 yds. on 10/26 vs. Atl. 97 punt ret. yds.) were the Harold Carmichael (1971) 2 46
BASKETT’S A CATCH most ever for an Eagles rookie Todd Pinkston (2000) 3 29
Originally acquired from the Minnesota Vikings in a trade, WR Hank in his debut.
Baskett has used his size, speed and strength to become a big-play
threat during his 3 seasons in Philadelphia.
Baskett’s 2008 Highlights: DOWNTOWN REGGIE BROWN
• Caught his 2nd TD of the season on 10/12 at SF After suffering a hamstring injury during the preseason, WR Reggie
• Registered a career-high 8 catches on 9/21 vs. Pit. Brown worked hard to return to the lineup and has been a major con-
• Caught a career-long 90-yard TD pass from McNabb on 9/7 vs. StL. tributor since doing so, having registered 10 catches and 163 yds. in
He now owns 3 of the 10 longest plays in team history (89-, 87, and his last 2 games.
90-yard TDs). Baskett is one of only 6 players in NFL history to Brown’s Career Highlights:
have 3 catches of 85-or-more yds. • For his career, has converted 32 of his 35 3rd-down recepts. for 1st
WHAT AN AVANT-AGE downs (91.4%)
TOP RECEIVERS ON 3RD DOWN
A 4th-round draft pick in 2006, Jason Avant has been a reliable and • Since 2006, his 95.5% con- SINCE 2006
steady target for Donovan McNabb during his 3-year career. Avant version rate on 3rd-down
Player Rec. 1st 1st %
has been especially effective on 3rd down, where he has converted recepts. ranks 2nd in the
Chad Johnson 38 37 97.4
14 of his 17 career catches for first downs (7 for 8 in 2008). NFL among players with at
Reggie Brown 22 21 95.5
Avant’s 2008 Highlights: least 20 3rd-down recepts. Santonio Holmes 45 42 93.3
• 8 of his 13 catches in 2008 have come on 3rd down (61.5%), which • Increased his catch total in Amani Toomer 28 26 92.9
is the highest pct. among all players with at least 10 recepts. each of his first 3 seasons *min. 20 recepts.
(43, 46, 61)
Brown’s 2008 Highlights:
• Led the team for the 2nd-straight game with 84 receiving yds. on
10/5 vs. Was.
• In his first major action since returning from a hamstring injury,
led the team with 6 recepts. and 79 yds. on 9/28 at Chi.
WHEN THE EAGLES HAVE THE BALL
THE MEN IN THE TRENCHES VERY SAV-VY
Now in its 3rd season as a unit, the Eagles offensive line is an expe- Last year, Eagles P Sav Rocca 2008 PUNTING LEADERS
rienced and accomplished group. While they have been much was the oldest rookie ever to
improved in pass protection, allowing just 12 sacks through 7 games, play in the NFL. This year, Rocca Player Punts Net Avg.
they are also beginning to regain the form that allowed them to pave is playing like a seasoned veter- Mike Scifres 25 42.7
Sam Koch 34 41.7
the way for the NFL’s yds. from scrimmage leader in 2007, Brian an, ranking 5th in the NFL with a
Dustin Colquitt 37 41.1
Westbrook. 41.0 net punting avg., with 12
Shane Lechler 37 41.0
2008 Highlights: punts inside the 20-yd. line and Sav Rocca 32 41.0
• Paved the way for Brian Westbrook’s career-high 167 rushing yds. only 1 touchback.
(7.6 avg.) and 2 TDs on 10/26 vs. Atl. Rocca’s Career Highlights:
• Has allowed just 12 sacks through 7 games (6th-fewest in the NFC), • Has downed 36 of his 104 punts inside the 20-yd. line (34.6%),
including 3 without allowing a single sack (9/7 vs. StL., 10/5 vs. topping the Eagles all-time list among punters with at least 50
Was., 12/12 at SF) career boots. Jeff Feagles is ranked 2nd with 32.7% (106/324).
OFFENSIVE TACKLE TANDEM Rocca’s 2008 Highlights: 2008 INSIDE 20/TOUCHBACK RATIO
Not many teams in the NFL can boast the type of offensive tackle tan- • Among all NFL punters Player In 20 TBs Ratio
dem the Philadelphia Eagles trot out onto the field each week. Not with at least 10 punts Sav Rocca 12 1 12/1
only are Jon Runyan (6-7, 330) and William Thomas (6-7, 335) a phys- inside the 20-yd. line in Brad Maynard 18 2 9/1
ically imposing tandem, but they are an extremely reliable and 2008, Rocca’s 12 to 1 ratio Nick Harris 15 2 7.5/1
durable pair as well. The duo has started a franchise-record 125 reg- of punts inside the 20 to Mitch Berger 14 2 7/1
ular season games together as the Eagles offensive tackles. touchbacks ranks 1st Sam Koch 11 2 5.5/1
“They have great experience and are both terrific players,” said • Has recorded a 42.0-plus
offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg. “They have both done an net avg. in 5 games this year after reaching that plateau just 1 time
excellent job later in their careers of keeping themselves in terrific in 2007
physical condition on a consistent basis throughout the year. I think • Earned special teams POM honors for September after leading the
that has added years for both of them. They are both terrific players NFL with a 44.1 net yd. avg.
and they both add toughness to the football team.” • Tied a career-long with a 65-yd. on 9/28 at Chi., marking the 3rd-
IRON MAN straight week he hit a 60-yd. punt. On the day, he held Devin
Runyan has started 183 straight regular-season games (128 as a Hester to just 1 return yd. on 6 punts
member of the Eagles), good for the 3rd-longest streak among • Placed 3 of his 5 punts inside the 20-yd. line, including a 64-yd.
active NFL players, trailing only Brett Favre of the Jets (260) and boot, the 2nd-longest of his career on 9/21 vs. Pit.
Derrick Brooks of the Buccaneers (200). • Booted a 61-yd. punt on 9/15 at Dal., the 3rd-longest of his career
• Since the start of 2006, has started every game and committed
just 5 penalties GREEN AKERS
One of the most reliable kickers in NFL’S TOP SCORERS SINCE 2000
STABLE STARTER the NFL, David Akers is the Eagles
Thomas has started all but one game he has been active for in his all-time leading scorer (963 points) Player (Team) Points
Eagles career. A member of the Eagles since 1998, he has started and looks to tie Bobby Walston (9) Jason Elam (Atl.) 1,003
Matt Stover (Bal.) 980
156 games for the Eagles and has only missed 10. for the most consecutive seasons
Adam Vinatieri (Ind.) 953
• Currently ranks t-2nd on the Eagles all-time list for games played leading the team in scoring. David Akers (Phi.) 952
by an offensive lineman, and t-5th overall Akers’ 2008 Highlights: Ryan Longwell (Min.) 944
• Has connected on 34 consecu-
JACK OF HIS TRADE CONSECUTIVE STARTS tive FGs from inside of 40 yds.
C Jamaal Jackson prides himself on ACTIVE NFL CENTERS
• Ranks t-5th in the NFL with 66 points
being the “quarterback” of the Player (Team) Starts
offensive line, and often spends Casey Wiegmann (Den) 118 • Surpassed the 200 FG mark on 9/15 at Dal., becoming the 45th
Todd McClure (Atl) 103 player in NFL history to do so.
hours a week watching film with the
team’s real quarterback, Donovan Dominic Raiola (Det) 103 Akers’ Career Highlights: AKERS IN THE REGULAR SEASON
McNabb. Olin Kreutz (Chi) 93 • Ranks 4th in the NFL FG FG% Lg
Jamaal Jackson (Phi) 47 since 2000 with 943 pts. at Qwest Field 2/3 66.7 40
“The center has to be one of the
smartest guys on the field,” said Jackson. However, he also wants to • Has nailed 12 game-tying on the road 99/131 75.6 53
reinvent the position as more than just the brains of the operation. or game-winning field on turf 97/121 80.2 53
Weighing in at 330 pounds, he is proud to be the biggest center in goals with under 5:00 left outdoors 198/242 81.8 57
in the 4th qtr. in November 61/71 85.9 49
the NFL (the league average of projected starters in 2008 is 301
vs. Sea. 5/10 50.0 48
pounds). “I’m trying to bring a new dimension to the position, • Has led the Eagles in
vs. NFC West 24/35 68.6 50
because I’m just as big as most guards.” scoring in each of the last vs. NFC 161/201 80.1 53
MR. T REDEDICATES HIMSELF: 8 seasons, exceeding the before bye week 86/108 79.6 57
After feeling that he had a subpar 2007 season, G Todd Herremans 100-pt. mark 7 times, after bye week 126/155 81.3 52
was a staple at the NovaCare complex during the offseason, working more than any other
hard to re-tool his body and game. So far in 2008, Herremans has Eagles player. The only Eagle to lead the team in scoring in more
been a consistent performer on the offensive line. seasons is Bobby Walston (9)
GETTING OFF THE FIELD
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GETTING OFF THE FIELD
Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson, who is widely considered one of A staple of Jim Johnson’s defense over the years has been its ability
the premier defensive minds in the NFL, has put together a balanced to get off the field on 3rd down. In 2008, Johnson has continued that
unit that has excelled over the years. Johnson’s ability to bring pres- success, as the Eagles defense had held opponents to a 23.8 cover-
sure from anywhere on the field has given opposing offenses all sion pct. in 4 wins.
kinds of trouble. Since 2000, his units rank near the top of the NFL in
EAGLES 3RD-DOWN DEFENSE IN WINS IN 2008
many of the most important defensive categories:
Opponent Date - Location Result Conv.
HOW JOHNSON’S DEFENSE RANKS SINCE 2000
St. Louis 9/7 - Home W, 38-3 0-11 (0.0%)
Statistic NFL rank Pittsburgh 9/21 - Home W, 15-6 2-13 (15.3%)
Sacks 365 2nd San Francisco 10/12 - Away W, 40-26 2-12 (16.7%)
Forced Fumbles 146 2nd Atlanta 10/26 - Home W, 27-14 6-16 (37.5%)
Red zone TD efficiency 43.2% (163/377) 2nd Totals 4-0, 120-49 10-42 (23.8%)
3rd down efficiency 34.3% (647/1887) 3rd
Fewest points allowed 2,394 (17.7 per game) 4th • The Eagles defense leads the
Passer rating 75.5 5th NFL in short-yardage defense, 2008 TOP 3RD-AND-1 DEFENSES
holding opponents to a 33.3% Team Atts. Conv. Pct.
Johnson consistently puts his team in a position to win, allowing 17- conversion rate on 3rd and 1. Philadelphia 6 2 33.3
points-or-less in 54.3% of regular season games. The Eagles are Arizona 10 4 40.0
• Additionally, opponents have
almost unbeatable, boasting a 67-15 record, when the unit does so. Cleveland 8 4 50.0
been unable to sustain long
Seattle 6 3 50.0
POINTS ALLOWED BY THE EAGLES DEFENSE UNDER JIM JOHNSON drives, as the Eagles have
(151 REGULAR SEASON GAMES) allowed just six 10-play drives and 110 first downs.
Points Allowed Games (% of total games) W/L (pct.) 2008 OPPOSING OFFENSE RANKINGS
17 or less 82 (54.3) 67-15 (.817) FEWEST 10-PLAY DRIVES FEWEST 1ST DOWNS
18-24 35 (23.2) 18-17 (.514)
Team Drives Points Team 1st Downs
25 or more 34 (22.5) 7-27 (.206)
Minnesota 5 17 Baltimore 92
Philadelphia 6 19 NY Giants 106
STANDING STRONG Baltimore
3 teams with 9
8 33 Minnesota
Philadelphia
107
110
Over the years, Johnson’s 1ST-AND-GOAL DEFENSE
defense seems to buckle AT OR INSIDE 5-YARD LINE SINCE 1999
down in goal-line situations.
Since 1999, they have faced
Trips TDs FGs Pts./Trip QUICK HITS ON DEFENSE
111 69 27 5.08
111 first-and-goal situations STUFFING THE OPPOSITION
from at-or-inside their own 5- Statistic NFL Rank
• The Eagles defense
TD% 62.2 1st 2008 TFL LEADERS 2008 SACK LEADERS
yd. line, allowing only 69 TDs has been strong
Pts./Trip 5.08 1st Team Sacks
(62.2%) and 27 FGs. During
Scoring% 86.5 5th against both the run Team TFLs
that span, they have allowed and the pass in Baltimore 29 NY Giants 26
the lowest TD% and fewest points per trip (5.08) in the NFL. Buffalo 25 Pittsburgh 25
2008, as they are
Philadelphia 24 NY Jets 24
among the NFL lead-
3 teams with 23 Philadelphia 23
ers in sacks and TFLs.
I’LL TAKE THAT • Jim Johnson has done a great job at bring- NUMBER OF PLAYERS
After producing just 19 takeaways in 2007, the Eagles defense has ing pressure from all angles in 2008. WITH A SACK
forced 15 already in 2008 (2.1 per game), which is the 3rd-highest Altogether, 11 different players have
total in the league. Additionally, the Eagles defense has scored 2 TDs Team Players
notched a sack, which is the highest total Philadelphia 11
after not scoring any in 2007. 2008 TAKEAWAY LEADERS in the NFL. The only position that hasn’t NY Jets 11
Team Takeaways produced a sack so far is CB. 6 teams with 10
TAKEAWAYS BREAKDOWN 2007-08 • Opponents are averaging just 4.7
Tennessee 16
2007 2008 Chicago 16 yds./play against the Eagles defense, YARDS PER PLAY
Games 16 7 Philadelphia 15 which is the 4th-best mark in the NFL. ALLOWED 2008
Takeaways 19 15 Tampa Bay 15 Team Yds./Play
Per game 1.2 2.1 Green Bay 14 Pittsburgh 3.76
Defensive TDs 0 2 Kansas City 14 Baltimore 4.35
Tennessee 4.42
Philadelphia 4.70
Tampa Bay 4.71
GETTING OFF THE FIELD
THE BIG GAME HUNTER MEN IN THE MIDDLE
An avid hunter off the field, Trent Cole tracks down QBs with as much 4th-year DT Mike Patterson RUSHING DEFENSE DURING
skill and determination as he takes to the woods. After registering a and 3rd-year DT Brodrick JIM JOHNSON’S TENURE
career-high 12.5 sacks in 2007, ane earning his first-career Pro Bowl Bunkley are in their 2nd sea-
Seasons Rank Yds/Game Avg.
appearance, Cole has been receiving a great deal of attention from son together as the defensive
1999-2006 24 120.1 4.1
opposing offenses, yet he still has been effective at pressuring the tackle tandem and continue
2007-2008 6 93.9 3.7
quarterback and stuffing the run. to shut down opposing rush-
NUMBER OF MULTI-SACK GAMES ing attacks, while also putting a great deal of pressure on the QB.
“He gives his 110% on every snap
EAGLES HISTORY The two men in the middle are a major part in the defense’s recent
and players respect him for that,”
said head coach Andy Reid. “A year Player Seasons Games resurgence against stopping the run over the last 2 seasons.
or two ago, Brett Favre mentioned Reggie White 8 38 Career Highlights:
that to me just after the game. He Clyde Simmons 8 21
Hugh Douglas 6 12 • “Bunk” and “The Grizzle” have combined for 8.5 sacks since 2007,
said, ‘Hey, we were real concerned and are at the forefront of an Eagles defense that has allowed only
Dennis Harrison 3 11
about 58. He has a phenomenal 93.9 yds./game on the ground during that span, the 6th-lowest
Greg Brown 5 10
motor.’ We saw it as a staff, but William Fuller 3 10 avg. in the NFL
you’re never quite sure what the Trent Cole 4 9 Patterson’s 2008 Highlights:
other team sees. It was something Andy Harmon 7 9
that Brett made a point of telling Note: only includes seasons since 1982 • Racked up a career-high 15 tackles on 10/5 vs. Was.
me.” • Recorded a half sack in the season opener vs. StL. on 9/7
Cole’s Career Highlights: Bunkley’s 2008 Highlights:
SACKS THROUGH FIRST FOUR SEASONS
• With 9 multi-sack games AMONG EAGLES DRAFT PICKS • Notched his 1st sack of the season on 9/21 vs. Pit., adding a piv-
in his career, ranks 7th in Player otal FR in the 2nd qtr. that led to an Eagles FG
Years Sacks
team history. Clyde Simmons 1986-88 31.5
• His sack total has Trent Cole* 2005-07 28.5 DIFFERENT NAME, SAME GAME
increased each season Andy Harmon 1991-93 27.5 DE Juqua Parker legally changed his MOST SACKS SINCE 2006
(5.0, 8.0, 12.5) Corey Simon 2000-02 26.5 name from Juqua Thomas in the 2008 UNDRAFTED PLAYERS
• With 28.5 career sacks, Mike Mamula 1995-97 26 offseason, something his late father,
Player Sacks
ranks t-14th in team his- Jerome Brown 1987-89 20.5 Willie Parker, requested of him. He
*Through 3-plus seasons DE A. Ogunleye (Chi.) 19.0
tory and has the 2nd- took over as the starting LE in 2007,
LB J. Harrison (Pit.) 18.5
best 4-year sack total among Eagles draft picks and has since been relentless both as DE J. Parker 17.0
Cole’s 2008 Highlights: a pass rusher and as a run stopper. DE P. Spicer (Jax.) 13.0
• Leads the team with 6 TFLs For his efforts, Parker was rewarded DE C. Jenkins (GB) 11.5
with a contract extension after the LB B. Scott (Bal.) 11.5
• Picked up his 3rd sack of the season 0n 10/12 at SF, adding his 2006 season. Including playoffs
8th-career FF, 2 QB hurries and 8 tackles
Parker’s Career Highlights:
• Totaled 10 tackles and 1 QB hurry on 10/5 vs. Was.
• His 17.0 sacks since 2006 are 3rd among all undrafted players
• Registered a sack in his second-straight game on 9/28 at Chi.,
adding his 7th-career FF which was recovered by Omar Gaither Parker’s 2008 Highlights:
• Picked up his first sack of the season on 9/21 vs. Pit., and later • Registered his 1st-career INT, returning it 55 yds. for his 1st-career
forced QB Ben Roethlisberger intentionally ground the ball while TD on 9/12 at SF, sealing an Eagles victory. Also added 6 tackles, 1
in the end zone, resulting in a safety sack, 2 TFLs and 1 QB hurry on the day
• Is tied with Darren Howard for the team lead with 4.5 sacks
KEEPING IT FRESH • Notched 1 sack and 1 QB hit on 9/28 at Chi. It was his second-
DE Darren Howard is a versitile veter- straight game with a sack
MOST SACKS IN 2008
an who has taken snaps at both end • Had a career-high 2.5 sacks on 9/21 vs. Pit. It was the 4th multi-
PLAYERS WITHOUT A START
positions, as well as DT in nickel situ- sack game of his career. Also added 9 tackles and 1 FF
ations. This not only keeps the defen- Player Sacks
sive line fresh; it makes opposing Darren Howard 4.5
Bertrand Berry (Ari) 4.0
offenses account for more players. As
Charles Johnson (Car.) 3.5
a result, the entire line has benefit-
Dave Tollefson (NYG) 3.5
ted, including Howard who has 4.5 Greg White (TB) 3.5
sacks on the season.
Darren Howard’s 2008 Highlights:
• Registered a sack on 10/26 vs. Atl., and is now tied with Juqua
Parker for the team lead with 4.5 on the season
• Notched his 3rd-career INT on 9/28 at Chi. after alertly snagging a
ball that popped out of Kyle Orton’s hand after he was hit by Juqua
Parker
• Sacked Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger 2 times on 9/21 vs. Pit.
• Registered a half sack and 1 TFL on 9/7 vs. StL.
GETTING OFF THE FIELD
BRILLIANT YOUNG ‘BACKERS O.G. THE ALL-PURPOSE LB
Once considered a question mark on the Eagles defense, the line- Omar Gaither emerged as a
EAGLES TACKLE LEADERS
backers are now a young, smart, fast and very talented group. Omar playmaker and a vocal leader at SINGLE SEASONS SINCE 1999
Gaither, Chris Gocong, and Stewart Bradley were all selected by the MIKE linebacker in 2007, after a
Eagles since 2006. Though none of them is playing at the same posi- breakout rookie campaign at Player Year Tackles
tion he did in college, each has graciously settled into his respective WILL. Gaither started all 16 Jeremiah Trotter 1999 202
Jeremiah Trotter 2000 171
role and has the coaches excited about what they are doing as a unit. games in 2007, controlling the
Omar Gaither 2007 170
A LOOK AT THE EAGLES STARTING LINEBACKERS middle and racking up a team-
Jeremiah Trotter 2005 169
leading 170 tackles. Coaches Jeremiah Trotter 2001 164
WILL MIKE SAM
were also impressed with his
Omar Gaither Stewart Bradley Chris Gocong coverage skills (14 KDs, 1 INT on the season), and his ability to pres-
Age: Age: Age: sure opposing QBs (team-leading 14 QB hurries). He is now back in
24 (3 years pro) 24 (2 years pro) 24 (3 years pro)
his natural position on the weakside where Johnson has been able to
Drafted: Drafted: Drafted:
employ him as the playmaker he is.
2006 - Round 5 2007 - Round 3 2006 - Round 3
Gaither’s Career Highlights:
“It's good to have those linebackers that have good size and can run; • Racked up a team-leading 170 tackles and 14 QB hurries in 2007. It
you don't find those a lot of times,” said defensive coordinator Jim was the 3rd-highest single-season tackle total under Andy Reid
Johnson. “A lot of times you find smaller linebackers who can run. Gaither’s 2008 Highlights:
We've got some nice size linebackers. Our linebackers are 250-255,
but all three of them can run. So that's a nice thing, and they are • Ranks 2nd on the team with 5 KDs
pretty good blitzers also.” • Recovered a key fumble on 9/28 at Chi., adding 7 tackles, 2 QB
2008 Highlights: hurries and 2 KDs
• Combined for 4.5 sacks, 3 FR and 1 TD so far in 2008 • Tallied a career-high 1.5 sacks on 9/21 vs. Pit.
• All 3 contributed big plays on 9/28 at Chi. Gocong picked up his
2nd-career sack, while Gaither and Bradley each recovered a fum-
SHUTTING DOWN THE STRONG SIDE
ble A prolific sack artist in college, LB Chris Gocong is in his second sea-
son as the starting SAM linebacker, a position that showcases his
STEWART’S NOT LITTLE physical style of play. Gocong has been strong against the run, tally-
ing 7 TFLs since 2007. Johnson also anticipates deploying Gocong in
After spending much of the 2007 season on special teams and as a many different ways as he gets more comfortable in the system.
reserve linebacker, LB Stewart Bradley played well enough in the Gocong’s 2008 Highlights:
final games of the season to earn a job as the starting MIKE line-
• Picked up his 2nd sack of the season on 10/26 vs. Atl., adding 5
backer. So far in 2008, Bradley has been one of the defense’s most
tackles and 1 TFL
productive players, ranking 2nd on the team with 69 tackles.
• Tallied his 2nd-career sack on 9/28 at Chi. Both of his sacks have
“There aren't many middle linebackers stopping the run better than
come on Sunday Night Football (11/25 at NE).
Philly's Stewart Bradley,” said SI.com’s Peter King.
• Scored his 1st-career TD on a fumble recovery in the end zone on
Bradley’s 2008 Highlights:
9/15 at Dal.
• Ranks 2nd on the team with 5 TFLs
• Led the team with a career-high 15 tackles on 10/5 vs. Was., adding HISTORICAL SACK ATTACK
1 QB hurry
The Eagles defense has consistently ranked among the league lead-
• Recovered a fumble on 9/28 at Chi. ers in sacks over the past 3 decades. Here’s a breakdown with the
• Led the team with 13 tackles including one for a loss and 1 sack, individual leader in each category:
adding 2 KDs on 9/7 vs. StL.
SACK LEADERS BY DECADE
Sack leaders since 1982 Sack leaders (1990-99)
Philadelphia 1201 New Orleans 472
(White, 124) Philadelphia 443
New Orleans 1168 (Simmons, 45)
NY Giants 1115 Kansas City 435
Oakland 1108 Minnesota 427
Chicago Bears 1105 Pittsburgh 426
Sack leaders since 2000 Sack leaders (1982-89)
Pittsburgh 367 Chicago 431
Philadelphia 365 Oakland 406
(Douglas, 40) NY Giants 396
NY Giants 364 Philadelphia 393
Miami 355 (White, 81)
Baltimore 349 Washington 392
GETTING OFF THE FIELD
DISRUPTIVE DAWK MIKELL MAKES PLAYS
FS Brian Dawkins appears to be back to the form that has struck fear Originally signed as a rookie free agent in 2003, S Quintin Mikell
into opposing offenses for years. A vocal leader on the field and a spent most of his career as a reserve safety and special teams
quiet-mannered man off of it, Dawkins was admittedly not himself demon. Mikell cemented his spot in the starting lineup after a strong
during most of 2007, as he was distracted by family issues in the off- 2007 campaign, and has been one of the top defensive playmakers
season and later slowed by a stinger he stuffered during the season. for the Eagles so far in 2008.
“When I get on the field, I don’t know what a 34-year old player is “I’ve had high expectations of him doing exactly what he’s doing for
supposed to play like, but that’s not in my mindset,” said Dawkins. a while now because [I saw] the potential in him to do what he’s
“All I know is, if the ball is in the air, I have to get it. If a big hit has doing,” said FS Brian Dawkins. “We are mirror images of each other.
to be made, I’m going to make it. If I have to go through somebody There is no, ‘I have to do this, he can do that.’ If a tight end comes to
to get to the quarterback, I’m going to do it.” my side, I’ll cover him. If he goes to Q’s side, he’ll cover him...You see
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: he’s not just making tackles, he’s making plays on the ball also.
• Is one of 4 players in NFL history with at least 30 INTs and 20 sacks [He’s] stripping guys and going after the ball. He’s a playmaker.”
Mikell’s Career Highlights:
PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST 33 INTS AND 20 SACKS
• Here is how Mikell has fared in his 19 career starts as a safety:
Player Years INTs Sacks
S Leroy Butler 1990-2001 38 20.5 QUINTIN MIKELL’S CAREER STATISTICS IN GAMES HE STARTS
S Rodney Harrison (NE) 1994-2007 34 30.5 Year Starts S A T Sacks Hur INT KD FF FR
CB Ronde Barber (TB) 1997-2007 33 22.0 2006 1 6 2 8 0 1 0 1 0 0
S Brian Dawkins (Phi.) 1996-2007 33 20.0 2007 11 54 34 88 1 1 1 8 1 1
2008 7 55 28 83 1 4 2 2 1 0
• The Eagles have won 16 of the past 19 games when Dawkins has Totals 19 125 64 179 2.0 6 3 11 2 1
registered an interception
• Ranks 2nd on the team’s all-time list for career INT return yds. To compare, the following box shows how Mikell’s numbers in his
(490). Needs 47 yds. to pass Bill Bradley for the franchise lead first 19 starts compare to fellow S Brian Dawkins in his first 19 starts:
• Owns the team record for combined wins as a player (94 regular QUINTIN MIKELL VS. BRIAN DAWKINS IN THEIR FIRST 19 STARTS
season; 8 postseason) Player (years) Starts S A T Sacks Hur INT KD FF FR
• Is playing in his 13th season, which is t-2nd in Eagles history Mikell (2006-08) 19 125 64 179 2.0 6 3 11 2 1
• Has played in a franchise-record 15 postseason contests Dawkins (1996-97) 19 76 27 103 1.0 0 3 11 1 2
SPECIAL TEAMS • Leads the team with 183 special teams production points, includ-
ing a team-high 12 tackles
K DAVID AKERS • Recovered a muffed punt on 10/26/08 vs. Atl., cementing the win
• A three-time Pro Bowl kicker, ranks first on the club's all-time list DeSEAN JACKSON
with 212 field goals and 963 points • Scored on a career-long 68-yd. punt return. It was the longest
• Known for producing in clutch situations, has nailed 12 game-tying return of his career and the Eagles 1st punt return for a TD since
or game-winning field goals with 5:00 or less remaining in a game 12/21/2003 vs. SF (Westbrook)
• Inked a contract extension that will keep him in Philadelphia • Returned 8 punts for 97 yds. on 9/7/08 vs. StL., including a 60-
through 2010 ydr., which was the longest for an Eagles rookie since Bob Shann
P SAV ROCCA had a 63-ydr. on 12/19/65 vs. Det.
• A former Australian Football League star, was signed by the Eagles • Set a Pac-10 record with 6 punt returns for TDs during his 3-year
on 1/25/07, and earned the starting punting job after a strong per- career at Cal. His career PR avg. of 16.7 is 2nd in Pac-10 history
formance in the preseason • His 8-97 performance on punt returns on 9/7/08 vs. the Rams tied
• Earned special teams POM honors for September, after leading him for 2nd on the Eagles all-time list for most punt returns in a
the NFL with a 44.1 net punting avg. game and placed him 5th in punt return yds. in a game
• Ranks 5th in the NFL with a 41.0 net punting avg., with 12 punts QUINTIN DEMPS
inside the 20-yd. line and only 1 TB • Averages 23.5 yds. on 23 kickoff returns in 2008
• Has downed 36 of his 104 career punts inside the 20-yard line • Had a career-long 63-yd. return on 10/12 at SF, setting up a TD
(34.6%), topping the Eagles all-time list among punters with at • Ranks t-2nd on the team with 145 production points in 2008
least 50 career boots. Jeff Feagles is ranked 2nd with 32.7%
(106/324)
• Placed 3 of his 5 punts inside the 20-yd. line, including a 64-yd.
boot, the 2nd-longest of his career on 9/21/08 vs. Pit.
• With a 52.8 gross average on 10/28/07 at Min., tied former Eagles
punter Jeff Feagles (10/5/92 vs. Dallas) for the highest single-game
average in Eagles history
2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
as of October 28
WR 80 Kevin Curtis 81 Jason Avant 84 Hank Baskett
LT 72 Tra Thomas
LG 79 Todd Herremans 77 Mike McGlynn
C 67 Jamaal Jackson 59 Nick Cole
RG 73 Shawn Andrews 62 Max Jean-Gilles
RT 69 Jon Runyan 74 Winston Justice
TE 82 L.J. Smith 87 Brent Celek 89 Matt Schobel
WR 86 Reggie Brown 10 DeSean Jackson 83 Greg Lewis
FB 49 Dan Klecko 32 Kyle Eckel
RB 36 Brian Westbrook 28 Correll Buckhalter 25 Lorenzo Booker
QB 5 Donovan McNabb 4 Kevin Kolb 14 A.J. Feeley
DEFENSE
LDE 75 Juqua Parker 95 Victor Abiamiri 91 Chris Clemons
LDT 98 Mike Patterson 93 Trevor Laws
RDT 97 Brodrick Bunkley 49 Dan Klecko
RDE 58 Trent Cole 90 Darren Howard 63 Bryan Smith
WILL 96 Omar Gaither 56 Akeem Jordan 54 Tracy White
MLB 55 Stewart Bradley 51 Joe Mays
SAM 57 Chris Gocong 50 Tank Daniels
LCB 22 Asante Samuel 21 Joselio Hanson
RCB 24 Sheldon Brown 26 Lito Sheppard
SS 27 Quintin Mikell 37 Sean Considine
FS 20 Brian Dawkins 39 Quintin Demps
SPECIAL TEAMS
P 6 Sav Rocca
K 2 David Akers
H 6 Sav Rocca 81 Jason Avant
PR 10 DeSean Jackson 39 Quintin Demps 30 J.R. Reed
KOR 39 Quintin Demps 25 Lorenzo Booker 30 J.R. Reed
LS 46 Jon Dorenbos 90 Darren Howard
DEFENSE
OPP LDE LDT RDT RDE WILL MLB SAM RCB LCB SS FS Other
vs StL Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
at Dal Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
vs Pit Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
at Chi Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
vs Was Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins Sheppard (CB)
at SF Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins Sheppard (CB)
vs Atl Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES & HOW THEY WERE BUILT
HOW THEY WERE ACQUIRED EAGLES BY DRAFT ROUND BY EXPERIENCE AND GAMES
1996 Brian Dawkins D2b 1st round (6) Player Exp GP GS W/Phi
Tra Thomas Phi 1998 (11th) Jon Runyan 13 193 183 135/135
1998 Tra Thomas D1 Donovan McNabb Phi 1999 (2nd) Brian Dawkins 13 174 173
Lito Sheppard Phi 2002 (26th) Tra Thomas 11 157 156
1999 David Akers FA Shawn Andrews Phi 2004 (16th) David Akers 10 148 0 147/0
Donovan McNabb D1 Mike Patterson Phi 2005 (31st) Donovan McNabb 10 125 119
Brodrick Bunkley Phi 2006 (14th) Darren Howard 9 120 94 39/16
2000 Jon Runyan FA-Ten Sheldon Brown 7 103 74
2nd round (10) Matt Schobel 7 97 24 34/11
2001 Correll Buckhalter D4 Brian Dawkins Phi 1996 Juqua Parker 8 96 16 55/16
Darren Howard NO 2000 Brian Westbrook 7 90 69
2002 Lito Sheppard D1 Sheldon Brown Phi 2002 Lito Sheppard 7 84 60
Sheldon Brown D2b L.J. Smith Phi 2003 Quintin Mikell 6 83 19
Brian Westbrook D3 Reggie Brown Phi 2005 Asante Samuel 6 82 60 7/7
Winston Justice Phi 2006 Greg Lewis 6 81 23
2003 L.J. Smith D2 Kevin Kolb Phi 2007 L.J. Smith 6 79 59
Jamaal Jackson RFA Victor Abiamiri Phi 2007 Tracy White 6 69 2 1/0
Greg Lewis RFA DeSean Jackson Phi 2008 Kevin Curtis 6 68 28 17/17
Quintin Mikell RFA Trevor Laws Phi 2008 Correll Buckhalter 8 67 16
Jon Dorenbos 6 67 0 28/0
2004 Shawn Andrews D1 3rd round (7) Mike Patterson 4 55 45
Matt Schobel Cin 2002 Dan Klecko 6 54 3 7/0
2005 Mike Patterson D1 Brian Westbrook Phi 2002 Trent Cole 4 54 44
Reggie Brown D2a Kevin Curtis StL 2003 Joselio Hanson 4 52 8 39/5
Sean Considine D4a Chris Gocong Phi 2006 Reggie Brown 4 51 41
Todd Herremans D4b Stewart Bradley Phi 2007 Shawn Andrews 5 50 50
Trent Cole D5a Lorenzo Booker Mia 2007 Jamaal Jackson 5 47 47
Juqua Parker FA Bryan Smith Phi 2008 Chris Clemons 5 43 3 7/0
Todd Herremans 4 43 42
2006 Darren Howard FA-NO 4th round (11) Omar Gaither 3 39 28
Matt Schobel FA-Cin Jon Runyan Hou 1996 Hank Baskett 3 39 10
Brodrick Bunkley D1 Correll Buckhalter Phi 2001 Nick Cole 3 39 1
Winston Justice D2 Asante Samuel NE 2003 Sean Considine 4 37 18
Chris Gocong D3 Dan Klecko NE 2004 Brodrick Bunkley 3 37 22
Max Jean-Gilles D4a Sean Considine Phi 2005 Jason Avant 3 30 10
Jason Avant D4b Todd Herremans Phi 2005 A.J. Feeley 8 23 15 12/7
Omar Gaither D5b Max Jean-Gilles Phi 2006 Chris Gocong 3 23 17
Nick Cole RFA Jason Avant Phi 2006 Stewart Bradley 2 23 8
Hank Baskett T-Min Mike McGlynn Phi 2008 Brent Celek 2 23 6
Joselio Hanson FA Jack Ikegwuonu Phi 2008 Sav Rocca 2 23 0
A.J. Feeley FA Quintin Demps Phi 2008 Tank Daniels 3 17 0 13/0
Jon Dorenbos FA Akeem Jordan 2 16 0
5th round (4) Lorenzo Booker 2 14 2 7/1
2007 Sav Rocca FA A.J. Feeley Phi 2001 Kyle Eckel 2 12 0 0/0
Kevin Curtis FA-Stl Trent Cole Phi 2005 Max Jean-Gilles 3 11 6
Kevin Kolb D2a Omar Gaither Phi 2006 Victor Abiamiri 2 8 1
Victor Abiamiri D2b Brent Celek Phi 2007 Quintin Demps R 7 0
Stewart Bradley D3a DeSean Jackson R 7 7
Brent Celek D5b 6th round (2) Trevor Laws R 7 0
Akeem Jordan RFA Mike Gibson Phi 2008 Winston Justice 3 7 1
Joe Mays Phi 2008 Kevin Kolb 2 3 0
2008 Asante Samuel FA-NE Joe Mays R 2 0
Chris Clemons FA-Oak 7th Round (1) Mike McGlynn R 0 0
Dan Klecko FA-Ind King Dunlap Phi 2008 Bryan Smith R 0 0
Lorenzo Booker T-Mia
Trevor Laws D2a Rookie free agents (15)
DeSean Jackson D2b David Akers Car 1997
Bryan Smith D3 Juqua Parker Ten 2001
Mike McGlynn D4a Jamaal Jackson Phi 2003 RFA-rookie free agent
Quintin Demps D4b Greg Lewis Phi 2003 T- trade
Jack Ikegwuonu D4c Quintin Mikell Phi 2003 W- claimed off waivers
Mike Gibson D6a Jon Dorenbos Buf 2003 italicized players - Injured Reserve list;
Reserve/Non-Football Injury List
Joe Mays D6b Joselio Hanson SF 2003
King Dunlap D7 Chris Clemons Was 2003
Tank Daniels W-NYG Tracy White Sea 2003
Tracy White FA Kyle Eckel NE 2005
Kyle Eckel FA Nick Cole Phi 2006
Hank Baskett Min 2006
Note: A.J. Feeley was drafted in the 5th round by the Tank Daniels Phi 2006
Eagles in 2001.and Tank Daniels was signed as a rook-
Akeem Jordan Phi 2007
ie free agent by the Eagles in 2006
Sav Rocca Phi 2007
CAREER PLAYER TRANSACTIONS
Victor Abiamiri Brent Celek
2007 Drafted by PHI in 2nd round (57th overall) … signed 4- 2007 Drafted by PHI in 5th round … signed 4-year contract
year contract
Chris Clemons
David Akers 2003 Signed by WAS as a rookie free agent
1997 Signed by CAR as rookie free agent 8/30/03 Placed on IR
8/18/97 Released by CAR 9/5/04 Released by WAS
4/28/98 Signed by ATL 9/29/04 Signed by CLE to the practice squad
7/7/98 Released by ATL 11/24/04 Signed by WAS
7/21/98 Re-signed by ATL 12/27/05 Placed on IR
8/24/98 Released by ATL 8/15/06 Released by WAS
9/1/98 Signed to practice squad by WAS 1/17/07 Signed by OAK
9/15/98 Signed by WAS from the practice squad to the active 3/1/08 Signed by PHI to five-year contract
roster
9/22/98 Released by WAS Nick Cole
1/12/99 Signed by PHI 2006 Signed by PHI as rookie free agent
4/24/01 Signed by PHI to one-year contract
8/21/01 Signed 7-year contract extension with PHI thru 2007 Trent Cole
11/7/05 Signed contract extension with PHI thru 2010 2005 Drafted by PHI in 5th round … signed 4-year contract
11/6/06 Signed 5-year contract extension with PHI thru 2013
Shawn Andrews
2004 Drafted by PHI in 1st round (16th overall) … signed 6- Sean Considine
year contract 2005 Drafted by PHI in 4th round … signed 4-year contract
9/14/04 Placed on IR (fractured fibula) 11/16/05 Placed on IR (shoulder)
6/12/06 Signed 7-year contract extension with PHI thru 2015 11/7/07 Placed on IR (shoulder)
Matt Schobel
2002 Drafted by CIN in 3rd round … signed 4-year contract
3/14/06 Signed by PHI to 5-year contract
Lito Sheppard
2002 Drafted by PHI in 1st round (26th overall) … signed 5-
year contract
11/6/04 Signed to a 5-year contract extension thru 2011
11/22/05 Placed on IR (ankle)
EAGLES 2008 PERSONNEL MOVES
• Wednesday, January 2 - Re-signed DT Jeremy Clark, CB Therrian • Wednesday, June 4 - Signed G Mike McGlynn (D4a-08) to a four-year
Fontenot, WR Michael Gasperson, and WR Bill Sampy each to contract.
three-year contracts and FB Jason Davis to a two-year contract ... • Friday, June 6 - Acquired FB Luke Lawton from the Indianapolis Colts
Released DT Ian Scott from the Injured Reserve list. for a conditional draft choice in 2009 ... WR Bill Sampy was
• Tuesday, January 8 - Signed WR Jamal Jones and DE Xzavie waived/injured.
Jackson each to three-year contracts ... Signed DE A.J. Schable to a • Tuesday, June 10 - Named Jon Sandusky director of pro personnel
two-year contract. and Louis Riddick pro scout.
• Thursday, February 7 - Placed the franchise tag on TE L.J. Smith. • Friday, June 13 - Agreed to terms wtih DT Kimo von Oelhoffen on a
• Friday, February 22 - Signed WR Bam Childress to a two-year con- one-year contract ... Released LB Gary Butler, DT Jeremy Clark, CB
tract. Tanard Davis, WR Terrell Golden, QB Casey Hansen, DE Xzavie
• Thursday, February 28 - Agreed to terms with S J.R. Reed on a one- Jackson, DT LaJuan Ramsey, DE A.J. Schable, and LB Markell
year contract ... Tendered a one-year contract offer to restricted free Staffieri ... Agreed to terms with G Mike Gibson (D6a-08) and LB
agent CB Joselio Hanson ... Released DE Jevon Kearse. Andy Studebaker (D6c-08) each to four-year contracts ... Named
Jeremy Snyder pro scout and Mike Miller college scouting coordina-
• Friday, February 29 - Signed CB Asante Samuel (New England tor.
Patriots) to a six-year contract ... Free agent FB Thomas Tapeh signed
a contract with the Minnesota Vikings. • Tuesday, June 17 - Agreed to terms with CB Jack Ikegwuonu (D4c-
08), LB Joe Mays (D6b-08), and T King Dunlap (D7-08) each on
• Saturday, March 1 - Signed DE Chris Clemons (Oakland Raiders) to a four-year contracts.
five-year contract.
• Tuesday, July 1 - Signed DE Bryan Smith (D3-08) to a four-year con-
• Thursday, March 6 - Released LB Takeo Spikes. tract.
• Monday, March 17 - Signed DT Dan Klecko (Indianapolis Colts) to a • Sunday, July 20 - Agreed to terms with WR DeSean Jackson (D2b-08)
two-year contract. on a four-year contract.
• Monday, March 24 - Signed LB Rocky Boiman (Indianapolis Colts) to a • Friday, July 25 - Placed G Shawn Andrews on the Reserve/Did Not
one-year contract. Report list ... Signed G Cameron Stephenson.
• Tuesday, March 25 - Free agent CB William James signed with the • Friday, August 8 - Agreed to terms with RB Brian Westbrook on a
Buffalo Bills. new contract.
• Wednesday, March 26 - Signed TE Kris Wilson (Kansas City Chiefs) to • Sunday, August 10 - Signed DT Mike Marquardt ... Released DT Kimo
a three-year contract. von Oelhoffen ... Placed G Shawn Andrews on the active/PUP list
• Tuesday, April 1 - Re-signed CB Joselio Hanson to a one-year con- from the Reserve/Did Not Report list ... OL Franklin Dunbar was
tract. waived/injured.
• Wednesday, April 2 - Re-signed TE L.J. Smith to a one-year contract. • Saturday, August 23 - Released WR Frantz Hardy, FB Luke Lawton,
and G Cameron Stephenson.
• Wednesday, April 16 - Signed P/K Richmond McGee to a three-year
contract. • Tuesday, August 26 - Released K Richmond McGee, and placed CB
Jack Ikegwuonu on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list.
• Saturday, April 26 - Traded a 1st round draft pick (19th overall) to
Carolina in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick (43rd overall), a 4th • Friday, August 29 - Released WR Bam Childress, CB Therrian
round draft pick (109th overall), and a 1st round draft pick in 2009 ... Fontenot, CB Nick Graham, WR Jamal Jones, RB Ryan Moats
Acquired RB Lorenzo Booker from Miami for a 4th round draft pick (waived/injured), S Marcus Paschal, OL Stefan Rodgers, and LB
(115th overall) ... Traded a 2nd round draft pick (43rd overall) and a Pago Tagofau.
5th round draft pick (152nd overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a 2nd • Saturday, August 30 - Released CB Kyle Arrington, FB Jed Collins,
round draft pick (47th overall) and a 4th round draft pick (117th over- FB Jason Davis, WR Michael Gasperson, DT Mike Marquardt, WR
all) ... Selected DT Trevor Laws (Notre Dame) in the 2nd round (47th Shaheer McBride, DE Jerome McDougle, DT Montae Reagor, LB
overall) ... Selected WR DeSean Jackson (California) in the 2nd round Justin Roland, LB Andy Studebaker, TE Kris Wilson and G Scott
(49th overall). Young ... Placed T King Dunlap (ankle) and G Mike Gibson (shoul-
• Sunday, April 27 - Selected DE Bryan Smith (McNeese St.) in the 3rd der) on Injured Reserve.
round (80th overall) ... Selected G Mike McGlynn (Pittsburgh) in the • Sunday, August 31 - Claimed LB Tank Daniels off waivers from the
4th round (109th overall) ... Selected FS Quintin Demps (UTEP) in the New York Giants ... Released LB Rocky Boiman.
4th round (117th overall) ... Selected CB Jack Ikegwuonu
(Wisconsin) in the 4th round (131st overall) ... Selected G Mike • Monday, September 1 - Signed CB Kyle Arrington, FB Jed Collins, DT
Gibson (California) in the 6th round (184th overall) ... Traded a 6th Mike Marquardt, WR Shaheer McBride, T Chris Patrick, WR
round draft pick to Cleveland for a 5th round draft pick in 2009 ... Willie Reid, LB Andy Studebaker and CB Trae Williams to the
Selected LB Joe Mays (North Dakota State) in the 6th round (200th practice squad.
overall) ... Selected LB Andy Studebaker (Wheaton) in the 6th round • Tuesday, September 9 - Signed DB Jonathan Hefney to the practice
(203rd overall) ... Selected T King Dunlap (Auburn) in the 7th round squad ... Released CB Kyle Arrington from the practice squad.
(230th overall). • Tuesday, October 14 - Signed LB Tracy White ... Released RB Tony
• Monday, April 28 - Agreed to terms with the following rookie free Hunt.
agents: CB Kyle Arrington (Hofstra), FB Jed Collins (Washington • Tuesday, October 21 - Signed FB Kyle Eckel ... Released S J.R. Reed
State), T Franklin Dunbar (Middle Tennessee State), WR Terrell ... Signed G Nevin McCaskill to the practice squad ... Released FB
Golden (Penn State), WR Frantz Hardy (Nebraska), WR Shaheer Jed Collins from the practice squad.
McBride (Delaware State), and LB Justin Roland (Kansas State).
• Wednesday, May 14 - Signed the following rookie free agents: QB
Casey Hansen (Norfolk State), LB Gary Butler (California, PA), and
LB Markell Staffieri (BYU).
• Friday, May 30 - Extended the contact of general manager Tom
Heckert through 2011 ... Named Howie Roseman vice president of
player personnel ... Agreed to terms with S Quintin Demps (D4b-08)
on a four-year contract.
2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES STATISTICS - Won 4, Lost 3
9/7 W 38- 3 St. Louis Rams 69,144 Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD
9/15 L 37- 41 at Dallas Cowboys 63,472 B.Westbrook 76 361 4.8 39t 6
9/21 W 15- 6 Pittsburgh Steelers 69,144 C.Buckhalter 52 207 4.0 28 2
9/28 L 20- 24 at Chicago Bears 62,099 D.Jackson 6 50 8.3 21 0
10/5 L 17- 23 Washington Redskins 69,144 D.McNabb 17 45 2.6 12 1
10/12 W 40-26 at San Francisco 49ers 67,640 L.Booker 13 32 2.5 5 0
10/26 W 27- 14 Atlanta Falcons 69,144 T.Hunt 4 9 2.3 6 1
Team Statistics Eagles Opponent R.Brown 1 6 6.0 6 0
Total First Downs 144 110 K.Kolb 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0
Rushing 43 32 Eagles 172 707 4.1 39t 10
Passing 90 67 Opponents 179 625 3.5 27 3
Penalty 11 11 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD
3rd Down: Made/Att 35/89 34/98 D.Jackson 32 505 15.8 60 1
3rd Down Pct. 39.3% 34.7% B.Westbrook 20 139 7.0 18 2
4th Down: Made/Att 0/2 3/5 C.Buckhalter 19 197 10.4 27 1
4th Down Pct. 0.0% 60.0% H.Baskett 18 253 14.1 90t 2
Possession Avg. 30:38 29:22 G.Lewis 14 209 14.9 52 0
Total Net Yards 2528 2010 J.Avant 13 146 11.2 31 0
Avg. Per Game 361.1 287.1 L.Smith 12 106 8.8 21 2
Total Plays 438 428 R.Brown 10 163 16.3 40 0
Avg. Per Play 5.8 4.7 B.Celek 8 83 10.4 20 0
Net Yards Rushing 707 625 T.Hunt 6 42 7.0 18 0
Avg. Per Game 101.0 89.3 L.Booker 5 10 2.0 8 0
Total Rushes 172 179 K.Curtis 3 45 15.0 25 0
Net Yards Passing 1821 1385 D.Klecko 1 2 2.0 2 0
Avg. Per Game 260.1 197.9 Eagles 161 1900 11.8 90t 8
Sacked/Yards Lost 12/79 23/145 Opponents 127 1530 12.0 72t 9
Gross Yards 1900 1530
Attempts/Completions 254/161 226/127 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD
Completion Pct. 63.4% 56.2% A.Samuel 3 14 4.7 14 0
Had Intercepted 4 8 Q.Mikell 2 41 20.5 41 0
Punts/Average 32/45.1 40/42.9 J.Parker 1 55 55.0 55t 1
Net Punting Avg. 41.0 36.6 D.Howard 1 8 8.0 8 0
Penalties/Yards 32/292 46/347 L.Sheppard 1 0 0.0 0 0
Fumbles/Ball Lost 7/4 9/7 Eagles 8 118 14.8 55t 1
Touchdowns 21 14 Opponents 4 50 12.5 49 0
Rushing 10 3 Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B
Passing 8 9 S.Rocca 32 1443 45.1 41.0 1 12 65 0
Returns 3 2 Eagles 32 1443 45.1 41.0 1 12 65 0
Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts Opponents 40 1716 42.9 36.5 0 17 67 0
Eagles 48 68 20 58 0 194 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD
Opponents 30 53 24 30 0 137 D.Jackson 22 8 248 11.3 68t 1
Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts G.Lewis 1 0 6 6.0 6 0
D.Akers 0 0 0 0 21/21 15/19 0 66 J.Hanson 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
B.Westbrook 8 6 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 48 Eagles 24 8 254 10.6 68t 1
C.Buckhalter 3 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 18 Opponents 17 5 111 6.5 45 0
D.Jackson 2 0 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 12 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD
L.Smith 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12 Q.Demps 23 540 23.5 63 0
H.Baskett 2 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12 G.Lewis 3 43 14.3 31 0
C.Gocong 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6 C.Buckhalter 1 14 14.0 14 0
T.Hunt 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 D.Jackson 1 12 12.0 12 0
D.McNabb 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6 Eagles 28 609 21.8 63 0
J.Parker 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6 Opponents 36 882 24.5 98t 1
Eagles 21 10 8 3 21/21 15/19 0 194
Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
Opponents 14 3 9 2 14/14 13/13 0 137
D.Akers 2/ 2 6/ 6 6/ 6 1/ 2 0/ 3
2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0 Eagles 2/ 2 6/ 6 6/ 6 1/ 2 0/ 3
Opponents 0/ 0 1/ 1 3/ 3 5/ 5 4/ 4
Sacks: D.Howard 4.5, J.Parker 4.5, T.Cole 3.0, C.Gocong 2.0, B.Dawkins 2.0,
D.Klecko 2.0, O.Gaither 1.5, S.Bradley 1.0, Q.Mikell 1.0, B.Bunkley 1.0, Akers: (23G) (34G, 44G, 22G) (31G, 31G) (50N, 47N, 24G, 31G) (50N, 23G)
M.Patterson 0.5 Team: 23.0, Opponents: 12.0 (19G, 54B, 38G, 25G, 28G) (36G,18G)
Opponents: (46G) (51G, 47G) (37G. 53G) (41G) (41G, 48G, 50G) (32G, 37G,
Fumbles Lost: D.McNabb 2, T.Hunt 1, D.Jackson 1 Total: 4
53G, 29G)
Opponent Fumble Recoveries: B.Dawkins 1, C.Clemons 1, B.Bunkley 1,
C.Gocong 1, O.Gaither 1, S.Bradley 1, A.Jordan 1 Total: 7
Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating
D.McNabb 245 154 1829 62.9% 7.5 8 3.3% 3 1.2% 90t 12/79 91.3
K.Kolb 9 7 71 77.8% 7.9 0 0.0% 1 11.1% 16 0/0 60.0
Eagles 254 161 1900 63.4% 7.5 8 3.1% 4 1.6% 90t 12/79 90.0
Opponents 226 127 1530 56.2% 6.8 9 4.0% 8 3.5% 72t 23/145 75.6
2008 DEFENSIVE & SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
DEFENSIVE STATS SPECIAL TEAMS
TACKLES For Quarterback Tkls Blk 1st FF FR PTS
PLAYER Total Solo Asst Loss Sacks Hur INT KD FF FR Jordan 12 56 3 0 1 183
Mikell, S 83 55 28 2 1 3 2 2 1 0 Considine 11 65 1 0 0 145
Bradley, LB 69 44 25 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 Demps 7 27 19 0 0 145
Dawkins, S 63 43 20 4 2 2 0 4 2 1 Daniels 11 46 0 0 0 118
Cole, DE 46 30 16 6 3 5 0 0 2 0 Hanson 7 30 0 0 0 98
Patterson, DT 44 19 25 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 Rocca 0 0 0 0 0 96
Gaither, LB 39 25 14 4 1.5 2 0 5 0 1 Akers 1 0 0 0 0 82
Parker, DE 39 22 17 2 4.5 7 1 1 1 0 Gocong 9 7 1 0 0 72
Bunkley, DT 31 18 13 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 Dorenbos 3 48 0 0 0 70
Brown, CB 23 19 4 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 Baskett 2 26 9 0 0 70
Samuel, CB 22 17 5 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 Clemons 6 35 3 0 0 66
Gocong, LB 22 13 9 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 N.Cole 0 57 0 0 0 62
Sheppard, CB 14 10 4 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 Reed 2 19 4 0 0 59
Howard, DE 13 8 5 1 4.5 5 1 0 0 0 Lewis 0 24 2 0 0 59
Hanson, CB 9 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Celek 0 45 0 0 0 46
Considine, S 8 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Runyan 0 39 0 0 0 41
Klecko, DT 6 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Herremans 0 38 0 0 0 38
Laws, DT 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mikell 6 7 0 0 0 37
Jordan, LB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 White 2 8 5 0 0 35
Clemons, DE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Avant 1 30 0 0 0 35
TOTALS 537 334 203 27 23 28 8 35 7 6 Thomas 0 32 0 0 0 32
Jackson 0 28 0 0 0 22
QUARTERBACK SACKS (23) Hunt
Jean-Gilles
1
0
12
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
20
Parker (4.5) - 2.5 vs. Pit, 1 at Chi, 1 at SF Klecko (2) - 1 vs. StL, 1 at Chi Klecko 0 16 0 0 0 18
Howard (4.5) - 0.5 vs. StL, 2 vs. Pit, 1 at Gaither (1.5) - 1.5 vs. Pit Schobel 0 12 0 0 0 14
SF, 1 vs. Atl Bunkley (1) - 1 vs. Pit Smith 0 13 0 0 0 13
Cole (3) - 1 vs. Pit, 1 at Chi, 1 at SF Bradley (1) - 1 vs. StL Buckhalter 0 12 0 0 0 12
Gocong (2) - 1 at Chi, 1 vs. Atl Mikell (1) - 1 vs. StL Andrews 0 12 0 0 0 12
Dawkins (2) - 1 vs. Pit, 1 vs. Was Patterson (0.5) - 0.5 vs. StL Gaither 0 11 0 0 0 12
Abiamiri 0 8 0 0 0 10
INTERCEPTIONS (8) Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 5
Laws 0 4 0 0 0 4
Samuel (3) - 1-14 at Dal, 1-0 vs. Pit, 1-0 Howard (1) - 1-8 at Chi
Samuel 0 3 0 0 0 3
vs. Atl Parker (1) - 1-55-1TD at SF
Brown 0 1 0 0 0 2
Mikell (2) - 1-0 at Chi, 1-41 at SF Sheppard (1) - 1-0 vs. Atl
Booker 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sheppard 0 2 0 0 0 2
TOUCHDOWNS (2) Parker 0 2 0 0 0 2
Gocong, fumble recovery in end zone at Dal TOTALS 81 801 47 0 1 1763
Parker, 55-yard interception return at SF Special Teams Key: tkls (total tackles), blk (blocks), 1st (first man downfield in
coverage), ff (forced fumbles), fr (fumbles recovered), pts (production points as
graded by coaching staff)
SAFETY (1)
Roethlisberger, intentional grounding in end zone vs. Pit
SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: 15 by Stewart Bradley vs. Was and by Mike Patterson vs. Was
Tackles for Loss: 2 on six different occasions
Sacks: 2.5 by Juqua Parker vs. Pit
Passes Defensed: 4 by Lito Sheppard vs. Atl
Interceptions: 1 on eight different occasions
Forced Fumbles: 1 on seven different occasions
Fumble Recoveries: 1 on six different occassions
Special Teams Tackles: 4 by Tank Daniels vs. Atl
GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATS
OFFENSE First Downs 3rd Down 4th Dn.Time Total Net Yds Rushing Passing Punting Penalty FumbleRed Zone TDs
FG
TD
No
No
No
No
Att
Att
Att
Att
Pct
Pct
Ret
Net
Net
INT
Pen
Avg
Avg
Avg
Lost
Pass
Pass
Poss
Conv
Conv
Rush
Rush
Total
Plays
Gross
Yards
Yards
Yards
Yards
Comp
Sacks
9/7 STL 28 8 17 3 8 14 .571 0 0 35:10 71 522 7.4 32 108 3.4 414 0 0 414 39 26 .667 0 4 41.5 42.0 4 41 1 0 6 4 1 2 3 0
9/15 at Dal 23 8 11 4 5 12 .417 0 1 30:32 64 337 5.3 23 78 3.4 259 4 22 281 37 25 .676 0 3 51.7 48.0 5 44 3 1 5 3 2 2 1 1
9/21 PIT 16 3 13 0 6 14 .429 0 0 32:34 64 260 4.1 23 65 2.8 195 3 19 214 38 26 .684 2 5 44.4 43.4 7 62 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
9/28 at Chi 18 5 13 0 2 13 .154 0 1 31:54 67 340 5.1 23 103 4.5 237 3 25 262 41 25 .610 1 6 44.3 44.2 3 25 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0
10/5 WASH 14 3 10 1 5 12 .417 0 0 25:15 47 254 5.4 18 58 3.2 196 0 0 196 29 17 .586 0 5 50.2 44.4 4 40 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1
10/12 at SF 21 5 15 1 6 12 .500 0 0 26:41 57 383 6.7 21 103 4.9 280 0 0 280 36 23 .639 1 2 38.5 16.0 2 10 0 0 7 3 3 1 2 1
10/26 ATL 24 11 11 2 3 12 .250 0 0 32:21 68 432 6.4 32 192 6.0 240 2 13 253 34 19 .559 0 7 40.9 37.7 7 70 1 1 4 2 2 3 0 0
11/2 at Sea
11/9 NYG
11/16 at Cin
11/23 at Bal
11/27 ARZ
12/7 at NYG
12/15 CLE
12/21 at Wash
12/28 DAL
Totals 144 43 90 11 35 89 .393 0 2 30:38 438 2,528 5.8 172 707 4.1 1,821 12 79 1,900 254 161 .634 4 32 45.1 41.0 32 292 7 4 30 14 13 10 8 3
361.1 101.0 260.1
DEFENSE First Downs 3rd Down 4th Dn.Time Total Net Yds Rushing Passing Punting PenaltyFumbleRed Zone TDs
FG
TD
No
No
No
No
Att
Att
Att
Att
Pct
Pct
Ret
Net
Net
INT
Pen
Avg
Avg
Avg
Lost
Pass
Pass
Poss
Conv
Conv
Rush
Rush
Total
Plays
Gross
Yards
Yards
Yards
Yards
Comp
Sacks
9/7 STL 8 1 6 1 0 11 .000 0 0 24:50 45 166 3.7 15 36 2.4 130 4 28 158 26 14 .538 0 10 48.5 38.8 9 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/15 at Dal 20 6 12 2 6 10 .600 0 0 29:28 54 380 7.0 24 68 2.8 312 0 0 312 30 21 .700 1 3 46.7 42.7 10 108 2 1 3 3 0 1 3 1
9/21 PIT 14 1 10 3 2 13 .154 0 1 27:26 60 180 3.0 19 33 1.7 147 9 44 191 32 17 .531 1 5 41.4 39.2 7 35 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
9/28 at Chi 13 4 8 1 7 17 .412 0 0 28:06 64 256 4.0 26 78 3.0 178 4 21 199 34 18 .529 2 8 44.3 39.6 1 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 3 0
10/5 WASH 22 10 11 1 11 19 .579 1 1 34:45 75 388 5.2 44 203 4.6 185 1 9 194 30 17 .567 0 4 34.5 17.5 3 24 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
10/12 at SF 14 7 7 0 2 12 .167 1 1 33:19 60 306 5.1 27 131 4.9 175 3 24 199 30 17 .567 2 3 42.7 31.3 10 58 1 1 4 1 3 1 0 1
10/26 ATL 19 3 13 3 6 16 .375 1 2 27:39 70 335 4.8 24 77 3.2 258 2 19 277 44 23 .523 2 7 37.7 38.4 6 51 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
11/2 at Sea
11/9 NYG
11/16 at Cin
11/23 at Bal
11/27 ARZ
12/7 at NYG
12/15 CLE
12/21 at Wash
12/28 DAL
Totals 110 32 67 11 34 98 .347 3 5 29:22 428 2,011 4.7 179 626 3.5 1,385 23 145 1,530 226 127 .562 8 40 42.9 36.6 46 347 9 7 15 8 4 3 9 2
287.3 89.4 197.9
2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES
Rushing Passing Overall Times Gained
Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. <4 4-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41+
PHILADELPHIA 88 340 3.86 118 872 7.39 206 1212 5.88 102 62 31 8 1 2
Opponents 86 261 3.03 92 465 5.05 178 726 4.08 105 52 13 5 3 0
Most plays by Eagles: 14 vs. St. Louis, 9/7; 14-61-9:00 (Kevin Kolb kneeldown to end game)
Most plays by opponent: 15 vs. Washington, 10/5; 15-67-8:19 (Shaun Suisham 48-yd. FG)
Most yards by Eagles: 92 vs. St. Louis, 9/7; 3-92-0:54 (Hank Baskett 90-yd. TD pass from Donovan McNabb)
Most yards by opponent: 86 at Dallas, 9/15; 6-86-2:58 (Terrell Owens 72-yd. TD pass from Tony Romo)
Most time by Eagles: 9:00 vs. St. Louis, 9/7; 14-61-9:00 (Kevin Kolb kneeldown to end game)
Most time by opponent: 8:19 vs. Washington, 10/5; 15-67-8:19 (Shaun Suisham 48-yd. FG)
Most plays by Eagles: 13 vs. Pittsburgh, 9/21; 13-80-8:28 (Correll Buckhalter 20-yd. pass from Donovan McNabb)
Most plays by opponent: 14 vs. Atlanta, 10/26; 14-77-4:02 (Roddy White 8-yd. pass from Matt Ryan)
Most yards by Eagles: 92 vs. St. Louis, 9/7; 3-92-0:54 (Hank Baskett 90-yd. TD pass from Donovan McNabb)
Most yards by opponent: 86 at Dallas, 9/15; 6-86-2:58 (Terrell Owens 72-yd. TD pass from Tony Romo)
Most time by Eagles: 8:28 vs. Pittsburgh, 9/21; 13-80-8:28 (Correll Buckhalter 20-yd. pass from Donovan McNabb)
Most time by opponent: 6:02 at Dallas, 9/15; 9-64-6:02 (Marion Barber 17-yd. TED pass from Tony Romo)
GIVEAWAYS
Starting Point of Resulting
Date Opponent Turnover L.O.S. Turnover L.O.S. Qtr. Result (pts)
9/7 vs. StL. None
9/15 at Dal. D.McNabb FUMBLE Dal 33 Dal 33 Dal 33 4 Touchdown (7)
9/21 vs. Pit. T.Hunt FUMBLE Pit 25 Pit 20 Pit 20 1 Field goal (3)
D.McNabb INT (B.McFadden) Phi25 Phi 49 Phi 49 2 Field goal (3)
K.Kolb INT (T.Polamalu) Phi 46 Phi 49 Phi 49 3 Punt (0)
9/28 at Chi. D.Jackson FUMBLE (ST) Chi 40 Phi 24 Phi 24 2 Touchdown (7)
D.McNabb INT (K.Payne) Phi 37 Chi 40 Phi 11 3 Interception (0)
10/5 vs. Was. None
10/12 at SF D.McNabb INT (T.Spikes) SF 15* SF 11 SF 12 3 Punt (0)
10/26 vs. Atl. D.McNabb FUMBLE Atl 37 Atl 45 Atl 44 2 Punt (0)
OPPONENTS THIRD-AND.....
Date Opp 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10+ Totals
9/7 vs. StL. 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-5 0-11
9/15 at Dal. 0-0 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-2 6-10
9/21 vs. Pit. 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-4 2-13
9/28 at Chi. 0-0 1-1 0-2 2-3 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-4 7-17
10/5 vs. Was. 2-3 0-0 3-4 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-1 1-3 11-19
10/12 at SF 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2 2-12
10/26 vs. Atl. 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-3 0-2 0-0 1-1 1-3 0-2 1-1 1-3 6-16
Totals: 2-6 2-2 4-12 9-12 1-6 1-8 4-7 1-6 4-7 4-9 2-23 34-98
33.3 100.0 33.3 75.0 16.7 12.5 57.1 16.7 57.1 44.4 8.7 34.7
9/15/08 AT DALLAS
EAGLES COWBOYS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
14 Brian Westbrook run 72t Tony Romo to Terrell Owens
60 Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson 98t Felix Jones kickoff return
20 Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson 43 Felix Jones kickoff return
10 Donovan McNabb run 20 Tony Romo to Martellus Bennett
47 Quintin Demps kickoff return 11 Marion Barber run
42 Tony Romo to Jason Witten
31 Felix Jones kickoff return
18 Marion Barber run
19 Marion Barber run
25 Tony Romo to Marion Barber
32 Tony Romo to Jason Witten
9/28/08 AT CHICAGO
EAGLES BEARS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
23 Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson 34 Kyle Orton to Rashied Davis
21 DeSean Jackson run 12 Matt Forte run
22t Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson 23t Kyle Orton to Marty Booker
31 Donovan McNabb to Reggie Brown 15 Kevin Jones run
25 Correll Buckhalter run 24 Kyle Orton to Brandon Lloyd
14 DeSean Jackson run 20t Kyle Orton to Devin Hester
16 Correll Buckhalter run 51 Devin Hester kickoff return
15 Devin Hester run
10 Matt Forte run
BIG PLAYS
Rushes of 10-yards or more; Pass completions of 20-yards or more; Returns of 30-yards or more
10/5/08 VS WASHINGTON
EAGLES REDSKINS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
68t DeSean Jackson punt return 32 Rock Cartwright kickoff return
24 Donovan McNabb to Reggie Brown 14 Ladell Betts run
31 Greg Lewis kickoff return 26 Jason Campbell to Chris Cooley
40 Donovan McNabb to Reggie Brown 21 Clinton Portis run
27 Clinton Portis run
15 Jason Campbell run
Shutout
By Eagles: 12/1/1996 Win vs. Giants at Philadephia, 24-0
By Opponent: 12/5/05 Seahawks win at Philadelphia, 42-0
Safety Scored
By Eagles: 9/21/08 Intentional grounding penalty enforced on Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in end zone
By Opponent: 1/19/02 Sean Landeta runs out of the back of the end zone at Chicago [playoffs]
9/9/1996 Rodney Peete sacked in end zone by Reggie White and Santana Dotson at Green Bay
No Turnovers
By Eagles: 10/5/08 Eagles loss vs. Washington, 17-23
By Opponent: 10/5/08 Eagles loss vs. Washington, 17-23
No Sacks Allowed
By Eagles: 10/12/08 Eagles win at San Francisco, 40-26 (36 attempts - Donovan McNabb)
By Opponent: 9/15/08 Cowboys win at Dallas, 41-37 (30 attempts - Tony Romo)
Led Team in Both Rushing and Receiving Yards in the Same Game
By Eagles: 11/11/07 Brian Westbrook (18-81-0TDs rushing, 9-63-0TDs receiving) at Dallas
By Opponent: 9/28/08 Matt Forte (19-43-0TD rushing, 5-42-0TD receiving) at Chicago
100-Yard Rusher, 100-Yard Receiver & 300-Yard Passer in the Same Game
By Eagles: 9/23/07 Brian Westbrook (14-110-2TDs rush. & 5-111-1TD rec.) & Kevin Curtis (11-221-3TDs rec.) vs. Detroit
Donovan McNabb (26-21-381-0-4TDs) vs. Detroit
By Opponent: 12/11/05 Tiki Barber (32-124-0TDs), Jeremy Shockey (10-107-0TDs) &
Eli Manning (44-28-312-3-1TD) vs. NY Giants
Individual with at Least One Rushing and One Receiving Touchdown in the Same Game
By Eagles: 9/15/08 Brian Westbrook (18-58-2TDs rushing, 6-45-1TD receiving) at Dallas
By Opponent: 9/15/08 Marion Barber (18-63-1TD rushing, 4-51-1TD receiving) at Dallas
Individual with at Least One Rushing Touchdown and One Touchdown Pass in the Same Game
By Eagles: 10/8/06 Donovan McNabb (33-18-354-0-2TDs passing, 1-1-1TD rushing) vs. Dallas
By Opponent: 12/11/05 Eli Manning (44-28-312-3-1TD passing, 4-8-1TD rushing) vs. NY Giants
THE LAST TIME...
DEFENSIVE TOTALS
Held Opponent Under 200 Yards Total Offense
By Eagles: 9/21/08 Eagles win vs. Pittsburgh, 15-6 (180; 33 rushing, 147 passing)
By Opponent: 9/30/07 Giants win at New York, 16-3 (190; 114 rushing, 76 passing)
Blocked Punt
By Eagles: 11/28/04 Jevon Kearse blocked Jeff Feagles' punt at NY Giants
By Opponent: 11/20/05 David Tyree blocked Reggie Hodges' punt at NY Giants
Blocked PAT
By Eagles: 10/30/88 Reggie White blocked a PAT attempt by Greg Davis vs. Atlanta
By Opponent: 12/19/04 Greg Ellis blocked a PAT attempt by David Akers vs. Dallas
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• Plans to take up coaching once his playing career is always make an annual trip to St. Louis to visit fam-
over. “I have always loved sports. All sports. And if I ily and then watch a baseball game. I loved the way
can’t play, I’d rather be involved in coaching than Ozzie played the game.”
doing anything else.” • Earned a degree in kinesiology
• Enjoyed playing baseball as a kid and wanted to • Full name: Torrance Daniels
emulate Hall of Fame SS Ozzie Smith. “We would
PLAYOFFS
2006 Phil. 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 NYG 4/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 6/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DANIELS GAME-BY-GAME
2006 Philadelphia Eagles 2007 New York Giants
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
Promoted from the practice squad on 11/21 after spending the first 11 weeks of Promoted from the NYG practice squad on 11/27 after spending weeks 3-10 of
the season on that unit the season on that unit
Nov 26 @ Ind L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 02 @ Chi W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 Car W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 09 @ Phi W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 @ Was W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 16 Was L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 17 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 23 @ Buf W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 25 @ Dal W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 29 NE L 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 31 Atl W 1/0 3 2 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 6/0 3 2 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
Playoffs Jan 06 @ TB W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 7 NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 13 @ Dal W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 13 @ NO L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 20 @ GB W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 03 NE W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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32 Kyle
ECKEL
FULLBACK
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College: k~îó
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NFL Experience: OåÇ=xNëí=~ë=~å=b~ÖäÉz
Acquired by Eagles: c^=J=OMMU
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KYLE ECKEL’S CAREER STATISTICS
RUSHING RECEIVING
Year Team GP/GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
2005 Mia 0/0 Reserve/Military List
2006 Mia 0/0 Reserve/Military List and Commisioner’s Exempt List
2007 NE 12/0 33 90 2.7 14 2 1 6 6.0 6 0
TOTALS 12/0 33 90 2.7 14 2 1 6 6.0 6 0
PLAYOFFS
2007 NE 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
ECKEL GAME-BY-GAME
2007 New England Patriots RUSHING RECEIVING
Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yd Avg Lg TD No Yd Avg Lg TD TYS
Signed to the 53-man roster on 10/1/07 after spending the first three weeks of
the season on the team’s practice squad
Oct 01 @ Cin W 1/0 3 11 3.7 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11
Oct 07 Cle W 1/0 6 16 2.7 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 16
Oct 14 @ Dal W 1/0 4 9 2.3 4 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 9
Oct 21 @ Mia W 1/0 6 12 2.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12
Oct 28 Was W 1/0 4 2 0.5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2
Nov 04 @ Ind W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Nov 18 @ Buf W 1/0 10 40 4.0 14 1 1 6 6.0 6 0 46
Nov 25 Phi W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 03 @ Bal W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 09 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 16 NYJ W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 23 Mia W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 29 @ NYG L 0/o 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Totals 12/0 33 90 2.7 14 2 1 6 6.0 6 0 0
Playoffs
Jan 12 Jax W 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jan 20 SD W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Feb 03 NYG L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Totals 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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54 Tracy
WHITE
LINEBACKER
Height, Weight: SJMI=OPU
Born: QLNQLUN=áå=`Ü~êäÉëíçåI=p`
College: eçï~êÇ=råáîÉêëáíó
High School: qáãÄÉêä~åÇI=píK=píÉéÜÉåI=p`
NFL Experience: SíÜ=xNëí=~ë=~å=b~ÖäÉz
Acquired by Eagles: c^JOMMU
Originally joined NFL: páÖåÉÇ=~ë=~=êççâáÉ=ÑêÉÉ=~ÖÉåí
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A six-year veteran, Tracy White signed with the Eagles 2007 HIGHLIGHTS:
on 10/14/08, a week after being released by the • Ranked 2nd on the Packers with 16 special teams
Green Bay Packers. A strong special teams performer, tackles, adding two fumble recoveries and a TD
White has racked up 66 career special teams tackles • Forced a fumble on special teams in the NFC
in 68 games with the Packers (2006-08), Jaguars Championship game vs. NYG (1/20/08)
(2005), and Seahawks (2003-04).
• Recovered a fumble on a 4th qtr. kickoff by Giants
BIRDSEED:
KR Ahmad Bradshaw at NYG (9/16). The turnover
• Grew up a huge Eagles fan and lists his all-time set up a Packers TD to put the team up 28-13
favorite players as Randall Cunningham, and cur- • Recovered a fumble in the end zone for his 1st
rent teammates Donovan McNabb and Brian career TD off a muffed punt by Eagles WR Greg
Dawkins Lewis vs. Phi. (9/9)
• Draws inspiration from his father, Emanuel, who PERSONAL:
was rendered legally blind from a brain tumor he
• Resides in Charleston, SC, in the offseason
suffered from over 20 years ago. “It happened when
I was in the first grade,” said White. “He never let it • His parents are Tracy Emanuel and Patricia. Patricia
get him down. He has a great sense of humor and I works as a car saleswoman in Charleston
really admire the way he has been able to live his • Has one brother, Keenan, who served two years in
life. He is the best dad I could ever ask for.” the U.S. military and is now a physician’s assistant
Tracy and Emanuel enjoy playing the card game in Charleston. Also has two sisters, Keisha and Akia
spades together and talking about the NFL. “My • Played linebacker and was the kicker at Timberland
dad is a big fan of the Cowboys, so we’ve had fun HS. Also wrestled and competed in track and field.
together throughout my life since I was an Eagles Holds school records in the shot put and 100 meter
fan growing up,” said White. “Now that I’m playing dash
with the Eagles, I’m sure the conversations will be a
little more intense.”
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• Has been an usher at his church in Charleston INJURY HISTORY:
• Has been working to help build a “Hope Center” in Was inactive at StL (12/16/07, vs. Oak. (12/9/07) and
his hometown of St. Stephen, SC. The building and vs. Car. (11/18/07) with an ankle injury. Was placed on
program is being designed to provide activities for the Injured Reserve list prior to the regular season
the youth in the area such as football, swimming finale on 12/28/05. Was inactive for 6 of the final 7
and basketball games of the 2004 season with a hamstring injury
• Would like to coach high school football when his and was placed on the Injured Reserve list prior to the
playing days are over. playoffs. Was inactive vs. Pit. (11/2/03) with an ankle
• Enjoys hunting, fishing and playing video games in injury.
his free time
• Majored in speech pathology and minored in physi-
cal education
PLAYOFFS
2007 GB 2/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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WHITE GAME-BY-GAME
2003 Seattle Seahawks 2006 Green Bay Packers
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
Sep 07 NO W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10 Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 @ Ari W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17 NO L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 StL W 0/0 INACTIVE Sep 24 @ Det W 0/0 INACTIVE
Oct 05 @ GB L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 02 @ Phi L 0/0 NOT WITH TEAM
Oct 12 SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 08 StL L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Chi W 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 22 @ Mia W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 @ Cin L 0/0 INACTIVE Oct 29 Ari W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 02 Pit W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE Nov 05 @ Buf L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 09 @ Was L 0/0 INACTIVE Nov 12 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Det W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 19 NE L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 27 @ Sea L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 Cle W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 03 NYJ L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 07 @ Min L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 10 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 14 @ StL L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 17 Det W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 21 Ari W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 21 Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 27 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 31 @ Chi W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 10 0 11/0 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 14/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Jan 04 @ GB L 1/0 INACTIVE 2007
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
2004 Sep 09 Phi W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR Sep 16 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 @ NO W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 23 SD W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 @ TB W 1/0 4 0 4 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 07 Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 StL L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 14 Was W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 @ NE L 1/0 2 1 3 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 29 @ Den W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 @ Ari L 1/1 10 3 13 1.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 @ KC W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 Car W 1/1 2 2 4 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 11 Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 07 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 18 Car W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE
Nov 14 @ StL L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 22 @ Det W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 Mia W 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Nov 29 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 28 Buf L 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Dec 09 Oak W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE
Dec 06 Dal L 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Dec 16 @ StL W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE
Dec 12 @ Min W 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Dec 23 @ Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 19 @ NYJ L 1/0 1 1 2 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 30 Det W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 26 Ari W 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Totals 13/0 0 0 1 1 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 02 Atl W 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Playoffs
Totals 10/2 19 7 26 1.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 12 Sea W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs Jan 20 NYG L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 08 StL L INJURED RESERVE/HAMSTRING Totals 2/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 Jacksonville Jaguars
Date Opp W/L P/S S A
T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
Sep 11 Sea W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 @ Ind L 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 @ NYJ W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 02 Den L 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Cin W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 @ Pit W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 @ StL L 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 07 Hou W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 13 Bal W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 @ Ten W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 27 @ Ari W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 04 @ Cle W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 11 Ind L 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 18 @ SF W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 24 @ Hou W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 01 Ten W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE
Totals 15/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
PhiladelphiaEagles.com
NFL’s Elite Kickers
95 – Victor Abiamiri – DE 2008 Points Leaders
A second round draft choice out of Notre Dame in 2007, Victor 73 J. Carney (NYG)
Abiamiri (pronounced ahb-ee-ah-MEER-ee) brings his brute 68 M. Bryant (TB)
strength and athleticism to the defensive line. After spending 68 N. Kaeding (SD)
the majority of his rookie campaign learning the nuances of Jim 67 J. Nedney (SF)
Johnson's scheme, Abiamiri looks to make an impact in 2008. 66 D. Akers
66 J. Kasay (Car.)
INJURY REPORT:
• Abiamiri had surgery on 7/29 to correct a dislocated wrist Most points since 2000
and was inactive for the first 5 games of the season 1,003 J. Elam (Atl.)
980 M. Stover (Bal.)
953 A. Vinatieri (Ind.)
Abiamiri 2008 Game-By-Game 952 D. Akers
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
944 R. Longwell (Min.)
Sep 7 StL W 0/0 - - - IA/WRIST - - - - - -
Sep 15 @ Dal L 0/0 - - - IA/WRIST - - - - - - Eagles Elite Kickers
Sep 21 Pit W 0/0 - - - IA/WRIST - - - - - -
Eagles all-time field goals
Sep 28 @ Chi L 0/0 - - - IA/WRIST - - - - - -
212 David Akers
Oct 5 Was L 0/0 - - - IA/WRIST - - - - - -
91 Paul McFadden
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 @ Sea Eagles all-time points:
Nov 9 NYG 963 David Akers
Nov 16 @ Cin 881 Bobby Walston
Nov 23 @ Bal
Nov 27 Arz Eagles all-time PATs made
Dec 7 @ NYG 365 Bobby Walston
Dec 15 Cle 327 David Akers
Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 28 Dal
Season 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 In the regular season…
Career 8/1 2 5 7 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG/FGA PCT. LG
Akers at Qwest Field 2/3 66.7 40
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS Akers on the road 99/131 75.6 53
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 2 (three times) last vs. Buf. 12/30/07
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Chi. 10/21/07, First start at Was. 11/11/07
Akers on turf 97/121 80.2 53
Akers outdoors 198/242 81.8 57
Akers in November 61/71 85.9 49
Akers vs. Sea. 5/10 50.0 48
BIRDSEED:
• Caddied at Valhalla Golf Club, the home of the Ryder Cup,
in Louisville, KY, for 4 years in college. Frequently caddied
for Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino
Akers 2008 Game-By-Game 73 – Shawn Andrews – G/T
Date Opp. G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts The Eagles first round draft choice in 2004, Shawn Andrews
Sep 7 StL 1 1 1 100 23 0 5 5 100 0 8 quickly earned a starting role after an eye-popping performance
Sep 15 @ Dal 1 3 3 100 44 0 4 4 100 0 13
during the preseason of his rookie campaign, and has since
Sep 21 Pit 1 2 2 100 31 0 1 1 100 0 7
earned two consecutive Pro Bowl nods in 2006 and 2007. Said
Sep 28 @ Chi 1 2 4 50.0 31 0 2 2 100 0 8
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick of Andrews: "He's the best
Oct 5 Was 1 1 2 50.0 23 0 2 2 100 0 5
Oct 12 @ SF 1 4 5 80.0 38 1 4 4 100 0 16
guard we've played against. You talk about go-to guys -
Oct 26 Atl 1 2 2 100 36 0 3 3 100 0 9 Andrews is a go-to guy. When you need yards, you run behind
Nov 2 @ Sea Andrews. You'll get them." One of the NFL's most dominating
Nov 9 NYG and athletic offensive linemen on the field, Andrews is also one
Nov 16 @ Cin of the most unique and jovial personalities in the locker room
Nov 23 @ Bal and community. He inked a seven-year contract extension in
Nov 27 Arz 2006 that will keep him in Philadelphia through 2015.
Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle
INJURY REPORT:
Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 28 Dal
• Had back surgery on 10/21 to correct a herniated disc in his
Season 7 15 19 78.9 44 1 21 21 100 0 66 back suffered in the 2nd qtr. at Dal. (9/15). Missed games 3-
Career 148 212 263 80.6 57 2 329 333 98.8 3 965 7 of the season with the injury
CAREER HIGHS: FIELD GOALS - Made 5 at Dal. 11/18/01, Atts. 6 at Chi. 10/3/04,
Long 57 vs. NE 9/14/03, Long Att. 60 vs. Dal. 11/14/05; PATS – Made 8 vs. Det.
9/23/07, Atts. 8 vs. Det. 9/23/07; POINTS – 18 at Dal. 11/18/01
MILESTONES: Most career points in Eagles history 963, First NFL FG at Mia.
(53 yds.) 10/24/99, Longest FG in Philadelphia 57 yds. vs. NE 9/14/03, 100th
FG vs. NO 11/23/03 (36 yds.), 100th NFL game vs. Oak. 9/25/05, Longest FG in
Eagles playoff history 48 vs. NYG 1/7/07 (NFC Wild Card game), 200th FG at Dal.
9/15/08 (44 yds.)
81 – Jason Avant – WR 84 – Hank Baskett – WR
A physical and sure-handed receiver, Jason Avant (6-0, 212) has Now entering his third NFL season, Hank Baskett is a valuable
developed into a reliable offensive weapon for the Eagles. A option at receiver with his size and athletic ability. Also an
fourth round draft choice in 2006, Avant has been a steady integral part of the special teams units, Baskett was voted as
contributor on special teams and has shined in third-down the Eagles special teams MVP in 2007 after leading the squad
situations over his career. with 277 production points.
BIRDSEED:
Brown 2008 Game-By-Game • He and his wife, Nikki, gave birth to Correll Buckhalter, Jr.
on 9/11/08
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Sep 7 StL W 1/1 2 2 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 5 1 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 QUOTES:
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 • Head Coach Andy Reid on what Buckhalter brings to the
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 locker room: “He brings a great spirit to the team, and he’s
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 a good person and a lot of fun to be around. Then he goes
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 out and he’s tough. And every time that he has an
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 7 0 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
opportunity to start he gets close or above 100 yards, so as
Nov 2 @ Sea
long as we feed him the ball. He’s a good player.”
Nov 9 NYG
Nov 16 @ Cin
Nov 23 @ Bal
Nov 27 Arz
Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle
Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 28 Dal
Season 7/7 19 4 23 0.0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
Career 103/74 280 98 378 6.0 10 13 224 70T 67 5 1
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 16 at Pit. 11/7/04, INTs 2 at KC 10/2/05, Long 70T vs.
Was. 11/12/06 (QB Mark Brunell), Sacks 1.0 (six times) last vs. SD 10/23/05
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Ten. 9/8/02, First INT vs. Dal. 9/22/02 (QB
Quincy Carter), First sack at SF 11/25/02 (QB Jeff Garcia), First start vs. Was.
10/5/03, 100th NFL game at Chi. 9/28/08
Buckhalter 2008 Game-By-Game Bunkley 2008 Game-By-Game
Rushing Receiving Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD Sep 7 StL W 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 2 5 2.5 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 4 1 5 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 15 7.5 8 0 Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 2 3 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 10 43 4.3 11 0 6 44 7.3 20T 1 Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 5 2 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 16 66 4.1 25 1 2 24 12.0 19 0 Oct 5 Was L 1/1 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 2 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 18 93 5.2 28 1 7 85 12.1 25 0 Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 4 0 0.0 2 0 2 29 14.5 27 0 Nov 2 @ Sea
Nov 2 @ Sea Nov 9 NYG
Nov 9 NYG Nov 16 @ Cin
Nov 16 @ Cin Nov 23 @ Bal
Nov 23 @ Bal Nov 27 Arz
Nov 27 Arz Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 7 @ NYG Dec 15 Cle
Dec 15 Cle Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 21 @ Was Dec 28 Dal
Dec 28 Dal Season 7/7 18 13 31 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Season 7/2 52 207 4.0 28 2 19 197 10.4 27 1 Career 37/22 61 58 119 4.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2
Career 67/16 452 1993 4.4 64T 18 78 803 10.3 55T 3
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 7 (three times) last at Chi. 9/28/08, Sacks 2.0 vs. Det.
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 13 – 2001 (11), 2003 (2) 9/23/07 (QB Jon Kitna)
FUMBLES/LOST 7/5 – 2001 (2/2), 2003 (3/2), 2006 (1/1), 2007 (1/0) MILESTONES: First NFL game at Hou. 9/10/06, First start at GB 9/9/07, First
100-YD. RUSHING GAMES: 4 – 2001 (1), 2003 (2), 2007 (1) – last at NYG 9/30/07 sack vs. Det. 9/23/07 (QB Jon Kitna)
KICKOFF RETURNS: 39-840-35lg
CAREER HIGHS: RUSHING – Att. 23 at Atl. 11/2/03, Yards 134 vs. Arz. 10/7/01,
Long 64T vs. Dal. 12/7/03, TDs 2 vs. NYJ 10/26/03; RECEIVING – Recepts. 7 at
SF 10/12/08, Yards 85 at SF 10/12/08, Long 55T vs. Was. 11/12/06, TDs 1 (three
times) last vs. Pit. 9/21/08; KICK RETURNS – No. 7 vs. Dal. 11/4/07, Yards 147
87 – Brent Celek – TE
vs. Dal. 11/4/07, Long 35 vs. Sea. 12/2/07; TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE – A fifth round draft choice in 2007, Brent Celek (pronounced
Touches 25 (twice) last at SF 10/12/08, Yards 178 at SF 10/12/08
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. StL. 9/9/01, First TD rushing vs. Dal.
SELL-ick) turned in a solid rookie campaign and made the most
9/30/01, First start vs. Arz. 10/7/01, First 100-yd. game vs. Arz. 10/7/01, First of some late-season opportunities, tallying 8 receptions for 103
TD Receiving at Was. 12/27/03 (QB Donovan McNabb) yards and a touchdown over the final three games.
BIRDSEED:
• Married his girlfriend of over five years, Susie Johnsen, on
97 – Brodrick Bunkley – DT October 6th in Philadelphia. Eagles LB Stewart Bradley was
The Eagles first round draft choice in 2006, and 14th selection the best man at the ceremony
overall, Brodrick Bunkley is a strong and imposing presence at
the defensive tackle position. Bunkley tallied 75 tackles and 3 QUOTES:
sacks in his first year as a starter in 2007, and was a big reason • Offensive Coordinator Marty Mornhinweg on Celek: “I think
why the Eagles run defense improved to 7th in the NFL (from highly of Brent. I think he’s going to be a heck of a player.
26th in 2006), holding their opponents to an average of just He already is a fine player… I thought he was playing pretty
95.8 rushing yards per game. well last year, and then he’s gotten better both in the pass
and run game, and he’ll continue to get better for some
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: time here in the future.”
• Tied a career high with 7 tackles at Chi. (9/28)
• Registered a sack of QB Ben Roethlisberger vs. Pit. (9/21)
and also recovered a fumble in the 2nd qtr. that led to to an
Eagles FG
59 – Nick Cole – C
91 – Chris Clemons – DE Nick Cole signed as a rookie free agent with the Eagles in 2006,
and has seen action in all 41 regular and postseason contests
Dubbed by CBS Sportsline's Clark Judge as "one of the best
(one start). A back-up center and blocking back in certain short-
under-the-radar gets" in free agency, Chris Clemons joins the
yardage situations, Cole provides quality depth on the offensive
Eagles after signing a five-year contract on 3/1/08. A speedy
line.
defensive end with a penchant for getting to the passer,
Clemons posted a career-high eight sacks for the Oakland
Cole’s career games played/started:
Raiders in 2007, despite being on the field for just 37 percent of
2008 GP/GS/IA/DNP: 7/0/0/0
the team's defensive plays. His sack total tied for the team lead.
Career GP/GS/IA: 39/1/0
Originally an undrafted free agent signing of Washington in
Playoff GP/GS/IA/DNP: 2/0
2003, Clemons gives the Eagles added depth on the defensive
line.
Special teams tackles: 1 – 2006 (1)
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Hou. 9/10/06,
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
First start vs. NYG 12/9/07
• Recovered a fumble in the 4th qtr. off J.T. O’Sullivan in a win
at SF (10/12). The turnover led to an Akers FG that put the
Eagles up 7 with 1:10 left to play
58 – Trent Cole– DE Cole 2008 Game-By-Game
One of the NFL's budding stars at defensive end, Trent Cole set Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
career highs in sacks (12.5) and tackles (103) in 2007, en route Sep 7 StL W 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
to his first Pro Bowl berth. Signed to a lucrative 5-year contract
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 6 1 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
extension in 2006 that will keep him in Philadelphia through
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 8 1 9 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013, Cole has notched a team-leading 28.5 sacks in his first
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 3 7 10 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
four NFL seasons. "The guy has a non-stop motor," said Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 7 1 8 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
teammate Brian Dawkins. "He's always going. If you look at the Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 4 3 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
way he pass-rushes, I've never seen somebody get hit in the Nov 2 @ Sea
facemask as much as he does and still be able to get to the Nov 9 NYG
quarterback." Playing with an unrelenting fire against both the Nov 16 @ Cin
run and the pass, Cole (103 tackles) teamed with Mike Patterson Nov 23 @ Bal
(114) in 2007 to become the first pair of Eagles defensive Nov 27 Arz
linemen to record 100-plus tackles in the same season since Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle
1991.
Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 28 Dal
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Season 7/7 30 16 46 3.0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0
• Leads the team with 6 TFLs and ranks t-2nd with 5 hurries Career 54/44 181 107 288 28.5 14 1 19 19T 4 8 2
• Stripped QB J.T. O’Sullivan for a sack and FF in the 4th qtr. of
a win at SF (10/12). The ball was recovered by DE Chris ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 7 – 2005 (6), 2006 (1)
Clemons and led to a FG that put the Birds ahead by 7 with TOUCHDOWNS: 1 – 19-yard INT return at NYG 12/7/06 (QB Eli Manning)
1:10 to play
• Stripped QB Kyle Orton for a sack and FF at Chi. (9/28). The CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 13 at Min. 10/28/07, Sacks 3.5 vs. Det. 9/23/07 (QB
Jon Kitna), INTs 1 at NYG 12/17/06 (QB Eli Manning)
ball was recovered by LB Omar Gaither and led to a FG
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Atl. 9/12/05, First sack at Was. 11/6/05 (QB
• Recorded a sack of QB Ben Roethlisberger, 2 TFLs and 7 Mark Brunell), First Start at NYG 11/20/05, First INT at NYG 12/17/06 (QB Eli
tackles in a win vs. Pit. (9/21) Manning), First TD 19-yard interception return at NYG 12/17/06
o Pressured Roethlisberger into an intentional
grounding penalty in the end zone for a safety, putting
the Eagles up by 6 in the 4th qtr.
37 –Sean Considine– S
QUOTES:
A fourth round draft pick in 2005, Sean Considine is an
• Redskins TE Chris Cooley on Trent’s play: “One of my
intelligent player who possesses great football knowledge and
favorite players as a person and least favorite players to go
an important grasp of the Eagles defensive scheme. He started
up against is Trent Cole. I hate playing against Trent Cole –
at strong safety for the first eight games of 2007 before his
he never quits. He goes harder than anyone and he never
campaign was cut short with a shoulder sprain that landed him
stops. You can never quit blocking him. He never takes a
on Injured Reserve.
play off. It seems like when we play the Eagles, I’m up
against him ever-other play, so he’s one of my least
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
favorite players to go up against.”
• Is tied for 2nd in special teams tackles (11) and special
teams production points (145)
Considine 2008 Game-By-Game Curtis 2008 Game-By-Game
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 7 StL W 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 3 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 15 @ Dal L 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21 Pit W 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 28 @ Chi L 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 5 Was L 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 12 @ SF W 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 3 45 15.0 25 0
Nov 2 @ Sea Nov 2 @ Sea
Nov 9 NYG Nov 9 NYG
Nov 16 @ Cin Nov 16 @ Cin
Nov 23 @ Bal Nov 23 @ Bal
Nov 27 Arz Nov 27 Arz
Dec 7 @ NYG Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle Dec 15 Cle
Dec 21 @ Was Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 28 Dal Dec 28 Dal
Season 7/0 3 5 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Season 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 37/17 100 62 162 1.5 3 2 12 12 6 1 2 Career 68/28 216 2869 13.3 83T 18
80 –Kevin Curtis – WR CAREER HIGHS: Recepts. 11 vs. Det. 9/23/07, Yds. 221 vs. Det.
9/23/07, Long 83T vs. Jax. 10/30/05 (QB Jamie Martin), TDs 3 vs.
Speedy and sure-handed Kevin Curtis made an immediate
Det. 9/23/07
impact in his first year in Philadelphia. After signing a six-year MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. GB 10/19/03, First recept. at SF
contract with the club in the 2006 offseason, Curtis went on to 11/2/03, First start vs. Bal. 11/9/03, First TD at Sea. 10/10/04 (41T
eclipse the 1,000-yard mark (1,110) for the first time in his from QB Marc Bulger), First rushing TD vs. NO 10/23/05, First 100-
yd receiving game at Sea. 1/8/05 (NFC-WC), vs. Jax. 10/30/05, First
career, while also setting career highs in receptions (77) and 200-yd receiving game vs. Det. 9/23/07
touchdowns (8). In fact, Curtis became just the second Eagles
wide receiver to tally over 1,000 yards in a single season since
head coach Andy Reid took over in 1999. He also became just
the fourth wideout in franchise history to record 75-or-more
receptions in a season. Originally a third round draft choice of
St. Louis in 2003, Curtis spent his first four seasons working
with one of the most explosive receiving tandems in NFL history
- Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt.
QUOTES:
• Offensive Coordinator Marty Mornhinweg on what Curtis
brings to the lineup: “He’s a heck of a player…I think he’s a
little bit underrated there. He’s productive. He’s consistent.
You can count on him every play. He’s smart. He does the
right thing almost every time. Then, he’s got a little bit of a
dynamic in him that creates some explosiveness with the
offense.”
INJURY REPORT:
• Had surgery on 8/21 to repair a sports hernia and was
rendered inactive for the first 6 games of the season
50 – Tank Daniels – LB 20 – Brian Dawkins – FS
Now in his second stint in Philadelphia, Tank Daniels was To understand this six-time Pro Bowl safety, just take a look on
claimed off waivers from the New York Giants on 8/31/08, a day the top shelf of his locker. There you will find multiple figurines
after being released as part of the team’s final roster cutdown. of his favorite comic book hero, Wolverine, some of which have
After spending the majority of the 2007 season on the Giants been provided by his fans. Wolverine is the low-key leader of
practice squad, Daniels was promoted to their active roster on the X-Men, a comic book action series, an animated cartoon and
11/23/07 and went on to play in eight games (four regular the main character in three full-length feature films. Wolverine
season, four playoffs) during their Super Bowl Championship is known for his animal-keen senses that allow him to track his
run. Originally a rookie free agent signing of the Eagles in 2006, adversaries with great ease, very much like Brian Dawkins, the
Daniels was promoted to the active roster on 11/21/06 after longest tenured athlete in Philadelphia, hunts down opposing
spending the first 11 games on the team’s practice squad, and ball carriers and receivers. The Eagles 2nd round draft choice in
went on to notch nine special teams tackles in just six games. A 1996 landed a starting role in the second game of his rookie
native of Clarendon, AR, Daniels became the first player from season and has averaged nearly 100 tackles per year, while
Division II Harding University to play in the NFL. posting 33 interceptions (one shy of the club record) and
countless train-wreck hits.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Ranks t-2nd on the team in special teams tackles (11) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Had a team-high 4 special teams tackles vs. Atl. (10/26) • Ranks 3rd on the team in tackles (63)
• Registered 12 tackles, 1.0 sack (QB Jason Campbell), 1 hurry
QUOTES: and 1 KD vs. Was. (10/5)
• Special Teams Coordinator Rory Segrest on having Daniels o The sack was the 20th of his career, making him the 5th
back on the team: “We’re excited about having Tank here. DB in NFL history to reach that mark
He’s a guy that’s got some experience under his belt now. • Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs.
He understands how to play the game on special teams and Pit. (9/21). Recorded a sack (QB Ben Roethlisberger), FF and
he takes a lot of pride in his work there.” FR on the same play in the 4th qtr. The turnover led to an
Eagles FG to put the team up by 9 with 2:26 remaining
o Played in his 170th career game, surpassing Chuck
Daniels 2008 Game-By-Game Bednarik and moving into second place in franchise
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR history. Also sealed his 100th victory as an Eagle (92
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 regular season, 8 postseason)
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Forced a fumble of QB Tony Romo at Dal. (9/15) in the end
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
zone that was recovered by LB Chris Gocong for a TD in the
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd qtr.
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BIRDSEED:
Nov 2 @ Sea • Gives his two game tickets every week to a different local
Nov 9 NYG high school football player. The students are nominated by
Nov 16 @ Cin their coaches for their achievements both on the football
Nov 23 @ Bal field and in the classroom, and the winners are selected by
Nov 27 Arz Dawkins himself
Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle
QUOTES:
Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 28 Dal • S Quintin Mikell on Dawkins’ presence: "Him being back
Season 7/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 there makes a big difference. You're talking about the
Career 17/0 3 2 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 cornerstone of the defense and of this team. When you
think of the Eagles D, you think of Dawk. When we're
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS watching film, I just sit there and look at some of the things
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 21 – 2006 (9), 2007 (1), 2008 (11)
POSTSEASON SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 3 – 2007 (3) he does, and I'm like, 'Wow.' He's just amazing. Especially
when I first came here, I'd be sitting in meetings and just
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 5 vs. Atl. 12/31/06 watching everything that he did. Even to this day I'm
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Ind. 11/26/07
amazed by the stuff he can do. I don't want to think about
when he's not here. I look at him as a father figure, as a guy
I look up to. I don't want to think about that right now. If
that comes we'll have to deal with it then, but I don't want
to think about that."
• CB Asante Samuel on playing with Dawkins: “He’s an
animal. He’s a hell of a player and I love playing with him.
He plays with a lot of emotions and a lot of heart and he
just wants to win.”
Disruptive Plays Since 1996
Player Total INTs FFs
Dawkins 2008 Game-By-Game
S Darren Sharper (Min.) 62 53 9 Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
S Brian Dawkins 61 33 28 Sep 7 StL W 1/1 2 3 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CB Ty Law (unsigned) 55 49 6 Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 4 2 6 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 8 2 10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
S Sammy Knight (NYG.) 55 42 13
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 5 2 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CB Dre Bly (Den.) 55 38 17
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 10 2 12 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
*According to Stats, Inc.
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 8 3 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 6 6 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dawkins is one of only four players in NFL history (3 active) to Nov 2 @ Sea
record at least 30 INTs and at least 20 sacks Nov 9 NYG
Nov 16 @ Cin
Player Years INTS Sacks Nov 23 @ Bal
S Leroy Butler 1990-2001 38 20.5 Nov 27 Arz
S Rodney Harrison (NE) 1994-2008 34 30.5 Dec 7 @ NYG
S Brian Dawkins (Phi) 1996-2008 33 20.0 Dec 15 Cle
Dec 21 @ Was
CB Ronde Barber (TB) 1997-2008 33 22.0
Dec 28 Dal
Season 7/7 43 20 63 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 2 1
Most Career Sacks by Defensive Backs, All-Time: Career 174/173 798 417 1215 20.0 89 33 490 67T 128 34 14
30.5 Rodney Harrison (NE)
25.0 Carnell Lake ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 35 – 1996 (18), 1997 (12), 1998 (3), 2000 (2)
22.0 Ronde Barber (TB) RECEIVING: 1-57-1TD vs. Hou. 9/29/02
20.5 LeRoy Butler TOUCHDOWNS: 4 – vs. NYG 12/7/97 (64-yd INT return - QB Danny Kanell), at
20.0 Brian Dawkins (Eagles) Mia. 10/24/99 (67-yd. INT return - QB Damon Huard), vs. SD 12/9/01 (49-yd.
fumble return), vs. Hou. 9/29/02 (57-yd. reception from Brian Mitchell on a fake
punt)
Most Career Interceptions with Current Team:
35 Ed Reed (Bal.) CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 16 (twice) last at NYG 12/17/06, INTs 2 at Was.
12/16/01, Long 67 yds. for a TD at Mia. 10/24/99 (QB Damon Huard), Sacks 2.0
33 Brian Dawkins (Eagles) vs. Arz. 11/19/00
33 Ronde Barber (TB) MILESTONES: First NFL game at Was. 9/1/96, First start at GB 9/9/96, First
25 Ray Lewis (Bal.) INT at Atl. 9/22/96 (QB Bobby Hebert), First sack vs. Dal. 9/30/96 (QB Troy
Aikman), 100th game at Sea. 12/8/02, 150th game vs. Was. 11/12/06
25 Derrick Brooks (TB)
INJURY REPORT:
• Was placed on the Injured Reserve list on 8/30 with an
Demps 2008 Game-By-Game ankle injury
Kick Returns Punt Returns
Date Opp. No Yds Avg Lg TD No FC Yds Avg Lg TD
Sep 7 StL 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal 6 153 25.5 47 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sep 21 Pit 2 58 29.0 37 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sep 28 @ Chi 4 99 24.8 28 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 5 Was 4 66 16.5 18 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 12 @ SF 4 116 29.0 63 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 26 Atl 2 33 16.5 17 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 2 @ Sea
Nov 9 NYG
Nov 16 @ Cin
Nov 23 @ Bal
Nov 27 Arz
Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle
Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 28 Dal
Season 23 540 23.5 63 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 23 540 23.5 63 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 16 vs. Chi. 10/21/07, Sacks 1.5 vs. Pit. 9/21/08 (QB
Ben Roethlisberger), INTs 1 (twice) last at NYG 9/30/07 (QB Eli Manning), Long
49-yds at NYG 9/30/07
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Hou. 9/10/06, First start vs. Car. 12/4/06,
First INT at Was. 12/10/06 (QB Jason Campbell), First sack at NYG 12/17/06 (QB
Eli Manning)
Gocong 2008 Game-By-Game 21 – Joselio Hanson – CB
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR A speedy and gritty player with a knack for being around the
Sep 7 StL W 1/1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
football, Joselio Hanson has provided valuable depth as a
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 0 4 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
reserve cornerback over the past two seasons in Philadelphia.
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Originally a rookie free agent signing by San Francisco in 2003,
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 3 2 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hanson has appeared in 52 games in his four-year career.
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26
Nov 2
Atl
@ Sea
W 1/1 4 1 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hanson 2008 Game-By-Game
Nov 9 NYG Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Nov 16 @ Cin Sep 7 StL W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 @ Bal Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 27 Arz Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 @ NYG Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 15 Cle Oct 5 Was L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 21 @ Was Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 0 4 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 Dal Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 1 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season 7/5 13 9 22 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 Nov 2 @ Sea
Career 23/17 62 52 114 3.0 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 Nov 9 NYG
Nov 16 @ Cin
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
Nov 23 @ Bal
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 20 – 2007 (11), 2008 (9)
Nov 27 Arz
TOUCHDOWNS: 1 – Recovered a fumble (QB Tony Romo) caused by FS Brian
Dawkins in the endzone at Dal. 9/15/08 Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 9 vs. Buf. 12/30/07, Sacks 1.0 (three times) last vs. Atl. Dec 21 @ Was
10/26/08 (QB Matt Ryan) Dec 28 Dal
MILESTONES: First NFL game at GB 9/9/07, First start at NYG 9/30/07, First
Season 7/0 1 8 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
sack at NE 11/25/07 (QB Tom Brady), First TD fumble recovery in the end zone at
Dal. 9/15/08 Career 52/8 73 35 108 2.0 2 0 0 0 21 0 1
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 8 at NE 11/25/07, Sacks 1.0 (twice) last at NYJ 10/14/07
(QB Chad Pennington)
MILESTONES: First NFL game at NO 9/19/04, First start vs. Car. 11/14/04, First
sack vs. Buf. 12/26/04 (QB Drew Bledsoe)
• Brought down QB Matt Ryan for a sack vs. Atl. (10/26) Nov 23 @ Bal
Nov 27 Arz
• Recorded a sack (QB J.T. O’Sullivan) and 3 QB hurries in a
Dec 7 @ NYG
win at SF (10/12).
Dec 15 Cle
• Hauled in an INT of QB Kyle Orton at Chi. (9/28). It was his Dec 21 @ Was
first INT since 10/28/01 at StL off of QB Kurt Warner Dec 28 Dal
• Registered 2.0 sacks (1.0 of Ben Roethlisberger, 1.0 of Season 7/0 9 5 14 4.5 5 1 8 8 0 0 0
Byron Leftwich) vs. Pit. (9/21) Career 120/93 236 93 329 55.0 N/A 3 91 46 27 15 10
• Recorded a half sack and 2 QB hurries of QB Marc Bulger
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
vs. StL (9/7) INTERCEPTIONS: 2000 1-46 at Car. 11/12/00 (QB Steve Beuerlein), 2001 1-37 at
StL 10/28/01 (QB Kurt Warner), 2008 1-8 at Chi. 9/28/08 (QB Kyle Orton)
QUOTES:
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 11 at Min. 9/25/05, Sacks 3.0 at Was. 10/13/02, INTs 1
• Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson on Howard’s offseason: (three times) last at Chi. 9/28/08, Long 46 at Car. 11/12/00
“I think Darren Howard is in the best shape he’s been in MILESTONES: First NFL game and start vs. Det. 9/3/00, First sack at SD
since he’s been here…Howard's playing good. He looks like 9/10/00 (QB Ryan Leaf), First INT at Car. 11/12/00 (QB Steve Beuerlein), 100th
NFL game vs. Det. 9/23/07
the Darren Howard we brought in [in 2006]. He's lighter.
He's playing fast. He's a different player."
you catch it, make the first guy pause and stop his feet Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 5 40 8.0 18 0
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 5 71 14.2 23 1
because you have a step-back move. That’s what he has;
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 1 8 8.0 8 0
he has the ability to step back once he catches the ball and
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 6 98 16.3 27 0
make that first cat miss. Then he has the acceleration to get
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 3 72 24.0 30 0
away from him really fast. Not a lot of people have that. He
Nov 2 @ Sea
definitely has it.”
Nov 9 NYG
• TE L.J. Smith on Jackson’s combination of skills: "What Nov 16 @ Cin
DeSean has is very unique as far as playmaking skills. Nov 23 @ Bal
Some guys have the moves, but not the speed. Some guys Nov 27 Arz
have the speed, but they don't have the knack for making Dec 7 @ NYG
that move. He has both." Dec 15 Cle
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Jackson and Quintin Demps as Dec 21 @ Was
returners: “I think they are both explosive players. They are Dec 28 Dal
different in their game but they are both explosive, young Season 7/7 32 505 15.8 60 1
and have a lot of energy…They have some personality. They Career 7/7 32 505 15.8 60 1
love to play and they bring great energy to the football
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
team. Our veteran players love watching them.'' 100-YD. RECEIVING GAMES: 2 – 2008 (2) – last at Dal. 9/15/08
FUMBLES/LOST: 2/1 – 2008 (2/1)
RUSHING: 6-50-21lg – 2008 (6-50-21lg)
2008 NFL Rookie Wide Receivers
Player Rec. Yards TDs CAREER HIGHS: Recepts. 6 (three times) last at SF 10/12/08, Yards
D. Jackson 32 505 1 110 at Dal. 9/15/08, Long 60 at Dal. 9/15/08, TDs 1 at Chi. 9/28/08
E. Royal (Den.) 39 392 2 MILESTONES: First NFL game and start vs. StL 9/7/08, First
recept. 47-yds. from QB Donovan McNabb vs. StL 9/7/08, First 100-
D. Avery (StL) 20 337 2 yd. receiving game 106 yds. vs. StL 9/7/08, First rush att. 1 yd. vs.
J. Nelson (GB) 16 177 1 Pit. 9/21/08, First rec. TD 22-yds. from QB Donovan McNabb at Chi.
J. Morgan (SF) 11 160 1 9/28/08
H. Douglas (Atl.) 11 148 0
D. Bess (Mia.) 12 85 1
*min 10 catches Jackson 2008 Game-By-Game
Punt Returns Kick Returns
2008 NFC Punt Return Leaders Date Opp. No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
Player Avg. Ret. Yards Sep 7 StL 8 0 97 12.1 60 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
R. Bush (NO) 21.9 13 285 Sep 15 @ Dal 2 0 12 6.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
D. Hixon (NYG) 11.4 14 160 Sep 21 Pit 2 3 11 5.5 9 0 1 12 12.0 12 0
Sep 28 @ Chi 4 2 37 9.3 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
D. Jackson 11.3 22 248
Oct 5 Was 1 2 68 68.0 68T 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
W. Blackmon (GB) 11.3 16 180
Oct 12 @ SF 2 0 28 14.0 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
M. Jones (Car.) 10.4 20 208
Oct 26 Atl 3 1 -5 -1.7 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 2 @ Sea
Nov 9 NYG
Nov 16 @ Cin
Nov 23 @ Bal
Nov 27 Arz
Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle
Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 28 Dal
Season 22 8 248 11.3 68T 1 1 12 12.0 12 0
Career 22 8 248 11.3 68T 1 1 12 12.0 12 0
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 3 (five times) last vs. Pit. 9/21/08, Sacks 1.0 (four
times) last at Chi. 9/28/08
MILESTONES: First sack at Was. 9/28/03 (QB Patrick Ramsey)
Kolb 2008 Laws 2008 Game-By-Game
Rushing Game-By-Game Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opp. W/L Att Yds Avg LG TD
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 StL W 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal L - - DNP - -
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 Pit W 0 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 @ Chi L - - DNP - -
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Was L - - DNP - -
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 @ SF W - - DNP - -
Nov 2 @ Sea
Oct 26 Atl W - - DNP - -
Nov 9 NYG
Nov 2 @ Sea
Nov 16 @ Cin
Nov 9 NYG
Nov 23 @ Bal
Nov 16 @ Cin
Nov 27 Arz
Nov 23 @ Bal
Dec 7 @ NYG
Nov 27 Arz
Dec 15 Cle
Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 21 @ Was
Dec 15 Cle
Dec 28 Dal
Dec 21 @ Was
Season 7/0 3 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 Dal
Career 7/0 3 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0
Career 6 -5 -0.8 0 0 ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 1 (five times) last vs. Atl 10/26/08
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. StL 9/7/08
93 – Trevor Laws – DT
The Eagles first overall selection in 2008, Laws adds depth and
energy to the defensive line. In 2007, the second-round pick led
83 – Greg Lewis – WR
Notre Dame with career highs in sacks (4.0) and tackles (112), A precise route runner with a knack for coming up with clutch
with the most tackles by a defensive lineman in the major catches, Greg Lewis has been a steady contributor for the
college ranks. For his career, Laws appeared in 49 games (25 Eagles in his six-year career, catching 122 passes for 1,661
starts), recording 224 tackles, 22.5 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks, yards and six scores. Originally signed as a rookie free agent in
2 forced fumbles, 4 fumble recoveries, 1 interception, and six 2003, Lewis was quick to absorb the West Coast offense even
blocked kicks. though he did not start as a senior at Illinois. In 2004, he inked
a five-year contract extension through 2011.
INJURY REPORT:
• Suffered a quad contusion in the second qtr. at Dal. (9/15)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
and did not return • Went 5-104 and caught a regular season career long 52-
yarder from QB Donovan McNabb in a win vs. StL (9/7), for
his 1st career 100-yd. performance
o With 100-yd. days vs. StL (9/7), Lewis (5-104), DeSean
Jackson (6-106), and Hank Baskett (2-102) combined to
make the Eagles the first NFL team with three 100-yd.
receivers since Kansas City’s Derrick Alexander (9-
139), Tony Gonzalez (9-134), and Sylvester Morris (6-
102) hit that trifecta in a 49-31 loss at Oakland on
11/5/00. The last time three Eagles receivers recorded
100-yards-or-more in the same game was on 12/18/60,
when Timmy Brown (5-128), Tommy McDonald (2-116),
and Pete Retzlaff (5-110) did so in a 38-28 victory at
Washington. *According to the Elias Sports Bureau
QUOTES:
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Lewis’ ability to move around the 51 – Joe Mays – LB
field: “The one nice thing about this crew is that we have a A sixth-round selection out of North Dakota State, the hard-
bunch of smart guys that know all the different positions. hitting Joe Mays impressed in the preseason and will work in as
Greg Lewis has always been the guy that can do that the the backup MIKE linebacker in 2008. An All-America selection
best of everybody, and he’s still very good at that. He’s as a senior in 2007, led Division I-AA North Dakota State with a
been a good example to the other guys, not to just learn career-high 90 tackles, 9 TFLs and 2.5 sacks, en route to being
their spot but to learn the spots around them. If you look at named the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
our film, you see guys playing all over the place with this
crew, and I think that’s a positive.” BIRDSEED:
• He and wife, LaToyia, gave birth to a baby boy on 9/8/08
Lewis 2008 Game-By-Game named Jai (pronounced Jay) Jevon Mays
77 – Mike McGlynn – G
A fourth-round pick in 2008, McGlynn looks to add depth to the
offensive line in his rookie campaign. He earned third-team All-
America and first-team All-Big East honors after shifting from
tackle to right guard as a senior in 2007.
27 – Quintin Mikell – S
Special Teams Tackles Leaders Since 2004
A young, athletic safety with a knack for making plays, Quintin Player Tackles
Mikell (pronounced MICHAEL) proved he was a force to be Brendon Ayanbadejo (Bal.) 86
reckoned with last season when injuries to Brian Dawkins and Gary Stills (StL) 82
Sean Considine thrust him into the starting lineup. Mikell Larry Izzo (NE) 75
played in 14 games (11 starts) and led the entire secondary with Quintin Mikell 69
a career-high 98 tackles, while also notching a sack and Niko Koutouvides (Den.) 66
interception. Said head coach Andy Reid of Mikell's *According to Stats, Inc
development: "Quintin, by the end of the season, was playing at
a Pro Bowl caliber level as a safety. We knew what a great
special teams player he was, but he became an even better
safety." One of six rookie free agents to make the opening day
roster in 2003, Mikell has posted a team-leading 121 special
teams tackles during that time span and was voted the Eagles
special teams MVP in 2005 and 2006. Mikell earned a four-year
contract on 2/27/07 that will keep him in Philadelphia through
2010.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Leads the team with 83 tackles and ranks 2nd with a career-
high 2 INTs
• Has recorded double-digit tackles in all 7 games
QUOTES:
Mikell 2008 Game-By-Game • Head Coach Andy Reid on Parker’s positive approach: “He
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR has a great attitude, very unselfish, very, very team
Sep 7 StL W 1/1 8 3 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 oriented, and you know that you are going to get an honest
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 9 4 13 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 down out of him every snap. He’s going to give you
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 7 4 11 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 everything that he has. He plays very hungry. He’s a little
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 8 4 12 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 bit older now, but he plays very hungry, and he still has the
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 9 2 11 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
athletic ability.”
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 8 6 14 0.0 1 1 41 41 0 0 0
• CB Sheldon Brown on Parker’s success as an undrafted
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 6 5 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 @ Sea
player: "He's an athletic individual. When you're a free
Nov 9 NYG agent in the league and you're starting, you're a special
Nov 16 @ Cin player. Free agents have to work that much harder. It's not
Nov 23 @ Bal politics. They have to work that much harder and he
Nov 27 Arz deserves everything he gets."
Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle Sack Leaders among Undrafted Players since 2006
Dec 21 @ Was
(Including Postseason):
Dec 28 Dal
Player Total
Season 7/7 55 28 83 1.0 4 2 41 41 2 1 0
DE A. Ogunleye (Chi.) 19.0
Career 83/19 142 90 232 2.0 10 4 61 41 13 3 2
LB J. Harrison (Pit.) 18.5
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS DE J. Parker 17.0
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 121 – 2003 (22), 2004 (23), 2005 (28), 2006 (35), DE P. Spicer (Jax.) 13
2007 (7), 2008 (6)
FUMBLES/LOST: 1/1 – 2007 (1/1)
DE C. Jenkins (GB) 11.5
FG BLOCK: 1 vs. SD 10/23/05 (K Nate Kaeding) LB B. Scott (Bal.) 11.5
*According to Stats, Inc.
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 16 vs. Chi. 10/21/07, Sacks 1.0 (twice) last vs. StL
9/7/08, INTs 1 (four times) last at SF 10/12/08, Long 41 yds. at SF 10/12/08
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. TB 9/8/03, First INT at NYG 11/28/04 (QB Eli
Manning), First start vs. Atl. 12/31/06, First sack vs. Det. 9/23/07 (QB Jon
Parker 2008 Game-By-Game
Kitna) Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Sep 7 StL W 1/1 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 4 4 8 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 6 3 9 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
QUOTES:
• Offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg on Runyan’s and
Tra Thomas’ careers: “They have great experience and are
both terrific players. They have both done an excellent job
here later in their careers of keeping themselves in terrific
physical condition on a consistent basis throughout the
year. I think that has added years for both of them. They
are both terrific players and we need them both. They both
add toughness to the football team.”
NFL’s Interception Leaders
22 – Asante Samuel – CB Since 2006
One of the premier playmaking defensive backs in recent NFL Player INTs TDs
history, Asante Samuel splashed onto the Philadelphia scene A. Samuel 19 1
after putting his signature on a six-year contract with the Eagles C. Woodson (GB) 16 4
on the first day of free agency in 2008. "I think the cornerback O. Atogwe (StL) 15 1
position is very important," said head coach Andy Reid upon C. Bailey (Den.) 14 1
signing the Pro Bowl cornerback. "When you have an
opportunity to get the best one in the business, then you need Since 2003
to look at that. I welcome him aboard and I know Jim Johnson Player INTs TDs
has great plans for Asante...Asante is a great player and he'll E. Reed (Bal.) 30 4
make great plays for us." Samuel had spent his entire five-year C. Bailey (Den.) 27 3
career with the New England Patriots, where he recorded 22 D. Sharper (Min.) 26 5
interceptions in 75 regular season games, and five more in 14 A. Samuel 25 3
career postseason contests. A two-time Super Bowl Champion D. Bly (Den.) 24 2
with New England, Samuel's 19 interceptions over the past
three seasons top the NFL, and his six career INT returns for a
touchdown (including postseason) also lead the league. Samuel 2008 Game-By-Game
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Sep 7 StL W 1/1 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
• Intercepted QB Matt Ryan in the 1st qtr. of a win vs. Atl. Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 0 1 14 14 1 0 0
(10/26). Samuel’s teams are now 19-1 in games in which he Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 5 1 6 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
intercepts a pass
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Recorded an INT in two consecutive games vs. Pit. (9/21)
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
and at Dal. (9/15)
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 3 2 5 0.0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 2 @ Sea
QUOTES: Nov 9 NYG
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Samuel’s work ethic: "What Nov 16 @ Cin
people may not realize is how hard Asante studies film. He Nov 23 @ Bal
studies the game, studies his opponents, and will often be Nov 27 Arz
Dec 7 @ NYG
here until 9 pm at night working on that part of his game.
Dec 15 Cle
He focuses on the receivers and the quarterbacks, looking
Dec 21 @ Was
for any keys and tendencies he can use in the upcoming
Dec 28 Dal
game…And then he brings that same work ethic to the Season 7/7 17 5 22 0.0 0 3 14 14 8 0 0
practice field each day. He brings energy and bravado to Career 82/60 221 29 250 0.0 N/A 25 327 55T 89 3 0
that side of the ball."
• Former NFL G and current TV personality Brian Baldinger on ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
SPECIAL TEAM TACKLES: 2 - 2003 (2)
Samuel: “I don’t know what the price of admission is at the TOUCHDOWNS: Regular Season: 3 – vs. NYJ 9/21/03 (intercepted Vinny
Linc, but I’d pay double to watch Samuel play corner.” Testaverde and returned it 55 yds. for the game-winning TD), vs. Cin. 12/12/04
• Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson on Samuel’s presence (intercepted Carson Palmer and returned it 34 yds.), vs. Phi. 11/25/07
(intercepted A.J. Feeley and returned it 40 yds.); Postseason: 3 – vs. Jax. 1/7/06
on the field: “He’s got a great knack for playing that corner
(intercepted Byron Leftwich and returned it 73 yds.), vs. NYJ 1/7/07 (intercepted
position. He’s done a great job so far. He gets a good break Chad Pennington and returned it 36 yds.), at Ind. 1/21/07 (intercepted Peyton
on the ball. I don’t know if it affects the defense any more, Manning and returned it 39 yds.)
other than just being out there at left corner. That affects
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 8 (four times) last vs. Chi. 11/26/06, INTs 3 vs. Chi.
the defense.” 11/26/06 (QB Rex Grossman), Long 55T vs. NYJ 9/21/03 (QB Vinny Testaverde),
• Samuel on playing in Philadelphia: “I can’t think of a better 73t vs. Jax. 1/7/06 (QB Byron Leftwich in an AFC Wild Card Game)
place. I love the Eagles. The coaches are great, the fans are MILESTONES: First NFL game at Buf. 9/7/03, First INT vs. NYJ 9/21/03 (QB
Vinny Testaverde), First TD vs. NYJ 9/21/03 [55-yd. INT return (QB Vinny
great, and it’s my style of defense—aggressive and we have
Testaverde)], First start at Mia. 10/19/03
to make some plays.”
89 – Matt Schobel – TE 26 – Lito Sheppard – CB
A reliable target at tight end, Matt Schobel is in his third season A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Lito Sheppard is a speedy and
in Philadelphia after signing as an unrestricted free agent out of fearless cornerback who has shown a penchant for big plays. He
Cincinnati in 2006. A third round draft choice of the Bengals in leads the Eagles with 18 interceptions since 2003, including
2002, he has scored 12 touchdowns, while posting 115 career three returned for touchdowns. In fact, Sheppard became the
receptions. Schobel's older brother, Aaron, is a DE with the first player in NFL history to post two 100-plus-yard interception
Buffalo Bills, while his cousin, Bo, is a member of the returns for touchdowns in his career.
Jacksonville Jaguars.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
BIRDSEED: • Had 4 KDs and intercepted QB Matt Ryan in the end zone,
• Matt and his wife, Nicole, gave birth to a baby boy on ending a drive at the Eagles’ 1-yd. line in a win vs. Atl
8/24/08. Matthew John Schobel is the couple’s third (10/26)
child—and third boy
INJURY REPORT:
• Suffered a hamstring strain in the 3rd qtr. at SF (10/12) and
Schobel 2008 Game-By-Game missed the remainder of the game
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
WHERE LITO RANKS
Sep 21 Pit W 0/0 - - IA - - Eagles all-time INT returns for TDs
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 Eric Allen
Oct 5 Was L 0/0 - - IA - - 3 Lito Sheppard
Oct 12 @ SF W 0/0 - - DNP - - 3 Joe Scarpati
Oct 26 Atl W 0/0 - - IA - -
Nov 2 @ Sea Eagles all-time interception yardage:
Nov 9 NYG 536 Bill Bradley (34, 1969-76)
Nov 16 @ Cin
490 Brian Dawkins (33, 1996-pres.)
Nov 23 @ Bal
482 Eric Allen (34, 1988-94)
Nov 27 Arz
460 Lito Sheppard (17, 2002-pres.)
Dec 7 @ NYG
Dec 15 Cle
Dec 21 @ Was Longest INT returns
Dec 28 Dal 1. 104T- James Willis intercepted a pass 4 yards deep in the end
Season 2/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 zone and returned it 14 yards before lateralling to Troy Vincent,
Career 96/24 115 1260 11.0 76T 12 who ran 90 yards (11/3/96 at Cowboys – QB Troy Aikman)
2. 102T - Lito Sheppard (10/8/06 vs. Cowboys – QB Drew
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 6 – 2004 (5), 2005 (1)
Bledsoe)
FUMBLES/LOST: 5/2 – 2003 (2/0), 2004 (1/1), 2005 (1/1), 2006 3. 101T - Lito Sheppard (11/15/04 at Cowboys – QB Vinny
(1/0) Testaverde)
KICKOFF RETURNS: 4-17-11lg – 2005 (2-4-4lg), 2006 (2-13-11lg)
CAREER HIGHS: Recepts. 4 (five times) last vs. Mia. 9/19/04, Yds. Average INT Return Yards Leaders since 2003
97 vs. Den. 9/7/03, Long 76t vs. Dal. 11/7/04 (QB Carson Palmer), Player INTs Avg.
TDs 1 (12 times) last vs. Chi. 10/21/07 (QB Donovan McNabb)
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. SD 9/8/02, First recept. at Atl.
1. Lito Sheppard 18 25.6
9/22/02 (QB Jon Kitna), First start vs. TB 9/29/02, First TD vs. Ten. 2. Ed Reed (Bal.) 30 24.8
10/27/02 (8-yds. from QB Jon Kitna) 3. DeAngelo Hall (Oak.) 20 23.5
4. Mike McKenzie (NO) 16 22.3
5. Ronde Barber (TB) 15 21.1
*Min. 12 interceptions
17 – Shaheer McBride – WR
A four-year starter at Delaware State, McBride holds school records in
recepts. (201) and yds. (3,007), while adding 33 TDs. McBride (6-2, 205)
was signed to the practice squad on 9/1.
66 – Nevin McCaskill – G
Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by Buffalo in 2007,
McCaskill (6-4, 300) spent his entire rookie season on the Bills practice
squad. A two-year starter at left tackle for Hampton from 2004-05,
McCaskill joined the Eagle practice squad on 10/21/08.
64 – Chris Patrick – T
Out of Nebraska, Patrick originally signed as a rookie free agent with
the New York Giants in 2007. Patrick (6-4, 280) spent the 2008
preseason with San Francisco and Detroit before signing to the Eagles
practice squad on 9/1.
18 – Willie Reid – WR
One of the top punt returners is Florida State history, Reid is one of only
two people to top the 1,000-yard plateau in punt return yardage in a
career with 1,063 (Deion Sanders 1,429). His average of 15.4 yards per
punt return is ranked first in school history. Originally a 3rd round pick
by Pittsburgh in 2006, Reid was signed to the Eagles practice squad on
9/1.
53 – Andy Studebaker – LB
A sixth-round pick of the Eagles in 2008 out of Wheaton College,
Studebaker was a division III All-American and became the first player in
Wheaton history to be selected in the NFL draft. Studebaker registered
30 sacks in his 4-year career including a school record and NCAA-best
17.5 in his junior season. He signed to the practice squad on 9/1.
31 – Trae Williams – CB
Originally selected in the 5th round of the 2008 draft by Jacksonville
after a stellar career at South Florida, Williams (5-10, 195) signed to the
Eagles practice squad on 9/1. He finished his college career ranked
second in school history with 16 interceptions and first in return yards
(219) and touchdowns (4).
Hank Baskett Feature
EVERY BREATH IS PRECIOUS FOR
EAGLES' WIDEOUT BASKETT
By MARCUS HAYES matics to pursue their interests just doing 10 sprints, and you can't go
Philadelphia Daily News like he did . . . but not like he did. after seven, let me know," Roanhaus
said he told Baskett - and, with a
9/24/08 "I tell kids to be smart with it but wink, added: "Know this: If you go
Page 1 of 2 don't let it hold you back," said into distress, I'm not giving you
Baskett, who would often snag his mouth-to-mouth."
HANK BASKETT would always push inhaler for a quick puff as he ran by
it. He would feel his breath laboring, the bench during basketball games. These days, Roanhaus would have to
and know his lips were turning blue, "Don't let people say you can't do get in line.
and he would fight through, and he something because you have asthma."
would collapse. Baskett lately has been dating Playboy
These days, he better appreciates Sometimes, fear of being seen as soft party girl Kendra Wilkinson, but then,
every breath he takes. trumped Baskett's fear of dying. Baskett has long been popular on the
party scene of whatever town he's in.
Baskett easily recalls the last time he "The coaches sometimes would tell me
passed out because of his asthma. He to stop but I wouldn't," Baskett said. At least, he was.
was a junior, and it was at football "I didn't want my coaches or team-
practice. It was a year before he con- mates to see me using it as an excuse." "I stopped going out," this past offsea-
verted to wide receiver, a move that son, he said. "I get my rest. I stopped
would mean a college scholarship, a Bracing for Troy Polamalu's crushing the partying and drinking and every-
contract with the Eagles and, Sunday, Kamikaze tackles cannot compare thing."
a game-high eight catches in a win with the helpless terror of your throat
over the Steelers. muscles in spasm as your life's breath In Clovis this offseason he virtually
stops: eliminated fats and sugars and lost 15
But on Aug. 30, 1999, he was the pounds, all while training like never
quarterback at powerful Clovis High "When you wake up at night and you before, at altitude.
in New Mexico, and he pushed it too don't have an inhaler right there, and
hard at practice, again, and passed out you don't have your breathing "The altitude helps me with my asth-
on the field. machine, and your parents have to ma and everything," said Baskett.
take you to the hospital because you "And if you can run at 4,000 feet it
Earlier the same day, a half-mile can't breathe . . . When your lungs makes it easier to run at 400 feet."
away, asthma killed Sarah Upton. close - there's nothing you can do to
get air in - it's very dangerous." And if you can run beside Donovan
According to court documents, a sub- McNabb, you probably will get more
stitute gym teacher at Gattis Junior Upton's death hammered that home. chances to run down the field during
High, forced Upton, a ninth-grader, to She was 14, Baskett was 17. games. Baskett this year spent a week
continue to run sprints when Upton at McNabb's workout camp in Arizona
asked to stop. The death, and its surrounding cir- - a decision that required a financial
cumstances, rocked Clovis, an Air commitment Baskett was reluctant to
Upton went to her next class. She Force base town of about 33,000 - or, make.
passed out at her desk. School person- about half the capacity of Lincoln
nel tried to administer her inhaler but Financial Field. "This is probably one of the biggest
did not perform CPR, and failed to call investments you'll make," his father,
in the emergency for 15 minutes. Eric Roanhaus has coached Clovis to Hank Jr., said. With higher-pedigreed
10 state titles and eight runnerup fin- targets Reggie Brown, Kevin Curtis,
And so, she died. ishes, but he made sure Baskett DeSean Jackson and Jason Avant to
always understood that no title was compete with, Hank Jr. stressed,
Every day, 11 Americans die of asthma worth dying for. "Donovan controls your future."
attacks; every year, 4,000.
"Hank," he told Baskett, "you know With Brown and Curtis hurt, after
Baskett speaks passionately about liv- when you've had enough. If we're three games, Baskett has 12 catches,
ing with asthma. He encourages asth-
Hank Baskett Feature
EVERY BREATH IS PRECIOUS FOR
EAGLES' WIDEOUT BASKETT
By MARCUS HAYES instead chose to sign with Minnesota. "It says a lot about Hank that they
Philadelphia Daily News The Eagles immediately traded Billy came," Hank Baskett Jr. said.
McMullen for him. That worked:
9/24/08 Baskett hauled in TD catches of 87 It says more that Baskett ever made it
Page 2 of 2 and 89 yards, the two longest for an this far. A frequent charity face for the
undrafted rookie in NFL history. Eagles, Baskett said he is willing to be
four short of his total in 2007; 197 an advocate for asthma awareness but
yards, already 55 more than 2007; and Clovis is bursting with pride at he has yet to be asked.
a 90-yard touchdown, the fourth TD Baskett's success. Less than 90 min-
of his career and the third of at least utes after Sunday's effort, the Clovis And while he never will be as big in
85 yards, a mark shared by only six News Journal posted a brief on its Philly as he is in Clovis, Sunday's per-
other players. Web site detailing Baskett's day. It formance only increased his profile
runs a small piece called "Baskett
In a West Coast offense, bombs are Watch" the day before and the day Maybe Sunday was Baskett's finest
gimmicky. Slants and outs feed the after each of Baskett's games. It ran an hour: "If my role declines, that's what
machine. With the dangerous but online poll before the last Super Bowl: happens," Baskett said. Equipped with
small Jackson blanketed, McNabb fed the perspective of what might have
6-4, 220-pound Baskett on Sunday. "No Cowboys. No Broncos. No Hank been, clearly, Baskett is at peace.
Baskett. Do you care about watching
"Donovan trusts him; when the ball is the Super Bowl?" After all, on that day in August 9 years
around him he's going to go up and ago, it might have been him, not Sarah
get it," said head coach Andy Reid, Baskett also is on a billboard across Upton.
who called Baskett's performance a the street from the high school. That's
"career" game. about as big as you can get there: "It's
like carrying the town on your shoul-
Brown returned from a hamstring ders," Baskett said cheerfully.
injury Sunday in a limited role and
Curtis might come back next month What else would you expect from a
from his sports hernia, but, Reid straight-A student in an Air Force
promised, "[Baskett] is going to con- town - Cannon AFB is 4 miles west -
tinue to play." whose father is a retired Air Force
man with 30 years of service, whose
It took Baskett a while to become a mother has worked at Canon as chief
viable NFL target. financial officer for more than 30
years, whose brother, Randy Curtis,
He played quarterback until midway spent 13 years in the Army.
through his senior season in high
school, when a bad ankle sprain cut What's more, Baskett coaxed six team-
his mobility. In 2 weeks he was able to mates to play in his charity golf tour-
sprint straight ahead, so Roanhaus nament, the second annual "Hank
and his staff moved him to receiver. Baskett Tee'd Off About Child Abuse."
New Mexico saw him, liked his athleti-
cism (he holds the New Mexico state McNabb led the journey to Clovis, 100
high jump record, 7-feet, and could miles from the Lubbock, Texas, air-
reverse-dunk with both hands in port. Sheldon Brown, Quintin Mikell,
eighth grade), signed him, redshirted Greg Lewis, Todd Herremans and Jon
him, and, by his senior season in Dorenbos came, too. They made the
2005, polished him to 67 catches, trip, they mingled with the crowd,
1,071 yards and nine touchdowns. they helped raise money for the Oasis
Children's Advocacy Center, where
The Eagles sought to sign him as an Baskett's father works.
undrafted free agent in 2006, but he
Hank Baskett Feature
BASKETT DELIVERS WHILE GOING
DEEP FOR EAGLES
By REUBEN FRANK In NFL history, only five other it doesn't matter how that happens,”
Burlington County Times receivers have three catches of 85 he said. “If I catch a 1-yard touchdown
yards or more, and Baskett is the first or a 90-yard touchdown or if I have a
9/11/08 since former San Francisco 49er John block that helps another guy score a
Page 1 of 1 Taylor with three in a career. Nobody touchdown, it's all the same to me.”
else currently in the NFL has more
No question Jerry Rice is the greatest than one catch as long as 87 yards. Baskett only had 142 receiving yards
wide receiver in NFL history. He had Baskett has three. all last season, with a long gain of 25
14 1,000-yard seasons, scored 207 yards. After catching 22 passes for 464
touchdowns, will be a unanimous Average length of his four career yards as a rookie, his 2007 output was
first-ballot pick into the Hall of Fame touchdowns: 69 yards. a big disappointment. He worked dili-
when he's eligible next year. gently during the offseason to get into
What makes this all so weird is that the same kind of shape he was in as a
He hasn't done what Hank Baskett has Baskett is not a speed burner, and he's rookie.
done. not even a regular player. He has 40
career catches, which means one out It's made a difference.
Terrell Owens is one of the 10 best of every 13 has been longer than any
receivers ever. We've seen it ourselves, catch ever made by Carter, Marvin “I definitely feel lighter and quicker,”
playing both for and against the Harrison, Steve Largent, Art Monk, he said. “I feel like have more
Eagles. Andre Reed, Reggie Wayne or Lynn endurance, and I know I can be on the
Swann. field longer than last year. Before, I
He hasn't done what Hank Baskett has had to come out of the game too
done. “Yeah, when you're expected to be the much. I don't feel that way anymore. I
slow possession guy, people aren't can definitely tell a difference.”
Torry Holt? Cris Carter? Randy Moss? expecting it,” said Baskett, whom the
Eagles acquired from the Minnesota Baskett, who now owns three of the
None of them. Vikings during the 2006 preseason in 126 longest catches in NFL history,
exchange for Billy McMullen. “But a already has as many career 100-yard
Not even close. lot goes into it. Donovan made great games as Reggie Brown, for whom he
throws, and so did A.J. against started against the Rams. Brown has a
Hank Baskett, an undrafted free agent Atlanta. We had to have great protec- hamstring injury, but head coach
who has started six career games, now tion.” Andy Reid said Brown will go back
has three career receptions of 87 yards into the starting lineup when he's
or more, and nobody in NFL history Baskett's 89-yarder was the longest healthy.
has more. reception in the NFL in 2006, and if
his 90-yarder on Sunday holds up as But Baskett will still play. He's made a
“It's insane,” Baskett said. “It's defi- the longest this season, he'll join living out of beating the odds and
nitely just crazy. I can't explain it. I Gaynell Tinsley (1937, 1938), Don doing the unexpected.
guess I've just been in the right place Hutson (1935, 1942), Harlon Hill
at the right time.” (1956, 1959) and Michael Haynes “I've always been somebody who just
(1992, 1993) as the only players in takes advantage of his opportunities,”
Baskett caught an 87-yard touchdown league history to record the longest he said. “When I got traded from
pass from Donovan McNabb in his catch of two different seasons. Minnesota, at first I was upset, but
fifth NFL game, the Eagles' 38-24 win then I looked at it as another opportu-
over the Dallas Cowboys in 2006 and Ask Baskett what the three catches nity. That's been my whole career —
an 89-yarder from A.J. Feeley on the have in common, and without hesitat- whenever I get a chance, just make the
last day of the 2006 season in a 24-17 ing he'll tell you that all three con- most of it.”
win over the Atlanta Falcons. He tributed to wins. And that's really all
topped those with a 90-yarder from that matters to him.
McNabb in the second quarter of the
Eagles' 38-3 win over the St. Louis “You know me, I just want to win, and
Rams on Sunday.
Hank Baskett Feature
BASKETT SET TO FIGHT FOR HIS JOB
By GEOFF MOSHER your name put on a jersey, that's a bad the flat and those types of
The News Journal thing." things. We used him in a little bit dif-
No rookie endeared himself more to ferent of a role. He was an important
6/7/08 the Eagles fan base and coaching staff part of our team last year
Page 1 of 1 in 2006 than the affable even though the numbers didn't show
Baskett, whom the Eagles acquired in it."
PHILADELPHIA -- A peculiar scene a one-for-one deal with Minnesota for Baskett referred to his multiple roles
on the last day of this week's Eagles Billy McMullen. last year as something nice for the
minicamp was the tall, slender wide Minnesota had signed Baskett out of "résumé," which comes in
receiver crouched in a three-point New Mexico after the draft but needed handy in his line of work.
stance during special-teams drills, someone familiar with a He might be two years older than
taunting the defensive linemen. West Coast offense. McMullen fit the some of the nameless, faceless rookie
"I'm trying to tell these d-linemen, if bill. The Eagles had let Terrell Owens free agents who share the
they want to get in these trenches and go the prior season and locker room with him during camp,
go one-on-one, we can do it," Hank hadn't yet brought in Donté but they're reminders of where he
Baskett said. Stallworth, and needed depth at came from and where he could
Baskett, a third-year pro, was kidding. receiver. be if he ever takes a play off.
And just to be sure, he backtracked Baskett made such a quick transition "Ask a lot of guys here; it's not what
rather quickly. that he started opposite Reggie Brown you did last year, it's what can you do
"I just like teasing them guys," he said, in the team's first for me today," Baskett said.
suddenly turning serious. "I would not preseason game. Whereas rookies "That's what these [minicamps] are
ever step in with our dline." tend to flame out after training camp, about. It's hot and it's tiresome, but
Funny thing about Baskett's teasing, Baskett kept climbing. it's your opportunity to go out
though. Blocking men much beefier He became the second rookie -- and and have more plays, because when
than himself had become an first undrafted rookie -- in NFL histo- the season comes, it's the [starters]
important part of his job last season, a ry to catch two touchdown that get most of the reps.
demand Baskett brought upon him- passes of 85 yards or more in one sea- It's your chance to come out here and
self. son and ranked fourth among rookie do what you can to get on the
With tight end L.J. Smith slowed by receivers in catches (22) [coach's] camera. The more you
two groin surgeries and backup tight and yards (464). get on the camera, the better."
end Matt Schobel also banged up, But Baskett's encore didn't match his
Baskett volunteered to fill in when debut -- at least, not statistically. First,
needed in pass protection schemes the Eagles signed Kevin
that called for two tight ends. Curtis to pair with Brown as starting
"I did a lot of that blocking off the receivers. Second, receiver Jason
edge in college," Baskett said. Avant, a fourth-round pick
Except these were faster, stronger limited by injuries in 2006, was
NFL linemen itching to plant someone healthy and ready to challenge Baskett
like Baskett backward en route to the for slot receiver snaps.
quarterback. An injury to safety Brian Dawkins
But sacrifices like those, Baskett forced special-teams maven Quintin
believes, are necessary for the sake of Mikell into a starting role. That,
keeping his job. Such is life in turn, led to Baskett becoming more
for someone whose spot on the roster active on special teams.
is up for grabs every year, and proba- Though Baskett's receiving stats
bly will be his entire NFL dipped -- 16 catches, 142 yards -- he
career. led the special teams with 277
"This year, it's a fight again for all points, 16 more than runner-up Avant.
those spots," Baskett said, standing in "Hank's a real good football player,"
front of the locker stall he offensive coordinator Marty
considers symbolic. Mornhinweg said. "We had some
"When you don't have your nameplate protection problems early, so we had
up here, that's a bad thing," he said. him in there chipping [blocking] in
"If you have to pay to get
Stewart Bradley Feature
EAGLES' BRADLEY WON'T TAKE
STARTING FOR GRANTED
By GEOFF MOSHER In his second start, against "I'm not going to make assump-
The News Journal Buffalo in the season finale, he tions," he said, "but that's where I
3/30/08 made seven tackles. want to be."
Page 1 of 1 Defensive coordinator Jim When he's not preparing for the
Johnson boldly told reporters that upcoming camps, Bradley isn't
Bradley had a future with the wasting his free time. After the
The intention couldn't have been Eagles. season, he visited a friend in Paris.
more clear on March 6, when the "It's exciting to get your number He also spent time in his home-
Eagles released veteran called like that," Bradley said. "I'm town of Salt Lake City and in
linebacker Takeo Spikes. But that itching for it right now, just think- Lincoln, Neb., for another friend's
doesn't mean Stewart Bradley per- ing about it." wedding.
formed cartwheels. That's about as much introspection Bradley also is making good use of
Sure, Bradley's potential is the rea- as you'll get from Bradley. Ask him his business degree. He is hoping
son the Eagles said goodbye to to peer inside his crystal ball to intern this spring at one of
Spikes, once an elite linebacker and the images disappear in Philadelphia's major investment
but now best described as steady. clouds. Even though his competi- banks, with an emphasis on invest-
But the second-year pro who tion is newcomer Rocky Boiman ment managing.
showed glimmers of promise in and barely used backup Pago "You got to do something else, get
limited late-season playing time Togafau -- say that three times fast involved with constructive things
last season isn't expecting the red- -- Bradley would rather consider around town," he said. "It's better
carpet treatment to a starting job. the than being out in the streets."
To do that would be to assume, battle a lumberjack match. Last
Bradley said. And you know what man standing gets the prize.
happens to those who assume. "Until you have the job, it's not
"Because you never know how your job," he said. "I'm really wary
things are going to work out," of having that mentality that it's
Bradley said recently at the my job now. You have to earn it,
NovaCare Complex after a work- and you want to come in with the
out. mentality that, 'I have to outper-
All signs indicate that Bradley will form everyone at the same position
take over the middle linebacker every day.'
job, the position for which the "Me, I like to battle and scratch for
Eagles have groomed him since that. It gives me more determina-
they made him a third-round pick tion. Obviously, there is the drive
last April. of winning a spot, but then there's
He backed up at strong side, his a drive to be successful and to be
natural position, and the middle the best at your spot from all the
last year. Most of his action came 32 teams."
on special teams. Not until the last Don't mistake humility for uncer-
two games of the season was tainty. Voluntary offseason work-
Bradley unleashed at linebacker. outs begin Monday, but Bradley
And how. has spent the past three weeks at
In his first start, he brought down the NovaCare Complex. He has
the NFL's least-sacked quarterback bulked up and figures to wear the
when he dropped New Orleans' firstteam jersey when minicamps
Drew Brees, and Bradley also had begin in May.
an interception later in the game. It would disappointing if he didn't.
Stewart Bradley, Chris Gocong and Omar Gaither Feature
EAGLES' LB TRIO AT HEAD OF THE CLASS
By GEOFF MOSHER intellectually is important." His maturation came slowly, but by
The News Journal None of this, of course, matters to the end of the season, Johnson trusted
Eagles diehards who demand blood- the converted end to
7/13/08 thirsty aggression. spend short stints on the defensive
Page 1 of 1 Nobody cared about Reggie White's line.
college GPA. Despite starting at the strong side for
But for the first time since Reid three years at Nebraska, Bradley's
PHILADELPHIA -- Chris Gocong became head coach in 1999, he has ability to pursue at his size
wouldn't be surprised if his post-NFL given coordinator Jim Johnson a allowed the coaches to work him at
career life is linked to football. stable threesome of linebackers. the strong side and middle.
With all the uproar over disability The linebacker group under Reid has Bradley, a third-round pick, stepped
money for retired NFL players, been shuffled and reshuffled, especial- in at middle linebacker late last sea-
Gocong has a plan. ly on the outside, from son.
"I'll probably be designing artificial Nate Wayne to Keith Adams and Mark In his first game, against New
hip implants," Gocong said last Simoneau to Matt McCoy. Orleans, Bradley picked off and
month. And though Gaither, Bradley and sacked Brees, one of the NFL's most
Gocong completed a course in fluid Gocong has that law firm ring, it has elusive quarterbacks. In his next
dynamics to earn his biomedical engi- the potential to be the team's game, Bradley registered seven tackles
neering degree in 2005 from starting trio well into the next decade. against Buffalo.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo -- a school All three are 24 and are still playing "He still has a lot to learn, don't get
known for producing renowned engi- under their rookie me wrong, but he looks good to me
neers, not professional contracts. inside," Johnson said. "All of a
athletes. "You see a lot more confidence. When sudden we put him inside in that
But for the Eagles, he's one-third of an guys have confidence and they know game [against New Orleans] and he
equation that combines brains and what they're doing, they makes a couple of plays. He'll
brawn to produce arguably play a lot faster," defensive coordina- keep getting better."
the brightest and most promising trio tor Jim Johnson said. Gaither took part in an exclusive NFL
of young linebackers in coach Andy "That's what I see from Chris Gocong. program at the Harvard Business
Reid's tenure. The Eagles Stewart Bradley is the same thing. School in 2007.
open training camp July 21 at Lehigh Omar has been the veteran Usually, the NFL invites veterans for
University. of the three, but I see him playing a lot the program. Gaither had just
Third-year pro Omar Gaither, who faster and making more plays around wrapped up his rookie year.
recorded 170 tackles last season at the football because he Not being pigeonholed into the jock
middle linebacker, was a has more confidence and he knows the stereotype is important, but he knows
three-time Southeastern Conference system." his paycheck is for services
all-academic selection at the Gaither is the most experienced. The rendered, not an endowment.
University of Tennessee. 2006 fifth-round pick drew unusual "It's obvious they're going to want to
Middle linebacker Stewart Bradley, praise from Johnson after get [intelligent] players like that, but
the trio's newest starter, is a worldly his first training camp and halfway once you're playing, it's all
type. He traveled to Paris in through the year supplanted an football, so you've got to put all that
the offseason and plans to intern at injured and ineffective McCoy. stuff behind you," Gocong said.
one of Philadelphia's venture capital Gaither made such an impact his "Forget how smart everybody is
firms. rookie year that the coaches cut two- and ... just make plays."
How many investment bankers hover time Pro Bowler and fan
at 6-foot-4, 250 pounds, have sacked favorite middle linebacker Jeremiah
Drew Brees and claim to Trotter last June. Gaither's 170 tackles
be avid Robert Ludlum readers? last season were tops on
"I think we're a pretty intelligent the defense.
group," Bradley said, "which I think is Gocong showed enough grasp of the
a necessity being kind of like playbook at minicamps last year to
the quarterbacks of the defense and warrant a starting job even
making all the calls. Having lineback- though he spent his rookie season on
ers that can handle the load injured reserve.
Correll Buckhalter Feature
BUCKHALTER PROVES
PERSEVERANCE CAN PAY OFF
By KEVIN NOONAN through three grueling rehabilitations, "We rotated them before," Reid said.
Gannett News Service toiling long hours apart from the rest "I probably haven't done a good
of the team. enough job with that with Buck.
10/14/08 Buck's obviously a good football play-
Page 1 of 1 Actually, that's not completely true, er."
either. Buckhalter wasn't forced into
PHILADELPHIA - One of the first anything. He chose to defy the odds, There's another reason why
things you learn in this business is even though there was no guarantee Buckhalter would like to play more --
that there's no cheering in the press he'd ever be healthy enough to play he's in the final year of his contract.
box. That's usually an easy rule to fol- football again or that the Eagles would And he knows that he's been produc-
low, and the longer you're in the busi- still want a running back who con- tive enough to attract the attention of
ness, the easier it gets. stantly broke down. a team that might play him more.
But, as with every rule, there are So, credit coach Andy Reid, who stuck
exceptions. And Correll Buckhalter is with Buckhalter through it all. Not all
one of them. players get a second chance, much less
a third. But Reid gave Buckhalter
That's why I enjoyed watching encouragement, hope and the most
Buckhalter run over the San Francisco important thing of all -- time.
49ers.
"You know his personality," Reid said
It's not just because Buckhalter is a Monday. "He brings a great spirit to
nice guy, which he is. It's not just the team, and he's a good person and
because he's a hard worker, which he a lot of fun to be around. Then he goes
is. And it's not just because he's a ter- out and he's tough. And every time
rific team player, which he is. that he has an opportunity to start he
gets close to or above 100 yards, as
More than anything, it's the adversity long as we feed him the ball. He's a
that Buckhalter has had to deal with good player."
throughout his career, and how he's
handled that adversity, that makes Unfortunately for Buckhalter, he's
him a special player and person. stuck behind a great player. And
Buckhalter knows that no matter how
With All-Pro Brian Westbrook out of well he plays, no matter how many
Sunday's game with fractured ribs, yards he churns out, no matter how
Buckhalter got a rare chance to play many touchdowns he scores, he'll be
meaningful minutes and he made the back on the bench as soon as
most of it. He carried the ball 18 times Westbrook returns. That's another
for 93 yards and a touchdown and harsh reality with which he's leaned to
caught seven passes for 85 yards. deal. And he accepts it -- to a point.
Actually, that's not completely true -- "Whatever they give me, I'll just try to
every minute Buckhalter plays is make the best of it," Buckhalter said
meaningful, because more than once it Monday. "But it is tough. I mean, I'm
appeared his career was over. Not human."
many players come back from one
serious knee injury, much less three. Reid did throw him a bone Monday.
When asked why Buckhalter isn't
Those injuries forced Buckhalter to more involved in the offense even
miss three full seasons (2002, 2004 when Westbrook is healthy, Reid nod-
and 2005). They also forced him to go ded his head.
Correll Buckhalter Feature
HIS FOCUS IS ON GAME AND HIS FAMILY
By Bob Brookover ticed by Buckhalter's veteran teammates hears about me to be positive."
who saw him come into the league as a
Philadelphia Inquirer "party animal" and now see a man deter- Having lost his mother at 19 months old
9/28/08 mined to have a long, productive career. and having seen his brother Christopher, a
Page 1 of 1 former Eagles practice squad member, get
"The difference is tremendous," safety locked away in the Mississippi State
You probably already know some of the Brian Dawkins said. "You can even see it Penitentiary on a manslaughter conviction
story. in his eating habits. When you talk to him, a decade ago, Buckhalter is finding plenty
Correll Buckhalter lost three seasons to he's a very conscientious eater. He cares of things to be positive about as he
knee surgeries earlier in his career, and yet about what he's putting in his body so he approaches 30.
he remains a productive member of the is ready to play. He lost a lot of weight.
Eagles' roster. He's not nearly as big as he was when he When asked about his brother last week,
first got here, but he's still running with he proudly announced that Christopher
The Eagles will probably ask for more the same power and the same explosive- was due for release in mid-November, a
from Buckhalter tonight against the ness." fact confirmed by a prison clerk.
Chicago Bears at Soldier Field because star
running back Brian Westbrook is hobbled That power and explosiveness was on dis- "I don't know what his restrictions are
by an ankle injury that has made his status play a week ago when he got extra work in going to be, but he said he was going to try
questionable. the final three quarters of the Eagles' win to come see me play," Buckhalter said. "He
over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Seven plays has seen me play on TV, but it's different
There's a part of Buckhalter's story, how- after Westbrook left with his ankle injury, when somebody sees you in person."
ever, that rarely if ever gets told. Buckhalter caught a swing pass from quar-
terback Donovan McNabb, switched into Buckhalter said his brother is a big reason
It's true he worked really hard to recover fifth gear and went 20 yards for a touch- why he has matured into a responsible
from the torn ACL to his left knee that cost down, finishing the play by leaping over adult who cares more about his craft than
him the 2002 season and the torn patellar Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor at the 4- where the next party is taking place.
tendons in his right knee that cost him the yard line.
2004 and 2005 seasons. "We were close growing up, and we're still
"That top-end speed he had when he was close," he said. "He always shared advice
The part that few people know about is younger and minus the knee surgeries, I with me. He always told me to keep press-
that Buckhalter has rehabilitated more wasn't sure that would return," Eagles ing. Where we're from, we don't give up on
than his surgically repaired knees during coach Andy Reid said. "It looks like it's nothing. We were taught to work hard,
his eight seasons with the Eagles. He has back now. I felt that way during training keep pressing and have faith in God.
also transformed his approach to life. camp."
"My brother is a good person, but when he
Buckhalter, who will turn 30 in eight days, Tackle Tra Thomas smiled when asked got to college, he kind of became a hard
admits that without that alteration, he'd about the young Buckhalter. head, and we were always told that having
probably be a former NFL player rather a hard head makes a soft behind. That's
than a productive running back who "He's matured a lot over the years," why he ended up where he is now. It came
believes with conviction that his best days Thomas said. "Seeing him come in as a from making bad decisions. I didn't want
in the league are ahead of him. rookie and growing into the man he is to end up like that."
now, it has been good to watch. He takes
"A party animal," is how Buckhalter the game more seriously. He prepares bet-
described his demeanor during his first ter and gets ready for his job. When you
few seasons with the Eagles. come in at first, you just think it's a game.
You don't think of it as, 'This is your living,
"I was just like most rookies that come and you're taking care of your family.' "
into the league," he said. "You're given a
lot of money, and you just want to party Buckhalter thinks of things in those terms
and play football. Over the years, I've more than ever now because his wife Nikki
grown. What I was doing wasn't pleasing. gave birth to the couple's first child 17 days
It's just the same thing recycling itself ago.
when you're going out all the time. Now,
I'm to the point in my life where I'm trying "Correll Jr.," Buckhalter said. "He was
to be a faithful Christian. The old Buck born Sept. 11 at 11 p.m. It was life chang-
would never have been able to get through ing. Now, I really have somebody to
the injuries." depend on me. It feels good to know that
I'm going to have the chance to raise a
The transformation has not gone unno- child spiritually and be able to share my
wisdom with him. I want everything he
Correll Buckhalter Feature
BUCKING THE ODDS THROUGH INJURIES
By John Smallwood cruciate ligament in his left knee dur- productive plays in the NFL - some
Philadelphia Daily News ing the first minicamp of 2002, and spectacular, like his touchdown
was lost for the season. against Pittsburgh.
9/25/08
Page 1 of 1 After rushing for 542 yards on 126 "Two years ago, I may have been able
carries in 2003, Buckhalter missed to still out-run that guy, but I don't
CORRELL BUCKHALTER said he both the 2004 and 2005 seasons think I would've been able to jump
could not tell you how many times he because of a torn patellar tendon in like I did," he said. "I don't think my
has had his career written off in his right knee. leg was to the point where I could
Philadelphia. have jumped like that.
He never paid attention to such By all NFL logic, Buckhalter's career
things. should have been done. The career "But at this point in my career, I feel
expectancy of a running back is short great. I feel strong again. I feel young
And though he admits he sometimes enough without having had three when I'm out there on the field, and I
thinks about what might have been major knee surgeries in your first 5 want to make plays whenever my
had so many injuries not sidetracked years. number is called."
his once-promising career, that is not
a place he chooses to dwell. But in the last two seasons as With Westbrook's status day-to-day,
Westbrook's backup, Buckhalter has Buckhalter may be in for minimal
"It's in the past now," said the Eagles' performed admirably whenever called work as a backup or full-time work as
running back, who has missed three on, totaling 658 yards on 145 carries the replacement.
full seasons due to knee injuries. "I and rushing for six touchdowns.
have to look forward to what I can do Regardless, he will prepare the way he
now. In the first three games this season, has always prepared - as if he's going
Buckhalter has 12 carries for 48 yards to be the man and get 20 to 30 touch-
"You can say, 'If this or if that,' but all and eight catches for 59 yards. es.
of that is behind me now. It's what can
I do now?" "I'm proud of [Buckhalter]," said "I prepare myself during the week,
Eagles coach Andy Reid, who always and then the rest of it is just playing
In the here and now, that might has found a reason to keep Buckhalter football," Buckhalter said. "When you
encompass Buckhalter, in his eighth when calls for a better backup where know your assignments, you can go
season out of Nebraska, stepping in made. "He's battled, and now he looks out and play competent football.
for Pro Bowl running back Brian like he's back to 'full' full speed.
Westbrook, who may not be able to go "[Being the starter] is my mind-set
Sunday night at Chicago because of an "Last year, I thought he was right every week. Obviously, I'm backing up
ankle strain. about there, but that top-end speed he Brian Westbrook, but when I'm out
had when he was younger before the there in practice I try to do things as if
Filling in when Westbrook got hurt knee surgeries, I wasn't sure that it I'm the starter."
against Pittsburgh last Sunday, would return. It looks like it's back
Buckhalter rushed 10 times for 43 now. I felt that way during training At a point where most running backs
yards, with a long rush of 11 yards. camp." are running down, Buckhalter said the
upside of his injuries is that his body
His 20-yard catch-and-run, which he Buckhalter says he "absolutely" feels does not feel the wear of seven NFL
finished by leaping over defender Ike better than he has in a long time. seasons.
Taylor, was the only touchdown in the
15-6 victory, and it also brought back "This is why I put in all the hard work "When I hurt my [right] knee the sec-
some visions of yesteryears from in the offseason, training,'' he said. "It ond time in 2005, I was kind of in the
Buckhalter. pays off. I feel like I'm faster than I dumps for a little bit, but it just made
was when I first came into the NFL." me want to work hard to prove that I
As a rookie in 2001, Buckhalter ran could come back from an injury that
for an Eagles rookie record of 586 Whether that is true or not, the point people said might keep me from ever
yards, but his bright future suffered its is that Buckhalter, who will turn 30 on playing football again."
first blow when he tore the anterior Oct. 6, is still quick enough, fast
enough and explosive enough to make
Juan Castillo Feature
EAGLES' CASTILLO DETERMINED
TO HONOR HIS PAST
By Elizabeth Merrill family. And after his dad died when he went to college to play football, not to
ESPN.com was 12, Castillo's mother, Juanita, learn biology.
found joy in fixing breakfast for her
9/15/08 children before her 11-hour-a-day He wrote an essay about how he want-
Page 1 of 2 work shifts. ed to go to college, and earned a $500
scholarship to A&M-Kingsville, which
The tour to knowledge and self-fulfill- He was embarrassed of her a little as a was then called Texas A&I. After two
ment is cheap if you know how to kid, because she was a maid. Now, at seasons as a special-teams player in
scrimp. Juan Castillo didn't tell people 48, he wells up when he thinks of her, the USFL, it became obvious to
this at first, that his hotel was the her work ethic, and how she never got Castillo that his only football future
front seat of a Jeep, and the executive to see her son make it big. was in coaching. He was an assistant
washroom was the $5-a-day showers at Kingsville High, then went back to
at Gold's Gym. Crazy. That's what his Castillo, the Eagles say, is one of just A&M-Kingsville as the offensive line
banker used to call him when Castillo two coaches in the NFL of Hispanic coach.
wanted to borrow money for gas and descent. (The other is San Diego
three daily meals at McDonald's so he Chargers linebackers coach Ron
could travel during his off weeks as a Rivera.) Castillo is here, mainly, Castillo has been with the Eagles since
Division II football assistant. because he had his mother's persist- 1995, and is in his 11th season as
ence. When his friends laughed at him offensive line coach.
He wasn't driving from Notre Dame to the summer before his senior year of His practices, today, would go against
Washington to beg for jobs. He just high school, after he said he'd make NCAA regulations. If the team was
wanted to learn from the best, take all-state, Castillo came home most supposed to start at 3:45, Castillo
some film back home to Texas A&M- nights, after working two jobs, and wanted his linemen working at 3.
Kingsville, let a handful of others carried a table from the living room to They'd also work on conditioning after
dream. the yard. That would be his weight the rest of the team had left for the
bench, and he'd lift and run for two night.
"The thing about this story," Castillo hours. When Division I schools
says, "is it's not about me. This story is snubbed him for coaching jobs, Castillo would lift and run with his
about (saying) 'Hey, Frank, Jose, Castillo kept traveling in his spare players.
Carlino … it can be done, man. Look at time to learn from offensive-line gurus
what this dude did. Ain't nobody give like Howard Mudd and Joe Moore. "We used to talk about how our line
him nothing. He worked his butt off, was better than the University of
slept in cars. Anything is possible.'" Castillo's work helped Texas A&M- Texas' offensive line," Castillo says.
Kingsville churn out four NFL offen- "People would look at me back then
sive linemen, and landed Castillo in and say I was crazy, but my guys
Juan Castillo, the offensive line coach the league in 1995. believed they were better. Maybe we
for the Philadelphia Eagles, wants were."
other young men with Hispanic her- "Without him, there's no way I
itage to see they can live their dreams. would've made it," says Jermane In 1996, Mayberry became a first-
Mayberry, a former Pro Bowl guard round draft pick for the Eagles. In
who played for Castillo in Kingsville high school, he was a complete
This story will be told in a rush. It is and Philadelphia. "He saw something unknown from a tiny Texas town
Cowboys-Eagles week, and Castillo, in me." called Floresville. Mayberry had just
the offensive line coach for two options going into the final game
Philadelphia, is busy. He sleeps in Castillo grew up in Port Isabel, Texas, of his senior year, and they both
more sophisticated places now, like on a town in which everything hinged on involved junior colleges in West Texas.
the couch in his office. He is, no high school football and the Dallas
doubt, beyond the imagination of his Cowboys. On Friday night, it shut "As far as techniques, I was as raw as
parents who crossed into the United down to watch the boys play. Castillo raw gets," Mayberry says. "I never
States from Mexico as teenagers. loved the way the town rallied around really lifted weights or anything. I did
Happiness, for them, was feeding the the team. He won't lie about it -- he not even have a good game; I just
Juan Castillo Feature
EAGLES' CASTILLO DETERMINED
TO HONOR HIS PAST
By Elizabeth Merrill
ESPN.com
9/15/08
Page 2 of 2
I'm talking about Darren Howard, You didn't see that a year ago. In fact, "I'm trying to prove something to
who is quietly rebuilding his reputa- you didn't see much of anything a year myself," he said. "I don't have to be
tion as a valuable defensive lineman ago. Slowed by nagging injuries, here (working out), but I want to
and an invaluable part of an Eagles Howard played little and produced because I'm trying to make myself bet-
rotation that disrupted Pittsburgh's less. His 10 tackles not only were the ter."
offense by sacking its quarterbacks fewest of his career, they ranked 19th
nine times. among the Eagles -- and seemed to From where I sit that has already hap-
signal the beginning of the end for pened. He can play inside or out and
Six months ago I would've guessed him in Philadelphia. is effective at both positions. He can
that Howard wouldn't be here; that play on the left or right sides. He has
the Eagles, who signed free agent I remember talking to coach Andy the strength to bull rush opposing
Chris Clemons in March, would've Reid at the February scouting com- linemen who outweigh him. And, most
moved on without him -- in effect, bine and asking him what, if anything, important, he has no lingering injuries
admitting they missed when they he could gain from Howard at this holding him back.
spent millions to lure Howard away stage of his career. Reid wasn't sure,
from New Orleans in 2006. but he did say he didn't want to give In Sunday's defeat of Pittsburgh he
up on him. had 1½ of the Eagles' nine sacks. He
But somehow, some way, he beat the also had a tackle for loss and two
odds and stuck ... and the Eagles "I still think he can be a factor," he quarterback hits. In the season open-
should be grateful. said. er, he split a sack, had one tackle for
loss and another quarterback hit.
So he's not starting. He is making a I couldn't imagine how. Reid could. Afterward, defensive coordinator Jim
difference, and rewind the videotape And he was right. Johnson called it Howard's best game
to that safety of Ben Roethlisberger on as an Eagle.
Sunday to see how. As the Steelers Given a reprieve, Howard dedicated
quarterback retreats to pass, Howard - himself to working out in the offsea- In three games, he already has more
- playing at the right defensive tackle son, trying to reclaim a reputation as sacks than he did a year ago. More
Darren Howard Feature
EAGLES USING MO' HOWARD, WHO MAKES
DOUBTERS LOOK LIKE STOOGES
By Clark Judge ing a problem for offensive coordina-
CBSSports.com tors. In fact, he already is one, and
here's to a comeback few people fore-
9/23/08 saw.
Page 2 of 2
"It's all on him," said Heckert. "He did
important, he looks like the player it all on his own. He came back in
who aced the exam in training camp. phenomenal shape, with a purpose
and his attitude was great. He proved
"So how do you explain it?" I asked he can play."
Heckert.
Rocca didn't drag his family 10,000 "I don't think I'd do it," he said. "I told Rocca knew the perils of the NFL;
miles from his homeland for a free myself I'd never work in it. At one still, life in America as the sixth
trip to Hawaii. The Pro Bowl would be point in my career I was very inconsis- Australian to play in the NFL seemed
nice, but . . . tent in my game. I was the focal point. nicer, even if it meant spending about
It was either myself winning the game $100,000 in expenses to visit the
"I want to win a championship. I want or it was myself losing the game. If we States, get some punting instruction
a ring. No one from Australia's done won, I'd played really good. If we lost, and try out - a yearly salary for a typi-
that before," Rocca said. it was my fault. So, at that stage, I cal AFL player during Rocca's tenure.
Sav Rocca Feature
EAGLES PUNTER ROCCA
ENJOYING SPECIAL YEAR
By MARCUS HAYES "I don't think there'll ever be a time,"
Philadelphia Daily News Rocca said.
10/15/08 That could well describe his personal
Page 2 of 2 life, too.
It was a wise gamble on both sides. His oldest son, Matthew, 6, splits his
school year between the United States
Rocca signed a 3-year, $1.3 million and Australia, and 3-year-old Lucas
contract, beat out Dirk Johnson in the will follow that same path.
2007 training camp, and, after a few
hiccups as a 33-year-old rookie (the Rocca takes his family home after
NFL's oldest ever) he has been more every season: He and his wife, Rose,
than worth the investment. have a tight extended family of about
50 in the Melbourne area. That means
In the last five games of 2007, he a January flight to Australia, a return
dropped 10 of his last 27 punts inside to the States in April for 2 months of
the 20, a precursor to this season's offseason work, returning the brood to
early proficiency. Australia, leaving them in July for
training camp, then having them join
He has had much to learn: catching him in late August for the season.
snaps; recognizing keys on the line;
different kicks in different situations; It takes a couple of days to adjust to
cutting his time from catch to kick Australia's time; it takes 10 days when
from 1.5 seconds to an acceptable 1.3 they come back to the States. So far,
seconds; recognizing what defenses Matthew's schoolwork hasn't suffered.
are trying to do, such as, if only one
blocker is lined up wide on each side, "We'll stay here as long as we're
he knows the other team is rushing happy," Rocca said. "If that's a year or
eight, so he will have less time. 2, if that's 7 or 8 years, I'll continue."
Is he finally comfortable?
Sav Rocca Feature
ROCCA BECOMING IMPORTANT WEAPON
By REUBEN FRANK Eagles' 11 all the way to the Pittsburgh game last fall, has boosted his career
Burlington Couty Times 25 that Moore was only able to return punting averages to 42.7 gross and
five yards, for a net gain of 59 yards. 35.8 net, both third-best in franchise
9/23/08 history.
Page 1 of 1 Moments later, he boomed a 54-
yarder that dribbled out of bounds at “(The issue) was consistency with him
PHILADELPHIA — You could tell the Pittsburgh 6, a punt that set up before,” head coach Andy Reid said. “I
right from his very first minicamp the critical safety the defense drew by figured if we could have him hang
workout that Sav Rocca had a big leg. forcing Ben Roethlisberger to commit around a while before he got too old,
A huge leg. You figured he'd be able to an intentional grounding penalty in that he would figure it out. He works
kick a football a long, long way. the end zone. Rocca closed out a bril- very, very hard and it all came togeth-
liant fourth quarter with a 37-yarder er toward the end of last year, and
What nobody anticipated was this. that pinned the Steelers on their own that's quite a compliment to a guy.
7.
Great touch. A knack for dropping “He never played football, never had a
balls inside the 20, often inside the 10. “This was probably my best game,” helmet on. He's our holder, our punter
Even an ability to gun for the coffin Rocca said. “It's good to pin them (and) made a few tackles last year. Not
corner, a lost art even among some of back deep in their territory and really bad.”
the most experienced NFL punters. help the team out. It's really satisfying
when you can do that. I thought I was
Rocca has proven to be much more going to have an easy game but then I
than just a powerhouse punter. On have five punts and I pinned them
Sunday, in the best game of his short deep three times. It's really satisfying
football life, he helped the Eagles win ... And it means a lot because it helped
a tight field position battle with the us win.”
Steelers with a series of thunderous
punts and several unreturnable beau- With the offense inconsistent and
ties inside the 20. missing several key guys, it was field
position that fueled the defense's nine-
“Big time, big time, big time,” Brian sack rampage.
Dawkins said. “Those were huge, huge
punts. I made my way to him every By the fourth quarter, with momen-
time to make sure I gave him a hard tum swinging the Eagles' way, Rocca's
high five to let him know we appreci- teammates were all making their feel-
ate that he put that thing down there ings clear after his big punts.
every time deep in their territory.
“They're pretty excited,” he said. “You
“Because there are certainly parts of come off the ground and they're all
their offense that a team won't run high-fiving and knocking heads and
because they're backed up against the stuff. It's awesome. It feels pretty
end zone and they don't want to make good.”
a mistake and give our offense the ball
in plus territory.” Rocca leads the NFL with a 44.1 net
average and ranks 10th overall with a
Rocca didn't punt in the first half of 46.9 gross. He's dropped half of his 12
the Eagles' 15-6 win Sunday at the punts inside the opposing 20, and
Linc. His first punt, 81/2 minutes into only one punter — former Eagle Jason
the third quarter, traveled 28 yards Baker of the Panthers (nine of 15) —
but was fair caught by Mewelde Moore has a better ratio.
at the Steelers' 10-yard line.
The 34-year-old Rocca, a former
He had a routine 39-yarder later in Australian Rules Football player who
the period, but early in the fourth played his first organized football
quarter unloaded a 64-yarder from the
Asante Samuel Feature
SAMUEL HELPS THE EAGLES BY
PLAYING HIS OWN GAME
By Joe Juliano "They allow me to play to my said the Eagles were more aggressive.
Philadelphia Inquirer strengths," Samuel said. "It's a good He said Johnson liked to blitz more
thing for me, a good thing for the and put his people in a spot to make
9/30/08 defense. I like to play my style. I like plays when the opposing quarterback
Page 1 of 1 to make plays. I just want to continue needs to get rid of the ball quickly.
to do that and put myself in the best
Asante Samuel arrived in Philadelphia position possible to do that." That plays to Samuel's strength and
needing to deprogram himself from helps the Eagles, last in the NFL last
the intricacies of the defense he Specifics on his style, however, are dif- season with 19 takeaways.
learned under Bill Belichick with New ficult to come by.
England and adopt the rules set down "He's been such a playmaker as far as
by defensive coordinator Jim Johnson "I can't tell you guys, because then his ball skills," Johnson said. "He's
with the Eagles. you'll tell everybody," he told a crowd probably a very unique guy right
Then again, when you're one of the of reporters around his locker. "You've there."
top defensive backs in the NFL, lead- got to watch the film. Just watch me. I
ing the league with 18 interceptions might be doing some things different Samuel said that he embraces the
since the start of the 2006 season, you than other people are doing. It's just playmaker role, that he'd rather not be
get some leeway. my style of football, how I like to a corner whom opponents like to
play." avoid.
In other words, to some degree, the
Eagles are letting Asante be Asante. It's a good style. In his last two sea- "When they're not looking your way,
sons in New England, Samuel picked that's not good to me," he said.
"What we've done a little bit is just let off 10 passes in 2006 and six the fol- "What's good to me is making plays on
him do some of his stuff that's made lowing year. He also had six career the ball and helping our team with
him such a good football player," returns for touchdowns. game-changing plays."
Johnson said yesterday at the
NovaCare Complex. "It's not like a Now he's finding his way in the That's what Eagles fans expect of a
rookie where you say, 'Do this, do Eagles' secondary - a process that will guy who has been a part of two Super
that.' continue Sunday night against the Bowl champions and received
Chicago Bears - with assistance from megabucks to try to help their team
"The biggest thing for him is just teammates Brian Dawkins, Quintin get there, too. That's fine with Samuel.
learning the defense and proper lever- Mikell and Sean Considine, all
age and alignment, and where his help safeties. "Like [Miami linebacker] Joey Porter
is. That's what you have to learn, but says, 'I don't want to be one of the
we're still going to let him be Asante, "Those guys," Samuel said, "have been guys known as getting a lot of money
too." a great help to me - actually communi- and not showing up on the field,' "
cating with me, helping me under- Samuel said. "I have a lot of pride
The mix of theory and ability is work- stand the defense and giving me the about myself, and I want to be the
ing out well. Samuel, who signed a six- calls so I can be playing the right best. I want to be the best ever to play
year, $57.14 million contract on the plays. Without them, I don't know the game, so I'm just going to contin-
first day of free agency, has two inter- where I'd be. I'd probably be a little ue to work, stay humble, and go make
ceptions in his first three games as an lost." plays."
Eagle, and he still regrets not having
more after dropping a certain pick in Dawkins has corrected him the few
the opener against St. Louis. times he has been out of position, but
Samuel has been a quick learner, a
Although he missed 12 days of train- trait he developed having to decipher
ing camp with a right-hamstring the Patriots' defense devised by
injury, the 5-foot-10, 185-pound cor- Belichick, their head coach.
nerback seems not to have missed a
beat. And he's doing it his way. Asked to compare defenses, Samuel
Bryan Smith Feature
WEIGHTY ISSUES DON'T STOP SMITH
By GEOFF MOSHER senior had started at defensive end for with 13.5 sacks, and grew from there.
Newton (Texas) He finished with 25.5 career sacks, most in
The News Journal High. Smith didn't play football until his school history. The measly kid couldn't be
6/9/08 junior season, starting off at defensive matched.
Page 1 of 1 tackle. His twin brother, But those stats tell only part of the story.
Ryan, played defensive end and earned a "God, he's as tough a guy as I've seen,"
PHILADELPHIA -- The smile widened on scholarship to Stephen F. Austin. Ryan Viator said. "I don't know how many times
Bryan Smith's face when talk turned to the was one year the team doctor
scale. ahead of Bryan, who had been held back in would come and tell me, 'Hey, look, we're
"I weighed in today at 241," the Eagles fifth grade. going to hold Bryan out of Monday prac-
rookie said proudly during a recent mini- As a senior, Bryan replaced Ryan at defen- tice.' You look up, and here he comes.
camp. "I'm gaining sive end -- and a quarterback assassin was "I took a couple of butt-chewings through
weight." born. the years from our team doctor, but as I
What right-minded defensive lineman "He had a motor that you just ... I had told our doctor, I'd
would be giddy about carrying the body never really seen," Viator said. "He played look up and, hell, he's suited up."
weight of an NFL so hard every play." It's that toughness, along with well-honed
linebacker? Viator and some coaches had traveled to spin and swim moves, that brought Smith
At 241, Smith is smaller than middle line- Newton to scout a rivalry game against to the Eagles, a
backer Stewart Bradley by about 15 Jasper, which had team forever seeking the next great pass-
pounds and more than taken command of the matchup late and, rusher and notorious for scanning the
20 pounds lighter than strong-side line- as Viator recalled, led by two touchdowns small-school ranks
backer Chris Gocong. with about 30 for untapped resources.
None of this, of course, matters to Smith, seconds to play. They found Gocong at Cal Poly and Cole,
whose background involves accomplishing The coaches had started to exit the stadi- who played linebacker and defensive tack-
big feats in um but stopped suddenly when Smith le in college
small places -- from starting defensive burst through the line before settling at defensive end, at
tackle in high school at 205 pounds to and blocked Jasper's extra-point attempt. Cincinnati. In April, after picking Smith in
posting record-setting "That's just the kind of player he is," the third round, coach
sack totals at NCAA Division I-AA Viator said. Andy Reid grabbed defensive lineman
McNeese State to transplanting from his But Smith still carried the body weight of Andy Studebaker from Division III
small-town Texas an average Division I-A wide receiver, Wheaton in the sixth round
upbringing to the skyscrapers of which is why and converted him to linebacker.
Philadelphia. Nebraska and Oklahoma stayed away and Smith was blown away by the NovaCare
And none of this mattered to the Eagles, Smith instead accepted an offer from near- Complex's state-of-the-art facilities,
who used a third-round pick to draft Smith by McNeese including the cafeteria
in April. State, about 120 miles across the selection that's helping him fill out his
Something about his relentless motor, and Louisiana border. frame with muscle mass.
the way his feet churn like pistons even Smith showed up at 205 and tried to bulk "Not everybody is going to be a Trent Cole,
while his upper up. Problem was, McNeese's facilities did- but he's got that kind of speed and he will
body is barricaded by linemen nearly twice n't measure up to get bigger,"
his weight, gives the impression that Smith the cafeterias and weight rooms of the defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said of
doesn't waste Division I-A powerhouses, and Smith's Smith. "He should be a good pass rusher."
time sizing up the obstacles before him. scholarship and grant Smith is impressing the coaching staff with
He's too busy looking past them -- kind of money -- $438 per month -- barely cov- his arsenal of moves and techniques. With
like another overachieving, under-sized ered apartment rent. fast hands that
Eagles defensive "We really didn't have a good meal plan. almost mirror the lightning under his feet,
end who showed up at his first rookie We really didn't have enough scholarship Smith uses them to push and pull his way
camp in 2005 touting hustle over muscle. money. We didn't around blocks.
"He just reminds me of myself," Pro Bowl have none of that," Smith said. "And I did- "It's like driving a car," he said. "If you got
right end Trent Cole said. "He plays just n't have money personally, so I couldn't the hands on the wheel, you can turn the
like me." eat." car whichever
Matt Viator, who first discovered Smith's He could, though, stalk quarterbacks -- way you want to go."
NFL potential, was hardly surprised to better than anyone in the history of the Usually, that's toward the quarterback.
hear Smith has raised school.
eyebrows this quickly in the professional Even at 220 pounds, Smith's burst off the
ranks. edge carried so much torque, offensive
"He must be doing well up there, huh?" tackles couldn't
the McNeese State football coach said. keep up with him. It started with his jun-
Viator recruited Smith in 2002, when the ior season, when he set a school record
Brian Westbrook Feature
FOOTBALL, NOT BUSINESS, ATOP BRIAN
WESTBROOK'S PRIORITIES
By Skip Wood kind of intangibles that they bring and crossing all your T's before
USA TODAY to your team … that is the guy you you do anything else," he says
8/16/08 want to make sure is feeling good while sitting under a large portable
Page 1 of 1 about things if you possibly can." tent after a recent practice. "I take
pride in that I'm going to do every-
Not bad for a third-round draft thing I can to be the best player I
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — At the end of
pick in 2002 from Division I-AA can be on the field before I do any-
their morning training camp prac-
Villanova. thing else.
tices at Lehigh University, the
Philadelphia Eagles amble through
Westbrook is a two-time Pro Bowl "I'm not going to sacrifice what I
one of the larger greeting lines
pick. Last season he accumulated can do on the field for marketing
you'll ever see. They begin at the
an NFL-best 2,104 yards from opportunities or other different
far end of the stands and keep
scrimmage and notched his second things."
walking for more than 100 yards,
consecutive 1,000-plus-yard rush-
high-fiving and shaking hands all
ing season. Even so, Westbrook acknowledges
the while.
that doing things to give him a
"Whoooooooo!," running back
Since 2004, his 6,769 yards from higher profile ultimately could
Brian Westbrook says after slap-
scrimmage are eclipsed only by benefit him as well as the team.
ping the final outstretched palm.
2006 league MVP LaDainian
"My arm's burning. That's a work-
Tomlinson of the San Diego "I can try to find a balance," he
out right there."
Chargers. says. "And that's something I prob-
ably need to work on — trying to
Hey. No pain, no gain. And
"When you play well," Eagles quar- find that balance. As long as my
Westbrook recently has gained
terback Donovan McNabb says of play continues to get better, maybe
plenty.
his teammate's new deal, "you get I can find a way to reconsider
rewarded like that." some of those offers."
Yet it appeared to be relatively
painless.
Still, Tomlinson has become one of Besides, he already has a firm
the league's more marketable play- endorsement from his coach, Andy
The Eagles agreed with
ers while Westbrook, mostly by Reid.
Westbrook's contention that he
choice, has kept a lower profile.
had "out-performed" the five-year,
He'll turn down nearly any "As I've said many times, I believe
$24.9 million contract he signed in
endorsement opportunities that Brian Westbrook is the best run-
2005. They worked out a new deal
come his way. He says he has scant ning back in football," Reid says.
worth $21 million over three years
interest in becoming a marketing "He can do it all from that posi-
with $13 million guaranteed.
machine in the way that New tion, whether it's running, catching
Orleans Saints' running back the football or blocking."
To Eagles president Joe Banner,
Reggie Bush has.
getting the deal done virtually was
That's the brand of no-nonsense
a no-brainer.
Westbrook also agrees with the adulation that appeals to
observation that when the casual Westbrook.
"We're talking about a Hall-of-
NFL fan considers the best run-
Fame caliber player," he said after
ning backs, his name probably is, "As long as people who know the
the new pact was announced last
at best, third or fourth. game know what I try to do," he
week. "This is a premier guy,
says, "I'm happy."
leader, player. … Take somebody
"As a player you have to be very
with that kind of talent and those
careful about dotting all your I's
Mark Whipple Feature
WHIPPLE SHOULD BE A BOON FOR EAGLES
BY MARK ECKEL Bowl in his second season. lengthy sit down came across very
Trenton Times His offensive style has been called insightful. So how did the Eagles get
"The Whiplash". It's wide- open, excit- this
3/16/08 ing and fun to watch. guy?
Page 1 of 1 It's also unpredictable. You've heard the story about how
Something the Eagles haven't been Andy Reid heard Bill Cowher sing his
PHILADELPHIA -- Where do you recently. praises and figured he bet ter talk
want to start with new Eagles assis- "You can't make adjustments," one to the guy.
tant coach, Mark Whipple? opposing coach once said about But why was he available?
Do you want to talk about how as a Whipple, "Because you don't know Well, when Cowher retired in
young assistant coach at Union what to adjust." Pittsburgh, new head coach Mike
College, he played pick-up basketball Whipple, while at UMass, once went Tomlin brought in a new staff and
games with future Princeton for it on 4th-and-1 from his own 28. Whipple
University basketball coach Bill "I'm one of those coaches who looked wasn't included.
Carmody? at fourth down, as an offensive down," Still under contract, he took a year off
How about when he was the head he said. "In the NFL, it's a from coaching and spent the Rooney's
coach at New Haven, he would get little different with better kicking money. But he knew he'd get
coaching tips and strategy from games." back into coaching sooner than later.
watching Pete Carril's Tigers basket- Still, you get the idea if it was up to "I spent a year doing a lot of things I
ball team practice? him, he'd still go for it 4th-and-1. had never been able to do before,"
What about all he learned in a year Oh yeah, here's something for Eagles Whipple said, "Becoming a better
with former NFL quarterback Roman fans who want to see the team become father, maybe a better husband. It was
Gabriel in the USFL? more of a 50-50 run/ pass good for me. But this is what I do.
Or how the Steelers quarterbacks, team, he likes to throw the ball. This is who I am."
including star Ben Roethlis berger, "I do believe you have to run the ball Right now, at least, he's an Eagles
still call him all the time? to be successful," Whipple said. "You assistant.
Whipple's resume is extensive, and need some balance. But do you "I knew I'd be back this year," he said.
impressive. run to set up the pass, or do you pass "I just didn't know where. I was a free
If the Eagles were looking for a coach to set up the run? That's where agent. Now, I wasn't Randy
to help quarterback Donovan McNabb philosophies differ." Moss, but I had some calls. I liked the
get back on track, and at the When Whipple became the head coach Eagles. I liked what I saw here."
same time tutor the future in Kevin at Brown, he didn't have the players to The Eagles might find out they like
Kolb, they may have found their man. play the way the Bears had Whipple, too.
Whipple's exact title with the Eagles is played, and lost, in the past.
offensive assistant. In reality he is a "I wasn't going to line up in an I-for-
quarterback guru, whose teams mation and just pound away with a
score a lot of points. bunch of undersized linemen," he
At least they have everywhere he's said. "So, I took a lot of what I learned
been before landing with the Eagles from Roman and put it into play."
this offseason. Whipple isn't a Run-and-Gun coach,
As a small-college head coach, although he has used five receiver sets
Whipple took New Haven to the at times. What he does, or at
NCAA Tournament, guided Brown to least what he has done, is use his play-
their ers to the best of their ability, while at
best years in the Ivy League and won a the same time taking
Division I-AA National Championship advantage of what he sees in a
at Massa chusetts. defense.
Oh, by the way none of those teams "The bottom line is you better be able
were very good before he got there, to do both, run and pass, and make it
and haven't been as good after as difficult as possible for the
her left. defense," he said.
In his only foray into the NFL, he Sounds good.
helped Roethlisberger go 15-1 as a And so does Whipple, who in a
rookie quarterback, and win a Super
2008 NFL Standings and Schedule
Bolded and Italicized Opponent - win * Baltimore at Houston on week 2 was moved to week 10 due to Hurricane Ike
d - clinched division title * Cincinnati at Houston on week 10 was moved to week 8 due to Hurricane Ike
p - clinched playoff spot * Cincinnati's bye week was moved from week 8 to week 10 due to Hurricane Ike
e - eliminated from playoff contention
WEEK 8 / THROUGH MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q)
BAL 11 14 2 12 12 11 15 8 5 4 3t 8 10 6 2 12 13
BUF 6 5 12 14 6 4 4 11 9 10 3t 2 8 4 5 6 9t
CIN 16 16 15 16 16 16 11 14 14 12 3t 12 5 16 16 16 6
CLE 15 13 13 13 11 13 9 5 13 11 10t 13 14 10t 9 13 7t
DEN 1 2 6 1 1 3 7 2 2 2 10t 5 11 3 6 5 4t
HOU 2 4 5 6 2 5 10 7 1 1 10t 1 13 13 12 4 1t
IND 9 7 16 15 5 6 13 3 8 7 9 14 12 9 4 9 16
JAC 8 9 7 8 8 10 3 10 3t 6 2 7 6 7 13 11 7t
KC 14 15 10 3 14 15 12 13 15 13 15 15 7 5 7 15 15
MIA 3 3 11 11 3 2 1 6 6t 15 3t 9 16 10t 14 10 11
NE 7 11 3 7 9 12 8 16 3t 5 3t 3 2 12 15 8 3
NYJ 5 6 8 2 7 9 16 9 6t 8 1 4 3 15 11 2 14
OAK 13 12 4 4 15 14 2 12 16 16 10t 10 9 2 3 14 12
PIT 12 10 9 10 10 8 14 15 12 14 16 16 15 14 8 7 1t
SD 4 1 14 9 4 1 5 4 10 3 3t 6 4 1 1 1 9t
TEN 10 8 1 5 13 7 6 1 11 9 14 11 1 8 10 3 4t
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S)
BAL 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 4 10 2t 14t 3 1
BUF 4 6 5 6 7 6 14 9 5 2 4 11 5 12 5 6 8t 4 5
CIN 11 7 14 9 5 7 15 15 11 16 3 14 12 5 8 14 12t 16 15
CLE 10 10 11 14 6 10 2 11 12 10 9 4 10 3 3 4 2 9 13
DEN 15 15 15 15 15 11 16 5 14t 9 12 6 15 15 11 16 5 13 10
HOU 8 14 10 12 9 15 8 10 6 11 15t 13 7 13 6 13 11 10t 3
IND 7 5 12t 8 2 4 10 13 13 13 10t 5 9 11 13 9 8t 12 9
JAC 12 13 8 11 12 13 7 14 8t 14 6 8 1 9 7 8 14t 10t 11
KC 16 16 16 16 10 16 6 16 8t 15 10t 10 8 7 12 15 10 15 16
MIA 9 11 6 4 14 14 13 3 7 6 13 15 14 16 16 7 12t 8 6
NE 6 12 9 10 8 12 4 8 3t 8 2 16 3 8 4 5 6 6 8
NYJ 5 4 3 3 13 5 11 2 10 7 14 9 6 2 1 10 7 7 7
OAK 13 9 12t 13 11 9 5 6 14t 12 15t 7 13 10 9 12 3 14 14
PIT 1 1 2 2 1 1 9 1 2 4 7 1 4 6 15 2t 14t 2 2
SD 14 8 7 7 16 8 12 12 16 3 8 3 11 14 14 11 4 5 12
TEN 3 3 4 5 4 2 1 7 3t 5 5 12 16 1 2 1 1 1 4
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q)
ARI 3 6 15 16 2 2 8 8 1 2 5 12 8 7 11 1 11t
ATL 7 7 3 2 13 10 10 4 9 10 14 13 3 15 9 9 4
CAR 12 9 8 12 9 3 7 6 12 11 15 8 6 12 6 10 1t
CHI 10 11 9 14 6 9 3 10 10 5 11 15 10 14 7 2 8
DAL 4 2 6 4 4 4 12 7 6 1 1t 14 5 3 12 7 11t
DET 15 14 16 9 14 14 13 14 15 16 8t 10 14 9 4 15 1t
GB 11 10 11t 13 5 8 4 9 11 4 8t 3 16 10 10 3t 14
MIN 8 12 4 8 10 12 14 13 7 12 4 16 4 2 15 8 10
NO 1 1 14 15 1 1 9 1 3 3 12t 1 9 13 14 6 16
NYG 2 3 1 1 7 6 5 2 2 6 6t 7 13 11 2 5 3
PHI 6 4 11t 10 3 5 2 5 4 8 16 5 11 5 1 3t 13
STL 14 15 13 11 15 15 6 15 16 15 6t 2 15 1 3 16 7
SF 13 8 10 5 12 11 16 16 13 14 12t 4 7 4 8 11 6
SEA 16 16 7 6 16 16 15 11 14 13 1t 6 2 8 13 14 5
TB 9 13 5 7 8 13 11 3 8 7 8t 11 12 6 5 12 9
WAS 5 5 2 3 11 7 1 12 5 9 1t 9 1 16 16 13 15
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S)
ARI 8 14 8 10 10 14 13 3 8 15 16 9 3 2 8 12 2 7 8
ATL 13 13 13 13 11 10 9 13 13t 11 5 1 1 7 14 7 3 11 12
CAR 6 4 9 9 4 4 10 15 6 7t 1 3 14 14 10 2 11t 5 9
CHI 10 8 3 5 14 7 5 14 13t 1 4 5 11 4 13 6 5t 3 10
DAL 7 7 7 8 7 8 15 4 7 10 6 12 7 11 15 9 11t 10 4
DET 16 16 16 14 16 16 16 7 16 13 7t 7 8 6 12 16 4 16 16
GB 9 10 14 16 2 1 1 11 10 9 15 4 6 8 5 8 14t 6 11
MIN 5 6 1 1 9 9 12 8 3 3t 11t 16 10 9 16 10 1 12 7
NO 12 12 10 12 13 11 8 12 9 7t 9t 11 12 12 1 11 5t 8 6
NYG 1 3 4 6 1 2 3 1 2 3t 3 2 2 16 9 3 11t 1 1
PHI 4 1 6 2 6 6 4 2 4 5 9t 6 15 3 3 5 16 2 3
STL 15 15 15 15 12 15 7 6 15 14 11t 13 16 10 4 14 14t 15 15
SF 11 9 11 4 8 12 6 9 11 12 14 10 13 1 2 15 9 14 13
SEA 14 11 12 11 15 13 14 5 12 16 2 14 9 15 11 13 7 13 14
TB 2 2 5 3 3 3 2 10 1 2 7t 8 5 5 7 1 10 4 5
WAS 3 5 2 7 5 5 11 16 5 6 11t 15 4 13 6 4 8 9 2
Team/Offense Rank
(A) Total Yards per Game
(B) Yards per Play
(C) Rushing Yards per Game
(D) Rushing Yards per Attempt
(E) Passing Net Yards per Game
(F) Passing Net Yards per Play
(G) Passing, Percent Had Intercepted
(H) Sacks per Pass Play
(I) First Downs per Game
(J) Third Down Efficiency
(K) Fourth Down Efficiency
(L) Punt Return Average
(M) Kickoff Return Average
(N) Gross Punting Average
(O) Net Punting Average
(P) Points per Game
(Q) Field Goal Percentage
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S)
BAL 2 2 1 1 3 4 5 10 1 3 2 6 6 12 18 3t 29t 10 5
BUF 11 14 13 11 13 14 25 17 12 4 10 23 10 28 6 11 15t 11 14
CIN 22 17 28 20 8 17 27 31 25 32 6t 28 22 16 13 27 25t 32 29
CLE 21 21 24 27 10 22 4 19 26 25 17t 11 17 7 4 7 2 20 26
DEN 30 30 30 31 28 23 29 12 28t 21 25 13 31 31 21 29 9 25 21
HOU 16 28 21 24 16 29 15 18 13t 26 31t 27 14 29 11 26 21t 21t 11
IND 15 12 26t 19 2 12 17 26 27 29 20t 12 16 27 28 18 15t 23t 20
JAC 23 27 17 23 22 27 14 29 19t 30 12t 16 1 22 12 14 29t 21t 24
KC 31 31 32 32 17 31 12 32 19t 31 20t 21 15 19 24 28 17t 30 31
MIA 20 23 15 8 25 28 22 9 15 14 26t 29 29 32 32 12 25t 18t 15
NE 14 26 20 22 15 24 6 15 9t 18 4t 31 7 21 5 9 10 13 19
NYJ 12 9 4 4 23 13 20 4 22 15 28 19 11 2 2 20 11t 17 16
OAK 26 19 26t 25 19 21 10 13 28t 27 31t 14 25 25 17 24 4 28 27
PIT 1 1 3 2 1 1 16 2 7 9 15 2 8 17 30 3t 29t 5 8
SD 28 18 16 18 32 18 21 21 32 8 16 10 18 30 29 23 7 12 25
TEN 4 3 10 9 4 2 2 14 9t 11 11 26 32 1 3 1 1 1 12
ARI 13 25 12 16 21 26 28 5 13t 24 30 17 4 4 16 22 5 9 10
ATL 25 24 23 26 24 16 19 25 23t 19 8 1 2 10 26 15 6 18t 22
CAR 9 7 14 15 9 7 23 28 8 12t 1 4 27 23 20 5 21t 7 13
CHI 18 13 6 10 29 10 9 27 23t 1 6t 7 23 6 25 13 11t 4 17
DAL 10 11 11 14 14 11 31 6 11 17 9 22 13 15 27 17 21t 16 4
DET 32 32 31 28 31 32 32 11 31 22 12t 9 19 9 23 32 8 31 32
GB 17 16 25 30 6 3 1 23 17 16 29 5 12 11 10 16 27t 8 18
MIN 8 10 2 3 20 15 26 16 4 5t 20t 32 21 13 31 19 3 23t 9
NO 24 22 18 21 27 19 18 24 16 12t 17t 20 24 18 1 21 11t 14 7
NYG 3 6 7 12 5 5 7 1 3 5t 4t 3 3 26 19 6 21t 2 1
PHI 7 4 9 5 12 9 8 3 5 7 17t 8 28 5 8 10 29t 3 3
STL 29 29 29 29 26 30 13 8 30 23 20t 24 30 14 9 30 27t 29 30
SF 19 15 19 7 18 20 11 20 18 20 26t 18 26 3 7 31 19 27 23
SEA 27 20 22 17 30 25 30 7 21 28 3 25 20 24 22 25 14 26 28
TB 5 5 8 6 7 6 3 22 2 2 12t 15 9 8 15 2 20 6 6
WAS 6 8 5 13 11 8 24 30 6 10 20t 30 5 20 14 8 17t 15 2
Opponent/Defense Rank
(A) Total Yards per Game
(B) Yards per Play
(C) Rushing Yards per Game
(D) Rushing Yards per Attempt
(E) Passing Net Yards per Game
(F) Passing Net Yards per Play
(G) Passing, Percent Had Intercepted
(H) Sacks per Pass Play
(I) First Downs per Game
(J) Third Down Efficiency
(K) Fourth Down Efficiency
(L) Punt Return Average
(M) Kickoff Return Average
(N) Gross Punting Average
(O) Net Punting Average
(P) Points per Game
(Q) Field Goal Percentage
Combined Offense/Defense Rank
(R) Points per Game Differential
(S) Net Yards per Game Differential
WEEK 8 / THROUGH MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008
AFC / TOTAL OFFENSE
Note: Average team drive start DOES NOT include onside kicks or kickoffs at
the end of a half unless either kickoff is returned for a touchdown. All other
kickoffs (returned kickoffs, fair catches, touchback and kickoffs out of
bounds) are included. Kickoffs resulting in the kicking team retaining
possession are not included.
ADJ KO: Adjusted kickoffs are used to compute the Avg. Team Drive Start.
I20: The number of drives that start inside (not including) the 20 yd line.
WEEK 8 / THROUGH MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008
NFL / KICKOFFS (Receiving Team)
Note: Average team drive start DOES NOT include onside kicks or kickoffs at
the end of a half unless either kickoff is returned for a touchdown. All other
kickoffs (returned kickoffs, fair catches, touchback and kickoffs out of
bounds) are included. Kickoffs resulting in the kicking team retaining
possession are not included.
ADJ KO: Adjusted kickoffs are used to compute the Avg. Team Drive Start.
I20: The number of drives that start inside (not including) the 20 yd line.
WEEK 8 / THROUGH MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008
AFC / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS / PLAYERS
Most Points-- 24, Brown, Miami at N.E., 9/21, (4 td, 0 fg, 0 xp, 0 2pt)
Passing Yards-- 379, Schaub, Hou. vs. Miami, 10/12, (22-42, 379, 1 td, 2 int)
Longest Pass-- 87, Losman, Buff. at Ariz., 10/5, (to Evans, Lee, td)
Passing Touchdowns-- 6, Favre, NY-J vs. Ariz., 9/28, (24-34, 289, 6 td, 1 int)
Rushing Yards-- 198, L. Johnson, K.C. vs. Denv., 9/28, (28-198, 2 td)
Rushing Attempts-- 28, Fargas, Oak. vs. NY-J, 10/19 (OT), (28-74, 0 td)
Rushing Attempts-- 28, Parker, Pitt. at Clev., 9/14, (28-105, 0 td)
Rushing Attempts-- 28, L. Johnson, K.C. vs. Denv., 9/28, (28-198, 2 td)
Longest Rush-- 80, White, Tenn. at K.C., 10/19, td
Receptions-- 18, Marshall, Denv. vs. S.D., 9/14, (18-166, 1 td)
Receiving Yards-- 178, A. Johnson, Hou. vs. Miami, 10/12, (10-178, 1 td)
Kickoff Return Yards-- 237, Hobbs, N.E. vs. Miami, 9/21, (6-237, 0 td)
Kickoff Returns-- 8, Sproles, S.D. at N.O., 10/26, (8-201, 0 td)
Longest Kickoff Return-- 103, Sproles, S.D. at Denv., 9/14, td
Punt Return Yards-- 120, Parrish, Buff. vs. Sea., 9/7, (6-120, 0 fc, 1 td)
Punt Returns-- 6, Holmes, Pitt. vs. Balt., 9/29 (OT), (6-28, 0 fc, 0 td)
Punt Returns-- 6, Parrish, Buff. vs. Sea., 9/7, (6-120, 0 fc, 1 td)
Punt Returns-- 6, Higgins, Oak. at K.C., 9/14, (6-46, 0 fc, 0 td)
Longest Punt Return-- 73, Jones, Hou. vs. Cin., 10/26, td
Interceptions-- 2, (6 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Longest Interception Return-- 99, Finnegan, Tenn. vs. Hou., 9/21, td
Sacks-- 4.0, Porter, Miami at N.E., 9/21
Scrimmage Yards-- 198, L. Johnson, K.C. vs. Denv., 9/28, (Rush 28-198, Rec 5-0)
Longest Punt-- 75, Hentrich, Tenn. vs. Ind., 10/27
Punts-- 9, Moorman, Buff. vs. Sea., 9/7, (9-419, 46.6)
Field Goals Made-- 4, (3 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Longest Field Goal-- 57, Janikowski, Oak. vs. NY-J, 10/19 (OT)
Longest Field Goal-- 56, Janikowski, Oak. at K.C., 9/14
Longest Field Goal-- 56, Prater, Denv. at K.C., 9/28
Most Points-- 24, Brown, Miami at N.E., 9/21, (4 td, 0 fg, 0 xp, 0 2pt)
Passing Yards-- 472, Warner, Ariz. at NY-J, 9/28, (40-57, 472, 2 td, 3 int)
Longest Pass-- 96, Orlovsky, Det. at Hou., 10/19, (to Johnson, Calvin, td)
Passing Touchdowns-- 6, Favre, NY-J vs. Ariz., 9/28, (24-34, 289, 6 td, 1 int)
Rushing Yards-- 220, Turner, Atl. vs. Det., 9/7, (22-220, 2 td)
Rushing Attempts-- 33, Grant, G.B. at Sea., 10/12, (33-90, 0 td)
Longest Rush-- 80, White, Tenn. at K.C., 10/19, td
Receptions-- 18, Marshall, Denv. vs. S.D., 9/14, (18-166, 1 td)
Receiving Yards-- 178, A. Johnson, Hou. vs. Miami, 10/12, (10-178, 1 td)
Kickoff Return Yards-- 247, F. Jones, Dal. vs. Phil., 9/15, (6-247, 1 td)
Kickoff Returns-- 9, Rossum, S.F. vs. Phil., 10/12, (9-194, 0 td)
Longest Kickoff Return-- 103, Sproles, S.D. at Denv., 9/14, td
Punt Return Yards-- 176, Bush, N.O. vs. Minn., 10/6, (5-176, 0 fc, 2 td)
Punt Returns-- 8, D. Jackson, Phil. vs. St.L., 9/7, (8-97, 0 fc, 0 td)
Longest Punt Return-- 80, Moss, Wash. at Det., 10/26, td
Interceptions-- 2, (10 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Longest Interception Return-- 99, Finnegan, Tenn. vs. Hou., 9/21, td
Longest Interception Return-- 99, Rouse, G.B. vs. Ind., 10/19, td
Sacks-- 4.0, Porter, Miami at N.E., 9/21
Sacks-- 4.0, K. Williams, Minn. vs. Det., 10/12
Scrimmage Yards-- 226, Turner, Atl. vs. Det., 9/7, (Rush 22-220, Rec 1-6)
Longest Punt-- 82, Lee, S.F. vs. N.E., 10/5
Punts-- 11, Plackemeier, Sea. at Buff., 9/7, (11-450, 40.9)
Field Goals Made-- 5, Longwell, Minn. vs. Ind., 9/14, (5-6, 53 lg)
Field Goals Made-- 5, Elam, Atl. vs. Chi., 10/12, (5-6, 48 lg)
Longest Field Goal-- 57, Janikowski, Oak. vs. NY-J, 10/19 (OT)
Longest Field Goal-- 56, Janikowski, Oak. at K.C., 9/14
Longest Field Goal-- 56, Prater, Denv. at K.C., 9/28
WEEK 8 / THROUGH MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2008
BAL BUF CIN CLE DEN HOU IND JAX KC MIA NE NYJ OAK PIT SD TEN ARI ATL CAR CHI DAL DET GB MIN NO NYG PHI STL SF SEA TB WAS
24 18 32 30 2 4 21 20 27 9 19 15 26 25 11 23 TYds/G 5 10 17 14 6 29 16 12 1 3 8 28 22 31 13 7
29 12 32 28 3 8 17 22 31 6 25 14 26 23 2 21 TYds/P 10 11 15 18 4 24 16 19 1 5 7 27 13 30 20 9
5 22 30 26 12t 11 32 14 20 21 6 15 7 18 27 4 RYds/G 29 3 16 17 10 31 23t 8 28 1 23t 25 19 12t 9 2
23 25 31 24 4 14 30 18 8 22 15 5 10 21 20 12 RshAvg 32 2 26 28 6 16 27 13 29 1 17 19 7 9 11 3
27 12 31 26 3 5 9 20 29 6 23 15 30 24 7 28 PsYd/G 2 21 16 11 8 22 10 17 1 13 4 25 19 32 14 18
23 9 32 26 6 10 16 21 31 3 25 20 28 19 2 18 PasAvg 4 15 5 14 7 27 13 22 1 11 8 29 17 30 24 12
30 9 25 20 18 23 27 7 26 2 19 32 3 28t 15 16 %HdInt 12 14 11 5 21 22 6 24 13 8 4 10 31 28t 17 1
18 24 27 10t 2 17 6 23 26 13 31 19 25 30 7 1 Sac/PP 14 8 10t 16 12 28 15 22 3 4 9 29 32 20 5 21
11 19t 28 26t 3 1t 14t 8t 29 12t 8t 12t 30 25 21 22 1D/Gm 1t 17 23 18 10 31 19t 14t 5 4 6 32 24 26t 16 7
8 19t 23 21 5 1 12 11 24 26 10 14 31 25 7 18 3D Eff 3 19t 22 9 2 32 6 27 4 13 16 30 29 28 15 17
7t 7t 7t 15t 15t 15t 13 6 30 7t 7t 1 15t 31 7t 24t 4D Eff 14 28 29 24t 2t 21t 21t 5 26t 15t 32 15t 26t 2t 21t 2t
16 3 21 22 6 2 24 14 30 17 4 5 19 32 8 20 PR Avg 26 27 15 29 28 23 9 31 1 13 11 7 10 12 25 18
22 16 6 28 23 25 24 8 9 32 2 3 17 30 4 1 KR Avg 15 10 13 19 12 27 31 11 18 26 20 29 14 7 21 5
8 5 30 17t 4 24 16 14 7 17t 23 27 3 25 2 15 GPntAv 13 31 26 29 9 20 21 6 28 22 11 1 10 19 12 32
2 6 30 13 9 24 5 25 10t 27 29 23 3 12 1 22 NPntAv 20 18 15 16 21 10t 19 31 28 7 4 8 17 26 14 32
26 13 32 27 12 11 20 25 31 22 16t 8 30 14 2t 9 Pts/Gm 1 16t 18 2t 10 28 4t 15 7 6 4t 29 19 24 21 23
28 19t 11 15t 8t 1t 32 15t 31 23 6t 29 26 1t 19t 8t FG% 21t 6t 1t 14 21t 1t 25 18 30 5 24 13 12 8t 17 27
BAL BUF CIN CLE DEN HOU IND JAX KC MIA NE NYJ OAK PIT SD TEN ARI ATL CAR CHI DAL DET GB MIN NO NYG PHI STL SF SEA TB WAS
2 11 22 21 30 16 15 23 31 20 14 12 26 1 28 4 TYds/G 13 25 9 18 10 32 17 8 24 3 7 29 19 27 5 6
2 14 17 21 30 28 12 27 31 23 26 9 19 1 18 3 TYds/P 25 24 7 13 11 32 16 10 22 6 4 29 15 20 5 8
1 13 28 24 30 21 26t 17 32 15 20 4 26t 3 16 10 RYds/G 12 23 14 6 11 31 25 2 18 7 9 29 19 22 8 5
1 11 20 27 31 24 19 23 32 8 22 4 25 2 18 9 RshAvg 16 26 15 10 14 28 30 3 21 12 5 29 7 17 6 13
3 13 8 10 28 16 2 22 17 25 15 23 19 1 32 4 PsYd/G 21 24 9 29 14 31 6 20 27 5 12 26 18 30 7 11
4 14 17 22 23 29 12 27 31 28 24 13 21 1 18 2 PasAvg 26 16 7 10 11 32 3 15 19 5 9 30 20 25 6 8
5 25 27 4 29 15 17 14 12 22 6 20 10 16 21 2 %HdInt 28 19 23 9 31 32 1 26 18 7 8 13 11 30 3 24
10 17 31 19 12 18 26 29 32 9 15 4 13 2 21 14 Sac/PP 5 25 28 27 6 11 23 16 24 1 3 8 20 7 22 30
1 12 25 26 28t 13t 27 19t 19t 15 9t 22 28t 7 32 9t 1D/Gm 13t 23t 8 23t 11 31 17 4 16 3 5 30 18 21 2 6
3 4 32 25 21 26 29 30 31 14 18 15 27 9 8 11 3D Eff 24 19 12t 1 17 22 16 5t 12t 5t 7 23 20 28 2 10
2 10 6t 17t 25 31t 20t 12t 20t 26t 4t 28 31t 15 16 11 4D Eff 30 8 1 6t 9 12t 29 20t 17t 4t 17t 20t 26t 3 12t 20t
6 23 28 11 13 27 12 16 21 29 31 19 14 2 10 26 PR Avg 17 1 4 7 22 9 5 32 20 3 8 24 18 25 15 30
6 10 22 17 31 14 16 1 15 29 7 11 25 8 18 32 KR Avg 4 2 27 23 13 19 12 21 24 3 28 30 26 20 9 5
12 28 16 7 31 29 27 22 19 32 21 2 25 17 30 1 GPntAv 4 10 23 6 15 9 11 13 18 26 5 14 3 24 8 20
18 6 13 4 21 11 28 12 24 32 5 2 17 30 29 3 NPntAv 16 26 20 25 27 23 10 31 1 19 8 9 7 22 15 14
3t 11 27 7 29 26 18 14 28 12 9 20 24 3t 23 1 Pts/Gm 22 15 5 13 17 32 16 19 21 6 10 30 31 25 2 8
29t 15t 25t 2 9 21t 15t 29t 17t 25t 10 11t 4 29t 7 1 FG% 5 6 21t 11t 21t 8 27t 3 11t 21t 29t 27t 19 14 20 17t