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5 Key Takeaways From Philadelphia Eagles’ 30-17 Week 1 Win Over Washington

September 10, 2017

Embed from Getty Images It’s always good to start your football season with a win. It’s especially good when that win is a 13-point road victory against a divisional opponent you haven’t beaten in five straight matchups. Carson Wentz played like a future franchise quarterback, but he wasn’t the only reason the Philadelphia Eagles won. Here are five key takeaways from the Week 1 victory. Carson Wentz showed impressive…

Previewing a 4-3 Defense for Philadelphia Eagles Under New Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz

January 19, 2016

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The hiring of former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson as the new head coach for the Philadelphia Eagles certainly didn’t excite a fan base that is still recovering from one of the disappointing seasons in recent history. But the addition of Jim Schwartz as the team’s defensive coordinator is a move that is widely accepted and loved by the majority of the fan base, as it should be. …

Which Philadelphia Eagles Players Should Make the 2016 Pro Bowl?

December 18, 2015

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Heading into the closing stretch of the season, the Philadelphia Eagles are right in the thick of the NFC East division race, just like we all expected. It’s the team’s record, however, that may be surprising. The Eagles are just 6-7, and they’ve actually won two in a row to climb back into the playoff hunt after their disastrous three-game stretch that seemingly ended their season. But while the season…

Power Ranking Philadelphia Eagles’ Top 5 Most Valuable Players in 2015

November 14, 2015

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View image | gettyimages.com Hopefully, Sunday night’s overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys was a step in the right direction for Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles. Highly-priced offseason acquisitions like Sam Bradford, DeMarco Murray, and Byron Maxwell have started to play much better as of late, and the Eagles sit just a half-game back of the New York Giants at the midpoint of the 2015 season. There hasn’t been…

Philadelphia Eagles 2015 Midseason Awards

November 13, 2015

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View image | gettyimages.com It’s safe to say that the 2015 Philadelphia Eagles’ season really hasn’t gone as anyone has expected. After all, preseason expectations for the team reached the point where national media members were predicting the Eagles to win the franchise’s first Super Bowl. And then the Eagles went out and fell flat on their face in the first month of the season. Although the Eagles…

Recapping 5 Key Takeaways From Philadelphia Eagles’ Win Over Dallas Cowboys

November 9, 2015

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View image | gettyimages.com A walkoff touchdown pass from Sam Bradford to Jordan Matthews – and against the Dallas Cowboys on primetime football, no less – was a glorious way for the Philadelphia Eagles to kickstart the second half of the season. For Chip Kelly’s team to have any hope of duplicating the postseason success many envisioned from this squad back in the preseason meant marching into Texas and beating…

Power Ranking NFL’s 12 Best Front Sevens on Defense

October 24, 2015

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View image | gettyimages.com Chip Kelly may have set out to build an offensive powerhouse, but the Philadelphia Eagles are winning games recently more because of their top-notch defense. After stifling Drew Brees and Eli Manning in consecutive weeks, the Eagles are back in first place in the NFC East. Defensive end Fletcher Cox is terrorizing opposing quarterbacks, and he’s on his way to his first Pro Bowl. Nose…

Against All Odds, Jordan Hicks is Philadelphia Eagles’ Best Rookie

October 13, 2015

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View image | gettyimages.com If you had polled the fan base four months ago and asked which Eagles’ rookie would be the most impressive through the first five games of the season, you would have gotten one of two answers: wide receiver Nelson Agholor or defensive back Eric Rowe. Maybe you’d have heard cornerback JaCorey Shepherd, and just maybe, an overconfident fan would have nominated one of the…

10 Takeaways From Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 3 Win vs New York Jets

View image | gettyimages.com Finally. After two straight brutal losses to open their season, the Eagles came away with a much-needed victory against the New York Jets to improve their record to 1-2. It wasn’t a pretty performance, as the Eagles jumped out to a 24-0 lead and hung on for a late 24-17 victory. But the goal for any team, especially one that began the year with consecutive…

September 28, 2015

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Should Philadelphia Eagles Now Be Considered Favorites to Win NFC East?

September 27, 2015

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View image | gettyimages.com To say the Philadelphia Eagles needed Sunday’s 24-17 win over the New York Jets is an understatement. A September non-conference game doesn’t have the same impact as a Week 17 rivalry with the New York Giants, but if the Eagles make the playoffs, an argument could be made that this game saved the season. The Chip Kelly doubters were everywhere after an 0-2 start that saw…