"I did enjoy when he helped the downed cameraman in the endzone after a missed TD throw, then even bent down to get the guy's hat"
I saw that too. That was a class act.
The missed fake FG was not his fault, it was the coaching staff's fault. At any rate, seeing as how the rest of the game went, i am not particularly inclined to think it would've worked anyway even if the Vikes hadn't had 12 men on the field forcing Moss off.
I didn't really see Moss do anything 'bad' yesterday, he just got controlled by a superior team defensive effort.
The same was true for Culpepper, he did not have too bad a day considering the heavy pass rush he was under from the start. Right from the very beginning of the game with J.Johnson's defenders darting in and out of the line of scrimmage before the snap you could see Culpepper was apprehensive and confused.
Kearse, Trotter, Dawkins and Co. did quite a job controlling Culpepper. He is a very dangerous player, but with J.Johnson's scheme when you have star quality D players you can turn them into weapons.
Yesterday it was all the Eagles pro-bowl players that made the plays.
I. Reese with the beautiful circus interception in the 3d.
L.Sheppard tipping a beautiful Culpepper deep bomb away from a wide open reciever down the sideline in the third quarter.
B.Dawkins with the big sack and forced fumble at the end of the 3d quarter to force the 4th and 22.
M.Lewis batting down the desperation jump ball to Moss in the endzone on the next play, the play that ended all doubt whatsoever about the outcome.
Pass rusher J.Kearse being in on all 3 Eagles sacks, lining up all over the Eagles front 7, and just wreaking general havoc on the Vikes offensive scheme all day long.
And of cours, 3 time All Pro MLB J.Trotter who made the destruction of the Vikings line of scrimmage his personal mission all game long.
Mission accomplished Mr.Trotter.
The Vikings got yards...just like the first game...but when you get in the red zone against the Eagles DC J.Johnson unleashes the hounds.
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While that game mattered yesterday, the Vikings high-octane attack, and all it's offensive stars could manage only 7pts.
On the other side of the ball, the Eagles O was busy fumbling off a month's worth of rust...when they weren't scoring.
I think the Eagles only punted once in the whole game.
The Eagles O pretty much used the Vikings D like a pit-bull uses a chew up toy from start to finish. I imagine it could not have been very pleasant for you to watch as Westbrook and McNabb pretty much just exploded on the Vikings defense in the first half.
Looking ahead to next week, i just don't see Atlanta's unorthodox offense performing well against J.Johnson and his pack of blitzing defensive weapons. The last time the Eagles played Atlanta in the playoffs Vick was completely shut down and physically abused. And this is a MUCH better Eagles defense than the one from 2 the playoff game 2 yrs ago.
Atlanta has been shut-out this year, and they've had a 56pt bomb dropped on them by KC, a game where the only score they managed was an A.Rossum punt return TD. So in reality, the atlanta attack was shutout by a HIDEOUS KC defense.
That does not bode well for Atlanta at all, because as the Vikings just learned, the Eagles have a seriously good defense.
The Eagles have an excellent offensive line, and Westbrook seems to manage to average 5yds a carry against any team he faces, and McNabb is a flat-out stud, but they'll be facing a fast, talented Atlanta defense that is pretty good at wreaking havoc in it's own right.
That will be the key matchup.
If Owens is in this game it's an easy Eagles win, but he's not, and the Eagles previous 3 losses cannot be ignored.
On paper, the Eagles should win this game pretty handily anyway.
I think it will be around 20-6, with a late Eagles touchdown sealing an otherwise close game.
I don't think anyone is beating the Patriots this year though, TO or no TO.
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