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Week 10 Game Recap: Philadelphia Eagles 33, Washington Redskins 25
What you need to know
| Philadelphia Eagles |
Philadelphia trailed throughout the game but found a way to earn a late victory that was closer than the score indicated. Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook were the co-MVPs of the game. McNabb threw four touchdowns, two of which went to Westbrook. Westbrook led the team in both rushing and receiving yards, and finished with three total touchdowns and 183 total yards.
Quarterback Donovan McNabb distributed the ball accurately and to various targets. He targeted at least five receivers with four looks, but gave no more than eight to any one player. His other touchdown targets were tight end L.J. Smith and a deep pass to Reggie Brown.
The Eagles defense tightened up at the end of the game, allowing McNabb to complete the comeback. They forced three fumbles, recovered two, and had one sack.
| Washington Redskins |
Washington led throughout the game, but didn't play well enough down the stretch to prevent Philadelphia's come from behind victory. Jason Campbell had a good game, throwing three touchdowns on 67.6% passing. He targeted five different receivers with at least five looks. James Thrash shined as a fill in for Santana Moss, who missed the game with an injury. Thrash caught two touchdowns and was Campbell's main deep target. He led or co-led the team in all major receiving categories.
Clinton Portis had another workhorse type performance. His 30 carries with a 4.6 average was the engine for the Washington offense. He ran with purpose and grit, rarely going down on first contact. Portis is playing like a definite stud right now.
The defense forced two fumbles of which they recovered both. They also had two sacks.
What you ought to know
| QB Donovan McNabb, Pass: 20 - 28 - 251 - 4 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 7 - 37 - 0 |
McNabb had a great game. He threw four touchdown passes and completed 71.4% of his passes. McNabb averaged 8.96 yards per attempt. He distributed his passes relatively equally, with at least five players with four looks and no one with more than eight. McNabb's touchdown passes went to Brian Westbrook (two), Reggie Brown, and L.J. Smith. He led the Eagles to 20 fourth quarter points to earn the victory. McNabb lost a fumble in the middle of the fourth quarter when Anthony Montgomery sacked him. He also had 37 yards on seven rushes. It was McNabb's best fantasy performance since Week 3 against Detroit.
| RB Brian Westbrook, Rush: 20 - 100 - 1, Rec: 5 - 83 - 2 (8 targets) |
Westbrook had an amazing game. He averaged five yards a rush on his 20 carries and ran in a game-sealing touchdown. Westbrook also led the team in all receiving categories, and ran in two catches for scores. His second touchdown catch was a great run on a screen pass that he took 58 yards to the house. He consistently found room to run against the Redskins defense, and made he own room when there wasn't any. Westbrook used excellent vision and open field moves to earn multiple first downs and earn more yards than most backs would have in the same situation. He is the most important player on the Eagles offense.
| RB Tony Hunt, Rush: 1 - 2 - 0 |
Hunt had one two yard run to spell Westbrook.
| WR Kevin Curtis, Rec: 3 - 20 - 0 (6 targets) |
Curtis was the unfortunate recipient of a disproportionate amount of McNabb's poor throws. It was his lowest output of the 2007 season to date.
| WR Reggie Brown, Rec: 3 - 55 - 1 (6 targets) |
Brown had a quiet game until he made a great adjustment on a deep ball that he turned into a 45 yard touchdown.
| WR Hank Baskett, Rec: 3 - 17 - 0 (4 targets) |
Baskett caught all four or his looks, although the last was taken away by a defensive penalty.
| WR Jason Avant, Rec: 2 - 27 - 0 (2 targets) |
Avant caught both of his targets, with a long of 19 yards.
| TE L.J. Smith, Rec: 4 - 49 - 1 (5 targets) |
Smith had the second most catches of any Eagles player, including an eight yard touchdown in the third quarter. He also lost a fumble on his first catch of the game, on a play where he was running after the catch and had the ball knocked out when he was trying to move the football from one hand to the other.
| TE Brent Celek (1 targets) |
Celek was open on his one target but McNabb led him too far.
| PK David Akers 0 - 1 FG, 3 - 3 XP, 3 points |
Akers was short on a 53 yard field goal attempt, but made all three of his PATs.
| PHI Rush Defense |
Philadelphia's rush defense allowed 158 total yards on 37 carries for a 4.3 average. They couldn't stop Clinton Portis, although they managed to prevent any scores on the ground. They stripped Ladell Betts of the ball on his only carry and recovered the fumble.
| PHI Pass Defense |
Philadelphia's pass defense gave up 215 yards on 23 of 34 passing for an average of 6.32 yards per attempt. They allowed three touchdowns: two to James Thrash and one to Keenan McCardell. They had no interceptions. They sacked Redskins' quarterback Jason Campbell once where they forced a fumble as well.
| QB Jason Campbell, Pass: 23 - 34 - 215 - 3 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 4 - 16 - 0 |
Campbell had a good game. He threw three touchdowns; two to James Thrash and one to Keenan McCardell. Campbell averaged 6.32 yards per attempt, while completing 67.6% of his passes. He added 16 yards on various rushes.
| RB Clinton Portis, Rush: 30 - 137 - 0, Rec: 4 - 20 - 0 (5 targets) |
Portis had another workhorse type performance. He ran with conviction and power, and was the engine that drove the Redskins' offense, despite not scoring any touchdowns. He didn't break off any big runs, but he consistently broke tackles and gained tough yardage. He averaged 5.6 yards a rush on his 30 carries.
| RB Mike Sellers, Rush: 1 - 0 - 0 |
Sellers failed to gain a first down on his only carry, a third and one where he attempted to dive over the pile but failed. He later left the game with an undisclosed injury.
| RB Ladell Betts, Rush: 1 - 5 - 0 |
Betts had an inauspicious game. He only carry earned five yards and a lost fumble.
| WR Antwaan Randle El, Rec: 5 - 44 - 0 (7 targets) |
Most of Randle El's looks came on short and medium routes. His longest catch of the game was 12 yards.
| WR James Thrash, Rec: 5 - 85 - 2 (6 targets) |
Thrash had an unexpectedly great game. He took advantage of the absence of starter Santana Moss to have his best game of the season. Thrash led the team in receptions, receiving yardage, and scored two touchdowns. He was a favorite target of Campbell, especially on deep routes.
| WR Keenan McCardell, Rec: 4 - 33 - 1 (6 targets) |
McCardell scored his first touchdown of the season and had a season high in catches.
| WR Brandon Lloyd (2 targets) |
Lloyd was targeted deep twice, but was overthrown both times.
| TE Chris Cooley, Rec: 5 - 33 - 0 (6 targets) |
Cooley caught most of his targets for small to medium gains.
| TE Todd Yoder (1 targets) |
Yoder was targeted near the end zone, and nearly scored by carrying Eagles' defenders on his back, but the play was overruled by a defensive penalty.
| PK Shaun Suisham 2 - 2 FG, 1 - 2 XP, 7 points |
Suisham yanked his first PAT attempt wide left, but rallied to make field goals of 21 and 23 yards, and made his other PAT.
| WAS Rush Defense |
Washington's rush defense gave up 139 total yards on 28 carries for a 5.0 average. They allowed one score to Brian Westbrook and forced no turnovers.
| WAS Pass Defense |
Washington's pass defense gave up 251 yards on 20 of 28 passing for 8.96 yards per attempt. They allowed four touchdowns and had no interceptions.
