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NFL Week #9
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Monday November 2, 2008 |
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Eagles offensive tackle Todd Herremans celebrates his 1-yard touchdown catch
against the Seattle Seahawks in the second quarter on a pass from Donovan McNabb. The TD
gave the Eagles the lead for good at 14-7. McNabb rebounded from early problems to complete
28 of 43 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns, one on a tackle-eligible play for the
Eagles' first TD by an interior lineman in 74 years, to rally the streaking Eagles over the
swooning Seahawks by a 27-6 final score.
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Philadelphia Eagles'
Stats Of The Week
Eagles QB Donovan McNabb's 280 passing yards gave him a career total of
26,980 passing yards, surpassing Ron Jaworski atop the franchise's all-time
list. The Eagles now have 27 sacks through 8 games. Last year, they had 24,
including 10 in the Lions game. Lastly, the Eagles offensive lineman Todd
Herremans scored his first NFL TD. It was the first TD scored by an Eagles
offensive lineman since Bob Gonya on Oct. 7, 1934, who caught a 4-yard
pass from Dan Barnhardt. That was just the second year in the Eagles
existence.
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McNabb Leads His Slow Starting Birds,
In Another Ho-Hum Win Against Seattle.
E-A-G-L-E-S .... EAGLES
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Seattle |
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14 |
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Photos From The EAGLES Regular Season Game #8
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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Koren Robinson runs to the end zone to score after
catching a pass, with Philadelphia Eagles safety Brian Dawkins trailing during
the first quarter.
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Eagles wideout DeSean Jackson's 14-yard catch-and-run set up the Eagles' first
touchdown of the next play, a 22-yard pass to Reggie Brown, which also tied
the game at 7-7.
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Eagles wide receiver Reggie Brown sprints past Seahawks cornerback Deon Grant to score
the Birds' first touchdown of the game.
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Eagles Kevin Curtis gets past Seattle Seahawks Kelly Jennings for a 26-yard gain
on a pass reception in the second quarter. The Eagles guard Herremans scored a TD
on next play.
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Eagles tight end Brent Celek catches a pass for 39 yards with Seattle
Seahawks safety Jordan Babineaux defending during the third quarter.
The play later helped set up a David Akers 24-yard field goal.
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Eagles wide receiver Kevin Curtis leaps over Seahawks safety Brian Russell after catching
a pass In the fourth quarter.
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Philadelphia Eagles defensive ends Juqua Parker, left, and Darren Howard, right, team up to
bring down Seattle Seahawks quarterback Seneca Wallace for a sack during the fourth quarter.
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