The Eagles played great defense and they got a lot of offensive yards but they didn’t win on Thursday Night.  A.J. Feeley started the game for the Eagles and he complete 6 of 9 passes for 79 yards, but he broke some bones in his left hand that required surgery.  He says he’ll be ready if needed to play next week.  Rookie Kevin Kolb has another impressive game completing 22 of 33 passes for 220 yards with a TD pass.  Rookie RB Tony Hunt had a solid game with 12 carries for 49 yards (4.1 ypc).  Fellow rookie RB Nate Ilaoa was also busy with 8 carries for 23 yards (2.9 ypc) and he caught 2 passes for 32 yards.  WR Zac Collie had his moment in the spotlight on Thursday as he led the receivers of the Eagles with 4 catches for 49 yards (12.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Eagles finished up with 77 yards rushing on 23 carries (3.3 ypc) on Thursday Night and they completed 28 of 43 passes for 261 yards.

The defense did a solid job against the Jets holding them to 113 yards rushing on 33 carries (3.4 ypc).  The Jets also completed 13 of 26 passes for 93 yards.

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The Philadelphia Eagles have traded 4th string QB Kelly Holcomb to the Minnesota Vikings for a 6th round pick in 2009.  This was a good move for the Eagles as they traded for Holcomb to make sure that Donovan McNabb was healthy.  As soon as McNabb proved to be ready for opening day the Eagles decided to trade Holcomb and they got good value for him with the draft pick they received for him.  Holcomb was 7 for 9 (77.8%) passing for 75 yards (101.4 QB Rating) in the pre-season for the Eagles.

The Eagles offense moved the ball up and down the football field last night but they couldn’t put many points on the scoreboard last night.  Donovan McNabb didn’t look too good as he completed 5 of 11 passes for 60 yards last night.  Rookie QB Kevin Kolb played his best game of the pre-season so far as he completed 26 of 37 passes for 242 with 1 TD pass.  Correll Buckhalter carried the bulk of the load in the running game with 10 carries for 43 yards (4.3 ypc).  Rookies Tony Hunt (7 car, 36 yards) and Nate Ilaoa (5 car, 18 yards) both looked good running the football last night also.  Tight end Lee Vickers was solid in catching 6 passes for 55 yards (9.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Eagles ran the football 30 times for 125 yards (4.2 ypc) and they completed 31 of 48 passes for 279 yards.

The defense didn’t look too sharp against the pass as the Steelers completed 18 of 32 passes for 322 yards.  But, they did a good job slowing down the Steelers’ running game as they rushed for 76 yards on 23 carries (3.3 ypc).

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This was a surprise move by the Eagles as Trotter has been their run enforcer for a long time.  He played in 16 games (all starts) last season for the Eagles and he made 112 tackles, defensed 3 passes and had 1 interception.  In his NFL career, Trotter has played in 131 games and he has made 861 tackles, has 17 sacks, defensed 31 passes, forced 17 fumbles and he had 6 interceptions.  Second year man Omar Gaither will step into Trotter’s shoes at middle linebacker and he will have his work cut out for him.  He played in 16 games (5 starts) as a rookie and he made 62 tackles, had 1.5 sacks, defensed 2 passes and picked off one.

The Eagles have placed 3 players on the Injured Reserve List ending their season.  RB Ryan Moats (broken ankle), DE Jerome McDougle (torn triceps) and OL Stefan Rodgers (Lisfranc Surgery) will all miss the 2007 season.  This will hurt the Eagles depth but none of these guys were expected to be huge contributors this season.