The Eagles have released QB Jeff Garcia to make room on the roster for Jeremiah Trotter.  Garcia only played in 1 game for the Eagles this season and he carried the ball 3 times for -2 yards (-0.7 ypc).  Garcia’s career in Philly appears to be over.  He played in 9 games for the Eagles in his career and he completed 116 of 188 passes (61.7%) for 1,309 yards with 10 TD passes and 2 interceptions (95.8 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 28 times for 85 yards (3.0 ypc) for the Eagles.  The Eagles must feel that Donovan McNabb is getting close to returning and they feel confident that Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick can back him up.

The Eagles have signed 32-year old linebacker Jeremiah Trotter.  Trotter last played in the NFL in 2007 with the Buccaneers.  Trotter has played in 134 games in his NFL career in which he has made 876 tackles, has defensed 50 passes, 12 1/2 sacks, forced 8 fumbles and he has picked off 9 passes (2 returned for a TD).  Trotter played 7 years for the Eagles earlier in his career and he’s glad to be coming back to the City of Brotherly Love.  This was a good move for the Eagles.

The Eagles dominated this game from start to finish.  A lot of the younger players on offense really stepped up for the Eagles in this win.  It all starts with the QB and Kevin Kolb was sharp completing 24 of 34 passes for 327 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs. Kolb also had a 1-yard TD run in this game.  Lesean McCoy stepped in for a injured Brian Westbrook and he carried the ball 20 times for 84 yards (4.2 ypc) with a TD and he also caught 1 pass for 9 yards.  WR Desean Jackson had another huge game against the Chiefs with 6 receptions for 149 yards (24.8 avg) with a TD grab.  TE Brent Celek was also really busy in this game with 8 receptions for 104 yards (13.0 avg) with a TD grab.  The Eagles finished up with 420 total yards on offense (93 rushing, 327 passing) in this game.

The Eagles’ defense was electric in this game.  LB Omar Gaither led the way with 9 tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss.  DE Trent Cole also had a good game with 8 tackles, 1/2 a sack and a tackle for a loss.  The Chiefs could only muster 196 total yards on offense in this game (99 rushing, 97 passing).  The Eagles are now 2-1 on the season.

The Chiefs couldn’t possibly play the Eagles at a better time with Donovan McNabb out of action.  Matt Cassel looked rusty in his first start for the Chiefs last week but with another week under his belt he should be better.  He will have to be careful with the football however as the Eagles already have six interceptions this season.  The Eagles also like to blitz a lot as they already have 7 sacks this season so Cassel might have to unload the ball quickly.  The Eagles are allowing 109.5 yards rushing per game so maybe this is the week that Larry Johnson gets going (98 yards rushing, 2.8 ypc).  If Johnson can rush for over 100 yards in this game the Chiefs have a chance to pull a huge upset on the road.

The Eagles have always been a pass first team but they would be smart to run the ball against the Chiefs this week.  The Chiefs have allowed 132.5 yards rushing per game (4.0 ypc) this season.  Brian Westbrook is a little gimpy right now but Lesean McCoy and Leonard Weaver could help him out in this game.  The Chiefs are not that bad of a pass defensive team (201.0 yards, 49.3% completions) and Kevin Kolb loves throwing the ball to the other team.  Michael Vick is elgible to play in this game and he will likely run the ball a few times.  But if the Eagles get behind like they did last week Jeff Garcia will be the one coming off the bench.

PREDICTION:  EAGLES 20, CHIEFS 17

The Eagles have signed 24-year old TE Martin Rucker to the practice squad.  He played in 5 games (1 start) for the Browns last season and he caught 2 passes for 17 yards (8.5 avg).  Despite not showing much with the Browns he was a good receiver in college at Missouri so maybe he can help the Eagles down the road.