Philadelphia Eagles 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14

Blogged under Big Eagles News,Bloglockers,Game Reports by Andrew on Monday 12 October 2009 at 8:13 am

Donovan McNabb showed no signs of rust in his first game back for the Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) as they easily beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-5) Sunday at home.  McNabb, in his first game back from a broken rib, went for three touchdowns and 264 yards on 16/21 attempts (76%).  The Eagles didn’t even need a running game, as they killed the Bucs despite having only 76 rushing yards.  The Eagles got a great game from their secondary, as they had three interceptions off Buccaneers’ quarterback Josh Johnson.  Asante Samuels had two picks and Sheldon Brown had one.  The Eagles’ defense also got three sacks and pressured Johnson all game.  They also shut down Bucs’ running back Cadillac Williams, holding him to eight yards on 10 carries (0.8 avg).

The Eagles were up 31-7 in the fourth quarter, so Michael Vick got some extra opportunities at the quarterback position.  He completed his first pass of the year, going 1/3 for one yard.  He also carried the ball four times for 10 yards (2.5 avg).  The Eagles were obviously the better football team and proved it in almost every aspect of the game.  The Eagles will have an easy win coming again, when they take on the Oakland Raiders on the road Sunday.

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