The Philadelphia Eagles looked completely over-matched in their NFC Wild Card loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday.  The Eagles were dominated in the second quarter and they pretty much deserted their running game because of that.  They rushed the ball only 13 times for 56 yards.  Donovan McNabb threw the ball 37 times, completing 19/37 for 230 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception for  QB rating of just 68.5.  If not for a 76-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin, which was thrown by Michael Vick and not McNabb, the Eagles would have been outscored 27-0 in the second quarter.  The Eagles gave the Cowboys a lot of help by turning the ball over 4 times, including 3 fumbles lost by McNabb, Vick, and Leonard Weaver.  The Eagles only had the ball for 20:26 minutes, with the Cowboys having a possession time of 39:34, so the Eagles were dominated in almost every offensive category.

The Eagles defense didn’t do their part either, with the Cowboys laying a beat down on them in the second quarter with 27 points.  Tony Romo, who had never won a postseason game coming into this matchup, looked very comfortable despite the Cowboys sacking him 4 times.  Romo finished with 244 yards and 2 touchdowns on 23/35 passes for a QB rating of 104.9.  All of the turnovers by the offense obviously put the defense into some tough situations, but they barely challenged the Cowboys’ offense.  They let them run all over them with Felix Jones rushing for 148 yards and 1 touchdown on just 16 carries.  The Cowboys finished with 198 rushing yards as a team and had 10 more first downs than the Eagles.  The Cowboys were the better team in this game and this was a very disappointing end to the Eagles’ season.

This was a disappointing game for the Philadelphia Eagles (11-5), who were dominated by the Dallas Cowboys (11-5) and lost the NFC East because of it.  They managed to get only 10 first downs and 228 total yards on offense, compared to the Cowboys 474 total yards and 21 first downs.  If the Eagles would have won this game, they would have been NFC East champs with a first round bye as the number two seed in the NFC playoffs.  Instead, the Cowboys are the NFC champions and are the number two seed, while the Eagles dropped to the number six seed.

The Eagles offense just could not get it going in this one, especially their running game.  Brian Westbrook had 5 carries for 17 yards and the Eagles racked up only 37 rushing yards as a team.  They found themselves down early though, with Tony Romo leading the Cowboys to a 17-0 halftime lead.  The Eagles basically quit on the running game and ran it only 10 times throughout.  Donovan McNabb and the passing game were not able to do much either, with McNabb failing to find the endzone.  McNabb finished with 223 yards on 20/36 passes.  The Eagles are going to need to bring a much better effort come playoff time or they will be out quick.

The Eagles needed a 28-yard field goal from David Akers with 4 seconds left in the game to secure this win.  Donovan McNabb was solid for the Eagles in this game as he completed 20 of 35 passes for 322 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 INT.  He also carried the ball 5 times for 29 yards (5.8 ypc).  Brian Westbrook led the way on the ground for the Eagles in his game with 9 carries for 32 yards (3.6 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 5 yards (2.5 avg).  Lesean McCoy pitched in with 6 grabs for 27 yards (4.5 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 39 yards.  Brent Celek (4 rec, 121 yards), Desean Jackson (4 rec, 33 yards) and Jason Avant (2 rec, 25 yards) each caught 1 TD pass apiece.  Jeremy Maclin also had a solid game with 6 grabs for 92 yards (15.3 avg).  The Eagles finished up with 394 total yards on offense in this game (105 rushing, 289 passing).

Linebacker Akeem Jordan (9 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed) and CB Asante Samuel (5 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 1 INT) led the way for the Eagles on D yesterday.  The Broncos finished up with 241 total yards in this game (70 rushing, 171 passing) yesterday.  The Eagles are now 11-4 on the season.

The Eagles really outplayed the Niners yesterday to get a big home win.  Donovan McNabb completed 21 of 36 passes for 306 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs.  He also carried the ball 4 times for 5 yards (1.3 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Leonard Weaver led the way on the ground for the Eagles with 52 yards rushing on 17 carries (3.1 ypc) and he also added 2 catches for 18 yards (9.0 avg).  Lesean McCoy pitched in with 48 yards rushing on 9 carries (5.3 ypc) with a TD run.  Desean Jackson had a monster game for the Eagles with 140 yards receiving on 6 grabs (23.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Brent Celek pitched in with 4 catches for 73 yards (18.3 avg) yesterday.  The Eagles finished up with 422 total yards on offense (116 rushing, 306 passing).

The defense was excellent last yesterday for the Eagles.  CB Asante Samuel led the way for the Eagles with 4 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception.  Safety Quintin Mikell also played well with 5 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception.  The 49ers finished up with 261 total yards on offense (107 rushing, 154 passing).  The Eagles are now 10-4 on the year.

The Philadelphia Eagles (9-4) jumped out to an early 14-0 lead over the New York Giants (7-6), as Sheldon Brown had a huge first quarter fumble return 60 yards for a touchdown.  The Giants fought back though, so it was a good thing the Eagles got a big game from DeSean Jackson, who sat out last week with a concussion.  Jackson had 6 catches for 178 yards and a touchdown and also had a 72 yard punt return for a touchdown.  Donovan McNabb found Jackson for some big plays in the passing game, and McNabb finished with 275 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception on 17/26 passes.  The Eagles also got another touchdown from Michael Vick.  It was his second straight game with a touchdown, as he rushed 3 times for 11 yards and a touchdown.

The Eagles defense did not do a very good job against the Giants overall, but they did a great job forcing some turnovers.  They forced 5 fumbles and recovered 4 of them.  They had a hard time keeping the Giants from moving the ball down field though.  They let Eli Manning go for 391 yards and 3 touchdowns on 27/38 passes.  They also let rush for 133 yards and 2 touchdowns as a team.  Those are pretty bad numbers for the defense, but as long as they keep forcing a lot of turnovers the yardages don’t matter too much.