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BEST OVERALL RECORDS BEST REGULAR SEASON RECORDS NFL’S BEST REGULAR SEASON ROAD RECORDS SINCE 2000
SINCE 1995 SINCE 1995 Team ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 Total (Avg.)
Team Record Pct. Team Record Pct. NE 2-6 5-3 4-4 6-2 6-2 5-3 7-1 8-0 6-2 49-23 (.681)
New England 163-84 .660 New England 146-78 .652 Ind. 4-4 3-5 5-3 7-1 5-3 7-1 4-4 7-1 6-2 48-24 (.667)
Pittsburgh 151-91-1 .623 Green Bay 140-84 .625 Phi. 6-2 7-1 5-3 7-1 6-2 2-6 5-3 5-3 3-4-1 46-25-1 (.646)
Green Bay 150-91 .622 Denver 138-86 .616 Pit. 5-3 6-2 5-3 2-6 7-1 6-2 3-5 3-5 6-2 43-29 (.597)
Denver 146-91 .616 Pittsburgh 139-84-1 .623
Indianapolis 147-96 .605 Indianapolis 138-86 .616
Philadelphia 137-104-2 .568 Philadelphia 126-96-2 .567 ELITE COMPANY
Tennessee 132-103 .562 Tennessee 127-97 .567
Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb are in their 10th season together in
OUTSTANDING OWNERSHIP Philadelphia. Reid is one of only 18 first-time head coaches in NFL
history to last 10 years with the same team, while McNabb (1999-
• With an 11-8 record in the playoffs during Lurie's tenure as owner,
present) is the 2nd-longest tenured active starting QB behind the
the Eagles have won and played in more postseason games than
Colts’ Peyton Manning (1998-present). Reid and McNabb join Bill
any ownership group in its history combined
Walsh and Joe Montana as the only first-time head coaches and
• During Lurie’s tenure as owner, Philadelphia has been to the play- rookie QBs to join a team at the same time and last 10s seasons as a
off 9 times in 14 years (64%). In the previous 62 years of the team’s tandem.
existence, the club earned 14 postseason appearances (23%)
LONGEST-TENURED HEAD COACH/QUARTERBACK TANDEMS
• From 2001-2004, the Eagles captured the NFC East title in 4 con-
IN NFL HISTORY
secutive seasons for the first time in team history, becoming the
first team to win the NFC East 4 straight years since Dallas’ stint Coach Player Years Seasons
from 1992-96. Chuck Noll Terry Bradshaw (1970-1983) 14
Don Shula Don Strock (1974-1987) 14
A SUPER EXPERIENCE Tom Landry Danny White (1976-1988) 13
• With a NFC Championship and an appearance in Super Bowl 39, Don Shula Dan Marino (1983-1995) 13
Lurie became just the second owner in team history to lead a team Hank Stram Len Dawson (1962-1974) 13
to the Super Bowl. Curly Lambeau Arnie Herber (1930-1940) 11
Marv Levy Jim Kelly (1986-1996) 11
Jeff Fisher Steve McNair (1995-2005) 11
500 AND COUNTING... Don Shula Bob Griese (1970-1980) 11
With a 27-14 win vs. Atl. on 10/26/08, Curly Lambeau Larry Craig (1939-1949) 11
MOST WINS IN NFL HISTORY Buddy Parker Bobby Layne (1951-1962) 11
the Eagles became the 7th franchise in
Team Wins Tom Landry Roger Staubach (1969-1979) 11
NFL history to reach 500 overall wins.
Chicago 702 Andy Reid* Donovan McNabb* (1999-pres) 10
The others are the Steelers, Bears,
Green Bay 668 Bill Walsh* Joe Montana* (1979-1988) 10
Giants, Redskins, Rams, and Packers. Tom Landry Craig Morton (1965-1974) 10
NY Giants 638
Washington 560 Dan Reeves John Elway (1983-1992) 10
Pittsburgh 554 Steve Owen Leland Shaffer (1935-1945) 10
*first-time head coaches and rookie QBs joining the team in the same year
St. Louis 522
Philadelphia 507
Detroit 495
WHEN THE EAGLES HAVE THE BALL
OFFENSIVE TRADITION OFFENSIVE QUICK HITS
The Eagles offense has NOTABLE OFFENSIVE RANKINGS SINCE 2004 YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD
been one of the most • The Eagles scored a team record 416 points in 2008, surpassing
Category Total NFL/NFC
prolific in the NFL since the previous record of 415 points set in 2002. With 26.0 points per
Yds./Touch 7.9 1st/1st
2004, ranking among game, the Eagles were the NFL’s 6th-leading scorer
YAC Avg. 5.6 1st/1st
the league’s best in Big Plays Passing** 168 1st/1st • The Eagles were especially good at scoring at the end of the first
many of the important YAC 9.573 3rd/3rd half, putting up 50 points in the final 2 minutes, which was the
offensive categories. Big Play Rushing Pct.* 12.4 4th/4th 2nd-highest total in the NFL
Note: YAC statistics are com- Pass Yds./Game 256.1 5th/3rd
piled by Stats, Inc. on Wed. 2008 NFL SCORING LEADERS MOST POINTS SCORED IN LAST
TD/INT 1.85 5th/1st
Team Points/Game 2 MINUTES OF FIRST HALF
Passing TDs 131 6th/2nd
Scrimm. Yds./Game 365.1 6th/2nd New Orleans 28.9 Team Points
*Rushing plays of 10+ yards San Diego 27.4 NY Giants 52
**Passing plays of 25+ yards Arizona 26.7 Philadelphia 50
NY Giants 26.7 Dallas 47
BIG PLAY BIRDS Green Bay
Philadelphia
26.2
26.0
Seattle
San Francisco
47
47
The Eagles offense has been notoriously explosive in recent history,
having registered 446 “Big Plays” since 2002, the highest total in • Philadelphia’s 38 opening-drive points in 2008 were the 2nd-
the NFL during that span. They have totaled at least 60 big plays in 6 highest total during Andy Reid’s tenure as head coach. Since
of the last 7 seasons. 2000, the Eagles are 37-9 when scoring points on their opening
• In 2008, Eagles were t-6th in the NFL with 63 plays of 20+ yds. drive
MOST POINTS AFTER TAKE-
MOST PLAYS OF 20 YARDS-OR-MORE SINCE 2002 • The offense was also very oppor- AWAYS IN 2008
tunistic in 2008, capitalizing on 29
Team ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 Totals Team Takeaways Points
takeaways to score 115 points, which
PHI 65 60 67 57 74 60 63 446 Green Bay 28 124
NO 59 53 67 57 71 52 75 434
tied for the 3rd-highest total in the
Baltimore 34 123
STL 65 71 74 48 71 52 50 431 NFL. The Eagles averaged 4.0 points Philadelphia 29 115
SD 57 58 64 59 61 60 59 418 per takeaway in 2008. San Diego 24 115
DEN 58 57 68 61 50 60 63 417 AERIAL ASSAULT
• The Eagles set a team record in 2008 with 362 completions, sur-
passing their record of 350 set in 2007
YAC’IN IT UP • With 244.4 passing yds. per game, the Eagles finished the 2008
One aspect of the West Coast Offense season as the 6th-ranked passing offense in the NFL. They also
MOST YAC SINCE 2004
that has made the Eagles offense so registered 52 “big plays” passing, which was 5th-most in the NFL
successful has been the receivers’ Team Total Avg.
ability to run after the catch and make Green Bay 9,634 5.2 2008 PASSING LEADERS BIG PLAYS PASSING
New Orleans 9,582 5.2 2008 NFC LEADERS
big plays with their feet. Team Yds/Game
Philadelphia 9,573 5.6
• Since 2004, the Eagles offense New England 9,313 5.4 New Orleans 311.1 Team Big Plays
ranks 3rd in the NFL with 9,573 YAC Arizona Arizona 292.1 New Orleans 66
8,841 4.9
Denver 279.4 San Francisco 55
• The Eagles also rank 1st in the NFL in
Houston 266.7 Arizona 54
YAC avg. (5.6) since 2004
Indianapolis 255.9 Dallas 54
• With 1,876 yards after the catch in 2008, the Eagles finished the Philadelphia 244.4 Philadelphia 52
season as the 6th-best team in the NFL
• In each of the last 5 seasons, the Eagles have finished in the top 7
in the NFL in terms of YAC
KEEPING A CLEAN SHEET
The Eagles were only charged with 74
RACKING UP THE YARDS penalties in 2008, which was the 4th-low-
2008 FEWEST PENALTIES
Since 2004, the Eagles have been est total in the NFL. It was also the fewest Team Penalties
SCRIMMAGE YARDS PER GAME New England 57
one of the most prolific offenses in SINCE 2004 penalties ever assessed against the
Atlanta 71
the NFL, averaging 7.9 yards per Eagles in a 16-game season. They commit-
Team Yards/Game Buffalo 71
touch and 365.1 yards per game. ted 61 penalties in 14 games in 1971 and
New England 375.7 Philadelphia 74
• In 4 of the last 5 seasons, the 38 penalties in a strike-shortened season Cincinnati 75
Indianapolis 374.6
Eagles have finished in the top New Orleans 370.6
in 1982 (9 games.)
10 in the NFL in terms of total Denver 370.1
offense Green Bay 366.1
Philadelphia 365.1
WHEN THE EAGLES HAVE THE BALL
THE ULTIMATE WEAPON B-WEST AIR AND GROUND
An elite running back and B-WEST ON THE GROUND
MOST SCRIMMAGE YARDS SINCE 2004 RUSHING YARDS SINCE 2006
one of the NFL’s toughest Westbrook has established himself,
and most electrifying play- Player Yards TDs
not only as one of the best backs in Player Yards
ers, RB Brian Westbrook bat- LaDainian Tomlinson 9,416 99
franchise history, but also in the NFL LaDainian Tomlinson 4,399
Brian Westbrook 8,106 53
tled through injuries in
Clinton Portis 7,331 45 today. Since 2006, he has rushed for Frank Gore 3,833
2008, but still managed to Thomas Jones 3,641
Edgerrin James 7,275 39 3,486 yds., which is the 6th-highest
play at a high level, scoring Willie Parker 3,601
Steven Jackson 7,256 44 total in the NFL. He also scored 23
14 TDs in 14 games and lead- Steven Jackson 3,572
rushing TDs during that span, includ- Brian Westbrook 3,486
ing the team with 1,338 scrimmage yds. ing a career-high 9 in 2008.
Westbrook’s Career Highlights: Westbrook’s Rushing Highlights:
• Since becoming a full-time starter in 2004, has amassed 8,106 • Had a career-high 9 rushing TDs in 2008
yds. from scrimmage, the 2nd-highest total in the NFL • Has 20 career (regular and postseas0n) 100-yd. games, which is
• Is the only active player PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST 25 RUSHING the 2nd-highest total in team history (Wilbert Montgomery - 26)
and one of just 7 in NFL AND 25 RECEIVING TDs - NFL HISTORY • His career 4.6-yd. avg. is CAREER YARDS/CARRY LEADERS
history with with 25-or- Player Rush TDs Rec. TDs the 2nd-highest among all ACTIVE RUNNING BACKS
more TDs both rushing Marshall Faulk 100 36 active players with at least Player
and receiving (36 rush & Lenny Moore Atts. Yds. Avg.
63 48 1,000 career rushing atts. Fred Taylor
28 rec.) 2,428 11,271 4.6
James Brooks 49 30
• Eagles are 15-5 when he Brian Westbrook 1,247 5,721 4.6
• Has scored at least 1 rush- John David Crow 38 35
rushes for 100 yds. Larry Johnson 1,243 5,638 4.5
ing and 1 receiving TD in Brian Westbrook 36 28
the same game 12 times Frank Gifford 34 43 • Has averaged at least 4.0 Ahman Green 2,015 9,045 4.5
min. 1,000 atts.
in his career. Since 1970, Timmy Brown 31 26 yds/carry in 31 of his last
only Marshall Faulk (15) 47 games (including playoffs)
has had more such games WESTBROOK’S CAREER RUSHING RANKINGS IN EAGLES HISTORY
• Has recorded 100-or-more yards of total offense in 32 of his last 47 Player Yds. Player Avg.
games (including playoffs). Wilbert Montgomery 6,538 Randall Cunningham (QB) 6.6
Westbrook’s 2008 Highlights: Steve Van Buren 5,860 Donovan McNabb (QB) 6.0
2008 NFC TOUCHDOWNS Brian Westbrook 5,721 Brian Westbrook 4.6
• Had 14 total TDs in 14 games, which
Player Atts. Player TDs
was the 4th-highest total in the NFC Player TDs
Wilbert Montgomery 1,465 Steve Van Buren 69
• His 14 TDs in 2008 tied for the 2nd- DeAngelo Williams 20
Steve Van Buren 1,320 Wilbert Montgomery 45
highest total in team history behind Michael Turner 17
Brian Westbrook 1,248 Brian Westbrook 36
Steve Van Buren’s 18 in 1945 Brandon Jacobs 15
Duce Staley 1,200 Randall Cunningham (QB) 32
Brian Westbrook 14
• Became the franchise leader in yds. 4 players tied with 12 B-WEST IN THE AIR
from scrimmage on 12/7 at NYG NFL’S TOP RECEIVING RBS SINCE 2004
after producing 203 total yds. and scoring 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) Westbrook has proven over Player Yards
the last three seasons that he Brian Westbrook (Phi.) 3,191
2008 Postseason Highlights: is capable of carrying the load LaDainian Tomlinson (SD) 2,220
• Scored on a 71-yd. TD recept. on 1/4/09 at Min., becoming the 1st on the ground, but remains a Player TDs
player in NFL postseason history with a TD run and reception of dangerous weapon when he Brian Westbrook 24
60+ yds. is able to catch the ball in LaDainian Tomlinson 10
• Has scored 6 postseason TDs, tying Wilbert Montgomery and space. He set a franchise Player Rec.
Harold Carmichael for the team record record with 90 recepts. in Brian Westbrook 355
2007. Since 2004, he is the LaDainian Tomlinson 272
top receiving back in many of Player YAC
the important offensive cate- Brian Westbrook 2,968
gories. LaDainian Tomlinson 2,567
Westbrook’s Receiving Highlights:
• Since becoming a full-time starter in 2004, has amassed
2,968yds. after catch, ranking him 1st in the NFL.
• The Eagles are 18-6 overall when he catches a TD pass.
• With 28 career receiving TDs, leads all Eagles RBs.
• Currently ranks 3rd on the Eagles all-time list with 401 recepts.,
and 1st among RBs
WHEN THE EAGLES HAVE THE BALL
RALLYING THE TROOPS McNABB’S WINNING WAYS
With a 5-5-1 record and his team’s MCNABB’S STRONG FINISHES McNabb has won a great HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE
back against the wall, QB Donovan deal of games during his AMONG ACTIVE STARTING QBS
Year Started Finished Overall
McNabb has rallied the Eagles to career. The 10-year vet has a
2000 5-4 6-1 *11-5 Player Record Pct.
win 6 of their last 7 games and career record of 82-45-1,
2001 3-3 8-2 *11-5 Tom Brady 87-24-0 .784
earn their 5th NFC Championship placing him 7th in the NFL all
2003 2-3 10-1 *12-4 Peyton Manning 117-59-0 .665
appearance in the last 8 seasons. 2007 3-5 5-1 8-6 time in win pct. and 3rd Donovan McNabb 82-45-1 .645
Along the way, McNabb set single- 2008 5-5-1 4-1 *9-6-1 among active QBs with at min. 100 starts
season team records in comple- *made playoffs least 100 starts.
tions (345) and yards (3,916) in TOPPING THE CHARTS NFL’S ALL-TIME CAREER INT%
2008. Over his last 24 starts(reg. NOTABLE RANKINGS IN 2008
One of the aspects of Player Att. INT Pct.
and postseason), McNabb has Category Total NFL/NFC McNabb’s game that has Donovan McNabb 4,303 90 2.09
engineered a 16-7-1 record. Attempts 571 4th/3rd made him such a successful Neil O’Donnell 3,229 68 2.11
McNabb’s 2008 Highlights: Completions 345 5th/3rd Jeff Garcia 3,676 83 2.26
quarterback is his ability to
1st Downs 196 5th/3rd Mark Brunell 4,594 106 2.31
• Set single-season team records limit interceptions, while min. 2000 attempts
with 345 completions and 3,916 Yards 3,916 7th/4th never shying away from
Touchdowns 23 8th/5th
yds. in 2008 making the big play. During NFL’S ALL-TIME TD/INT RATIO
EAGLES SINGLE-SEASON PASSING RECORDS the course of his career, Player TD INT Ratio
McNabb has one of the best Tom Brady 197 86 2.29
Player (year) Completions Player (year) Yards
TD/INT ratios in NFL history, Steve Young 232 107 2.17
1. Donovan McNabb (2008) 345 1. Donovan McNabb (2008) 3,916
as well as one of the lowest Donovan McNabb 194 90 2.16
2. Donovan McNabb (2004) 330 2. Donovan McNabb (2004) 3,875
3. R. Cunningham (1988) 301 3. R. Cunningham (1988) 3,808
INT pcts. Peyton Manning 332 165 2.01
*active player; min. 2000 attempts
IN THE ZONE
• Completed 26 of 35 passes (74.3%) for 290 yds. and 2 TDs (105.7 Through the years, McNabb has consistently been one of the highest-
rating) on 12/15 vs. Cle. rated QBs in the red zone, boasting a 94.9 QB rtg., which is 5th-best
• Scored his 25th-career rushing touchdown on 10/26 vs. Atl. and in the NFL among active QBs with over 300 atts.
became the 8th QB in NFL history to surpass the 3,000-yd. rushing • Since 2000, McNabb has engineered 385 drives into opponents
plateau. red zones, averaging 5.0 points per trip, while only turning the ball
• Surpassed Ron Jaworski to become the Eagles all-time leader in over 5.0% of the time
passing atts., comps., yds., and TDs, joining Colts QB Peyton • Since 2007, McNabb has thrown 30 TDs and 4 INTs in the red zone
Manning as the only 2 active QBs who lead their team in all four
major passing categories THE EAGLES RECORD WHEN MCNABB...
MCNABB’S CAREER PASSING RANKINGS IN EAGLES HISTORY • Has 4 or more TD passes: 11-0
• Has a QB rating over 100.0: 40-1
Player Attempts Player Yards
• Has a completion percentage over 70%: 14-0
Donovan McNabb 4,303 Donovan McNabb 29,320
• Passes for over 300 yards: 19-5-1
Ron Jaworski 3,918 Ron Jaworski 26,963
• Completes 20-or more passes: 49-18-1
Player Completions Player TDs
• Does not throw an INT: 44-18
Donovan McNabb 2,534 Donovan McNabb 194
• Is sacked fewer than twice: 26-7
Ron Jaworski 2,088 Ron Jaworski 175
RUN DMc
McNabb’s 2008 Postseason Highlights: Throughout the years,
• Connected on 23 of 34 atts. (67.6%) for 300 yds. and 1 TD (92.8 rat- PLAYERS WITH OVER 25,000 PASSING YARDS
McNabb has been
ing) on 1/4/09 at Min. It was his second 300-yd. game in the post- AND 3,000 RUSHING YARDS
effective both at scram-
season, the 2nd-best completion pct. and the 5th-best passer rat- bling, and at buying Player Rush Yds Pass Yds
ing of his postseason career. time in the pocket to Randall Cunningham 4,928 29,979
find open players Steve Young 4,239 33,124
ELITE COMPANY downfield. Though he
Fran Tarkenton
Steve McNair
3,674
3,590
47,003
31,304
Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb joined Bill Walsh and Joe Montana is no longer as quick to John Elway 3,407 51,475
this season as the only first-time head coaches and rookie QBs to scramble, he remains Donovan McNabb 3,111 29,320
join a team at the same time and last into their 10th season as a tan- to be a dual threat who
dem. On 10/12 at SF, they won their 76th game together, passing can avoid rushers and also scramble to move the chains.
Walsh and Montana to become the winningest such pair.
MOST WINS AMONG HEAD COACH-QUARTERBACK TANDEMS
WHO STARTED THEIR CAREERS AT THE SAME TIME
Coach Quarterback Team Years Record
Andy Reid Donovan McNabb Philadelphia 1999-2008 82-45-1
Bill Walsh Joe Montana San Francisco 1979-1988 75-36
WHEN THE EAGLES HAVE THE BALL
SPREADING THE LOVE THE MEN IN THE TRENCHES
Although they are not necessarily house- The Eagles offensive line is an expe- PASS PLAYS PER SACK
NUMBER OF PLAYERS
hold names, the Eagles receiving corps has WITH A 100-YARD GAME rienced and accomplished group EAGLES HISTORY
been very productive over the past 3 years, that is regaining its status as a dom-
Year Atts Sacks Ratio
which is impressive considering there has Team Players inant force. They were one of the
Philadelphia 5 2008 606 23 27.3
been a great deal of turnover with the per- main reasons for an improved pass- 1981 476 22 22.6
Dallas 4
sonnel involved. While no single player has ing attack and a rejuvenated 2006 544 28 20.4
Jacksonville 4
put up monster numbers, the offense’s suc- New Orleans 4
offense, allowing just 23 sacks in 1970 410 23 18.8
cess hinges on the ability to spread the ball 9 teams with 3 629 pass plays this season. 1969 458 29 16.8
to a variety of different targets. 2008 Highlights:
2008 Highlights: FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED
• Allowed just 23 sacks (7th-fewest in the EAGLES HISTORY
• The Eagles led the league with 8 players with 25-or-more recepts., NFL), and just 12 in the last 12
10 players with 250-or-more yds. 7 players with at least 2 receiving Year Games Sacks
• Set a team record by not allowing a 1981 16 22
TDs, and 5 different players with a 100-yard game in 2008 sack in 5 different games in 2008 (9/7 2008 16 23
2008 NUMBER OF PLAYERS WITH... vs. StL., 10/5 vs. Was., 10/12 at SF, 11/9 1970 16 23
vs. NYG, 12/7 at NYG)
2+ TOUCHDOWNS 25+ RECEPTIONS 250+ YARDS
Team Players Team Players Team Players OFFENSIVE TACKLE TANDEM
Philadelphia 7 Philadelphia 8 Philadelphia 10
New Orleans 7 Miami 7 New Orleans 8 Not many teams in the NFL can boast the type of offensive tackle tan-
7 teams with 6 New Orleans 7 Miami 7 dem the Philadelphia Eagles trot out onto the field each week. Not
6 teams with 6 San Fran 7 only are Jon Runyan (6-7, 330) and William Thomas (6-7, 335) a phys-
4 teams with 6 ically imposing tandem, but they are an extremely reliable and
durable pair as well. The duo has started a franchise-record 134 reg-
ular season games together as the Eagles offensive tackles.
ACTION JACKSON IRON MAN
WR DeSean Jackson is an 2008 ROOKIE WR LEADERS Runyan has started 192 straight regular-season games (136 as a
exciting playmaker who made member of the Eagles), good for the 3rd-longest streak among
an immediate impact as a WR Player (team) Rec Yds TD active NFL players, trailing only Brett Favre of the Jets (269) and
Eddie Royal (Den) 91 980 5
and punt returner after being Derrick Brooks of the Buccaneers (208).
DeSean Jackson 62 912 2
selected in the 2nd round of • Since 2006, started every game and committed just 7 penalties
Davone Bess (Mia) 54 554 1
the 2008 draft.
Donnie Avery (StL) 53 674 3
Jackson’s 2008 Highlights: STABLE STARTER
• Finished 2nd among rookies NUMBER OF GAMES LEADING EAGLES Thomas has started all but one game he has been active for in his
with 912 receiving yds. IN BOTH RECEPTIONS AND YARDS Eagles career. A member of the Eagles since 1998, he has started
• With 62 recepts. for 912 Player Rec Yds Both 166 games for the Eagles and has only missed 10.
yds., ranks 2nd and 1st in Desean Jackson 6 8 5 • Currently ranks 2nd on the Eagles all-time list for games played
team history among rookies Brian Westbrook 4 2 1 by an offensive lineman, and 5th overall
EAGLES ROOKIE RECEIVING RECORDS
GREEN AKERS
RECEPTIONS YARDS
One of the most reliable kickers in
Player (year) Recepts. Player (year) Yards NFL’S TOP SCORERS IN 2008
the NFL, David Akers is the Eagles
TE Keith Jackson (1988) 81 WR DeSean Jackson 912 Player (Team) Points
all-time leading scorer, becoming
WR DeSean Jackson 62 TE Keith Jackson (1988) 869 Stephen Gostkowski (NE) 148
E Don Looney (1940) 58 TE Charle Young (1973) 854 the 40th NFL kicker to surpass the
1,000-point mark in his career, and David Akers 144
John Carney (NYG) 143
• Had two 100-yd. games in 2008, which was 2 shy of the team tying Bobby Walston (9) for the
Matt Bryant (TB) 131
record set by Charle Young in 1973 most consecutive seasons leading
• Scored a rushing TD on 11/9 vs. NYG, becoming just the 2nd Eagles the Eagles in scoring. Akers rediscovered his touch from beyond 40
rookie to have a rushing, receiving and return TD in the same sea- yds. this season and finished as the NFL’s 2nd-leading scorer.
son (Clyde Scott in 1949) Akers’ 2008 Highlights:
2008 Postseason Highlights: • Set team records in 2008 with 144 points and 33 FGs
• Set a team playoff record with 109 punt return yds. on 1/4/09 at • Finished 2nd in the NFL and 1st in the NFC with 144 points
Min., including a 62-yarder, the 2nd-longest in Eagles postseason • After struggling from beyond 40 yds. in 2007, Akers hit 8 of 10 FGs
history behind Bosh Pritchard’s 79-yard TD return on 12/21/47 vs. from 40-49 yds. in 2008
Steelers
• Connected on 15 straight field goals during the 2008 season,
• Led the team with 4 recepts. 81 yds. on 1/11/09 at NYG which tied for the 2nd-longest streak in his career
Akers’ 2008 Postseason Highlights:
• Went a perfect 4/4 on 1/4/09 at Min., tying a team postseason
record. His 51-ydr. was the longest in Eagles playoff history
• Has made his last 18 postseason FG atts., breaking Gary
Anderson’s NFL record of 16
GETTING OFF THE FIELD
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 3RD-DOWN SHUTDOWN
Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson, who is widely considered one of A staple of Jim Johnson’s defense over the years has been its ability
the premier defensive minds in the NFL, has put together a balanced to get off the field on 3rd down. In 2008, Johnson continued that suc-
unit that has excelled over the years. Johnson’s ability to bring pres- cess, as the Eagles defense held opponents to a 26.9 coversion pct.
sure from anywhere on the field has given opposing offenses all in the team’s 9 wins.
kinds of trouble. Since 2000, his units rank near the top of the NFL in 2008 EAGLES 3RD-DOWN DEFENSE IN WINS
many of the most important defensive categories:
Date, Opponent Result Score 3rd Down Conv.
HOW JOHNSON’S DEFENSE RANKS SINCE 2000 9/7 vs. St. Louis W 38-3 0-11 (0.0%)
9/21 vs. Pittsburgh W 15-6 2-13 (15.3%)
Statistic Total NFL rank
10/12 at San Francisco W 40-26 2-12 (16.7%)
Sacks 390 2nd
10/26 vs. Atlanta W 27-14 6-16 (37.5%)
Tackles for a loss 457 t-2nd
11/2 at Seattle W 26-7 4-15 (26.7%)
Forced Fumbles 159 2nd
11/27 vs. Arizona W 48-20 3-10 (30.0%)
Red zone TD efficiency 43.7% (174/398) 2nd
12/7 at NY Giants W 20-14 3-11 (27.3%)
3rd down efficiency 34.0% (686/2,016) 2nd
12/15 vs. Cleveland W 30-10 3-12 (25.0%)
Fewest points allowed 2,546 (17.7 per game) 4th
12/28 vs. Dallas W 44-6 5-14 (35.7%)
Passer rating 75.2 4th
Totals 9-0 288-106 28-104 (26.9%)
Johnson consistently puts his team in a position to win, allowing 17-
2008 TOP 3RD-DOWN DEFENSES
points-or-fewer in 55.0% of regular season games. The Eagles are • The Eagles finished among the
almost unbeatable, boasting a 71-16-1 record, when they do so. NFL leaders in 3rd-and-short Team Atts. Conv. Pct.
defense, as well as 3rd-down Pittsburgh 226 71 31.4
POINTS ALLOWED BY THE EAGLES DEFENSE UNDER JIM JOHNSON
defense overall, holding oppo- Philadelphia 227 73 32.2
(160 REGULAR SEASON GAMES)
nents to a 32.2% conversion rate Baltimore 212 71 33.5
Points Allowed Games (% of total games) W/L (pct.) Minnesota 203 68 33.5
17 or fewer 88 (55.0) 71-16-1 (.813)
18-24 36 (22.5) 19-17 (.528) 2008 TOP 3RD-AND-SHORT DEFENSES
25 or more 36 (22.5) 7-29 (.194)
3RD-AND-SHORT CONVERSIONS* 3RD-AND-1 CONVERSIONS
Team Atts. Conv. Pct. Team Atts. Conv. Pct.
BRINGING THE PRESSURE Philadelphia 60 27 45.0 Atlanta 20 9 45.0
Jim Johnson did a great job at bringing pressure from all angles in Pittsburgh 50 23 46.0 Philadelphia 27 14 51.9
2008. Altogether, 16 different players notched a sack, which is the Atlanta 55 26 47.3 Tennessee 25 13 52.0
2nd-highest total in the NFL. *defined as 3rd down and <4 yards Carolina 28 15 53.6
• Each defensive position produced at least 1 sack
NUMBER OF PLAYERS
WITH A SACK
SACKS BY POSITION 2008
WINNING THE BATTLE ON 1ST DOWN
Position Sacks
Over the years, FS Brian Dawkins has always stressed the impor-
Team Players Defensive ends 30.0
Safeties 6.0
tance of winning the battle on 1st down in order to force opponents
NYJ 17
Philadelphia 16 Linebackers 5.5 into 3rd-and-long situations. In 2008, the Eagles were among the
3 teams with 14 Defensive tackles 4.5 league leaders in terms of yards allowed on 1st down. They were
Cornerbacks 2.0 especially strong against 1st-down running plays.
“If we can win on first and down and get you in third-and-long, then
BEHIND ENEMY LINES the playbook is open for Jim to call whatever he wants to call,” said
Dawkins. “Then, if we don’t make mistakes, the likelihood of us get-
The Eagles defense 2008 TFL LEADERS 2008 SACK LEADERS ting off the field is very high.”
spent a lot of time on
the opponent’s side of Team TFLs Team Sacks 2008 TOP DEFENSES ON FIRST DOWN
the line of scrimmage Chicago 66 Dallas 59 1ST DOWN RUSHING DEFENSE OVERALL 1ST DOWN DEFENSE
NY Giants 56 Pittsburgh 51
in 2008, as they were Team Atts. Yds. Avg. Team Plays Yds. Avg.
Philadelphia 53 Philadelphia 48
among the NFL leaders Pittsburgh 186 599 3.22 Pittsburgh 405 1590 3.93
Minnesota 52 Minnesota 45
in both sacks and TFLs. Philadelphia 201 677 3.37 Philadelphia 411 1694 4.12
“We don’t like people who run on us and beat us down” said DE Trent Chicago 214 733 3.43 Cincinnati 434 1996 4.60
Cole. “We want to go out there and be the penetrators and dominate NY Giants 200 706 3.53 NY Giants 399 1866 4.68
Minnesota 200 729 3.65 San Francisco 437 2122 4.86
our opponents.”
GETTING OFF THE FIELD
BALANCING ACT QUICK HITS ON DEFENSE
Defensively, the Eagles were strong and balanced in 2008, as they NOTHIN’ DOIN’
were among the league leaders against both the run and pass. With • The Eagles finished among the league’s elite in terms of first
just 274.3 yards allowed per game, the Eagles finished as the NFL’s downs allowed, yds./play, and 10-play drives allowed
3rd-ranked defense. They also finished in the top 5 against both the
run (4th) and the pass (3rd). 1ST DOWNS ALLOWED OPP. YARDS/PLAY 10-PLAY DRIVES
Team 1st Downs Team Yds/Play Team Allowed
NFL’S TOP DEFENSES IN 2008
Baltimore 228 Pittsburgh 3.90 Philadelphia 17
RUSHING PASSING OVERALL Pittsburgh 240 Philadelphia 4.42 Baltimore 17
Team Yards/Game Team Yards/Game Team Yards/Game Philadelphia 248 Baltimore 4.50 Minnesota 21
Minnesota 76.9 Pittsburgh 156.9 Pittsburgh 237.2 Minnesota 255 Tennessee 4.60 St. Louis 21
Pittsburgh 80.3 Baltimore 179.7 Baltimore 261.1
Baltimore 81.4 Philadelphia 182.1 Philadelphia 274.3 SHUTTING DOWN THE STRONG SIDE
Philadelphia 92.3 Tampa Bay 187.3 Washington 288.8 • After initially struggling OPPOSING TIGHT ENDS VS. EAGLES
Chicago 93.5 Dallas 187.7 NY Giants 292.0 against opposing TEs in
Games Rec Yds TDs
2008, the Eagles defense First 6 games 39 503 2
• Not only were the Eagles one of the top POINTS PER GAME buckled down over the last Last 10 games
defenses in terms of yds./game allowed, 35 317 3
Team Allowed 10 games of the season,
they also held opponents to 18.1 Pittsburgh 13.9 severely limiting their production
points/game, which was the best mark in Tennessee 14.6
the NFC and 4th in the NFL I’LL TAKE THAT
Baltimore 15.3
Philadelphia 18.1 • The Eagles finished with a league-low TAKEAWAY COMPARISON
19 takeaways and zero defensive Year INTs FRs TDs
touchdowns in 2007. They vowed to 2007 11 8 0
HISTORICAL SACK ATTACK improve in 2008 and did exactly that, 2008 15 14 5
The Eagles defense has consistently ranked among the league lead- with 29 takeaways and 5 touchdowns
OPP. 3-AND-OUTS
ers in sacks over the past 3 decades. Here’s a breakdown with the (2 INT returns, 3 fumble returns).
individual leader in each category: Team Yds/Play
NO LONG SUNDAY DRIVES
Baltimore 60
SACK LEADERS BY DECADE • The Eagles forced their opponents to go 3- Philadelphia 58
Sack leaders since 1982 Sack leaders (1990-99) and-out 58 times in 2008 (3.6 times per Pittsburgh 56
Philadelphia 1,226 New Orleans 472 game), which was the 2nd-highest total in Washington 56
(White, 124) Philadelphia 443 the NFL
New Orleans 1,182 (Simmons, 45) NO LOVE FOR OPPOSING QUARTERBACKS
NY Giants 1,131 Kansas City 435 • Jim Johnson has always made life difficult for opposing quarter-
Oakland 1,124 Minnesota 427
backs, and 2008 was no exception. Johnson’s defense held oppos-
Chicago 1,119 Pittsburgh 426
ing QBs to a 72.9 QB rating, which was the 5th-lowest in the NFL.
Sack leaders since 2000 Sack leaders (1982-89)
Pittsburgh 393 Chicago 431 Johnson made it especially difficult for opposing quarterbacks
Philadelphia 390 Oakland 406 when he was able to bring pressure, holding them to a 63.1 QB rat-
(Douglas, 40) NY Giants 396 ing against the blitz
NY Giants 380 Philadelphia 393 LOWEST OPPOSING QUARTERBACK RATING IN 2008
Miami 378 (White, 81)
Team Att Cmp Pct Yards TDs INTs Rating
Baltimore 367 Washington 392
Baltimore 528 276 52.3 3132 17 26 60.6
Pittsburgh 533 301 56.5 2861 12 20 63.4
STANDING STRONG Tennessee 575 342 59.5 3458 12 20 69.2
Over the years, Johnson’s Green Bay 518 287 55.4 3384 22 22 71.9
1ST-AND-GOAL DEFENSE Philadelphia 525 284 54.1 3225 19 15 72.9
defense always seems to AT-OR-INSIDE 5-YARD LINE SINCE 1999
buckle down in the red zone
Trips TDs FGs Pts./Trip
and come up with clutch
goal-line stands. Since 1999,
119 76 28 5.18 CLUTCH PICKS
thee Eagles have been the Statistic NFL Rank The Eagles secondary histori-
TD% 63.9 1st INTERCEPTION LEADERS SINCE 1999
most elite team in the NFL cally has been one of the most
Pts./Trip 5.18 1st 4TH QUARTER, +/- 7 POINTS
when it comes to stuffing clutch in the NFL when it comes
Scoring% 87.4 4th to interceptions at key times. Team INTs Yards TDs
opponents when faced with
Since 1999, the Eagles have Tampa Bay 42 540 3
first-and-goal situations from at-or-inside their own 5-yd. line. Miami 31 392 4
reeled in 58 INTs in the 4th
quarter, 29 of them coming in New England 30 331 3
Philadelphia 29 432 4
games where they were either
NY Giants 29 346 3
leading or trailing by 7 points or
Tennessee 29 274 2
fewer.
GETTING OFF THE FIELD
THE BIG GAME HUNTER KEEPING IT FRESH
An avid hunter off the field, Trent EAGLES ALL-TIME SACK LIST DE Darren Howard is a versitile veteran 2008 NFC SACK LEADERS
Cole tracks down QBs with as who has taken snaps at both end posi-
Player Seasons Sacks
much skill and determination as he tions, as well as DT in nickel situations. Player Sacks
1. Reggie White 8 124.0
takes to the woods. This not only kept the defensive line fresh; DeMarcus Ware 20.0
2. Clyde Simmons 8 76.5 John Abraham 16.5
“He’s a unique player,” said head 3. Hugh Douglas it made opposing offenses account for
6 54.5 Jared Allen 14.5
coach Andy Reid. “You don’t find 4. Greg Brown 5 *50.5 more players. As a result, the entire line
Julius Peppers 14.5
guys that play every snap the way 5. Andy Harmon 7 40.0 benefitted in 2008, including Howard who Justin Tuck 12.0
he does. As coaches you preach 6. Seth Joyner 8 37.5 led the team with 10 sacks. Darren Howard 10.0
110 percent and that whole deal. 7. William Fuller 3 35.5 “That’s been the one unique thing about Aaron Kampman 9.5
The kid does it every snap. He 8. Trent Cole 4 34.5 this team,” said head coach Andy Reid. Trent Cole 9.0
never, never lets up.” *incomplete data - stat not tracked dur- “You have guys like that who have been
ing some included years
After registering a career-high 12.5 starters that aren’t afraid to do their job, HOWARD’S RESURGENCE
sacks in 2007, and earning his first-career Pro Bowl appearance, Cole have their role set for them, and then do Year Sacks NFL Rank
received a great deal of attention from opposing offenses, yet he still their job to the best of their ability, and 2004 11.0 t-9th
was effective at pressuring QBs and stuffing the run in 2008. Darren is the epitome of that. He came 2005-07 9.5 t-107th
Cole’s Career Highlights: back in phenomenal shape, lost some 2008 10.0 12th
NFC SACK LEADERS
weight. He can play on the outside,
• His 10 career multi-sack games rank t- SINCE 2006 MOST SACKS IN 2008
can play on the inside. He’s a huge
5th in Eagles history Player Sacks part of our nickel package. Is he play-
PLAYERS WITHOUT A START
• With 34.5 career sacks, ranks 8th in DeMarcus Ware 45.5 ing as much as he wants? I don’t Player Sacks
team history and has the best 4-year Aaron Kampman 37.0
know. Probably not because he’s a Darren Howard 10.0
John Abraham 30.5
sack total among Eagles draft picks competitive guy. But he never says a Charles Johnson (Car.) 6.0
Julius Peppers 30.0
• Since 2006, ranks 5th in the NFC with word and he rallies people around Greg White (TB) 5.0
Trent Cole 29.5 Trevor Scott (Oak.) 5.0
29.5 sacks him. It’s great to watch.”
Chris Clemons 4.0
SACKS THROUGH FIRST 4 SEASONS NUMBER OF MULTI-SACK GAMES Darren Howard’s 2008 Highlights: Tim Bulman (Hou.) 4.0
AMONG EAGLES DRAFT PICKS EAGLES HISTORY • Led the team with 10.0 sacks (6th in
Player Years Sacks Player Seasons Games the NFC), adding 13 hurries
Trent Cole 2005-08 34.5 Reggie White 8 38 • After producing just 9.5 sacks over the last 3 seasons, was able to
Clyde Simmons 1986-88 31.5 Clyde Simmons 8 21 reach double-digit sacks for the 3rd time in his career
Andy Harmon 1991-93 27.5 Hugh Douglas 6 12
• Howard’s 10 sacks were the most of any NFL player without a start
Corey Simon 2000-02 26.5 Dennis Harrison 3 11
Mike Mamula 1995-97 26.0 Trent Cole 4 10
Jerome Brown 1987-89 20.5 Greg Brown
William Fuller
5
3
10
10
MEN IN THE MIDDLE
Cole’s 2008 Highlights: 4th-year DT Mike Patterson RUSHING DEFENSE DURING
and 3rd-year DT Brodrick JIM JOHNSON’S TENURE
• Finished 2nd on the team with 9.0 sacks. Also led the team with 22
Bunkley are in their 2nd sea-
QB hurries and tied for the team lead with 9 TFLs Seasons Rank Yds/Game Avg.
son together as the defensive
• Leaped over the offensive line to block a FG on 12/7 at NYG, the 1st 1999-2006 24 120.1 4.1
tackle tandem and continue
of his career 2007-2008 6 94.0 3.7
to shut down opposing rush-
• Registered 2 sacks on 11/16 at Cin., marking his 10th-career multi- ing attacks, while also putting a great deal of pressure on the QB.
sack game The two men in the middle are a major part in the defense’s resur-
STEWART’S NOT LITTLE gence against stopping the run over the last 2 seasons.
“Those guys are playing tremendous ball inside; they really are,”
A 2nd-year player out of Nebraska, said FS Brian Dawkins. “The penetration that they get, being able to
NUMBER OF GAMES LEADING
MLB Stewart Bradley emerged in THE TEAM IN TACKLES IN 2008 defeat one-on-one blocks on a consistent basis ... it affords the line-
2008 as a defensive leader and one backers to flow a lot faster and then we come down and assist them,
of the team’s most productive play- Player Times
as far as safeties. The linebackers are doing an excellent job, but it
ers. He was 2nd on the team with 151 Stewart Bradley 6
Quintin Mikell 6 starts with those two guys in the middle. I know we do a rotation in
tackles and tied for the team lead there, but those two individuals are key for this defense; they really
Brian Dawkins 2
with 9 TFLs are. They’re very much unsung.”
Mike Patterson 2
“Bradley is just overall [improving],” Patterson’s 2008 Highlights:
said head coach Andy Reid. “His overall knowledge of the position
• Registered his 1st-career INT on 11/9 vs. NYG
and the calls and those type of things. You see him being able to play
downhill. You see him being able to play sideline-to-sideline. You • Racked up a career-high 15 tackles on 10/5 vs. Was.
see him in the pass game. Every week he gets a little bit better and Bunkley’s 2008 Highlights:
I’m watching that take place this year here as the season goes on.” • Picked up his 2nd sack on a goal-line-stand on 11/16 at Cin.
Bradley’s 2008 Highlights: • Posted a career-high 11 tackles on 11/9 vs. NYG
• Finished 2nd on the team with 151 tackles, adding 9 TFLs and 5 KDs 2008 Playoff Highlights:
• Registered his 2nd-career INT and his 1st in 2008 on 12/15 vs. Cle. • Played a major part in stuffing the Giants on two crucial 4th downs
• Raised his career high in tackles for the 2nd-straight game, notch- in the 4th qtr. on 1/11/09 at NYG
ing 17 on 11/16 at Cin., including 2 for a loss
GETTING OFF THE FIELD
DISRUPTIVE DAWK MIKELL MAKES PLAYS
FS Brian Dawkins is back to his old tricks of disrupting Originally signed as a rookie free agent in 2003, S Quintin Mikell
opposing offenses and making game-changing plays. spent most of his career as a reserve safety and special teams
A vocal leader on the field and a quiet-mannered man demon. After cementing his spot in the starting lineup late in the
off of it, he continues to be a force against the run and 2007 campaign, he established himself as one of the NFL’s top play-
the pass, and was voted to the NFC Pro Bowl squad for making safeties, on his way to becoming named 2nd-team All-Pro by
the 7th time in his career. He joined Chuck Bednarik (8) and Reggie the Associated Press.
White (7) as the only 3 Eagles to earn at least 7 Pro Bowl invitations. “I think he’s really one of the better safeties in the league right now,”
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: said head coach Andy Reid. “I know that he doesn’t have all the inter-
• Is one of 4 players in NFL history with at least 30 INTs and 20 sacks ception numbers and that but he is a ferocious player. He’s smart. He
is good against the run. He’s good against the pass. He makes calls
PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST 33 INTS AND 20 SACKS
back there, adjustment calls. I just really like the way he plays. Then
Player Years INTs Sacks he jumps in on special teams and does that on top of that.”
S Leroy Butler 1990-2001 38 20.5
Mikell’s Career Highlights:
CB Ronde Barber (TB) 1997-2007 37 23.0
S Rodney Harrison (NE) 1994-2007 34 30.5 • Here is how Mikell has fared in his 28 career starts as a safety:
S Brian Dawkins (Phi.) 1996-2007 34 21.0 QUINTIN MIKELL’S CAREER STATISTICS IN GAMES HE HAS STARTED
Year Starts S A T Sacks Hur INT KD FF FR
• The Eagles have won 17 of the past 20 games when Dawkins has
2006 1 6 2 8 0.0 1 0 1 0 0
registered an interception
2007 11 54 34 88 1.0 1 1 8 1 1
• Ranks t-1st on the team’s all-time list for career INTs (34) and 2nd 2008 16 111 58 169 2.0 10 3 9 4 0
in INT return yds. (512). Needs 25 yds. to pass Bill Bradley for the Totals 28 171 94 265 3.0 12 4 18 5 1
franchise lead
• Owns the team record for combined wins as a player (99 regular To compare, the following box shows how Mikell’s numbers in his
season; 8 postseason) first 28 starts compare to fellow S Brian Dawkins in his first 28:
EAGLES CAREER INTS EAGLES CAREER GAMES PLAYED QUINTIN MIKELL VS. BRIAN DAWKINS IN THEIR FIRST 28 STARTS
Player INTs Player Games Player (years) Starts S A T Sacks Hur INT KD FF FR
Mikell (2006-08) 28 171 94 265 3.0 12 4 18 5 1
Brian Dawkins 34 Brian Dawkins 183
Dawkins (1996-97) 28 115 34 149 1.0 0 6 20 1 2
Bill Bradley 34 Harold Carmichael 180
Eric Allen 34 Chuck Bednarik 169 Mikell’s 2008 Highlights: EAGLES TACKLES LEADERS
Dawkins’ 2008 Highlights: • Led the team with a career- SINGLE SEASONS SINCE 1999
• Forced 2 fumbles on consecutive possessions on 12/28 vs. Dal., high 169 tackles in 2008, Player Year Tackles
both of which were returned for TDs. According to ESB, it was the tying for the 4th-highest sin- Jeremiah Trotter 1999 202
first time in NFL history that a team had two fumble return touch- gle-season total under Jim Jeremiah Trotter 2000 171
downs of 70-or-more yards in the same quarter Johnson Omar Gaither 2007 170
• Recorded his 34th- • Had career highs in tackles Quintin Mikell 2008 169
DISRUPTIVE PLAYS SINCE 1996 (169), sacks (2.0), INTs (3) Jeremiah Trotter 2005 169
career INT, tying Bill
Player Total INTs FFs and FFs (4)
Bradley and Eric Allen
S Brian Dawkins 66 34 32 • With 9 QB hurries on the season, led all Eagles DBs
for the team record on
S Darren Sharper (Min.) 63 54 9
11/27 vs. Arz. Also CB Dre Bly (Den.) 58 40 18 • Posted double-digit tackles in 11 of 16 games, leading the team 6
forced a fumble, CB Ty Law (NYJ) 56 49 7 times
marking the 6th-time S Sammy Knight (NYG.) 55 42 13 • Was one of just 4 NFL DBs with at least 2 INTs, 2 sacks and 2 FFs
in his career that reg-
istered a FF and INT in the same ALL-TIME SACK LEADERS NFL DEFENSIVE BACKS WITH AT LEAST
game (4-2 record in those games) AMONG DEFENSIVE BACKS 2 INTs, 2 SACKS AND 2 FFs
• Registered his 20th-career sack on Player Sacks Player INTs Sacks FFs
10/5 at Was., becoming one of 5 Rodney Harrison 30.5 Brandon Meriweather 4 2.0 2
DBs in NFL history to do so. Also Carnell Lake 25.0 Quintin Mikell 3 2.0 4
added 12 tackles, 1 QB hurry and 1 Ronde Barber 23.0 Adrian Wilson 2 2.5 2
Antoine Winfield 2 2.0 4
KD Brian Dawkins 21.0
2008 Postseason Highlights:
2008 Postseason Highlights:
• Stripped the ball from QB Tarvaris Jackson on 1/4/09 at Min. for
• Cemented an Eagles win on 1/11/09 at NYG, by notching his 1st-
his 2nd-career postseason sack and 3rd forced fumble in the last
career postseason INT in the 4th qtr.
2 games
GETTING OFF THE FIELD
THE BALL HAWK BROWN DELIVERS ON TIME
A two-time Super Bowl Champion and one of the pre- Since being drafted by the Eagles OF BROWN’S 14 CAREER INTs...
mier playmaking defensive backs in recent NFL histo- in the 2nd round of the 2002 draft,
ry, CB Asante Samuel was a key addition to the Eagles CB Sheldon Brown has been a con- • 11 have led to Eagles scoring
secondary in 2008. He led the team with 4 INTs and 21 sistent and reliable piece of the drives, including 2 TD returns
KDs, and always seemed to be in the right place at the Eagles secondary, despite being • His last 8 have come in Eagles
right time. Samuel’s playmaking abilities earned him his 2nd- one of the most physical corners in territory
straight invitation to the Pro Bowl. the NFL.
EAGLES SINGLE-SEASON KD CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED
"What people may not realize is how “If you don’t have grass on your uni- AMONG ACTIVE CBS
LEADERS SINCE 1999
hard Asante studies film," said Andy form, paint and scratches on your
Player Year KDs Player Games
Reid. "He studies the game, studies helmet and bends in your facemask,
Troy Vincent 2001 22 Ronde Barber (TB) 185
his opponents, and will often be here you’re not playing football,” explains Sheldon Brown (Phi.) 123
until 9 pm at night working on that Asante Samuel 2008 21 Brown. Ike Taylor (Pit.) 78
Sheldon Brown 2008 20
part of his game. He focuses on the With 123 consecutive games played
Brian Dawkins 1999 19
receivers and the quarterbacks, look- (including 10 in the playoffs), he has MOST SACKS
Bobby Taylor 1999 19
ing for any keys and tendencies he not missed a game in his entire AMONG EAGLES DBs ALL-TIME
can use in the upcoming game. And then he brings that same work career. Brown’s reliability is rare at Player Sacks
ethic to the practice field each day. He brings energy and bravado to the cornerback position, as he ranks S Brian Dawkins 21.0
that side of the ball." 2nd in the NFL in consecutive games S Wes Hopkins 12.0
NFL’S INTERCEPTIONS LEADERS played among CBs. CB Sheldon Brown 7.0
SINCE 2003 SINCE 2006 Brown’s 2008 Highlights: S Michael Lewis 6.0
Player INTs TDs Player INTs TDs • Was 2nd on the team with 20 KDs
Ed Reed (Bal.) 38 5 Ed Reed (Bal.) 21 3 • According to Stats, Inc., Brown was thrown at 62 times this sea-
Darren Sharper (Min.) 27 5 Asante Samuel 20 2 son, allowing just 23 recepts., 265 yds., and 0 TDs
Champ Bailey (Den.) 27 3 Charles Woodson (GB) 19 4
MOST TIMES TARGETED WITHOUT ALLOWING A TOUCHDOWN
Asante Samuel 26 4 O. Atogwe (StL) 16 1
Dre’ Bly (Den.) 26 2 Walt Harris (SF) 15 1 Player Thrown at Recepts Yds TDs
Cortland Finnegan (Ten) 90 51 642 0
Samuel’s Career Highlights: David Thornton (Ten) 79 55 437 0
• Is 2nd in the NFL with 20 INTs since 2006, and ranks t-4th since Brandon Flowers (KC) 79 46 401 0
2003 with 26 Tim Jennings (Ind) 76 53 578 0
Sheldon Brown (Phi) 62 23 265 0
• His 8 INT returns for a TD since 2003 (including playoffs) are the
most by any player in the NFL • Among NFL CBs who were targeted at least 50 times, Brown
• His teams are 20-1 in the regular season when he records an INT allowed the fewest recepts (23), according to Stats, Inc.
• Is the only player in NFL history to register at least one INT return
for a TD in each of his first 6 NFL seasons (including postseason)
Samuel’s 2008 Highlights:
• Led the team with 4 INTs and 21 KDs
• Registered his 4th INT of the season on 12/15 vs. Cle., returning it
50 yds. for a TD, becoming the only player in NFL history to have an
INT return for a TD in each of his first 6 seasons
Samuel’s 2008 Postseason Highlights:
• Registered his 2nd INT in as many games, returning it 25 yds. to
set up the Eagles first TD of the game on 1/11/09 at NYG
• Returned an INT 44 yds for a TD on 1/4/09 at Min. It was the 4th of
his postseason career, setting a new NFL record. He was previous-
ly tied with Hall of Famer Willie Brown
• Samuel has 227 career INT return yards in the postseason, which
is also an NFL record
POSITION-BY-POSITION ROUNDUP
QUARTERBACKS RUNNING BACKS (CONTD.)
DONOVAN MCNABB LORENZO BOOKER
• A 5-time Pro Bowler, has led the Eagles to 5 NFC Championship • Joined the Eagles in a 2008 draft-day trade with the Dolphins
game appearances and more wins (82) than any other QB in team • Has 34 career recepts. for 248 yds. in 2 seasons
history
• Became the franchise leader in atts. (4,303), comps. (2,543) yds. FULLBACKS
(29,320) and TDs (194) in 2008. Also set franchise records with 345 DAN KLECKO
completions and 3,916 passing yards in 2008 • Has seen action at DT, LB, and FB during his 6-year career with the
• Threw for 290 yds. and 2 TDs on 26 of 35 passing (74.3%) on Patriots and Colts and Eagles, winning 3 Super Bowls
12/15/08 vs. Cle. • Currently is the Eagles starting FB after making the switch from DT
• Completed 27 of 39 passes (69.2%) for 260 yds. and 4 TDs (121.7 to FB on 10/12/08 at SF
passer rating) on 11/27/08 vs. Arz. • Notched a career-high 2 sacks so far in 2008 at DT
• Threw for 349 yds. and completed 25 of his final 30 passes, includ- KYLE ECKEL
ing 13 straight on 11/2/08 at Sea.
• Joined the Eagles after spending the 2007 season with NE. Also
• Scored his 25th-career rushing TD on 10/26/08 vs. Atl. Became the spent time with the Dolphins before being placed on the
8th QB in NFL history to reach 3,000 career rushing yds. Reserve/Military list in 2005
• Set an opening-day career-high with 361 passing yds. on 9/7/08 • Rushed 24 times for 79 yds., including 2 clutch 3rd-and-1 conver-
vs. StL. He also threw for 3 TDs including a 90-ydr. to Hank Baskett sions in 2008
KEVIN KOLB
• The Eagles first pick of the 2007 draft (2nd round, 36th overall) WIDE RECEIVERS
• A 4-year starter at the University of Houston, turned in one of the KEVIN CURTIS
finest seasons by a quarterback in school history as a senior. • Made an immediate impact upon his arrival in Philadelphia, after
Connected on 292 of 432 passes for 3,809 yds., 30 TDs, and just 4 signing a six-year contract prior to the 2007 season
INTs en route to being named Conference USA offensive player of • Finished the 2007 season with 1,110 yds. on 77 catches, becoming
the year the 2nd receiver to eclipse the 1,000-yd. mark under Andy Reid
A.J. FEELEY • Despite missing the first 6 games of the season due to a sports
• A 5th round draft pick of the Eagles in 2001, spent 3 seasons in hernia injury, had 33 catches for 390 yds. and 2 TDs in 2008
Philadelphia before being traded to Miami in 2004 for a 2nd round DeSEAN JACKSON
draft choice (Reggie Brown). He rejoined the Eagles in 2006 after
being released by the San Diego Chargers • The Eagles 2nd-round pick in 2008, made an immediate impact as
a WR, leading the team with 62 catches and 912 yds. He became
RUNNING BACKS the first Eagles rookie WR to lead the team in recepts. and yds.
since Fred Meyer in 1942
BRIAN WESTBROOK
• Set a team playoffs record with 109 punt return yds. on 1/4/09 at
• The Eagles career leader in yards from scrimmage, ranks 2nd in the Min., including a 62 ydr., the 2nd-longest in team playoff history
NFL with 8,106 total yds. since 2004
• His 912 yds. set a team rookie record and were the 2nd-highest
• Scored on a 71-yd. TD recept. on 1/4/09 at Min., marking his 6th among all NFL rookies in 2008
postseason TD
• Scored a rushing TD on 11/9/08 vs. NYG, becoming just the 2nd
• Rushed a career-high 33 times for 131 yds. and a TD, adding 72 Eagle (Clyde Scott - 1949) to have a rushing, receiving and return
receiving yds. and 1 TD on 12/7/08 at NYG, becoming the franchise TD in his rookie season
leader in yds. from scrimmage
• Registered over 100 yds. receiving in each of his first 2 games, join-
• Earned NFC Offensive POW honors after scoring a career-high 4 ing former Eagle Don Looney in 1940 as the only 2 rookies in NFL
total TDs on 11/27/08 vs. Arz. He became one of just 4 players in history to do so in the first 2 games of the season
NFL history to rush for 100+ yds. and score 2 rushing and 2 receiv-
ing TDs in the same game REGGIE BROWN
• Rushed for a career-high 167 yds. on 10/26/08 vs. Atl. • The Eagles 2005 2nd round draft pick from Georgia, averages over
14 yds./catch with 17 TDs in his first 4 NFL campaigns
• Has 64 career TDs from scrimmage and is the only active player
with 20-or-more TDs via both rushing and receiving. He became • Recorded a team-high 84 receiving yds. for the 2nd-straight game
the 7th player in NFL history to record 25-or-more TDs both rushing on 10/5/08 vs. Was.
and receiving on 9/15/08 at Dal. • Led the team with 6 recepts. and 79 yds. in his first real action after
• Signed a lucrative contract extension on 8/8/08, just prior to the returning from a hamstring injury on 9/28/08 at Chi.
preseason opener at Pit. JASON AVANT
CORRELL BUCKHALTER • A two-time Biletnikoff Award candidate (the nation’s top receiver)
• Has been a reliable backup at both RB and FB, averaging 4.5 at Michigan, is a physical and sure-handed receiver who has been
yds./carry in his 8-year career a reliable target for McNabb throughout his 3 seasons
• Registered career highs in recepts. (26), receiving yds. (324) and • Had 5 catches for a career-high 101 yds. on 12/15/08 vs. Cle. It was
receiving TDs (2) in 2008 his 1st-career 100-yd. game
• Started on 10/12 at SF, in relief of an injured Westbrook, totaling a • Scored his 2nd TD of the season on 11/27/08 vs. Arz.
career-highs in yds. from scrimmage (178), recepts. (7) and receiv- • Has 30 catches for 361 yds. and 2 TDs in 2008, including 13 clutch
ing yds. (85) 3rd-down conversions
POSITION-BY-POSITION ROUNDUP
WIDE RECEIVERS (CONTD.) OFFENSIVE LINE (CONTD.)
HANK BASKETT RG SHAWN ANDREWS
• Was acquired in an offseason trade from Minnesota in 2006 • The Eagles 1st-round draft choice in 2004, quickly became a dom-
• Set career highs in recepts. (33) and TDs (3) in 2008 inating force at RG in the NFL and was voted to the Pro Bowl in
• Snagged a career-high 8 recepts. on 9/21/08 vs. Pit. 2006 and 2007
• Caught a 90-yd. TD pass on 9/7/08 vs. StL. It was his 3rd-career TD • Had surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back on 10/21/08. His
catch of 87-or-more yds. He became just the 6th player in NFL his- timetable for a return is uncertain
tory with 3 catches of 85 yds. or more G/C NICK COLE
GREG LEWIS • A former rookie free agent out of New Mexico State, has served as
• Originally signed as a rookie free agent in 2003, has registered 125 a reserve G, C, and as a FB in goal-line situations
recepts. for 1,682 yds. and 6 TDs in his career • Started the final 4 games of the regular season in place of the
• Caught his 1st TD of the season 0n 9/15/08 vs. Cle. injured Max Jean-Gilles
• Recorded his 1st-career 100-yd. game on 9/7/08 vs. StL. (5-104) T WINSTON JUSTICE
• A 2nd-round pick in 2006, spent his first 3 seasons as a reserve
TIGHT ENDS tackle
L.J. SMITH G MIKE MCGLYNN
• The team’s 2nd-round draft choice out of Rutgers in 2003, Smith • A 4th-round pick in 2008, played both tackle and guard at Pitt.
earned a full-time starting job in 2005 and has since registered 170 • A 3-time All-Big East honoree, appeared in 47 games and notched
catches and 12 scores in that role a streak of 43 straight starts after emerging as the team's starting
• Led the team with a season-high 6 recepts. on 12/7/08 at NYG LT in 2004.
• Scored a TD on 11/16/08 at Cin., his 3rd of the season T CHRIS PATRICK
BRENT CELEK • Was promoted from the Eagles practice squad on 12/3/08 after G
• A 5th-round draft pick in 2007, made an immediate impact as a Max Jean-Gilles was placed on IR
rookie, and has been a solid contributor since, totaling 27 recepts. • A 1-year pro out of Nebraska, originally signed with the NY Giants
and 318 yds. in 2008 as a rookie free agent in 2007
• Caught his 1st career postseason TD on 1/11/09 at NYG G MAX JEAN-GILLES - INJURED RESERVE
• Has 2 career TDs, both in season finales (12/30/07 vs. Buf, • A 4th-round pick in 2006, has since served as a solid reserve guard
12/28/08 vs. Dal.) • Started the last 10 games in place of Shawn Andrews (back), but
• Caught a career-high 6 passes for 131 yds. on 11/2/08 at Sea. It suffered an ankle injury on 11/27/08 at Arz. and is on IR
was the most receiving yds. for an Eagles TE since Keith Jackson G MIKE GIBSON - INJURED RESERVE
had 142 yds. in the Fog Bowl • A 6th-round draft pick in 2008, earned All-Pac 10 Conference hon-
MATT SCHOBEL orable mention selection as a senior, after being part of an o-line
• A 3rd-round draft choice of the Bengals in 2002, spent his first 4 that averaged 407.5 yds./game and allowed just 11 sacks
NFL seasons in Cincinnati, and is in his 3rd year as an Eagle • Was placed on Injured Reserve on 8/30/08 with a shoulder injury
OFFENSIVE LINE T KING DUNLAP - INJURED RESERVE
• A 7th-round draft pick in 2008, is a massive offensive lineman and
RT JON RUNYAN a 4-year letterman at Auburn, who played in 48 games (20 starts)
• Suited up for the NFC's Pro Bowl squad in 2002 during his collegiate career.
• Has started 192 straight regular season contests and started 20 • Was placed on Injured Reserve on 8/30/08 with an ankle injury
postseason games
LT TRA THOMAS
DEFENSIVE ENDS
• Is a 3-time Pro Bowl selection and has been a mainstay at LT since TRENT COLE
being selected in the 1st round in 1998 • A 5th-round draft choice in 2005, has registered 34.5 sacks during
• Has missed just 8 games due to injury during his NFL career his 4 seasons in Philadelphia and finished 2nd on the team with 9
C JAMAAL JACKSON sacks in 2008
• A rookie free agent signee from Delaware State in 2003, earned a • Posted his 10th-career multi-sack game on 11/16/08 at Cin.
starting role in the middle of the Eagles offensive line in 2006 • Signed a 5-year contract extension that will keep him in
• Ranks 4th among all active centers with 56 consecutive starts Philadelphia through 2013
• Signed a seven-year contract extension that will keep him in JUQUA PARKER
Philadelphia through 2013 • The speedy and relentless Parker is in his 4th season as an Eagle
LG TODD HERREMANS after 4 with Ten., and was 3rd on the team with 5.0 sacks in 2008
• A 4th-round draft choice in 2005, was a Division II All-America • Registered a sack, 2 TFLs and his 1st-career INT, which he returned
selection at Saginaw Valley State 55 yds. for his 1st-career TD on 10/12/08 at SF
• Made a smooth transition from tackle to guard during his sopho- • Tallied a career-high 2.5 sacks on 9/21/08 vs. Pit.
more campaign, earning a starting role at LG in 2006 • Legally changed his name from Juqua Thomas to Juqua Parker in
• Caught his 1st-career TD pass on 11/2/08 at Sea. It was the first TD the 2008 offseason, something his late father, Willie Parker,
recept. by an Eagles offensive lineman since Bob Gonya in 1934 requested of him
POSITION-BY-POSITION ROUNDUP
DEFENSIVE ENDS (CONTD). LINEBACKERS (CONTD.)
DARREN HOWARD CHRIS GOCONG
• A versitile lineman who can play both outside and inside in pass- • Earned a starting spot at SAM linebacker during the 2007 presea-
rush situations, and provides depth at both positions son, and has since recorded 12 TFLs
• Led the team with 10 sacks in 2008 • Registered a career-high 2 sacks in 2008
• Had an INT on 9/28/08 at Chi., the 3rd of his career • Scored his 1st-career TD on 9/15/08 at Dal., when he recovered a
• Notched 2 sacks on 9/21/08 vs. Pit. Tony Romo fumble in the end zone
CHRIS CLEMONS AKEEM JORDAN
• Signed with the Eagles after spending the 2007 season with the • Signed as a rookie free agent (James Madison) in 2007 and spent
Oakland Raiders the first eight weeks of the season on the team’s practice squad
• Has 12 sacks over the last 2 seasons • Started the final 6 games of the 2008 season at WILL linebacker,
• Had a career day on 12/28/08 vs. Dal., notching 2 sacks, 1 FF and tallying 52 tackles
1 FR which he returned 73 yds. for his 1st-career TD • Has 40 special teams tackles in 25 career games
• Picked up his first sack as an Eagle on 11/2/08 at Sea. OMAR GAITHER
• Recovered a fumble on 10/12/08 at SF, his first as an Eagle • A 5th-round draft pick from Tennessee in 2006, has started games
VICTOR ABIAMIRI at both MIKE and WILL linebacker
• Has provided depth at both DE and DT since 2007 • Posted a career-high 2.5 sacks in 2008
• Suffered a hand injury during the preseason, but returned to the TRACY WHITE
lineup on 10/12/08 at SF and tallied 2 sacks in 2008 • Joined the Eagles after spending the last 2-plus seasons with the
BRYAN SMITH Green Bay Packers. Also spent time with Seattle and Jacksonville
• The Eagles 3rd-round pick in 2008, was a two-time All-America • Has racked up 76 special teams tackles in 78 career games
selection out of Division I-AA McNeese State after being named the TANK DANIELS
Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year • Returned to Philadelphia after originally entering the NFL as a
rookie free agent with the Eagles in 2006.
DEFENSIVE TACKLES • Was a member of the Giants Super Bowl Championship team in
MIKE PATTERSON 2007, playing in four regular season games and all four postseason
• Recorded 114 tackles in 2007, becoming the first Eagles defensive contests.
lineman to do so since Andy Harmon (100 in 1994), adding a career JOE MAYS
high 4.0 sacks • A 6th-round draft pick in 2008 out of Division I-AA North Dakota
• Registered his 1st-career INT on 11/9/08 vs. NYG, adding a FR State, was an All-America selection as a senior in 2007
• Had a career-high 15 tackles on 10/5/08 vs. Was. • As a senior, led the team with a career-high 90 tackles, 9 TFLs and
• Inked a 7-year contract extension in 2006 that will keep him in 2.5 sacks, en route to being named the Great West Conference
Philadelphia through 2016 Defensive POY
BRODRICK BUNKLEY CORNERBACKS
• The Eagles 1st-round draft pick in 2006 (14th overall), worked hard
to earn a starting spot on the defensive line in 2007 and has since SHELDON BROWN
been a consistent performer • Has logged 123 consecutive regular and postseason games played
• Sacked Bengals QB Ryan Fitzpatrick on 11/16/08 at Cin. on a cru- • Posted his only INT of 2008 on 12/28 vs. Dal.
cial goal-line stand, his 2nd of the season • Picked up his 1st sack of the 2008 season on 11/16/08 at Cin. and
TREVOR LAWS leads all Eagles CBs with 7.0 for his career
• The Eagles top selection in the 2008 draft (47th overall), rotated in ASANTE SAMUEL
at defensive tackle throught the season • One of the premier playmaking DBs in recent NFL history, the 2-
• Recovered a fumble on 12/28/08 vs. Dal., the 1st of his career time Pro Bowler is 2nd in the NFL with 20 INTs since 2006
• Led Notre Dame in 2007 with career highs in tackles (112) and • Set an NFL record by posting his 4th-career postseason INT return
sacks (4.0), while adding 3 blocked kicks on special teams for a touchdown on 1/4/09 at Min.
DEFENSE
LDE 75 Juqua Parker 95 Victor Abiamiri 91 Chris Clemons
LDT 98 Mike Patterson 93 Trevor Laws
RDT 97 Brodrick Bunkley 49 Dan Klecko
RDE 58 Trent Cole 90 Darren Howard 63 Bryan Smith
WILL 56 Akeem Jordan 96 Omar Gaither 54 Tracy White
MLB 55 Stewart Bradley 51 Joe Mays
SAM 57 Chris Gocong 50 Tank Daniels
LCB 22 Asante Samuel 21 Joselio Hanson
RCB 24 Sheldon Brown 26 Lito Sheppard
SS 27 Quintin Mikell 37 Sean Considine
FS 20 Brian Dawkins 39 Quintin Demps
SPECIAL TEAMS
P 6 Sav Rocca
K 2 David Akers
H 6 Sav Rocca 81 Jason Avant
PR 10 DeSean Jackson 39 Quintin Demps
KOR 39 Quintin Demps 28 Correll Buckhalter
LS 46 Jon Dorenbos 90 Darren Howard
PLAYOFFS
OPP WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR FB RB QB Other
at Min Curtis Thomas Herremans J.Jackson N.Cole Runyan Celek D.Jackson Westbrook McNabb Avant (WR)
at NYG Curtis Thomas Herremans J.Jackson N.Cole Runyan Celek D.Jackson Westbrook McNabb Avant (WR)
DEFENSE
REGULAR SEASON
OPP LDE LDT RDT RDE WILL MLB SAM RCB LCB SS FS Other
vs StL Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
at Dal Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
vs Pit Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
at Chi Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
vs Was Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins Sheppard (CB)
at SF Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins Sheppard (CB)
vs Atl Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
at Sea Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Sheppard Samuel Mikell Dawkins Hanson (CB)
vs NYG Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
at Cin Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Gaither Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
at Bal Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Jordan Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
vs Arz Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Jordan Bradley Gocong S.Brown Hanson Mikell Dawkins
at NYG Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Jordan Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
vs Cle Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Jordan Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
at Was Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Jordan Bradley S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins Hanson (CB)
vs Dal Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Jordan Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
PLAYOFFS
OPP LDE LDT RDT RDE WILL MLB SAM RCB LCB SS FS Other
at Min Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Jordan Bradley Gocong S.Brown Mikell Dawkins Demps (S)
at NYG Parker Patterson Bunkley T.Cole Jordan Bradley Gocong S.Brown Samuel Mikell Dawkins
2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES & HOW THEY WERE BUILT
HOW THEY WERE ACQUIRED EAGLES BY DRAFT ROUND BY EXPERIENCE AND GAMES
1996 Brian Dawkins D2b 1st round (6) Player Exp GP GS W/Phi
Tra Thomas Phi 1998 (11th) Jon Runyan 13 202 192 144/144
1998 Tra Thomas D1 Donovan McNabb Phi 1999 (2nd) Brian Dawkins 13 183 182
Lito Sheppard Phi 2002 (26th) Tra Thomas 11 166 165
1999 David Akers FA Shawn Andrews Phi 2004 (16th) David Akers 10 157 0 156/0
Donovan McNabb D1 Mike Patterson Phi 2005 (31st)
Donovan McNabb 10 134 128
Brodrick Bunkley Phi 2006 (14th)
Darren Howard 9 129 94 48/16
2000 Jon Runyan FA-Ten
2nd round (10) Sheldon Brown 7 112 82
2001 Correll Buckhalter D4 Brian Dawkins Phi 1996 Juqua Parker 8 105 25 64/24
Darren Howard NO 2000 Matt Schobel 7 99 24 36/11
2002 Lito Sheppard D1 Sheldon Brown Phi 2002 Brian Westbrook 7 99 78
Sheldon Brown D2b L.J. Smith Phi 2003 Lito Sheppard 7 93 61
Brian Westbrook D3 Reggie Brown Phi 2005 Quintin Mikell 6 92 28
Winston Justice Phi 2006 Asante Samuel 6 90 68 15/15
2003 L.J. Smith D2 Kevin Kolb Phi 2007 Greg Lewis 6 90 23
Jamaal Jackson RFA Victor Abiamiri Phi 2007 L.J. Smith 6 86 65
Greg Lewis RFA DeSean Jackson Phi 2008 Tracy White 6 78 2 10/0
Quintin Mikell RFA Trevor Laws Phi 2008 Kevin Curtis 6 76 35 25/24
Jon Dorenbos 6 76 0 37/0
2004 Shawn Andrews D1 3rd round (7) Correll Buckhalter 8 74 16
Matt Schobel Cin 2002
Mike Patterson 4 64 54
2005 Mike Patterson D1 Brian Westbrook Phi 2002
Dan Klecko 6 63 6 16/3
Reggie Brown D2a Kevin Curtis StL 2003
Sean Considine D4a Chris Gocong Phi 2006 Trent Cole 4 63 53
Todd Herremans D4b Stewart Bradley Phi 2007 Joselio Hanson 4 61 11 48/8
Trent Cole D5a Lorenzo Booker Mia 2007 Reggie Brown 4 58 43
Juqua Parker FA Bryan Smith Phi 2008 Jamaal Jackson 5 56 56
Chris Clemons 5 52 3 16/0
2006 Darren Howard FA-NO 4th round (11) Todd Herremans 4 52 50
Matt Schobel FA-Cin Jon Runyan Hou 1996 Shawn Andrews 5 50 50
Brodrick Bunkley D1 Correll Buckhalter Phi 2001 Omar Gaither 3 48 31
Winston Justice D2 Asante Samuel NE 2003 Nick Cole 3 48 6
Chris Gocong D3 Dan Klecko NE 2004 Hank Baskett 3 47 11
Max Jean-Gilles D4a Sean Considine Phi 2005 Sean Considine 4 46 18
Jason Avant D4b Todd Herremans Phi 2005 Brodrick Bunkley 3 46 31
Omar Gaither D5b Max Jean-Gilles Phi 2006 Jason Avant 3 38 14
Nick Cole RFA Jason Avant Phi 2006
Chris Gocong 3 32 24
Hank Baskett T-Min Mike McGlynn Phi 2008
Stewart Bradley 2 32 17
Joselio Hanson FA Jack Ikegwuonu Phi 2008
A.J. Feeley FA Quintin Demps Phi 2008 Brent Celek 2 32 11
Jon Dorenbos FA Sav Rocca 2 32 0
5th round (4) Tank Daniels 3 26 0 22/0
2007 Sav Rocca FA A.J. Feeley Phi 2001 Akeem Jordan 2 25 6
Kevin Curtis FA-Stl Trent Cole Phi 2005 A.J. Feeley 8 23 15 12/7
Kevin Kolb D2a Omar Gaither Phi 2006 Dimitri Patterson 3 23 0 0/0
Victor Abiamiri D2b Brent Celek Phi 2007 Lorenzo Booker 2 17 2 10/1
Stewart Bradley D3a Kyle Eckel 2 17 0 5/0
Brent Celek D5b 6th round (2) Quintin Demps R 16 0
Akeem Jordan RFA Mike Gibson Phi 2008 DeSean Jackson R 16 15
Joe Mays Phi 2008 Trevor Laws R 16 0
2008 Asante Samuel FA-NE Max Jean-Gilles (IR) 3 16 11
Chris Clemons FA-Oak 7th Round (1) Victor Abiamiri 2 16 1
Dan Klecko FA-Ind King Dunlap Phi 2008
Winston Justice 3 12 1
Lorenzo Booker T-Mia
Kevin Kolb 2 7 0
Trevor Laws D2a Rookie free agents (17)
DeSean Jackson D2b David Akers Car 1997 Mike McGlynn (IR) R 3 0
Bryan Smith D3 Juqua Parker Ten 2001 Joe Mays R 2 0
Mike McGlynn D4a Jamaal Jackson Phi 2003 Bryan Smith R 0 0
Quintin Demps D4b Greg Lewis Phi 2003 Chris Patrick 1 0 0
Jack Ikegwuonu D4c Quintin Mikell Phi 2003
Mike Gibson D6a Jon Dorenbos Buf 2003
Joe Mays D6b Joselio Hanson SF 2003 RFA-rookie free agent
King Dunlap D7 Chris Clemons Was 2003 T- trade
Tank Daniels W-NYG Tracy White Sea 2003 W- claimed off waivers
Tracy White FA Kyle Eckel NE 2005 italicized players - Injured Reserve list;
Kyle Eckel FA Dimitri Patterson Was 2005 Reserve/Non-Football Injury List
Chris Patrick FA Nick Cole Phi 2006
Dimitri Patterson FA Hank Baskett Min 2006
Tank Daniels Phi 2006
Note: A.J. Feeley was drafted in the 5th round by the Akeem Jordan Phi 2007
Eagles in 2001.and Tank Daniels was signed as a rook- Sav Rocca Phi 2007
ie free agent by the Eagles in 2006 Chris Patrick NYG 2007
CAREER PLAYER TRANSACTIONS
Victor Abiamiri Brent Celek
2007 Drafted by PHI in 2nd round (57th overall) … signed 4- 2007 Drafted by PHI in 5th round … signed 4-year contract
year contract
Chris Clemons
David Akers 2003 Signed by WAS as a rookie free agent
1997 Signed by CAR as rookie free agent 8/30/03 Placed on IR
8/18/97 Released by CAR 9/5/04 Released by WAS
4/28/98 Signed by ATL 9/29/04 Signed by CLE to the practice squad
7/7/98 Released by ATL 11/24/04 Signed by WAS
7/21/98 Re-signed by ATL 12/27/05 Placed on IR
8/24/98 Released by ATL 8/15/06 Released by WAS
9/1/98 Signed to practice squad by WAS 1/17/07 Signed by OAK
9/15/98 Signed by WAS from the practice squad to the active 3/1/08 Signed by PHI to five-year contract
roster
9/22/98 Released by WAS Nick Cole
1/12/99 Signed by PHI 2006 Signed by PHI as rookie free agent
4/24/01 Signed by PHI to one-year contract
8/21/01 Signed 7-year contract extension with PHI thru 2007 Trent Cole
11/7/05 Signed contract extension with PHI thru 2010 2005 Drafted by PHI in 5th round … signed 4-year contract
11/6/06 Signed 5-year contract extension with PHI thru 2013
Shawn Andrews
2004 Drafted by PHI in 1st round (16th overall) … signed 6- Sean Considine
year contract 2005 Drafted by PHI in 4th round … signed 4-year contract
9/14/04 Placed on IR (fractured fibula) 11/16/05 Placed on IR (shoulder)
6/12/06 Signed 7-year contract extension with PHI thru 2015 11/7/07 Placed on IR (shoulder)
Special Teams Key: tkls (total tackles), blk (blocks), 1st (first man downfield in
TOUCHDOWNS (5) coverage), ff (forced fumbles), fr (fumbles recovered), pts (production points as
graded by coaching staff)
Gocong, FR in end zone at Dal Clemons, 73-yard fumble return vs Dal
Parker, 55-yard INT return at SF
Samuel, 50-yard INT return vs Cle
Hanson, 96-yard fumble return vs Dal
BLOCKED FG (1)
T. Cole - at NYG
SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: 17 by Stewart Bradley at Cin SAFETY (1)
Tackles for Loss: 2 on 13 different occasions Roethlisberger, intentional grounding in end zone
Sacks: 2.5 by Juqua Parker vs. Pit vs. Pit
Passes Defensed: 5 by Asante Samuel at Cin
Interceptions: 1 on 15 different occasions
Forced Fumbles: 2 by Brian Dawkins vs Dal
Fumble Recoveries: 1 on 12 different occassions
Special Teams Tackles: 4 by Tank Daniels vs. Atl and by Sean Considine at Sea
and at Cin
2008 POSTSEASON DEFENSIVE & SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
DEFENSIVE STATS SPECIAL TEAMS
TACKLES For Quarterback Player Tackles
PLAYER Total Solo Asst Loss Sacks Hur INT KD FF FR Daniels 5
Mikell, S 24 14 10 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 Gaither 3
Dawkins, S 21 15 6 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 Eckel 3
Patterson, DT 17 11 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Considine 3
Bradley, LB 17 9 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Gocong 2
Gocong, LB 16 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 White 2
Cole, DE 16 8 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Demps 2
Jordan, LB 15 7 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Daniels 1
Bunkley, DT 11 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baskett 1
Parker, DE 10 4 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 Akers 1
Demps, S 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanson 1
Hanson, CB 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mikell 1
Samuel, CB 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 TOTALS 25
Abiamiri, DE 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Clemons, DE 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Brown, CB 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Sheppard, CB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Howard, DE 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Laws, DT 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Considine, S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 178 92 86 3 1 16 3 11 1 2
INTERCEPTIONS (3)
Samuel (2) - 1-44-1TD at Min, 1-25 at Mikell (1) - 1-5 at NYG
NYG
TOUCHDOWNS (1)
Samuel, 45-yard INT return at Min
GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATS
OFFENSE First Downs 3rd Down 4th Dn.Time Total Net Yds Rushing Passing Punting Penalty FumbleRed Zone TDs
FG
TD
No
No
No
No
Att
Att
Att
Att
Pct
Pct
Ret
Net
Net
INT
Pen
Avg
Avg
Avg
Lost
Pass
Pass
Poss
Rush
Conv
Conv
Rush
Total
Plays
Yards
Yards
Yards
Gross
Yards
Comp
Sacks
9/7 STL 28 8 17 3 8 14 .571 0 0 35:10 71 522 7.4 32 108 3.4 414 0 0 414 39 26 .667 0 4 41.5 42.0 4 41 1 0 6 4 1 2 3 0
9/15 at Dal 23 8 11 4 5 12 .417 0 1 30:32 64 337 5.3 23 78 3.4 259 4 22 281 37 25 .676 0 3 51.7 48.0 5 44 3 1 5 3 2 2 1 1
9/21 PIT 16 3 13 0 6 14 .429 0 0 32:34 64 260 4.1 23 65 2.8 195 3 19 214 38 26 .684 2 5 44.4 43.4 7 62 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0
9/28 at Chi 18 5 13 0 2 13 .154 0 1 31:54 67 340 5.1 23 103 4.5 237 3 25 262 41 25 .610 1 6 44.3 44.2 3 25 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 0
10/5 WASH 14 3 10 1 5 12 .417 0 0 25:15 47 254 5.4 18 58 3.2 196 0 0 196 29 17 .586 0 5 50.2 44.4 4 40 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1
10/12 at SF 21 5 15 1 6 12 .500 0 0 26:41 57 383 6.7 21 103 4.9 280 0 0 280 36 23 .639 1 2 38.5 16.0 2 10 0 0 7 3 3 1 2 1
10/26 ATL 24 11 11 2 3 12 .250 0 0 32:21 68 432 6.4 32 192 6.0 240 2 13 253 34 19 .559 0 7 40.9 37.7 7 70 1 1 4 2 2 3 0 0
11/2 at Sea 20 3 16 1 6 16 .375 1 1 37:15 72 419 5.8 28 72 2.6 347 1 2 349 43 28 .651 1 5 47.0 41.4 1 15 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 0
11/9 NYG 17 5 10 2 3 11 .273 1 2 20:50 57 300 5.3 21 106 5.0 194 0 0 194 36 17 .472 1 5 45.6 32.6 5 45 1 1 5 4 1 1 3 0
11/16 at Cin 16 4 12 0 3 18 .167 1 1 33:16 78 391 5.0 18 68 3.8 323 2 16 339 58 28 .483 3 10 36.2 31.1 8 60 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
11/23 at Bal 13 4 8 1 3 13 .231 0 2 26:39 64 206 3.2 21 86 4.1 120 2 12 132 41 18 .439 4 7 41.6 34.4 7 64 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
11/27 ARZ 32 13 18 1 10 15 .667 0 0 39:33 80 437 5.5 40 185 4.6 252 1 8 260 39 27 .692 0 3 45.7 42.7 8 61 1 1 7 6 1 2 4 0
12/7 at NYG 24 11 11 2 12 18 .667 0 0 34:54 72 331 4.6 42 140 3.3 191 0 0 191 30 19 .633 0 3 36.3 38.3 9 73 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0
12/15 CLE 21 4 17 0 11 17 .647 0 0 37:55 73 418 5.7 33 134 4.1 284 2 6 290 38 26 .684 3 2 41.5 41.5 1 5 0 0 7 2 3 0 2 1
12/21 at Wash 15 2 13 0 3 14 .214 1 1 26:46 64 275 4.3 16 62 3.9 213 2 17 230 46 26 .565 0 8 39.8 34.3 3 20 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
12/28 DAL 16 5 9 2 7 14 .500 0 0 30:55 58 303 5.2 36 137 3.8 166 1 9 175 21 12 .571 0 3 42.7 41.3 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 2
Totals 318 94 204 20 93 225 .413 4 9 30:55 1,056 5,608 5.3 427 1,697 4.0 3,911 23 149 4,060 606 362 .597 16 78 42.7 37.9 74 635 16 10 63 31 22 15 23 7
350.5 106.1 244.4
1/4 at Min 15 2 13 0 5 14 .357 0 0 27:54 60 350 5.8 23 67 2.9 283 3 17 300 34 23 .676 1 4 44.3 44.0 7 55 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
1/11 at NYG 20 4 12 4 7 14 .500 0 0 29:45 68 276 4.1 28 59 2.1 217 0 0 217 40 22 .550 2 4 42.0 40.0 8 61 0 0 5 2 3 1 1 0
DEFENSE First Downs 3rd Down 4th Dn.Time Total Net Yds Rushing Passing Punting Penalty FumbleRed Zone TDs
FG
TD
No
No
No
No
Att
Att
Att
Att
Pct
Pct
Ret
Net
Net
INT
Pen
Avg
Avg
Avg
Lost
Pass
Pass
Poss
Rush
Conv
Conv
Rush
Total
Plays
Yards
Yards
Yards
Gross
Yards
Comp
Sacks
9/7 STL 8 1 6 1 0 11 .000 0 0 24:50 45 166 3.7 15 36 2.4 130 4 28 158 26 14 .538 0 10 48.5 38.8 9 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9/15 at Dal 20 6 12 2 6 10 .600 0 0 29:28 54 380 7.0 24 68 2.8 312 0 0 312 30 21 .700 1 3 46.7 42.7 10 108 2 1 3 3 0 1 3 1
9/21 PIT 14 1 10 3 2 13 .154 0 1 27:26 60 180 3.0 19 33 1.7 147 9 44 191 32 17 .531 1 5 41.4 39.2 7 35 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
9/28 at Chi 13 4 8 1 7 17 .412 0 0 28:06 64 256 4.0 26 78 3.0 178 4 21 199 34 18 .529 2 8 44.3 39.6 1 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 3 0
10/5 WASH 22 10 11 1 11 19 .579 1 1 34:45 75 388 5.2 44 203 4.6 185 1 9 194 30 17 .567 0 4 34.5 17.5 3 24 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
10/12 at SF 14 7 7 0 2 12 .167 1 1 33:19 60 306 5.1 27 131 4.9 175 3 24 199 30 17 .567 2 3 42.7 31.3 10 58 1 1 4 1 3 1 0 1
10/26 ATL 19 3 13 3 6 16 .375 1 2 27:39 70 335 4.8 24 77 3.2 258 2 19 277 44 23 .523 2 7 37.7 38.4 6 51 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
11/2 at Sea 10 7 2 1 4 15 .267 0 0 22:45 55 233 4.2 22 86 3.9 147 4 22 169 29 13 .448 0 11 46.2 36.2 4 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11/9 NYG 26 11 13 2 7 15 .467 1 1 39:10 77 401 5.2 45 219 4.9 182 1 9 191 31 17 .548 1 3 43.3 43.3 4 30 3 1 7 4 3 2 2 0
11/16 at Cin 19 3 13 3 4 20 .200 0 1 41:44 82 282 3.4 30 56 1.9 226 8 35 261 44 29 .659 0 11 36.1 32.2 4 35 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
11/23 at Bal 14 6 8 0 5 17 .294 0 0 33:21 69 248 3.6 40 110 2.8 138 3 45 183 26 12 .462 0 8 45.3 39.0 5 30 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 1
11/27 ARZ 12 0 10 2 3 10 .300 0 2 20:27 49 260 5.3 10 25 2.5 235 0 0 235 39 21 .538 3 4 36.3 33.5 1 2 3 1 3 3 0 0 3 0
12/7 at NYG 14 3 6 5 3 11 .273 0 3 25:06 51 211 4.1 24 88 3.7 123 0 0 123 27 13 .481 0 4 46.3 40.3 6 43 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
12/15 CLE 11 3 8 0 3 12 .250 0 1 22:05 51 196 3.8 20 57 2.9 139 2 17 156 29 11 .379 2 6 46.2 39.0 3 20 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
12/21 at Wash 17 6 10 1 5 15 .333 0 0 33:14 68 249 3.7 32 122 3.8 127 3 17 144 33 18 .545 0 8 40.0 34.1 3 25 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0
12/28 DAL 15 8 7 0 5 14 .357 1 1 29:05 64 298 4.7 19 87 4.6 211 4 22 233 41 23 .561 1 6 42.3 38.3 4 41 4 4 4 0 2 0 0 0
Totals 248 79 144 25 73 227 .322 5 14 29:05 994 4,389 4.4 421 1,476 3.5 2,913 48 312 3,225 525 284 .541 15 101 42.5 36.5 80 593 26 14 36 19 12 7 19 5
274.3 92.3 182.1
1/4 at Min 16 5 9 2 8 18 .444 0 0 32:06 70 301 4.3 34 148 4.4 153 1 11 164 35 15 .429 1 8 45.3 31.6 4 25 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
1/11 at NYG 16 7 8 1 3 13 .231 1 3 30:15 61 307 5.0 32 138 4.3 169 0 0 169 29 15 .517 2 2 45.0 45.0 6 49 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0
2008 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS
FIRST DOWN TENDENCIES
Rushing Passing Overall Times Gained
Team Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. Plays Yards Avg. <4 4-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41+
PHILADELPHIA 217 840 3.87 250 1491 6.17 467 2331 4.99 253 142 53 15 1 3
Opponents 198 627 3.17 213 1067 5.01 411 1694 4.12 249 119 24 14 3 2
Most yards by Eagles: 92 vs. St. Louis, 9/7; 3-92-0:54 (Hank Baskett 90-yd. TD pass from Donovan McNabb)
Most yards by opponent: 90 at Seattle. 11/2; 1-90-0:15 (Koren Robinson 90-yd. TD pass from Seneca Wallace)
Most time by Eagles: 9:00 vs. St. Louis, 9/7; 14-61-9:00 (Kevin Kolb kneeldown to end game)
Most time by opponent: 8:31 at Washington, 12/21; 16-67-8:31 (Shaun Suisham 33-yd. FG)
Most plays by Eagles: 13 vs. Pittsburgh, 9/21; 13-80-8:28 (Correll Buckhalter 20-yd. pass from Donovan McNabb)
Most plays by opponent: 14 vs. Atlanta, 10/26; 14-77-4:02 (Roddy White 8-yd. pass from Matt Ryan)
Most yards by Eagles: 92 vs. St. Louis, 9/7; 3-92-0:54 (Hank Baskett 90-yd. TD pass from Donovan McNabb)
Most yards by opponent: 90 at Seattle. 11/2; 1-90-0:15 (Koren Robinson 90-yd. TD pass from Seneca Wallace)
Most time by Eagles: 8:28 vs. Pittsburgh, 9/21; 13-80-8:28 (Correll Buckhalter 20-yd. pass from Donovan McNabb)
Most time by opponent: 6:02 at Dallas, 9/15; 9-64-6:02 (Marion Barber 17-yd. TED pass from Tony Romo)
PLAYOFFS
OPPONENTS THIRD-AND.....
Date Opp 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10+ Totals
9/7 vs. StL. 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-5 0-11
9/15 at Dal. 0-0 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 0-2 6-10
9/21 vs. Pit. 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-4 2-13
9/28 at Chi. 0-0 1-1 0-2 2-3 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-4 7-17
10/5 vs. Was. 2-3 0-0 3-4 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 2-2 0-1 1-3 11-19
10/12 at SF 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-2 2-12
10/26 vs. Atl. 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-3 0-2 0-0 1-1 1-3 0-2 1-1 1-3 6-16
11/2 at Sea. 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-3 0-0 0-2 0-2 4-15
11/9 vs. NYG 1-3 2-2 0-1 1-3 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 7-15
11/16 at Cin. 1-2 0-2 1-2 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-4 4-20
11/23 at Bal. 2-3 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-6 5-17
11/27 vs. Arz. 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3-10
12/7 at NYG 1-1 0-1 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 3-11
12/15 vs. Cle. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-3 2-2 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-3 3-12
12/21 at Was. 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-3 5-15
12/28 vs. Dal. 3-5 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-3 5-14
Regular Season Totals: 14-27 5-8 8-25 15-23 4-18 2-18 9-14 2-16 5-14 5-17 4-47 73-227
51.9 62.5 32.0 65.2 22.2 11.1 64.3 12.5 35.7 29.4 8.5 32.2
PLAYOFFS
PLAYOFFS
PLAYOFFS
PLAYOFFS
PLAYOFFS
9/15/08 AT DALLAS
EAGLES COWBOYS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
14 Brian Westbrook run 72t Tony Romo to Terrell Owens
60 Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson 98t Felix Jones kickoff return
20 Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson 43 Felix Jones kickoff return
10 Donovan McNabb run 20 Tony Romo to Martellus Bennett
47 Quintin Demps kickoff return 11 Marion Barber run
42 Tony Romo to Jason Witten
31 Felix Jones kickoff return
18 Marion Barber run
19 Marion Barber run
25 Tony Romo to Marion Barber
32 Tony Romo to Jason Witten
9/28/08 AT CHICAGO
EAGLES BEARS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
23 Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson 34 Kyle Orton to Rashied Davis
21 DeSean Jackson run 12 Matt Forte run
22t Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson 23t Kyle Orton to Marty Booker
31 Donovan McNabb to Reggie Brown 15 Kevin Jones run
25 Correll Buckhalter run 24 Kyle Orton to Brandon Lloyd
14 DeSean Jackson run 20t Kyle Orton to Devin Hester
16 Correll Buckhalter run 51 Devin Hester kickoff return
15 Devin Hester run
10 Matt Forte run
BIG PLAYS
Rushes of 10-yards or more; Pass completions of 20-yards or more; Returns of 30-yards or more
10/5/08 VS WASHINGTON
EAGLES REDSKINS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
68t DeSean Jackson punt return 32 Rock Cartwright kickoff return
24 Donovan McNabb to Reggie Brown 14 Ladell Betts run
22 Donovan McNabb to Greg Lewis 26 Jason Campbell to Chris Cooley
31 Greg Lewis kickoff return 21 Clinton Portis run
40 Donovan McNabb to Reggie Brown 27 Clinton Portis run
15 Jason Campbell run
11/2/08 AT SEATTLE
EAGLES SEAHAWKS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
44 Quintin Demps kickoff return 90t Seneca Wallace to Koren Robinson
44 Donovan McNabb to Brent Celek 11 Julius Jones run
27 Donovan McNabb to Brent Celek 23 Seneca Wallace to John Carlson
22t Donovan McNabb to Reggie Brown 28 Maurice Morris run
26 Donovan McNabb to Kevin Curtis 15 Julius Jones run
25 Donovan McNabb to Hank Baskett 11 Julius Jones run
39 Donovan McNabb to Brent Celek
BIG PLAYS
Rushes of 10-yards or more; Pass completions of 20-yards or more; Returns of 30-yards or more
11/16/08 AT CINCINNATI
EAGLES BENGALS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
44 Donovan McNabb to Correll Buckhalter 21 Ryan Fitzpatrick to Cedric Benson
25 Donovan McNabb to DeSean Jackson 21 Ryan Fitzpatrick to T.J. Houshmandzadeh
57 Donovan McNabb to Hank Baskett 35 Brandon Johnson INT return
22 Brian Westbrook run 26t Ryan Fitzpatrick to T.J. Houshmandzadeh
10 Brian Westbrook run 13 Cedric Benson run
22 Ryan Fitzpatrick to T.J. Houshmandzadeh
11/23/08 AT BALTIMORE
EAGLES RAVENS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
100t Quintin Demps kickoff return 15 Le’Ron McClain run
12 DeSean Jackson run 43 Ed Reed INT return
12 Brian Westbrook run 22 Joe Flacco to Ray Rice
22 Joe Flacco to Derrick Mason
23 Joe Flacco to Mark Clayton
53t Joe Flacco to Mark Clayton
107t Ed Reed INT return
28 Le’Ron McClain run
12/21/08 AT WASHINGTON
EAGLES REDSKINS
Run Pass Ret. Description Run Pass Ret. Description
12 Brian Westbrook run 14 Clinton Portis run
55 Quintin Demps return off missed field goal 11 Clinton Portis run
47 Donovan McNabb to Brian Westbrook 31 Santana Moss punt return
19 Jason Campbell run
36 Antwan Randle El punt return
Shutout
By Eagles: 12/1/1996 Win vs. Giants at Philadephia, 24-0
By Opponent: 12/5/05 Seahawks win at Philadelphia, 42-0
Safety Scored
By Eagles: 9/21/08 Intentional grounding penalty enforced on Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in end zone
By Opponent: 11/23/08 Sav Rocca punt blocked by Jameel McClain out of bounds in end zone
1/11/09 Intentional grounding penalty enforced on QB Donovan McNabb in end zone (NFC-D)
No Turnovers
By Eagles: 12/7/08 Eagles win at New York Giants, 20-14
By Opponent: 12/21/08 Eagles loss at Washington, 3-10
No Sacks Allowed
By Eagles: 11/9/08 Eagles loss vs. New York Giants, 31-36 (36 attempts - Donovan McNabb)
1/11/09 Eagles win at New York Giants, 23-11 (40 attempts - Donovan McNabb) (NFC-D)
By Opponent: 12/7/08 Giants loss at New York Giants (27 attempts - Eli Manning)
1/11/09 Eagles win at New York Giants (29 attempts - Eli Manning)
Led Team in Both Rushing and Receiving Yards in the Same Game
By Eagles: 12/28/08 Correll Buckhalter (10-63-0TD rushing, 3-59-1TD receiving) vs. Dallas
1/4/09 Brian Westbrook (20-38-0TD rushing, 3-83-1TD receiving) at Minnesota (NFC-WC)
By Opponent: 9/28/08 Matt Forte (19-43-0TD rushing, 5-42-0TD receiving) at Chicago
100-Yard Rusher, 100-Yard Receiver & 300-Yard Passer in the Same Game
By Eagles: 9/23/07 Brian Westbrook (14-110-2TDs rush. & 5-111-1TD rec.) & Kevin Curtis (11-221-3TDs rec.) vs. Detroit
Donovan McNabb (26-21-381-0-4TDs) vs. Detroit
By Opponent: 12/11/05 Tiki Barber (32-124-0TDs), Jeremy Shockey (10-107-0TDs) &
Eli Manning (44-28-312-3-1TD) vs. NY Giants
Individual with at Least One Rushing and One Receiving Touchdown in the Same Game
By Eagles: 12/7/08 Brian Westbrook (33-131-1TD rushing, 6-72-1TD receiving) at New York Giants
By Opponent: 9/15/08 Marion Barber (18-63-1TD rushing, 4-51-1TD receiving) at Dallas
Individual with at Least One Rushing Touchdown and One Touchdown Pass in the Same Game
By Eagles: 12/28/08 Donovan McNabb (21-12-175-0-2TDs passing, 3-4-1TD rushing) vs. Dallas
1/11/09 Donovan McNabb (40-22-217-2-1TD passing, 5-16-1TD rushing) at NY Giants (NFC-D)
By Opponent: 12/11/05 Eli Manning (44-28-312-3-1TD passing, 4-8-1TD rushing) vs. NY Giants
THE LAST TIME...
DEFENSIVE TOTALS
Held Opponent Under 200 Yards Total Offense
By Eagles: 12/15/08 Eagles win vs. Cleveland, 30-10 (196; 57 rushing, 139 passing)
By Opponent: 9/30/07 Giants win at New York, 16-3 (190; 114 rushing, 76 passing)
Blocked Punt
By Eagles: 11/28/04 Jevon Kearse blocked Jeff Feagles' punt at NY Giants
By Opponent: 11/23/08 Jameel McClain blocked Sav Rocca's punt at Baltimore
Blocked PAT
By Eagles: 10/30/88 Reggie White blocked a PAT attempt by Greg Davis vs. Atlanta
By Opponent: 12/19/04 Greg Ellis blocked a PAT attempt by David Akers vs. Dallas
Playoffs Playoffs
Date Opp. G FG FGA Pct Lg Blk XP XPA Pct Blk Pts Date Opp. 1-19 Pct 20-29 Pct 30-39 Pct 40-49 Pct 50+ Pct
Jan 4 @ Min 1 4 4 100 51 0 2 2 100 0 14 Jan 4 @ Min 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100 2-2 100 1-1 100
Jan 11 @ NYG 1 3 3 100 35 0 2 2 100 0 11 Jan 11 @ NYG 0-0 0.0 2-2 100 1-1 100 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0
Jan 18 @ Arz Jan 18 @ Arz
Season 2 7 7 100 51 0 4 4 100 0 25 Season 0-0 0.0 2-2 100 2-2 100 2-2 100 1-1 100
Career 16 28 32 87.5 51 0 37 37 100 0 121 Career 1-1 100 8-8 100 11-14 78.6 7-7 100 1-2 50.0
CAREER HIGHS: FIELD GOALS - Made 5 at Dal. 11/18/01, Atts. 6 at Chi. 10/3/04,
Long 57 vs. NE 9/14/03, Long Att. 60 vs. Dal. 11/14/05; PATS – Made 8 vs. Det.
9/23/07, Atts. 8 vs. Det. 9/23/07; POINTS – 18 at Dal. 11/18/01
MILESTONES: Most career points in Eagles history 1,041, First NFL FG at Mia.
(53 yds.) 10/24/99, Longest FG in Philadelphia 57 yds. vs. NE 9/14/03, 100th FG
vs. NO 11/23/03 (36 yds.), 100th NFL game vs. Oak. 9/25/05, Longest FG in Eagles
playoff history 48 vs. NYG 1/7/07 (NFC Wild Card game), 200th FG at Dal. 9/15/08
(44 yds.), 150th NFL game vs. NYG 11/9/08, Reached the 1,000-pt. plateau on a
42-yd. FG in the 2nd qtr. vs. Arz. 11/27/08
84 – Hank Baskett – WR
Originally signed as a rookie free agent by Minnesota, Hank
Baskett has become a valuable option at receiver with his size
and athletic ability, setting career highs in catches (33) and
touchdowns (3) in 2008. A versatile athlete, Baskett has also
contributed on special teams in his career and was voted as the
Eagles special teams MVP in 2007.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Set career highs in recepts. (33) and TDs (3)
• Snagged a 7-yd. TD on a fade pass from QB Donovan
McNabb vs. NYG (11/9)
• Caught a 2-yd. TD pass from Donovan McNabb at SF (10/12)
• Hauled in a career-high 8 recepts. and led the team with 85
yds. in a win vs. Pit. (9/21)
• Recorded 102 yds. on 2 catches, including a game-breaking
90-yd. TD recept. from McNabb vs. StL (9/7)
o The 90-yd. TD was the longest play of his career and
tied for the 7th-longest pass play in team history. He
now owns three of the top 10 longest plays in team Baskett 2008 Game-By-Game
history (89, 87, and 90-yd. TDs). Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD
o According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 90-yd. TD Sep 7 StL W 1/1 2 102 51.0 90T 1
catch from QB Donovan McNabb made him only the 6th Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 2 10 5.0 8 0
player in NFL history with three career catches of 85 Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 8 85 10.6 20 0
yds. or more. The others are Cliff Branch, Bob Hayes, Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 1 10 10.0 10 0
Charley Taylor, Wesley Walker and John Taylor who was Oct 5 Was L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
the last person to do it with 97, 92, and 95 yd. catches Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 4 38 9.0 16 1
with the 49ers between 1989 and 1991. Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 1 8 8.0 8 0
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 1 25 25.0 25 0
o With 100-yd. days vs. StL (9/7), Baskett (2-102),
Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 1 7 7.0 7T 1
DeSean Jackson (6-106) and Greg Lewis (5-104)
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 2 74 37.0 57 0
combined to make the Eagles the first NFL team with
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 1 8 8.0 8 0
three 100-yd. receivers since Kansas City's WR Derrick Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 5 42 8.4 20 0
Alexander (9-139), TE Tony Gonzalez (9-134), and WR Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/0 2 16 8.0 9 0
Sylvester Morris (6-102) hit that trifecta in a 49-31 loss Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 3 15 5.0 14 0
at Oak. (11/5/00). The last time three Eagles receivers Dec 21 @ Was L 0/0 - IA/MCL -
recorded 100-yards-or-more in the same game was on Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
12/18/60, when Timmy Brown (5-128), Tommy Season 15/6 33 440 13.3 90T 3
McDonald (2-116), and Pete Retzlaff (5-110) did so in a Career 47/11 71 1046 14.7 90T 6
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 17 at Cin. 11/16/08, INTs 1 (twice) last vs. Cle. 12/15/08
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (QB Ken Dorsey), Sacks 1.0 (twice) last vs. StL 9/7/08 (QB Mark Bulger)
• Finished t-1st on the team in TFLs (9) and 2nd in tackles (151) MILESTONES: First NFL game at GB 9/9/07, First Start at NO 12/23/07, First sack
at NO 12/23/07 (QB Drew Brees), First INT at NO 12/23/07 (QB Drew Brees)
• Named to SI.com’s Peter King’s All-Pro team at middle
linebacker
• Intercepted QB Ken Dorsey in Browns territory in the 4th qtr.
of a win vs. Cle. (12/15). The INT led to an Eagles TD 86 –Reggie Brown– WR
• Tipped a Kurt Warner pass that fell into the hands of CB Originally a second round draft pick of the Eagles in 2005,
Joselio Hanson for an INT vs. Arz. (11/27). The turnover led Reggie Brown has been a sure-handed receiver over his four-
to an Eagles TD year career in the NFL. A former standout at Georgia, Brown (6-1,
• Broke his career high in tackles (16, set the week before vs. 197) has one of the highest 3rd-down conversion rates in the NFL
NYG 11/9) with 17 at Cin. (11/16) and added 2 TFLs since 2006.
• Recovered a fumble that led to an Eagles FG at Chi. (9/28)
• Recorded 13 tackles, 1 TFL and a sack of QB Marc Bulger vs. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
StL (9/7) • Hauled in a 22-yd. TD catch from QB Donovan McNabb in a
win at Sea. (11/2)
INJURY REPORT: 24 – Sheldon Brown– CB
• Was inactive vs. Atl. (10/26) and at SF (10/12) with a groin Known for his consistent play and highlight-reel hits, Sheldon
injury. Suffered a hamstring strain during the preseason vs. Brown has proven to be a tough, but durable cornerback, having
Car. (8/14) and missed the first two games of the regular never missed a football game since his career began in 6th
season vs. StL (9/7) and at Dal. (9/15) grade. A second round draft choice in 2002 from South Carolina,
Brown signed a six-year contract extension in 2004 that will
Top Receivers on 3rd Down since 2006 keep him in Philadelphia through 2012.
Player Rec. 1st 1st%
Chad Johnson (Cin.) 42 41 97.6 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Nate Washington (Pit.) 26 25 96.2 • Finished 2nd on the team with 20 KDs
Reggie Brown 24 23 95.8 • Intercepted QB Tony Romo in the 2nd qtr. of a win vs. Dal.
Devery Henderson (NO) 30 28 93.3 (12/28) and added 2 KDs. The turnover led to an Eagles
Santonio Holmes (Pit.) 57 53 93.0 touchdown
*min 20 recepts.
• Brought down QB Ryan Fitzpatrick for a sack in the 3rd qtr. at
Cin. (11/16)
Brown 2008 Game-By-Game o With 7 career sacks, ranks 1st among cornerbacks in
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD team history and 3rd among all Eagles DBs behind
Sep 7 StL W 0/0 - IA/HAMSTRING - safeties Brian Dawkins (21) and Wes Hopkins (12)
Sep 15 @ Dal L 0/0 - IA/HAMSTRING - • Played in his 100th NFL game at Chi. (9/28)
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 6 79 13.2 31 0
QUOTES:
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 4 84 21.0 40 0
Oct 12 @ SF W 0/0 - IA/GROIN -
• Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson on Brown’s leadership:
Oct 26 Atl W 0/0 - IA/GROIN - “Players have respect for him. He has played all positions—
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 1 22 22.0 22T 1 the nickel inside and both corners. He’s a veteran now, a
Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 1 7 7.0 7 0 smart football player. I’m sure they have a lot of respect for
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 1 0 0.0 0 0 him, no question about it. He’s still a quiet guy, but he’s a
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 soldier, no question about it.”
Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 7 @ NYG W 0/0 - - IA - -
Consecutive Games Played among Active CBs
Dec 15 Cle W 0/0 - - IA - -
Player Games
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/1 4 47 11.8 17 0
Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 1 13 13.0 13 0
Ronde Barber (TB) 176
Season 10/3 18 252 14.0 40 1 Sheldon Brown 112
Career 58/43 168 2419 14.4 60T 17 Ivan Taylor (Pit.) 75
Playoffs Brown ranks 1st in the NFL in consecutive games played to start
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD a career (112) among CBs
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 2 17 8.5 9 0
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Since 2002, Brown has recorded 14 career interceptions.
Jan 18 @ Arz
Of his 14 INTs, 11 have led to Eagles scoring drives, including
Season 2/0 2 17 8.5 9 0
Career 4/2 12 166 12.8 32 0
2 TD returns
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 16 at Pit. 11/7/04, INTs 2 at KC 10/2/05, Long 70T vs.
Was. 11/12/06 (QB Mark Brunell), Sacks 1.0 (7 times) last at Cin. 11/16/08
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Ten. 9/8/02, First INT vs. Dal. 9/22/02 (QB
Quincy Carter), First sack at SF 11/25/02 (QB Jeff Garcia), First start vs. Was.
10/5/03, 100th NFL game at Chi. 9/28/08
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Set career highs in receptions (26), yards (324) and
receiving touchdowns (2)
• Hauled in a 4-yd. TD from QB Donovan McNabb and
amassed 122 total yards from scrimmage on the day,
including a career-long 59-yard reception in a win vs. Dal.
(12/28)
• Rushed for a career-high 9.2 yards/carry, going 6-55
rushing in a win vs. Cle. (12/15)
• With 21 yds. vs. NYG (11/9), surpassed the 2,000-yd.
rushing plateau for his career, becoming the 18th player in
franchise history to do so
Buckhalter 2008 Game-By-Game How the Eagles Run Defense stacks up with Bunkley and
Rushing Receiving Patterson in the middle
Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD Seasons NFL Rank Yds/Game Avg.
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 2 5 2.5 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2007-2008 6 94.0 3.7
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 15 7.5 8 0 1999-2006 24 120.1 4.1
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 10 43 4.3 11 0 6 44 7.3 20T 1
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 16 66 4.1 25 1 2 24 12.0 19 0
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 2 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Bunkley 2008 Game-By-Game
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 18 93 5.2 28 1 7 85 12.1 25 0 Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 4 0 0.0 2 0 2 29 14.5 27 0 Sep 7 StL W 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 2 2 1.0 2 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 4 1 5 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 2 21 10.5 20 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 2 3 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 1 3 3.0 3 0 1 44 44.0 44 0 Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 5 2 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 2 16 8.0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Oct 5 Was L 1/1 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 27 Arz W 0/0 - - - IA/MCL - - - - - Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 @ NYG W 0/0 - - - IA/MCL - - - - - Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 15 Cle W 1/0 6 55 9.2 27 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 3 2 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 1 2 2.0 2 0 2 18 9.0 11 0 Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 8 3 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 10 63 6.3 33 0 3 59 19.7 59 1 Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 4 5 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Season 14/2 76 369 4.9 33 2 26 324 12.5 59 2 Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 2 3 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 74/16 476 2155 4.5 64T 18 85 930 10.9 59 4 Nov 27 Arz W 1/1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 2 2 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD Dec 21 @ Was L 1/1 4 2 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 2 27 13.5 27 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 2 5 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 5 7 1.4 6 0 3 19 6.3 19 0 Season 16/16 46 36 82 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
Jan 18 @ Arz Career 46/31 89 81 170 5.0 5 0 0 0 2 0 2
Season 2/0 5 34 6.8 27 0 3 19 6.3 19 0
Career 9/0 54 219 4.1 27 1 12 87 7.3 23 0 Playoffs
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 0 5 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 13 – 2001 (11), 2003 (2) Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 3 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FUMBLES/LOST 7/5 – 2001 (2/2), 2003 (3/2), 2006 (1/1), 2007 (1/0)
Jan 18 @ Arz
100-YD. RUSHING GAMES: 4 – 2001 (1), 2003 (2), 2007 (1) – last at NYG 9/30/07
KICKOFF RETURNS: 39-840-35lg Season 2/2 3 8 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 4/2 3 8 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER HIGHS: RUSHING – Att. 23 at Atl. 11/2/03, Yards 134 vs. Arz. 10/7/01,
Long 64T vs. Dal. 12/7/03, TDs 2 vs. NYJ 10/26/03; RECEIVING – Recepts. 7 at SF ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
10/12/08, Yards 85 at SF 10/12/08, Long 59 vs. Dal. 12/28/08, TDs 1 (four times) CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 11 vs. NYG 11/9/08, Sacks 2.0 vs. Det. 9/23/07 (QB Jon
last vs. Dal. 12/28/08; KICK RETURNS – No. 7 vs. Dal. 11/4/07, Yards 147 vs. Dal. Kitna)
11/4/07, Long 35 vs. Sea. 12/2/07; TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE – Touches MILESTONES: First NFL game at Hou. 9/10/06, First start at GB 9/9/07, First
25 (twice) last at SF 10/12/08, Yards 178 at SF 10/12/08 sack vs. Det. 9/23/07 (QB Jon Kitna)
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. StL. 9/9/01, First TD rushing vs. Dal. 9/30/01,
First start vs. Arz. 10/7/01, First 100-yd. game vs. Arz. 10/7/01, First TD
Receiving at Was. 12/27/03 (QB Donovan McNabb), 2,000th rushing yd. on a 20-
yd. run vs. NYG 11/9/08 87 – Brent Celek – TE
A fifth round draft choice in 2007, Brent Celek (pronounced
SELL-ick) developed into a strong receiving option in his second
97 – Brodrick Bunkley – DT season. After a solid rookie campaign in which he made the
The Eagles first round draft choice in 2006, and 14th selection most of some late-season opportunities, Celek improved to post
overall, Brodrick Bunkley is a strong and imposing presence at 318 yards and a touchdown in 2008.
the defensive tackle position. Bunkley has averaged nearly 80
tackles in his first two seasons as a starter and is a big reason SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
why the Eagles run defense improved to 6th in the NFL over that • Caught his first-career playoff TD (QB Donovan McNabb) in
span (from 26th in 2006), holding their opponents to an average the 4th qtr. of a win (NFC-D) at NYG (1/11)
of just 94.0 rushing yards per game. • Led the team with 6 recepts. and had 56 yds. in a playoff
win (NFC-WC) at Min. (1/4)
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: • Hauled in a TD from QB Donovan McNabb in the 2nd qtr. of a
• Set a career high with 82 tackles win vs. Dal. (12/28)
• Recorded a sack (QB Ryan Fitzpatrick), 9 tackles and 1 KD at • Had a career day in a win at Sea. (11/2), catching 6 passes
Cin. (11/16) for 131 yds. and a 44-yd. long, all career highs
• Set a career high with 11 tackles vs. NYG (11/9) o Celek’s 131-yd. performance was the best by an Eagles
• Registered a sack of QB Ben Roethlisberger vs. Pit. (9/21) tight end in the regular season since 11/28/65, when
and also recovered a fumble in the 2nd qtr. that led to to an Pete Retzlaff gained 148 yds. at St. Louis
Eagles FG
BIRDSEED: 91 – Chris Clemons – DE
• Married his girlfriend of over five years, Susie Johnsen, on Dubbed by CBS Sportsline's Clark Judge as "one of the best
October 6th in Philadelphia. Eagles LB Stewart Bradley was under-the-radar gets" in free agency, Chris Clemons joined the
the best man at the ceremony Eagles after signing a five-year contract on 3/1/08. A speedy
defensive end with a penchant for getting to the passer,
QUOTES: Clemons tied for the team lead and posted a career-high eight
• Offensive Coordinator Marty Mornhinweg on Celek: “I think sacks for the Oakland Raiders in 2007, despite being on the field
highly of Brent. I think he’s going to be a heck of a player. for just 37% of the team's defensive plays. Originally an
He already is a fine player… I thought he was playing pretty undrafted free agent signing of Washington in 2003, Clemons
well last year, and then he’s gotten better both in the pass finished the 2008 season strong with four sacks in the team’s
and run game, and he’ll continue to get better for some time final nine games.
here in the future.”
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Celek 2008 Game-By-Game • Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs.
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD Dal. (12/28) when he recovered a fumble forced by Brian
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 2 15 7.5 9 0 Dawkins and raced 73 yds. for the decisive score in the
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 1 19 19.0 19 0 playoff-clinching win, while also tying a career-high 2.0
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 sacks (QB Tony Romo) and a FF
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 3 21 7.0 9 0 o His 73-yd. fumble return was the first TD of his career
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
and was the first of two fumble returns for TDs in the 3rd
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
qtr. (CB Joselio Hanson, 96 yards)
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 2 28 14.0 20 0
o The returns were the first time in NFL history that a
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 6 131 21.8 44 0
Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
team had two fumble return TDs of 70-or-more yards in
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 3 25 8.3 11 0 the same quarter
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 3 26 8.7 10 0 o The Eagles were the last team in the NFL to have two
Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 1 6 6.0 6 0 fumble returns for TDs in the same game, (9/25/38 vs.
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 NYG- Joe Carter, 92 yards and Bob Pylman, 88 yards)
Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 2 9 4.5 8 0 • Sacked QB Ryan Fitzpatrick on a 3rd-and-short situation in
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 1 8 8.0 8 0 the 4th qtr. at Cin. (11/16), forcing the Bengals to punt
Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 3 30 10.0 20 1 • Recorded a sack of QB Seneca Wallace in a win at Sea.
Season 16/7 27 318 11.8 44 1
(11/2)
Career 32/11 43 496 11.5 44 2
• Recovered a fumble in the 4th qtr. off J.T. O’Sullivan in a win
Playoffs at SF (10/12). The turnover led to an Akers FG that put the
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD
Eagles up 7 with 1:10 left to play
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 6 56 9.3 19 0
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 3 12 4.0 6 1
Jan 18 @ Arz
Season 2/2 9 68 7.6 19 1
Career 2/2 9 68 7.6 19 1
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/1 5 3 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 1 1 2 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season 16/16 59 39 98 9.0 23 0 0 0 1 3 0 Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Career 63/53 210 130 340 34.5 31 1 19 19T 5 9 2 Jan 18 @ Arz
Season 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Playoffs Career 4/2 7 6 13 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 3 4 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 68 – 2005 (8), 2006 (26), 2007 (2), 2008 (32)
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 PLAYOFF SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 3 – 2008 (3)
Jan 18 @ Arz
Season 2/2 8 8 16 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 14 (twice) last at Was 12/10/06, Sacks 1.0 vs. Atl.
Career 4/4 18 10 28 0.5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12/31/06 (QB Michael Vick), INTs 1 (twice) last vs. Det. 9/23/07 (QB Jon Kitna)
MILESTONES: First NFL game at KC 10/2/05, First start at TB 10/22/06, First sack
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS 0.5 vs. Ten. 11/19/06 (QB Vince Young), First INT vs. Atl. 12/31/06 (QB Matt
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 7 – 2005 (6), 2006 (1) Schaub)
TOUCHDOWNS: 1 – 19-yard INT return at NYG 12/7/06 (QB Eli Manning)
BLOCKED FGs: 1 – In the 2nd qtr. at NYG 12/7/08 (K John Carney)
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 13 at Min. 10/28/07, Sacks 3.5 vs. Det. 9/23/07 (QB Jon
Kitna), INTs 1 at NYG 12/17/06 (QB Eli Manning)
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Atl. 9/12/05, First sack at Was. 11/6/05 (QB Mark
Brunell), First Start at NYG 11/20/05, First INT at NYG 12/17/06 (QB Eli Manning),
First TD 19-yard interception return at NYG 12/17/06, First blocked FG in the 2nd
qtr. at NYG 12/7/08 (K John Carney)
80 –Kevin Curtis – WR Curtis 2008 Game-By-Game
Speedy and sure-handed, Kevin Curtis made an immediate Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD
impact in his first year in Philadelphia in 2007. After signing a Sep 7 StL W 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
six-year contract with the club in the 2006 offseason, Curtis Sep 15 @ Dal L 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
went on to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark (1,110) for the first time Sep 21 Pit W 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
Sep 28 @ Chi L 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
in his career, while also setting career highs in receptions (77)
Oct 5 Was L 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
and touchdowns (8). In fact, Curtis became just the second
Oct 12 @ SF W 0/0 - - IA/HERNIA - -
Eagles wide receiver to tally over 1,000 yards in a single season
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 3 45 15.0 25 0
since head coach Andy Reid took over in 1999. He also became Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 6 83 13.8 26 0
just the fourth wideout in franchise history to record 75-or-more Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 3 25 8.3 17 1
receptions in a season. Originally a third round draft choice of Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 7 64 9.1 14 0
St. Louis in 2003, Curtis missed time in 2008 with an injury Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 2 12 6.0 8 0
suffered in the preseason, but still amassed 33 catches for 390 Nov 27 Arz W 1/1 5 59 11.8 25 0
yards and two touchdowns. Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 2 42 21.0 32 0
Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 4 45 11.3 16 1
Dec 21 @ Was L 0/0 - - IA/CALF - -
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 1 15 15.0 15 0
• Snagged a 14-yd. TD from QB Donovan McNabb on the
Season 9/8 33 390 11.8 32 2
opening drive vs. Cle. (12/15) Career 77/35 246 3214 13.1 83T 20
• Made a sliding catch for a TD on a 2-yd. pass from QB
Donovan McNabb vs. NYG (11/9) Playoffs
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD
QUOTES: Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 4 49 12.3 15 0
• Offensive Coordinator Marty Mornhinweg on what Curtis Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 4 40 10.0 15 0
brings to the lineup: “He’s a heck of a player…I think he’s a Jan 18 @ Arz
Season 2/2 8 89 11.1 15 0
little bit underrated there. He’s productive. He’s consistent.
Career 4/4 19 324 17.1 57T 1
You can count on him every play. He’s smart. He does the
right thing almost every time. Then, he’s got a little bit of a ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
dynamic in him that creates some explosiveness with the FUMBLES/LOST: 4/3 – 2004 (1/1), 2005 (2/1), 2006 (1/1)
offense.” FUMBLE RECOVERIES FOR TD: 2 – 1 at NO 12/23/07; 1 vs. Buf.
12/30/07
RUSHING: 8-33-15lg-1TD – 2004 (3-24-15lg), 2005 (2-5-5Tlg-1TD), 2006
INJURY REPORT: (4-4-7lg)
• Rendered inactive at Was. (12/21) with a calf strain suffered KICKOFF RETURNS: 2006 (9-188-28lg)
100-YD RECEIVING GAMES: 4 – 2005 (1), 2007 (3) – last 111 yds. vs.
vs. Cle. (12/15). Suffered a concussion in the 2nd qtr. at NYG Sea. 12/2/07
(12/7) and did not return. Had surgery on 8/21 to repair a 200-YD RECEIVING GAMES: 1 – 2007 (1) – 221 yds. vs. Det. 9/23/07
sports hernia and was rendered inactive for the first 6 POSTSEASON 100-YD RECEIVING GAMES: 2 – 2004 (2) – last 128 yds.
at Atl. 1/15/05
games of the season
CAREER HIGHS: Recepts. 11 vs. Det. 9/23/07, Yds. 221 vs. Det.
9/23/07, Long 83T vs. Jax. 10/30/05 (QB Jamie Martin), TDs 3 vs. Det.
9/23/07
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. GB 10/19/03, First recept. at SF
11/2/03, First start vs. Bal. 11/9/03, First TD at Sea. 10/10/04 (41T
from QB Marc Bulger), First rushing TD vs. NO 10/23/05, First 100-yd
receiving game at Sea. 1/8/05 (NFC-WC), vs. Jax. 10/30/05, First 200-
yd receiving game vs. Det. 9/23/07
50 – Tank Daniels – LB 20 – Brian Dawkins – FS
Now in his second stint in Philadelphia, Tank Daniels was To understand this seven-time Pro Bowl safety, just
claimed off waivers from the New York Giants on 8/31/08, a day take a look on the top shelf of his locker. There you
after being released as part of the team’s final roster cutdown. will find multiple figurines of his favorite comic
After spending the majority of the 2007 season on the Giants book hero, Wolverine, some of which have been
practice squad, Daniels was promoted to their active roster on provided by his fans. Wolverine is the low-key
11/23/07 and went on to play in eight games (four regular leader of the X-Men, a comic book action series, an animated
season, four playoffs) during their Super Bowl Championship cartoon and the main character in three full-length feature films.
run. Originally a rookie free agent signing of the Eagles in 2006, Wolverine is known for his animal-keen senses that allow him to
Daniels was promoted to the active roster on 11/21/06 after track his adversaries with great ease, very much like Brian
spending the first 11 games on the team’s practice squad, and Dawkins, the longest tenured athlete in Philadelphia, hunts
went on to notch nine special teams tackles in just six games. A down opposing ball carriers and receivers. The Eagles 2nd round
native of Clarendon, AR, Daniels became the first player from draft choice in 1996 landed a starting role in the second game of
Division II Harding University to play in the NFL. his rookie season and has since gone on to become the
franchise’s all-time leader in games played and tied for the
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: franchise-lead in interceptions, while averaging nearly 100
• Had a team-high 4 special teams tackles vs. Atl. (10/26) tackles per year, countless train-wreck hits and garnering seven
Pro Bowl selections, including a trip to Hawaii in 2009.
QUOTES:
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Special Teams Coordinator Rory Segrest on having Daniels
• Is the franchise’s all-time leader in games played (183) and
back on the team: “We’re excited about having Tank here.
is tied for the all-time lead in INTs (34)
He’s a guy that’s got some experience under his belt now.
• Was selected to the 2009 NFC Pro Bowl team
He understands how to play the game on special teams and
• Led the team in FFs (6), tied for the team lead in TFLs (9),
he takes a lot of pride in his work there.”
and finished 3rd in tackles (142) and KDs (14)
• Stripped QB Tarvaris Jackson for his his 2nd-career
Daniels 2008 Game-By-Game postseason sack and 3rd FF, while adding 9 tkls. and 2 KDs
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR in a playoff win (NFC-WC) at Min. (1/4)
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Was named the NFC Defensive Player of the month of
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
December, in which he recorded 36 tkls., 2 FFs, a sack, and
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 QB hurries leading the team to a 3-1 record and a league-
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
low 40 points surrendered
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
o His second-career Player of the Month Award
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (December 2006), he is tied with DEs William Fuller
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (Dec. 1995 and Dec. 1996) and Hugh Douglas (Oct. 1998
Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 and Sep. 2000) for the most in franchise history
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Forced two fumbles on consecutive drives in a playoff-
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 clinching win vs. Dal. (12/28), and added 9 tkls., a sack and
Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a KD. Both fumbles were returned by the Eagles for TDs
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(Chris Clemons, 73 yards and Joselio Hanson, 96 yards)
Dec 15 Cle W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Played in his 181st-career game as an Eagle vs. Cle. (12/15),
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
passing former WR Harold Carmichael for the most regular
Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season 16/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
season games played in team history
Career 26/0 3 2 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Recorded 10 tackles, 2 TFLs, 3 QB hurries and a KD in a win
vs. Cle. (12/15)
Playoffs • Intercepted QB Kurt Warner to tie Eric Allen and Bill Bradley
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR for the franchise record with his 34th-career INT vs. Arz.
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (11/27). Also notched a FF, 7 tkls, and 3 KDs in the win. It
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 was the 6th time in his career that he recorded a FF and INT
Jan 18 @ Arz in the same game
Season 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o The Eagles have won 17 of the last 20 games in which
Career 8/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
he records an INT
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS • Recorded 15 tackles, a FF and a TFL vs. NYG (11/9)
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 28 – 2006 (9), 2007 (1), 2008 (18) • Registered 12 tackles, 1.0 sack (QB Jason Campbell), 1 hurry
POSTSEASON SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 8 – 2007 (3), 2008 (5) and 1 KD vs. Was. (10/5)
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 5 vs. Atl. 12/31/06
o The sack was the 20th of his career, making him the 5th
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Ind. 11/26/07 DB in NFL history to reach that mark
• Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs.
Pit. (9/21). Recorded a sack (QB Ben Roethlisberger), FF and
FR on the same play in the 4th qtr. The turnover led to an
Eagles FG to put the team up by 9 with 2:26 remaining
• Forced a fumble of QB Tony Romo at Dal. (9/15) in the end NFL Playoff Games Started among active players
zone that was recovered by LB Chris Gocong for a TD in the 22 Brett Favre (NYJ)
2nd qtr. 20 Jon Runyan
17 Brian Dawkins
BIRDSEED: Tedy Bruschi (NE)
• Gave two of his game tickets every week in 2008 to a Mike Vrabel (NE)
different local high school football player. The students Tom Brady (NE)
were nominated by their coaches for their achievements Dawkins ranks 1st all-time in franchise history
both on the football field and in the classroom, and the
winners were selected by Dawkins himself Disruptive Plays Since 1996
Player Total INTs FFs
QUOTES: S Brian Dawkins 66 34 32
• HC Andy Reid on Dawkins’ love of the game: “He’s so strong S Darren Sharper (Min.) 63 54 9
mentally. He’s as tough as you can imagine. I’ve got a lot of CB Dre’ Bly (Den.) 58 40 18
guys that love to play the game, but I would say that there’s CB Ty Law (NYJ) 56 49 7
nobody that loved to play as much as him. He loves every S Sammy Knight (NYG) 55 42 13
part of the game. You can tell by the way he comes out of *According to Stats, Inc.
that tunnel that when it’s time to go, it’s time to go. You
have to love that from a coaching standpoint and I know his Dawkins is one of only four players in NFL history (3 active) to
fellow players respect him for that.” record at least 30 INTs and at least 20 sacks
• HC Andy Reid on Dawkins’ career: “He’s going to go down
as one of the all-time greats to play his position. We’re Player Years INTS Sacks
talking about a guy that should be in the Hall of Fame, when S Leroy Butler 1990-2001 38 20.5
it’s all said and done…Brian’s one of the guys that you don’t CB Ronde Barber (TB) 1997-2008 37 23.0
see a lot of. You saw it with Ronnie Lott and Brian that if you S Rodney Harrison (NE) 1994-2008 34 30.5
needed him to play corner, he could go over and play corner S Brian Dawkins 1996-2008 34 21.0
for you. There aren’t a lot of guys that are that versatile out
there.” Most Career Sacks by Defensive Backs, All-Time:
• S Quintin Mikell on Dawkins’ presence: "Him being back 30.5 Rodney Harrison (NE)
there makes a big difference. You're talking about the 25.0 Carnell Lake
cornerstone of the defense and of this team. When you 23.0 Ronde Barber (TB)
think of the Eagles D, you think of Dawk. When we're 21.0 Brian Dawkins
watching film, I just sit there and look at some of the things 20.5 LeRoy Butler
he does, and I'm like, 'Wow.' He's just amazing. Especially
when I first came here, I'd be sitting in meetings and just
Most Career Interceptions with Current Team:
watching everything that he did. Even to this day I'm
43 Ed Reed (Bal.)
amazed by the stuff he can do. I don't want to think about
37 Ronde Barber (TB)
when he's not here. I look at him as a father figure, as a guy
34 Brian Dawkins
I look up to."
28 Ray Lewis (Bal.)
• CB Asante Samuel on playing with Dawkins: “He’s an
25 Derrick Brooks (TB)
animal. He’s a hell of a player and I love playing with him.
He plays with a lot of emotions and a lot of heart and he just
wants to win.” Where Dawkins ranks:
• Dawkins on passing Harold Carmichael for most games Eagles all-time interceptions:
played in team history: “It means a whole lot, it really does. 34 Brian Dawkins (1996-pres.)
I made this statement to you guys, but to know that I played 34 Eric Allen (1988-94)
the most games for this organization since it’s been 34 Bill Bradley (1969-76)
founded, it’s mind boggling to me to know that I surpassed
Harold [Carmichael] who, like I said, is a guy that I respect Eagles all-time interception yardage:
tremendously and we both came from the same high 536 Bill Bradley (34, 1969-76)
school. It even makes that honor a lot bigger.” 515 Brian Dawkins (34, 1996-pres.)
482 Eric Allen (34, 1988-94)
Playoff INTs among active players 460 Lito Sheppard (18, 2002-pres.)
Player INTs
1. Asante Samuel 7 Eagles All-Time Games Played:
Rodney Harrison (NE) 7 183 Brian Dawkins (1996-pres.)
3. Ty Law (NYJ) 6 180 Harold Carmichael (1971-83)
4. Ricky Manning Jr. (StL) 5 169 Chuck Bednarik (1949-62)
Ed Reed (Bal.) 5
6. Brian Dawkins 4
Duane Starks (Oak.) 4
Longest Current Tenured Athletes in Philadelphia 39 – Quintin Demps – S
Name A fourth round draft choice out of UTEP in 2008, Demps made an
1. Brian Dawkins (1996-pres.) impact in his rookie campaign on special teams, posting the
2. Tra Thomas (1998-pres.) second-highest kickoff return yardage in a single season in team
3. David Akers (1999-pres.) history and finishing second in special teams production points.
4. Donovan McNabb (1999-pres.) One of the top playmaking defensive backs in college football,
his 17 career interceptions were the most among all players in
Dawkins 2008 Game-By-Game the 2008 draft class and rank 2nd in both Conference USA and
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR school history.
Sep 7 StL W 1/1 2 3 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 4 2 6 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 8 2 10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 • Finished 2nd on the team in special teams production points
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 5 2 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (338) and t-3rd in special teams tackles (19)
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 10 2 12 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
• His 1,314 kickoff return yards were the 2nd-highest single-
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 8 3 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
season total in team history
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 6 6 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
• Made his first NFL start in a playoff win (NFC-WC) at Min.
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 3 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 11 4 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
(1/4)
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 6 3 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Forced a fumble on special teams that was recovered by LB
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 4 2 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Omar Gaither with 5 seconds remaining in the first half vs.
Nov 27 Arz W 1/1 5 2 7 0.0 0 1 25 25 3 1 0 Dal. (12/28). The turnover led to an Akers FG
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 5 2 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Brought down QB Ken Dorsey for his first-career sack in the
Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 7 3 10 0.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4th qtr. of a win vs. Cle. (12/15)
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/1 6 4 10 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 • Recorded 4 tackles and 1 KD in his first significant action on
Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 6 3 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
defense in a win vs. Arz. (11/27)
Season 16/16 96 46 142 3.0 6 1 25 25 14 6 1
• Scored his first-career TD on a 100-yd. kickoff return in the
Career 183/182 851 443 1294 21.0 93 34 515 67T 138 38 14
2nd qtr. at Bal. (11/23)
Playoffs o His 100-yd. return was the longest kickoff return by an
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR Eagles rookie in team history (t-4th overall). The last
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 6 3 9 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 time the Eagles scored on a kickoff return was on
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 9 3 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11/4/01 at Arz., when Brian Mitchell scored on a 94
Jan 18 @ Arz yarder
Season 2/2 15 6 21 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 o His 44.3 KO return avg. was the third highest single-
Career 17/17 71 17 88 2.0 0 4 75 35 11 3 0 game total in Eagles history (min. 3 atts.)
• Averaged 27.5 yds./kickoff return, gaining 220 yds. on 8
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 35 – 1996 (18), 1997 (12), 1998 (3), 2000 (2) atts. (both career highs) vs. NYG (11/9)
RECEIVING: 1-57-1TD vs. Hou. 9/29/02 • Registered a 63-yd. kickoff return in a win at SF (10/12) that
TOUCHDOWNS: 4 – vs. NYG 12/7/97 (64-yd INT return - QB Danny Kanell), at Mia. set up an Eagles TD
10/24/99 (67-yd. INT return - QB Damon Huard), vs. SD 12/9/01 (49-yd. fumble
return), vs. Hou. 9/29/02 (57-yd. reception from Brian Mitchell on a fake punt)
QUOTES:
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 16 (twice) last at NYG 12/17/06, INTs 2 at Was. 12/16/01, • S Brian Dawkins on any young players he’s been impressed
Long 67 yds. for a TD at Mia. 10/24/99 (QB Damon Huard), Sacks 2.0 vs. Arz.
11/19/00
by: “I guess I might be a little biased because he’s a safety,
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Was. 9/1/96, First start at GB 9/9/96, First INT but I’ve liked what I’ve seen Demps do. I think he’s a
at Atl. 9/22/96 (QB Bobby Hebert), First sack vs. Dal. 9/30/96 (QB Troy Aikman), playmaker back there in the secondary…He’s always trying
100th game at Sea. 12/8/02, 150th game vs. Was. 11/12/06, Tied the team record
to make a play on the ball. I think he’s a guy that has
for most INTs with 1 vs. Arz. 11/27/08 (QB Kurt Warner), Passed Harold
Carmichael for most games played in team history with 181 vs. Cle. 12/15/08 impressed me with his athleticism also.”
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Demps and DeSean Jackson as
returners: “I think they are both explosive players. They are
different in their game but they are both explosive, young
and have a lot of energy…They have some personality. They
love to play and they bring great energy to the football
team. Our veteran players love watching them.''
CAREER HIGHES: Tackles 5 at NYG 1/11/09 (NFC-D) and 4 vs. Arz. 11/27/08, Sacks CAREER HIGHS: KICK RETURNS – Atts. 8 vs. NYG 11/9/08, Yards 220 vs. NYG
1.0 vs. Cle. 12/15/08 11/9/08, Long 100T at Bal. 11/23/08, Avg. 44.3 on 4 returns at Bal. 11/23/08
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. StL 9/7/08, First sack vs. Cle. 12/15/08 (QB Ken MILESTONES: First kickoff return 15 yds. in the 4th qtr. vs. StL 9/7/08, First
Dorsey), First start at Min. 1/4/09 (NFC-WC) return TD 100 yds. in the 2nd qtr. at Bal. 11/23/08
46 – Jon Dorenbos – LS
After battling a tremendous amount of personal adversity early
in life, Jon Dorenbos has worked hard and stayed focused
enough to carve out a six-year career as a NFL long snapper.
Originally signed by Philadelphia in the latter half of the 2006
season, Dorenbos has played in every game for the Eagles since
then (including postseason) and inked a five-year contract
extension on 12/29/07, which will keep him in Philadelphia
through 2012. Dorenbos, who endured the murder of his mother
by his father at a young age, took up magic to help ease his
mind throughout the tough times. Dorenbos, in fact, has become
so good at his craft that he's been hired for shows in Hollywood
and Las Vegas.
BIRDSEED:
• Named the team's Ed Block Courage Award recipient of
2008. The award honors those National Football League
players who exemplify commitment to the principles of
sportsmanship and courage and is given by a vote of the
team for effort as well as individual performance
Dorenbos’ career games played: Eckel 2008 Game-By-Game
2008 GP/GS/IA/DNP: 16/0/0/0 Rushing Receiving
Career GP/GS: 76/0 Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD
Playoff GP/GS: 4/0 Oct 26 Atl W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - -
Nov 2 @ Sea W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - -
Special teams tackles: 13 – 2006 (2), 2007 (6), 2008 (5) Nov 9 NYG L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - -
INJURY REPORT:
Playoffs
• Was placed on the Injured Reserve list on 8/30 with an
Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD
ankle injury
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 18 @ Arz
32 – Kyle Eckel – FB Season 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
A local product from nearby Haverford, PA, Kyle Eckel signed Career 4/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
with the Eagles on 10/21/08 and added depth to the Eagles’
backfield. The 26-year-old Eckel played in 12 games for New ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 13 – 2007 (12), 2008 (1)
England in 2007, recording 90 yards and two touchdowns PLAYOFF SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 3 – 2008 (3)
rushing for a team that went undefeated in the regular season.
Originally an undrafted free agent signee of the Patriots in 2005 CAREER HIGHS: RUSHING – Att. 10 at Buf. 11/18/07, Yards 40 at Buf. 11/18/07,
Long 14 (twice) last vs. Arz. 11/27/08, TDs 1 (twice) last at Buf. 11/18/07;
from the U.S. Naval Academy, Eckel spent time with the Miami
RECEIVING – Recepts. 1 at Buf. 11/18/07, Yards 6 at Buf. 11/18/07, Long 6 at Buf.
Dolphins (2005-06) before re-signing with the Patriots in 2007. 11/18/07
MILESTONES: First NFL game and rush att. at Cin. 10/1/07, First TD 1-yd. rush at
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Dal. 10/14/07, First recept. 6-yd. pass (QB Matt Cassel) at Buf. 11/18/07
extension on 2/25/07. Feeley started the final five games of the Sep 21 Pit W - - 3rd QB - -
Sep 28 @ Chi L - - 3rd QB - -
2002 season when Donovan McNabb and Koy Detmer were both
Oct 5 Was L - - 3rd QB - -
sidelined by injury, and went 4-1 in that span, helping the Eagles
Oct 12 @ SF W - - 3rd QB - -
secure home-field advantage for the playoffs. He was then
Oct 26 Atl W - - 3rd QB - -
traded to Miami in 2004 for a second round draft choice that was Nov 2 @ Sea W - - 3rd QB - -
used to select WR Reggie Brown, and later to San Diego during Nov 9 NYG L - - 3rd QB - -
the 2005 season. As an Eagle, Feeley has completed 58.6% of Nov 16 @ Cin T - - 3rd QB - -
his passes for 2,177 yards and 16 touchdowns. Nov 23 @ Bal L - - 3rd QB - -
Nov 27 Arz W - - 3rd QB - -
Dec 7 @ NYG W - - 3rd QB - -
Feeley 2008 Passing Game-By-Game
Dec 15 Cle W - - 3rd QB - -
Sk/Yds
Date Opp P/S Att Cm. Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Rat Dec 21 @ Was L - - 3rd QB - -
Lost
Dec 28 Dal W - - 3rd QB - -
Sep 7 StL 0/0 - - - - 3rd QB - - - - -
Season 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal 0/0 - - - - 3rd QB - - - - -
Career 34 45 1.3 7T 1
Sep 21 Pit 0/0 - - - - 3rd QB - - - - -
Sep 28 @ Chi 0/0 - - - - 3rd QB - - - - -
Playoffs
Oct 5 Was 0/0 - - - - 3rd QB - - - - -
Oct 12 @ SF 0/0 - - - - 3rd QB - - - - - Date Opp. W/L Att Yds Avg LG TD
Playoffs
96 – Omar Gaither – LB
A fifth-round draft pick of the Eagles in 2006, the versatile
Sk/Yds
Date Opp P/S Att Cm. Pct Yds Yds/Att TD Int Lg Rat Gaither is capable of playing any position in the linebacker
Lost
Jan 4 @ Min 0/0 - - - - 3rd QB - - - - - corps. A vocal and instinctive playmaker, Gaither tallied team
Jan 11 @ NYG 0/0 - - - - 3rd QB - - - - - highs in tackles (170) and hurries (14), while also ranking 2nd in
Jan 18 @ Arz knockdowns (14) in 2007.
Season 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0
Career 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0/0 0.0
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS • Recovered a fumble on special teams at the Dal. 31-yd. line,
FUMBLES/LOST: 10/6 – 2004 (7/4), 2005 (1/1), 2006 (1/1), 2007 (1/0) which led to a FG to close out the first half vs. Dal. (12/28)
300-yd. Passing Games: 3 – 2004 (1), 2006 (1), 2007 (1) – last 345 yds. at NE • Brought down QB Seneca Wallace for a sack in the 4th qtr. of
11/25/07
a win at Sea. (11/2) while adding 10 tackles and 2 TFLs
CAREER HIGHS: PASSING – Atts. 51 vs. Buf. 12/5/04, Comps. 27 at NE 11/25/07, • Registered 7 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 hurries, 2 KDs and a FR at
Yds. 345 at NE 11/25/07, Long 89T to WR Hank Baskett vs. Atl. 12/31/06, Comp. Chi. (9/28)
Pct. (min 10 att.) 71.4% at TB 1/6/02, TDs 3 (three times) last at NE 11/25/07
MILESTONES: First NFL game, completion and TD at TB 1/6/02, First start vs.
• Recorded a career-high 1.5 sacks (QB Ben Roethlisberger) in
StL. 12/1/02, First 300-yd. passing game 303 yards vs. Buf. 12/5/04 a win vs. Pit. (9/21)
QUOTES:
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Gaither’s outgoing leadership:
“Omar’s been that way since he was a rookie. Omar has an
extreme amount of confidence and is able to project that to
that defense. I think they feed off of, not only his
knowledge, but also his confidence and that upbeat spirit
that he has…All the guys know that he’s sharp. He’s in tune
with things and they all have a lot of confidence in him. So,
when he speaks, people listen.”
Gaither 2008 Game-By-Game 57 – Chris Gocong – LB
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR A unique talent on defense with good pass-rush ability, Chris
Sep 7 StL W 1/1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gocong is a versatile player, starting at SAM linebacker in 2008
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 while also contributing on special teams. After spending his
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 4 3 7 1.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 rookie campaign on the Injured Reserve list, Gocong played in
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 6 1 7 0.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1
all 16 games in 2007 and amassed 92 tackles and one sack.
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 5 3 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gocong really began to show his playmaking ability in the
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 6 4 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
second half of the season when defensive coordinator Jim
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 6 4 10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson began using him at both linebacker and defensive end.
Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Said teammate Sheldon Brown of Gocong's progression: "Chris
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 6 1 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gocong was definitely a nice surprise for us. He made such a
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 leap. If you had asked me about him in the beginning of the
Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 year, I would have told you the coaches were crazy for putting
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 him out there. But, now I think he's going to be a Pro Bowler." A
Dec 15 Cle W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 third round draft choice in 2006, Gocong was one of college
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 football's most prolific sack artists (42 sacks in 41 games)
Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
during his career at Division I-AA Cal Poly.
Season 16/10 40 23 63 2.5 2 0 0 0 6 0 1
Career 48/31 182 109 291 3.5 19 2 65 49 21 1 1
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Playoffs • Finished t-3rd on the team in special teams tackles (19)
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR • Tied a career high with 9 tkls. and registered 2 TFLs in a
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 playoff win (NFC-WC) at Min. (1/4)
Jan 11 @ NYG 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Landed a vicious hit on Giants RB Brandon Jacobs, jamming
Jan 18 @ Arz the ball loose for the 1st FF of his career vs. NYG (11/9). The
Season 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ball was recovered by the Eagles and led to a TD
Career 4/2 10 2 12 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 • Recorded a sack (QB Matt Ryan) and TFL vs. Atl. (10/26)
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS • Sacked QB Kyle Orton at Chi. (9/28)
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 39 – 2006 (30), 2007 (2), 2008 (7) • Recovered a fumble by QB Tony Romo in the end zone at
PLAYOFF SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 3 – 2006 (1), 2008 (2) Dal. (9/15) for his 1st-career TD
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 16 vs. Chi. 10/21/07, Sacks 1.5 vs. Pit. 9/21/08 (QB Ben
Roethlisberger), INTs 1 (twice) last at NYG 9/30/07 (QB Eli Manning), Long 49-yds
at NYG 9/30/07
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Hou. 9/10/06, First start vs. Car. 12/4/06, First
INT at Was. 12/10/06 (QB Jason Campbell), First sack at NYG 12/17/06 (QB Eli
Manning)
63 – Mike Gibson – G
A sixth-round draft choice of the Eagles in 2008 out of Cal,
Gibson was placed on the Injured Reserve list on 8/30 with a
shoulder injury.
INJURY REPORT:
• Was placed on the Injured Reserve list on 8/30 with a
shoulder injury
Gocong 2008 Game-By-Game • Started in place of an injured Asante Samuel and recorded
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
his first-career INT off of QB Kurt Warner in a win vs. Arz.
Sep 7 StL W 1/1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (11/27). The turnover led to an Eagles TD
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 0 4 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 • Brought down QB Ryan Fitzpatrick for a sack in the 1st qtr. at
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cin. (11/16)
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 3 2 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 QUOTES:
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Head coach Andy Reid on Hanson’s style of play: “He's
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 4 1 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
tough, he's quick, and he's very detailed at what he does.
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 5 0 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
He's not the biggest guy in the world, but he plays that way.
Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 3 4 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
He plays big and he plays tough.”
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 4 1 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 • Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson on Hanson’s
Nov 27 Arz W 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 development: “He just has a good feel for the game. You tell
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 him to do something once, and he'll do it well and you don't
Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 3 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 have to say anything about it again…You can see he's
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 1 5 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 around the ball - he's got a real nose for the football and a
Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 feel for the defense, and he's physical. He plays hard, and
Season 16/12 36 25 61 2.0 3 0 0 0 4 1 1
he plays tough.”
Career 32/24 85 68 153 3.0 7 0 0 0 6 1 1
football, Joselio Hanson provided valuable depth as a reserve Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
cornerback over the past three seasons in Philadelphia. Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Originally a rookie free agent signing by San Francisco in 2003,
Jan 18 @ Arz
Hanson has appeared in 61 games in his four-year career.
Season 2/0 3 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 4/0 3 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Recovered a fumble forced by Brian Dawkins and raced 96 ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 30 – 2006 (12), 2007 (11), 2008 (7)
yards for a TD in a playoff-clinching win vs. Dal. (12/28)
PLAYOFF SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 3 – 2006 (2), 2008 (1)
o His 96-yd. fumble return for a TD tied for the second PUNT RETURNS: 1-0-0lg – 2008 (1-0-0lg)
longest fumble return in Eagles history with Joe TOUCHDOWNS: 1 – 96-yd. fumble return vs. Dal. 12/28/08
Lavendar in 1974 and behind Mike Patterson’s 98-yd.
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 8 at NE 11/25/07, Sacks 1.0 (3 times) last at Cin. 11/16/08
return in 2006
(QB Ryan Fitzpatrick), INTs 1 vs. Arz. 11/27/08 (QB Kurt Warner)
o The touchdown was the first of his career and was the MILESTONES: First NFL game at NO 9/19/04, First start vs. Car. 11/14/04, First
second of two fumble returns for TDs in the 3rd qtr. sack vs. Buf. 12/26/04 (QB Drew Bledsoe), First INT vs. Arz. 11/27/08 (QB Kurt
(Chris Clemons, 73 yards) Warner), First TD 96-yd. fumble return vs. Dal. 12/28/08
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Led the team with 10.0 sacks and finished 2nd with 13
hurries
o Hit double-digits in sacks for the third time in his
career and the first since 2004
• Sacked QB Tony Romo in the 4th qtr. of a win vs. Dal. (12/28)
• Recorded a sack (QB Jason Campbell) and 2 hurries at Was.
(12/21)
• Brought down QB Ryan Fitzpatrick for 2.0 sacks, both on 3rd-
down plays at Cin. (11/16), forcing the Bengals to punt both
times. Also recovered a fumble and recorded 1 TFL
Howard 2008 Game-By-Game 10 – DeSean Jackson – WR
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR A second-round pick of the Eagles in 2008, DeSean Jackson
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 2 0 2 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 turned in one of the finest performances by a rookie receiver in
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eagles history in 2008, setting records in receptions among
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 2 2 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 rookie wide receivers (62) and putting up more yards than any
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 8 8 0 0 0
rookie in team history (912). A first-team All-America selection in
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007, he scored 29 total touchdowns in 36 career games in
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 1 0 1 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
college and set a Pac-10 Conference record with six punt returns
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 2 0 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 3 1 4 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
for touchdowns in his career, two shy of the NCAA all-time
Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 1 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 record of eight. His career average of 16.7 yards per return set a
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 6 0 6 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cal record and ranks second in Pac-10 history behind baseball
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 3 2 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hall of Famer, Jackie Robinson of UCLA (18.8).
Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Dec 15 Cle W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Finished 2nd among all NFL rookie WRs in recepts. (62) and
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
rec. yards (912)
Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 2 1 3 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Led the team in recepts. (62) and rec. yards (912) and
Season 16/0 26 11 37 10.0 13 1 8 8 0 0 1
Career 129/93 253 99 352 60.5 N/A 3 91 46 27 15 11
finished 2nd in yards from scrimmage (1,008)
o Jackson became the first Eagles rookie to lead the team
Playoffs in recepts. since Keith Jackson did so with 81 in 1988
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR • Set the Eagles rookie record with 912 reception yards,
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 surpassing Keith Jackson’s total of 869 yards set in 1988
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Set the Eagles record for rookie wide receivers (2nd among
Jan 18 @ Arz all receivers) with 62 receptions, surpassing Don Looney’s
Season 2/0 1 1 2 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 total of 58 in 1940
Career 6/4 8 3 11 0.0 NA 0 0 0 1 0 1
• Scored touchdowns via rushing, receiving and punt
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS returning in 2008, becoming the 12th player in Eagles
INTERCEPTIONS: 2000 1-46 at Car. 11/12/00 (QB Steve Beuerlein), 2001 1-37 at history to achieve that feat and the first since RB Brian
StL 10/28/01 (QB Kurt Warner), 2008 1-8 at Chi. 9/28/08 (QB Kyle Orton) Westbrook in 2003
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 11 at Min. 9/25/05, Sacks 3.0 at Was. 10/13/02, INTs 1
• Recorded a 21.8 avg. on 5 punt returns, including returns of
(three times) last at Chi. 9/28/08, Long 46 at Car. 11/12/00 62 and 30 yds. in a playoff win (NFC-WC) at Min. (1/4)
MILESTONES: First NFL game and start vs. Det. 9/3/00, First sack at SD 9/10/00 o His 109 punt return yds. were a the most ever in an
(QB Ryan Leaf), First INT at Car. 11/12/00 (QB Steve Beuerlein), 100th NFL game vs.
Eagles postseason game and his 62-yd. punt return
Det. 9/23/07
was the second longest in Eagles postseason history,
behind Bosh Pritchard’s 79-yd. TD return on 12/21/47
vs. Pit.
33 – Jack Ikegwuonu – CB • Hauled in a 5-yd. TD pass from QB Donovan McNabb and led
A fourth-round draft choice of the Eagles in 2008, Ikegwuonu the team with 6-76 receiving in a win vs. Arz. (11/27)
was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list on 8/26 with • Scored his first-career rushing TD on a 9-yd. direct snap in
a knee injury the 1st qtr. vs. NYG (11/9)
o Became the 6th Eagles WR to score a rushing TD, and
INJURY REPORT: the first since Reggie Brown at NO (10/15/06)
• Ikegwuonu was placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury • Scored his first-career punt return TD on a 68-yd. return in
list on 8/26 for a knee injury suffered during a workout the 1st qtr. vs. Was (10/5)
prior to the NFL draft o Became the first Eagle rookie to return a punt for a TD
since 12/19/65 (Bob Shann, 63 yds. vs. Det.), and the
first player overall since 12/21/03 (RB Brian
Westbrook, 81 yds. vs. SF)
• Snagged his first-career TD, a 22-yarder from QB Donovan
McNabb, to go along with 5 rec. for 71 yds. at Chi. (9/28)
• Caught 6 catches for 110 yds. at Dal. (9/15), including a
career-long 60-yd. bomb from QB Donovan McNabb
o For the 2nd straight week, Jackson eclipsed 100-yds.
receiving (110), making him only the 2nd player in NFL
history to start a career with two consecutive 100-yd.
games (Eagles WR Don Looney, 1940)
• Started in his debut vs. StL (9/7) and recorded 6 catches for
106 yds, including a long of 47 yds. on his first career
recept. Also went 8-97-60lg on punt returns, which tied him
for 2nd on the Eagles all-time list for most punt returns in a and have a lot of energy…They have some personality. They
game and placed him 5th in punt return yards in a game love to play and they bring great energy to the football
o Jackson’s 203 all-purpose yds. (106 rec. yds. & 97 punt team. Our veteran players love watching them.''
ret. yds.) were the most ever for an Eagles rookie in his
debut, breaking the previous mark held by Ken Keller 2008 NFL Rookie Wide Receivers
of 192 yds. at LA on 9/30/56 Player Rec. Yards TDs
o His 107 rec. yds. were the 2nd-highest total in team Eddie Royal (Den.) 91 980 5
history for a rookie behind WR Don Looney, who holds DeSean Jackson 62 912 2
the record with 115 yds. on 8 recepts. on 9/15/40 at GB. Donnie Avery (StL) 53 674 3
o With 100-yd. days vs. StL. (9/7) Jackson (6-106), Hank Davone Bess (Mia.) 54 554 1
Baskett (2-102), and Greg Lewis (5-104) combined to
make the Eagles the first NFL team with three 100-yd. Top Rookie Receivers in Eagles History
receivers since Kansas City’s Derrick Alexander (9-139), Player Rec. Yards TDs
Tony Gonzalez (9-134), and Sylvester Morris (6-102) hit DeSean Jackson (2008) 62 912 2
that trifecta in a 49-31 loss at Oak. on 11/5/00. The last Keith Jackson (TE, 1988) 81 869 6
time three Eagles receivers recorded 100-yards-or- Charle Young (TE, 1973) 55 854 6
more in the same game was on 12/18/60, when Timmy Fred Barnett (1990) 36 721 8
Brown (5-128), Tommy McDonald (2-116), and Pete
Don Looney (E, 1940) 58 707 4
Retzlaff (5-110) did so in a 38-28 victory at Washington
he’s got it. He can take it from the classroom to the field Season 16/15 62 912 14.7 60 2
Career 16/15 62 912 14.7 60 2
very quickly as well.”
• RB Brian Westbrook on how exciting Jackson is to watch:
Playoffs
“He’s an exciting player. I think probably since I’ve been
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD
here he probably is one of the more exciting
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 1 34 34.0 34 0
rookies…DeSean, specifically, he’s gone out there and his Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 4 81 20.3 48 0
moves, his speed have really been exciting for me and for Jan 18 @ Arz
the other guys on the team as well. We expect a lot of him, Season 2/2 5 115 23.0 48 0
so we need him to help this team whether it’s with field Career 2/2 5 115 23.0 48 0
position, as well as big plays on offense.”
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
• FS Brian Dawkins on Jackson’s ability to make defenders
100-YD. RECEIVING GAMES: 2 – 2008 (2) – last at Dal. 9/15/08
miss: “When you have a receiver who can get up the field FUMBLES/LOST: 4/2 – 2008 (4/2)
like he gets up the field, obviously, making it look RUSHING: 17-96-21lg-1TD – 2008 (17-96-21lg-1TD)
effortless. The thing I’ve seen a lot of good receivers have is PASSING: 1-0-0-1-0TDs – 2008 (1-0-0-1-0TDs)
a step-back move—to be able to catch the ball, and once CAREER HIGHS: Recepts. 6 (four times) last vs. Arz. 11/27/08, Yards
you catch it, make the first guy pause and stop his feet 110 at Dal. 9/15/08, Long 60 at Dal. 9/15/08, TDs 1 (twice) last vs. Arz.
because you have a step-back move. That’s what he has; he 11/27/08
MILESTONES: First NFL game and start vs. StL 9/7/08, First recept.
has the ability to step back once he catches the ball and
47-yds. from QB Donovan McNabb vs. StL 9/7/08, First 100-yd.
make that first cat miss. Then he has the acceleration to get receiving game 106 yds. vs. StL 9/7/08, First rush att. 1 yd. vs. Pit.
away from him really fast. Not a lot of people have that. He 9/21/08, First rec. TD 22-yds. from QB Donovan McNabb at Chi.
definitely has it.” 9/28/08, First rush TD 9 yds. vs. NYG 11/9/08, Set record for most
singles-season recepts. by rookie WR in franchise history at Was.
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Jackson and Quintin Demps as 12/21/08, Set record for most single-season yards by rookie in
returners: “I think they are both explosive players. They are franchise history vs. Dal. 12/28/08
different in their game but they are both explosive, young
Jackson 2008 Game-By-Game Pass Plays/Sacks Allowed in Eagles History
Punt Returns Kick Returns Year Atts. Sacks Ratio
Date Opp. No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD 2008 606 23 27.3
Sep 7 StL 8 0 97 12.1 60 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1981 476 22 22.6
Sep 15 @ Dal 2 0 12 6.0 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2006 544 28 20.4
Sep 21 Pit 2 3 11 5.5 9 0 1 12 12.0 12 0 1970 410 23 18.8
Sep 28 @ Chi 4 2 37 9.3 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1969 458 29 16.8
Oct 5 Was 1 2 68 68.0 68T 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 12 @ SF 2 0 28 14.0 19 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 26 Atl 3 1 -5 -1.7 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Consecutive Games Started
Nov 2 @ Sea 5 1 50 10.0 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Player GP
Nov 9 NYG 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 C. Wiegmann (Den.) 127
Nov 16 @ Cin 6 2 43 7.2 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 T. McClure (Atl.) 112
Nov 23 @ Bal 5 1 30 6.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 O. Kreutz (Chi.) 102
Nov 27 Arz 3 0 11 3.7 9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 J. Jackson 56
Dec 7 @ NYG 3 1 24 8.0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
3 Players tied 48
Dec 15 Cle 3 0 3 1.0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 *Current Streaks among Active Centers
Dec 21 @ Was 1 2 7 7.0 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 28 Dal 2 1 24 12.0 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Season 50 16 440 8.8 68T 1 1 12 12.0 12 0
Jackson’s career games played/started:
Career 50 16 440 8.8 68T 1 1 12 12.0 12 0 2008 GP/GS/IA/DNP: 16/16/0/0
Career GP/GS: 56/56
Playoffs Playoff GP/GS/IA/DNP: 4/4/0/0
Date Opp. No FC Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
Jan 4 @ Min 5 0 109 21.8 62 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Fumbles/Lost: 1/1 – 2007 (1/1)
Jan 11 @ NYG 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 MILESTONES: First NFL game and start
Jan 18 @ Arz vs. Dal. 11/14/05
Season 6 0 109 18.2 62 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 6 0 109 18.2 62 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
• Played exclusively at FB for the first time in his career at SF Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
(10/12)
Dec 15 Cle W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 6 6.0 6 0
• Brought down QB Kyle Orton for a sack on a 3rd-down play at
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 2 0
Chi. (9/28), taking the Bears out of FG range Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
• Recorded a sack of QB Marc Bulger in his first game as an Season 16/3 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 36 6.0 12 0
Eagle vs. StL (9/7), while also making a key block as a Career 63/6 2 5 2.5 5 0 10 56 5.6 12 1
fullback on Tony Hunt’s 1-yd. TD
Playoffs
BIRDSEED: Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD
• He and his wife, Loni, gave birth to their first child, Nathan Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Daniel Klecko, on 9/20. The 9-lb. boy is also the first
Jan 18 @ Arz
grandchild for Dan’s father, Joe, a former NFL player with
Season 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
the New York Jets
Career 7/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1T 1
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played the entire 2nd half at Bal. (11/23)
• In his first significant game action, completed 5 of 6 passes
for 53 yds. and a QB rating of 103.5 vs. StL (9/7)
Kolb 2008 Rushing Game-By-Game Laws 2008 Game-By-Game
Date Opp. W/L Att Yds Avg LG TD Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Sep 7 StL W 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0 Sep 7 StL W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 @ Dal L - - DNP - - Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 Pit W 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 @ Chi L - - DNP - - Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Was L - - DNP - - Oct 5 Was L 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 @ SF W - - DNP - - Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Atl W - - DNP - - Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 @ Sea W - - DNP - - Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 NYG L - - DNP - - Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 @ Cin T - - DNP - - Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 @ Bal L 3 12 4.0 8 0 Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 2 1 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 27 Arz W 3 -3 -1.0 -1 0 Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 @ NYG W - - DNP - - Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 15 Cle W 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0 Dec 15 Cle W 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 21 @ Was L - - DNP - - Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 Dal W 2 -2 -1/0 -1 0 Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Season 13 2 0.2 8 0 Season 16/0 10 6 16 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Career 16 0 0.0 8 0 Career 16/0 10 6 16 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Playoffs
Playoffs
Date Opp. W/L Att Yds Avg LG TD
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Jan 4 @ Min W - - DNP - -
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 @ NYG W - - DNP - -
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 18 @ Arz
Jan 18 @ Arz
Season 0 0 0.0 0 0
Season 2/0 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 2/0 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS: Att. 3 (four times) last vs. Arz. 11/27/08, Yds. 12
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 3 at Bal. 11/23/08
at Bal. 11/23/08, Long 8 at Bal. 11/23/08
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. StL 9/7/08
QUOTES:
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Lewis’ ability to move around the
field: “The one nice thing about this crew is that we have a
bunch of smart guys that know all the different positions.
Greg Lewis has always been the guy that can do that the BIRDSEED:
best of everybody, and he’s still very good at that. He’s • He and wife, LaToyia, gave birth to a baby boy on 9/8/08
been a good example to the other guys, not to just learn named Jai (pronounced Jay) Jevon Mays
their spot but to learn the spots around them. If you look at
our film, you see guys playing all over the place with this QUOTES:
crew, and I think that’s a positive.” • LB Omar Gaither on Mays as a tackler: “Once he gets his
hands on you, you know you’re going down…You see him in
on a lot of plays out there, so I think his progression is
Lewis 2008 Game-By-Game
going well. He certainly makes it hard for offenses when you
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD
have a guy like that who's strong and who can run and who
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 5 104 20.8 52 0
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 3 36 12.0 17 0
can hit."
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 1 4 4.0 4 0
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 1 5 5.0 5 0
Mays 2008 Game-By-Game
Oct 5 Was L 1/0 1 22 22.0 22 0 Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 3 38 12.7 16 0 Sep 7 StL W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sep 15 @ Dal L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 2 16 8.0 9 0 Sep 21 Pit W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Oct 5 Was L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Oct 12 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Oct 26 Atl W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/0 1 7 7.0 7 0 Nov 2 @ Sea W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Dec 15 Cle W 1/0 1 10 10.0 10T 1 Nov 9 NYG L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 1 5 5.0 5 0 Nov 16 @ Cin T 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Nov 23 @ Bal L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Season 16/0 19 247 13.0 52 1 Nov 27 Arz W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Career 90/23 127 1699 13.4 52 7 Dec 7 @ NYG W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Dec 15 Cle W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Playoffs Dec 21 @ Was L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Jan 18 @ Arz
Playoffs
Season 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Career 8/1 8 182 22.8 52 1 Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Jan 4 @ Min W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS Jan 11 @ NYG W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 41 – 2003 (11), 2004 (15), 2006 (8), 2007 Jan 18 @ Arz
(6), 2008 (1)
Season 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FUMBLES/LOST: 3/2 – 2006 (1/1), 2007 (2/1)
Career 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RUSHING: 6-29-11-0TD – 2004 (4-16-11lg), 2005 (2-13-8lg)
PASSING: 1-0-0-0-0TD - 2007 (1-0-0-0-0TD)
KICKOFF RETURNS: 8-120-31lg – 2004 (2-28-15lg), 2006 (2-46-28lg),
2007 (1-3-3lg), 2008 (3-43-31lg) 77 – Mike McGlynn – G
PUNT RETURNS: 6-10-6lg-1FC – 2007 (4-4-5lg-1FC), 2008 (1-6-6lg)
A fourth-round draft pick in 2008, Mike McGlynn got some late-
CAREER HIGHS: Recepts. 6 (twice) last vs. Oak. 9/25/05, Yds. 104 vs. season opportunities to contribute in 2008, playing in three
StL 9/7/08, Long 52 vs. Min. 1/16/05 (NFC-D) (QB Donovan McNabb), games in his rookie season. He earned third-team All-America
52 vs. StL 9/7/08 (QB Donovan McNabb), TDs 2 (twice) last at NE and first-team All-Big East honors after shifting from tackle to
11/25/07 (QB A.J. Feeley)
MILESTONES: First NFL game at NYG 10/19/03, First recept. at Atl.
right guard as a senior in 2007. McGlynn was placed on the
11/2/03 (from QB Donovan McNabb), First start at Det. 9/26/04, First Injured Reserve list on 1/7 with a torn hamstring.
TD vs. NE 2/6/05 (Super Bowl 39) (30- yds. from QB Donovan McNabb),
vs. SF 9/18/05 (QB Donovan McNabb), First 100-yd. game 104 vs. StL SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
9/7/08 • Played in his first-career playoff game at Min. (1/4)
• Played in his first-career game vs. Cle. (12/15)
Eagles All-Time Passers Only 6 players in NFL History have over 25,000 passing yards
Now in his 10th season, McNabb ranks among the Eagles all-time QBs and 3,000 rushing yards
with Ron Jaworski (1977-86) and Randall Cunningham (1985-95).
Rush Yards Pass Yards
Attempts Completions Yards TDs Randall Cunningham 4,928 29,979
4,303-McNabb 2,534-McNabb 29,320 -McNabb 194-McNabb Steve Young 4,239 33,124
3,918-Jaworksi 2,088-Jaworski 26,963-Jaworski 175-Jaworski
3,362-Cunningham 1,874 Cunningham 22,877-Cunningham 150-Cunningham
Fran Tarkenton 3,674 47,003
Steve McNair 3,590 31,304
Is one of only two QBs in the NFL (Peyton Manning- Ind.) to lead their John Elway 3,407 51,475
current team in all four categories Donovan McNabb 3,109 29,320
and he's going to line up again and bring it." One of six rookie Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 9 4 13 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 7 4 11 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
free agents to make the opening day roster in 2003, Mikell has
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 8 4 12 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
posted a team-leading 126 special teams tackles during that
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 9 2 11 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
time span and was voted the Eagles special teams MVP in 2005
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 8 6 14 0.0 1 1 41 41 0 0 0
and 2006. Mikell earned a four-year contract on 2/27/07 that Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 6 5 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
will keep him in Philadelphia through 2010. Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 5 4 9 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 10 4 14 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 6 3 9 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
• Led the team with 169 tackles and finished 2nd with 4 FFs Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 7 1 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
and 3 INTs, all career-highs Nov 27 Arz W 1/1 7 3 10 0.0 0 1 12 12 1 1 0
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 7 6 13 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Named second-team All-Pro for 2008 by the Associated
Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 3 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Press
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/1 7 3 10 0.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
• Recorded his first-career postseason INT (QB Eli Manning)
Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 4 3 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
and led the team with 14 tackles in a NFC Divisional round Season 16/16 111 58 169 2.0 10 3 53 41 9 4 0
win at NYG (1/11) Career 92/28 198 120 318 3.0 16 5 73 41 20 6 2
• Recorded an INT (QB Kurt Warner), forced a fumble, and led
the team with 10 tackles in a win vs. Arz. (11/27) Playoffs
• Sacked and forced a fumble of QB Joe Flacco at Bal. (11/23) Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
• Forced a fumble, recorded 9 tackles and 1 QB hurry at Cin. Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 7 3 10 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
(11/16) Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 7 7 14 0.0 1 1 5 5 1 0 0
• Snatched an INT off J.T. O’Sullivan in the 4th qtr. of a win at Jan 18 @ Arz
Season 2/2 14 10 24 0.0 1 1 5 5 2 0 0
SF (10/12) and returned it 41 yds. to the 49ers sideline. The
Career 9/2 16 12 28 0.0 1 1 5 5 2 0 0
turnover led to an Akers FG to put the team up by 4. Also
contributed 14 tackles, 2 TFLs, a QB hurry, and 3 special ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
teams tackles SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 126 – 2003 (22), 2004 (23), 2005 (28), 2006 (35), 2007
• Intercepted Bears QB Kyle Orton in the end zone, thwarting (7), 2008 (11)
PLAYOFF SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 1 – 2008 (1)
a drive that began at the Eagles 11 yd. line at Chi. (9/28) FUMBLES/LOST: 1/1 – 2007 (1/1)
• Recorded a sack of QB Marc Bulger vs. StL (9/7) FG BLOCK: 1 vs. SD 10/23/05 (K Nate Kaeding)
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 16 vs. Chi. 10/21/07, Sacks 1.0 (3 times) last at Bal.
QUOTES: 11/23/08, INTs 1 (six times) last at NYG 1/11/09 (NFC-D) and vs. Arz. 11/27/08,
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Mikell’s season: “I think he’s Long 41 yds. at SF 10/12/08
really one of the better safeties in the league right now. I MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. TB 9/8/03, First INT at NYG 11/28/04 (QB Eli
Manning), First start vs. Atl. 12/31/06, First sack vs. Det. 9/23/07 (QB Jon Kitna)
know that he doesn’t have all the interception numbers and
that, but he is a ferocious player. He’s smart. He is good
against the run. He’s good against the pass. He makes calls
back there, adjustment calls. I just really like the way he
plays. Then he jumps in on special teams and does that on
top of that.”
• FS Brian Dawkins comparing Mikell to himself: "Remember
when I told y'all that he was a mirror image of me, but you
wouldn't listen? I meant that in every way. All he needed
was his confidence to be where it is right now. The guy is
playing flat-out great ball and I see that continuing to
grow."
• CB Joselio Hanson on Mikell’s physical play: "He's really a
guy that has to be feared out there. We were watching film
of the [Carolina Panthers preseason] game and everybody
in the room was like, 'oooh, aaah,' play after play. Q is out
there just throwing his body around and hitting people, him
and Dawk. He goes out there and knocks heads around and
that's all you can ask from a strong safety."
75 –Juqua Parker – DE Parker 2008 Game-By-Game
An imposing presence at defensive end, Juqua Parker Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
(pronounced juh-KWAY) has been one of the most consistent Sep 7 StL W 1/1 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
performers on the defensive line over the last four seasons, Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 4 4 8 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
tallying 202 tackles and 17.5 sacks (including postseason). Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 6 3 9 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 3 3 6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parker was originally signed as a rookie free agent out of
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 2 4 6 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Oklahoma State by Tennessee in 2001 and played four seasons
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 5 1 6 1.0 1 1 55 55T 0 0 0
for the Titans before signing with Philadelphia during the 2005
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
training camp. Parker inked a five-year deal with the Eagles in Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 2 2 4 0.5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
2007. Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 6 0 6 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 4 1 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Finished 3rd on the team in sacks (5.0) and hurries (12) Nov 27 Arz W 1/1 1 2 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Tallied 3 QB hurries, 1 FR and 5 tkls. in a playoff win (NFC- Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
WC) at Min. (1/4)
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/1 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Registered a half-sack (QB Seneca Wallace) at Sea. (11/2)
Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 3 2 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Recorded his 1st-career INT (QB J.T. O’Sullivan), returning it Season 16/16 45 31 76 5.0 12 1 55 55T 2 1 0
55 yds. for his 1st-career TD at SF (10/12). The turnover came Career 105/25 153 114 267 21.0 55 1 55 55T 10 6 4
with 38 seconds remaining in the 4th qtr. to seal the Eagles
victory. Also contributed a sack and a TFL, earning GMC Playoffs
Sierra NFL Defensive Player of the Week honors Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
• Recorded a sack of QB Kyle Orton at Chi. (9/28). Also Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 2 3 5 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
registered a QB hit that forced Orton to throw an INT to Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 2 3 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
teammate Darren Howard Jan 18 @ Arz
• Brought down QB Ben Roethlisberger for a career-high 2.5 Season 2/2 4 6 10 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Career 6/2 10 7 17 1.5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
sacks, 2 QB hurries, and a FF in a win vs. Pit. (9/21)
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
QUOTES: SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 17 – 2004 (1), 2005 (9), 2006 (5), 2007 (2)
TOUCHDOWNS: 1 – Intercepted QB J.T. O’Sullivan and ran it back 55 yards for a TD
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Parker’s positive approach: “He
in a win at SF 10/12/08
has a great attitude, very unselfish, very, very team
oriented, and you know that you are going to get an honest CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 10 (twice) last vs. Buf. 12/30/07, Sacks 2.5 vs. Pit.
down out of him every snap. He’s going to give you 9/21/08, INTs 1 at SF 10/12/08 (QB J.T. O’Sullivan), Long 55T at SF 10/12/08
MILESTONES: First NFL Game at Det. 10/21/01, First sack at Ind. 11/3/02 (QB
everything that he has. He plays very hungry. He’s a little bit Peyton Manning), First start vs. Was. 1/1/06, First INT and TD 55-yd. return of INT
older now, but he plays very hungry, and he still has the (QB J.T. O’Sullivan) at SF 10/12/08, 100th NFL game at Bal. 11/23/08
athletic ability.”
• CB Sheldon Brown on Parker’s success as an undrafted
player: "He's an athletic individual. When you're a free 64 – Chris Patrick – T
agent in the league and you're starting, you're a special
A rookie free agent out of Nebraska, Patrick originally signed
player. Free agents have to work that much harder. It's not
with the New York Giants in 2007. Patrick (6-4, 280) spent the
politics. They have to work that much harder and he
2008 preseason with San Francisco and Detroit before signing
deserves everything he gets."
to the Eagles practice squad on 9/1. Patrick signed to the active
roster on 12/3/08.
Sack Leaders among Undrafted Players since 2006
(Including Postseason):
Patrick’s career games played/started:
Player Total
2008 GP/GS/IA/DNP: 0/0/4/0
LB J. Harrison (Pit.) 27.0
Career GP/GS: 0/0
DE A. Ogunleye (Chi.) 22.5
Playoff GP/GS/IA/DNP: 0/0/1/1
DE J. Parker 17.5
DE P. Spicer (Jax.) 14.5
*According to Stats, Inc.
23 – Dimitri Patterson – CB How the Eagles Run Defense stacks up with Bunkley and
A reserve cornerback and special teams contributor, Dimitri Patterson in the middle
Patterson signed with the Eagles on 1/7/09. Patterson spent the Seasons NFL Rank Yds/Game Avg.
last two seasons with Kansas City and logged 14 special teams 2007-2008 6 94.0 3.7
tackles in 20 games, which ranked second on the team during 1999-2006 24 120.1 4.1
that span. He played in seven games for the Chiefs in 2008
before he was released on 10/30. Originally a rookie free agent Patterson 2008 Game-By-Game
signee of the Washington Redskins in 2005, Patterson was Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
promoted from the practice squad on 10/1/05 and went on to Sep 7 StL W 1/1 3 3 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
appear in three games and recorded one interception. He was Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
released following training camp in 2006 and eventually signed Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 1 4 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
to Minnesota’s practice squad for the final week of that season. Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 2 2 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 9 6 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 1 5 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patterson 2008 Game-By-Game Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 1 4 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 0 2 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Sep 7 @ NE L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 1 3 4 0.0 0 1 21 21 0 0 1
*Sep 14 Oak L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 2 2 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Sep 21 @ Atl L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 4 3 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Sep 28 Den W 1/0 7 0 7 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 27 Arz W 1/1 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Oct 5 @ Car L 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 1 3 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
*Oct 19 Ten L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Oct 26 @ NYJ L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 21 @ Was L 1/1 7 4 11 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season 7/0 8 0 8 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 3 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 23/0 12 0 12 0.0 NA 1 20 20 1 0 0 Season 16/16 39 47 86 0.5 3 1 21 21 0 1 1
* With Kansas City
Career 64/54 171 177 348 9.5 19 1 21 21 0 3 4
Playoffs
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR Playoffs
Jan 11 @ NYG W 0/0 - - - - - IA - - - - - Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Jan 18 @ Arz Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 8 3 11 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 3 3 6 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 18 @ Arz
Season 2/2 11 6 17 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
Career 4/4 14 12 26 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 22 – 2005 (1), 2007 (11), 2008 (10)
98 – Mike Patterson – DT 9/25/05, First sack vs. Oak. 9/25/05 (QB Kerry Collins), First TD 98-yard fumble
return at SF 9/24/06, First INT vs. NYG 11/9/08 (QB Eli Manning)
A stout defensive tackle with great technique, Mike Patterson is
perhaps one of the most underrated players on the Eagles
defense. Known for his consistent play week in and week out,
6 – Sav Rocca – P
Patterson has been one of the key features in the Eagles run
After a stellar career in the Australian Football League, big Sav
defense in his career, leading all Eagles defensive linemen in
Rocca beat out former Eagle Dirk Johnson for the team's punting
tackles (348) since 2005. In fact, in 2007 Patterson and
job in training camp of 2007 and has since gone on to average
teammate Trent Cole (103) became the first pair of Eagles
42.7 yards/punt, 3rd on the Eagles all-time list. The former
defensive linemen to record 100-or-more tackles in the same
Australian league legend played in 257 career games and scored
season since 1991. A first round draft choice, Patterson signed a
748 goals in his 15-year career for the Collingwood Magpies
7-year contract extension in 2006 that will keep him in
(1992-99) and the North Melbourne Kangaroos (2000-2006).
Philadelphia through 2016.
• Downed 3 of his 5 punts inside the 20, including 2 inside Career 32 150 6400 42.7 77 705 36.3 11 48 65 1
the 10 vs. Pit (9/21). Also boomed a 64-yd. punt from his
Playoffs
own 11-yd. line at a critical point in the 4th qtr. with the
Date Opp. W/L G No Yds Avg OpRet Yds Net TB In20 LG BLK
Eagles up by 4. The punt was the 2nd-longest of his career
Jan 4 @ Min W 1 4 177 44.3 1 1 44.0 0 4 58 0
• Averaged 51.7 yds. on 3 punts, including a 61-yarder at Dal. Jan 11 @ NYG W 1 4 168 42.0 3 8 40.0 0 1 56 0
(9/15), the 3rd-longest of his career Jan 18 @ Arz
• Nailed 3 of his 4 punts inside the 20, including 2 inside the Season 2 8 345 43.1 4 9 42.0 0 5 58 0
10, for a 42.0 net avg. vs. StL (9/7) Career 2 8 345 43.1 4 9 42.0 0 5 58 0
Single Season All-Time (min. 100 atts.) CAREER HIGHS: Punts – No. 10 at Cin. 11/16/08,Yds. 362 at Cin. 11/16/08, Avg.
(min. 4 att.) 52.8 at Min. 10/28/07, Long 65 (twice) last at Chi. 9/28/08, In20 5 at
Player Avg. Player Avg. Dal. 12/16/07
Sav Rocca (2008) 37.9 Sav Rocca 36.3 MILESTONES: First NFL game and punt at GB 9/9/07
Dirk Johnson (2004) 37.4 Dirk Johnson 36.0
Jeff Feagles (1992) 36.9 Sean Landeta 35.9
69 – Jon Runyan – T
Gross Punting Average in Eagles History Armed with a feisty on-field mentality, 6-7, 330-pound Jon
Runyan takes pride in being a physical force each and every time
All-Time (min. 100 atts.) he exits the locker room. "What Jon has brought to the offensive
Player Avg. line is that temperament of his," said Andy Reid. "He is going to
Joe Muha 42.9 maul you and beat you up and feel pretty good about doing it.
Sean Landeta 42.8 That's been contagious all the way across the line." Runyan, who
Sav Rocca 42.7 suited up for the NFC's Pro Bowl squad in 2002, has started 192
straight regular season contests. In addition, he and LT Tra
Thomas have started 134 games together, most by a tackle
tandem in Eagles history.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Ranks 2nd in the NFL among active players in playoff starts
(20) behind Brett Favre’s 22
• Played in his 200th NFL game vs. Cle. (12/15)
QUOTES:
• HC Andy Reid on Runyan playing through injury: "Any time
that you can put those kinds of streaks together, especially
the way he plays, a very physical style of football, that's an
amazing thing. He has been banged up before and he has
gone out there and done what he's needed to do to play."
• OC Marty Mornhinweg on Runyan’s and Tra Thomas’
careers: “They have both done an excellent job here later in
their careers of keeping themselves in terrific physical
condition on a consistent basis throughout the year. I think 22 – Asante Samuel – CB
that has added years for both of them. They are both terrific One of the premier playmaking defensive backs in
players and we need them both. They both add toughness recent NFL history, Asante Samuel splashed onto
to the football team.” the Philadelphia scene after putting his signature
• OC Marty Mornhinweg on Runyan’s streak of consecutive on a six-year contract with the Eagles on the first
games started: “That toughness, there’s no other way that day of free agency in 2008 and promptly led the
you could play that many games straight without having an team in INTs in his first season. "I think the cornerback position
unbelievable amount of toughness and high-pain is very important," said head coach Andy Reid upon signing the
threshold. He certainly has that. He’s played with what Pro Bowl cornerback. "When you have an opportunity to get the
most regular people would be in the hospital [with]. He best one in the business, then you need to look at that. I
plays, and he knows that’s his job, to play football. It’s welcome him aboard and I know Jim Johnson has great plans for
almost unthinkable for a lineman to play that many games.” Asante...Asante is a great player and he'll make great plays for
us." Samuel spent his first five years with the New England
NFL Playoff Games Started among active players Patriots, where he recorded 22 interceptions in 75 regular
22 Brett Favre (NYJ) season games and five more in 14 career postseason contests. A
20 Jon Runyan two-time Super Bowl Champion with New England, Samuel tops
17 Brian Dawkins the NFL with 8 career INT returns for a touchdown (including
Tedy Bruschi (NE) postseason) and is 2nd in the NFL with 20 interceptions over the
Mike Vrabel (NE) past three seasons, earning him two consecutive Pro Bowl
Tom Brady (NE) selections in 2008 and 2009.
Runyan ranks 6th among active players in playoff games played
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
Pass Plays/Sacks Allowed in Eagles History • Was selected to the 2009 NFC Pro Bowl team
Year Atts. Sacks Ratio • Led the team in KDs (21) and INTs (4)
2008 606 23 27.3 • Samuel’s teams are 20-1 in games in which he intercepts a
1981 476 22 22.6 pass
2006 544 28 20.4 • Samuel is the only player in NFL history to have an INT
1970 410 23 18.8 return for a touchdown in each of his first six seasons
1969 458 29 16.8 • Recorded his 7th-career postseason INT in a playoff win
(NFC-D) at NYG (1/11), tying for 5th place in NFL history
NFL’s active consecutive regular season games started: behind Charlie Watters, Bill Simpson and Ronnie Lott, who
269 QB Brett Favre (NYJ) each have nine
208 LB Derrick Brooks (TB) • Intercepted QB Tarvaris Jackson and returned it 44 yds. for
192 RT Jon Runyan (Phi.) the winning score in a NFC wild card game at Min. (1/4)
o His interception set NFL postseason records in career
Eagles all-time consecutive games played: interception return TDs (4) and interception return
162 Harold Carmichael (1972-1983) yards (202)
159 Randy Logan (1973-1983) • Intercepted QB Ken Dorsey and returned the ball 50 yards
148 Bobby Walston (1951-1962) for a TD in a win vs. Cle. (12/15), his first TD as an Eagle and
144 Jon Runyan (2000-pres.) the seventh of his career (three postseason)
139 Ken Clarke (1977-1987) • Notched a team-high 5 KDs at Cin. (11/16)
• Intercepted QB Matt Ryan in the 1st qtr. of a win vs. Atl.
(10/26)
Runyan’s career games played/started:
• Recorded an INT in two consecutive games vs. Pit. (9/21)
2008 GP/GS/IA/DNP: 16/16/0/0
and at Dal. (9/15)
Career GP/GS: 202/192
Playoff GP/GS/IA/DNP: 20/20
QUOTES:
• Head Coach Andy Reid on Samuel’s work ethic: "What
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. Bal. 9/15/96,
people may not realize is how hard Asante studies film. He
First start vs. Oak. 8/31/97, 100th game vs. Arz. 11/17/02,
studies the game, studies his opponents, and will often be
100th start vs. Was. 10/5/03, 200th NFL game vs. Cle. 12/15/08
here until 9 pm at night working on that part of his game.
He focuses on the receivers and the quarterbacks, looking
for any keys and tendencies he can use in the upcoming
game…And then he brings that same work ethic to the
practice field each day. He brings energy and bravado to
that side of the ball."
• Former NFL G and current TV personality Brian Baldinger on
Samuel: “I don’t know what the price of admission is at the
Linc, but I’d pay double to watch Samuel play corner.”
• Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson on Samuel’s presence Samuel 2008 Game-By-Game
on the field: “He’s got a great knack for playing that corner Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
position. He’s done a great job so far. He gets a good break Sep 7 StL W 1/1 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
on the ball. I don’t know if it affects the defense any more, Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 0 1 14 14 1 0 0
other than just being out there at left corner. That affects Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 5 1 6 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
the defense.” Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
• Samuel on playing in Philadelphia: “I can’t think of a better Oct 5 Was L 1/1 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
place. I love the Eagles. The coaches are great, the fans are Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 3 2 5 0.0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
great, and it’s my style of defense—aggressive and we have
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
to make some plays.”
Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 4 1 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
INJURY REPORT: Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
• Was inactive vs. Arz. (11/27) with a stinger suffered in the 3
rd
Nov 27 Arz W 0/0 - - - - IA/STINGER - - - -
qtr. at Bal. (11/23)
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 0 1 1 0.0 0 1 50 50T 0 0 0
Samuel is the NFL’s all-time leader with 4 interception returns Dec 21 @ Was L 1/1 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
for TDs in the postseason Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Season 15/15 31 9 40 0.0 0 4 64 50T 21 0 0
Career 90/68 235 33 268 0.0 N/A 26 377 55T 102 3 0
Playoff INTs among active players
Player INTs
Playoffs
1. Asante Samuel 7
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Rodney Harrison (NE) 7
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 1 44 44T 1 0 0
3. Ty Law (NYJ) 6 Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 3 1 4 0.0 0 1 25 25 0 0 0
4. Ricky Manning Jr. (StL) 5 Jan 18 @ Arz
Ed Reed (Bal.) 5 Season 2/1 3 2 5 0.0 0 2 69 44T 1 0 0
6. Brian Dawkins 4 Career 16/12 37 5 42 0.0 N/A 7 227 73T 23 0 0
Duane Starks (Oak.) 4
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
SPECIAL TEAM TACKLES: 2 - 2003 (2)
Playoff Interception Yards in NFL History TOUCHDOWNS: Regular Season: 4 – vs. NYJ 9/21/03 (intercepted Vinny
Player Yards Testaverde and returned it 55 yds. for the game-winning TD), vs. Cin. 12/12/04
(intercepted Carson Palmer and returned it 34 yds.), vs. Phi. 11/25/07 (intercepted
1. Asante Samuel 227 A.J. Feeley and returned it 40 yds.), vs. Cle. 12/15/08 (intercepted Ken Dorsey and
2. Ronnie Lott (1981-91) 177 returned it 50 yds.); Postseason: 4 – vs. Jax. 1/7/06 (intercepted Byron Leftwich
3. George Teague (1993-99) 160 and returned it 73 yds.), vs. NYJ 1/7/07 (intercepted Chad Pennington and returned
it 36 yds.), at Ind. 1/21/07 (intercepted Peyton Manning and returned it 39 yds.), at
Min. 1/4/09 (intercepted Tarvaris Jackson and returned it 44 yds.)
NFL’s Interception Leaders
CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 8 (four times) last vs. Chi. 11/26/06, INTs 3 vs. Chi.
Since 2006
11/26/06 (QB Rex Grossman), Long 55T vs. NYJ 9/21/03 (QB Vinny Testaverde), 73T
Player INTs TDs vs. Jax. 1/7/06 (QB Byron Leftwich in an AFC Wild Card Game)
1. Ed Reed (Bal.) 21 3 MILESTONES: First NFL game at Buf. 9/7/03, First INT vs. NYJ 9/21/03 (QB Vinny
2. Asante Samuel 20 2 Testaverde), First TD vs. NYJ 9/21/03 [55-yd. INT return (QB Vinny Testaverde)],
First start at Mia. 10/19/03
3. Charles Woodson (GB) 19 4
4. Oshiomogho Atogwe (StL) 16 1
5. Walt Harris (SF) 15 1
89 – Matt Schobel – TE
Since 2003 A reliable target at tight end, Matt Schobel has played three
Player INTs TDs seasons in Philadelphia after signing as an unrestricted free
1. Ed Reed (Bal.) 38 5 agent out of Cincinnati in 2006. A third round draft choice of the
2. Darren Sharper (Min.) 27 5 Bengals in 2002, he has scored 12 touchdowns, while posting
Champ Bailey (Den.) 27 3 117 career receptions. Schobel's older brother, Aaron, is a DE
4. Asante Samuel 26 4 with the Buffalo Bills, while his cousin, Bo, spent four years in
Dre’ Bly (Den.) 26 2 the NFL from 2004-07.
BIRDSEED:
• Matt and his wife, Nicole, gave birth to a baby boy on
8/24/08. Matthew John Schobel is the couple’s third
child—and third boy
Schobel 2008 Game-By-Game WHERE LITO RANKS
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD Eagles all-time INT returns for TDs
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5 Eric Allen
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 Lito Sheppard
Sep 21 Pit W 0/0 - - IA - - 3 Joe Scarpati
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Oct 5 Was L 0/0 - - IA - -
Eagles all-time interception yardage:
Oct 12 @ SF W 0/0 - - DNP - -
536 Bill Bradley (34, 1969-76)
Oct 26 Atl W 0/0 - - IA - -
515 Brian Dawkins (34, 1996-pres.)
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 2 10 5.0 5 0
Nov 9 NYG L 0/0 - - IA - -
482 Eric Allen (34, 1988-94)
Nov 16 @ Cin T 0/0 - - IA - - 460 Lito Sheppard (18, 2002-pres.)
Nov 23 @ Bal L 0/0 - - IA - -
Nov 27 Arz W 0/0 - - IA - - Longest INT returns
Dec 7 @ NYG W 0/0 - - IA - - 1. 104T- James Willis intercepted a pass 4 yards deep in the end
Dec 15 Cle W 0/0 - - IA - - zone and returned it 14 yards before lateralling to Troy Vincent,
Dec 21 @ Was L 0/0 - - DNP - - who ran 90 yards (11/3/96 at Cowboys – QB Troy Aikman)
Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2. 102T - Lito Sheppard (10/8/06 vs. Cowboys – QB Drew
Season 4/1 2 10 5.0 5 0
Bledsoe)
Career 99/24 117 1270 10.9 76T 12
3. 101T - Lito Sheppard (11/15/04 at Cowboys – QB Vinny
Playoffs
Testaverde)
Date Opp. W/L P/S No Yds Avg Lg TD
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 1 7 7.0 7 0 Average INT Return Yards Leaders since 2003
Jan 11 @ NYG W 0/0 - - IA - - Player INTs Avg.
Jan 18 @ Arz 1. Ed Reed (Bal.) 38 25.7
Season 1/0 1 7 7.0 7 0 2. Lito Sheppard 18 25.6
Career 4/1 5 29 5.8 8 0 3. Adrian Wilson (Arz.) 12 25.1
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
4. Mike McKenzie (NO) 16 22.3
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 6 – 2004 (5), 2005 (1) 5. DeAngelo Hall (Was.) 22 21.6
FUMBLES/LOST: 5/2 – 2003 (2/0), 2004 (1/1), 2005 (1/1), 2006 (1/0) *Min. 12 interceptions
KICKOFF RETURNS: 4-17-11lg – 2005 (2-4-4lg), 2006 (2-13-11lg)
CAREER HIGHS: Recepts. 4 (five times) last vs. Mia. 9/19/04, Yds. 97 Of Sheppard’s 18 career INTS…
vs. Den. 9/7/03, Long 76t vs. Dal. 11/7/04 (QB Carson Palmer), TDs 1 3 have ended the game
(12 times) last vs. Chi. 10/21/07 (QB Donovan McNabb) 8 have come in the 4th quarter (4 in the final 2 minutes)
MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. SD 9/8/02, First recept. at Atl.
9/22/02 (QB Jon Kitna), First start vs. TB 9/29/02, First TD vs. Ten. 10 have come in “close games” (+/- 7 points)
10/27/02 (8-yds. from QB Jon Kitna) 4 have come in the 4th quarter of a “close game”
8 have resulted in TDs (3 returns)
10 have come inside the Eagles 10-yardline (5 in the end zone)
26 – Lito Sheppard – CB 13 have come while the Eagles are leading
A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Lito Sheppard is a speedy and
fearless cornerback who has shown a penchant for big plays. He
leads the Eagles with 18 interceptions since 2003, including
three returned for touchdowns. In fact, Sheppard became the
first player in NFL history to post two 100-plus-yard interception
returns for touchdowns in his career.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Registered 4 KDs and intercepted QB Matt Ryan in the end
zone, ending a drive at the Eagles’ 1-yd. line in a win vs. Atl
(10/26)
INJURY REPORT:
• Suffered a strained groin in the 2nd qtr. at Sea. (11/2) and
did not return to the game. Suffered a hamstring strain in
the 3rd qtr. at SF (10/12) and missed the remainder of the
game
Sheppard 2008 Game-By-Game Smith 2008 Game-By-Game
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Sep 7 StL W 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 7 StL W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 15 @ Dal L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Sep 21 Pit W 1/0 3 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21 Pit W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Sep 28 @ Chi L 1/0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 28 @ Chi L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 5 Was L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Oct 12 @ SF W 1/1 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 12 @ SF W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 2 1 3 0.0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 Oct 26 Atl W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 2 @ Sea W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 9 NYG L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nov 16 @ Cin T 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 23 @ Bal L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 27 Arz W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 7 @ NYG W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Dec 15 Cle W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 15 Cle W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 21 @ Was L 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 28 Dal W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Season 16/3 17 6 23 0.0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 Season 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 93/61 199 57 256 2.0 4 18 460 102T 49 3 1 Career 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs Playoffs
Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 4 @ Min W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 11 @ NYG W 0/0 - - - - IA - - - - - -
Jan 18 @ Arz Jan 18 @ Arz
Season 2/0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Season 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 8/4 15 3 18 0.0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 Career 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TDs
28 Westbrook
14 L. Tomlinson (SD)
11 J. Griffith (Oak.)
Westbrook 2008 Game-By-Game 54 – Tracy White – LB
Rushing Receiving A six-year veteran, Tracy White signed with the Eagles on
Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD 10/14/08, a week after being released by the Green Bay Packers.
Sep 7 StL W 1/1 19 91 4.8 18 1 2 1 0.5 1 1 A strong special teams performer, White has racked up 76 career
Sep 15 @ Dal L 1/1 18 58 3.2 14 2 6 45 7.5 18 1
special teams tackles in 78 games with the Eagles, Packers
Sep 21 Pit W 1/1 5 12 2.4 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
(2006-08), Jaguars (2005), and Seahawks (2003-04).
Sep 28 @ Chi L 0/0 - - - IA/ANKLE - - - - -
Oct 5 Was L 1/1 12 33 2.8 9T 1 6 51 8.5 17 0
Oct 12 @ SF W 0/0 - - - IA/RIBS - - - - - White 2008 Game-By-Game
Oct 26 Atl W 1/1 22 167 7.6 39T 2 6 42 7.0 11 0 Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/1 20 61 3.1 8 0 6 35 5.8 16 0 *Sep 8 Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 NYG L 1/1 13 26 2.0 7 0 3 33 11.0 16 0 *Sep 14 @ Det W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/1 14 60 4.3 22 0 3 11 3.7 5 0 *Sep 21 Dal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/1 14 39 2.8 12 0 2 -5 -2.5 0 0 *Sep 28 @ TB L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 27 Arz W 1/1 22 110 5.0 17 2 3 20 6.7 13 2 *Oct 5 Atl L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/1 33 131 4.0 30T 1 6 72 12.0 40T 1 Oct 26 Atl W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 15 Cle W 1/1 16 53 3.3 10 0 3 14 4.7 6 0 Nov 2 @ Sea W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 21 @ Was L 1/1 12 45 3.8 12 0 6 71 11.8 47 0 Nov 9 NYG L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 28 Dal W 1/1 13 50 3.8 16 0 2 12 6.0 7 0 Nov 16 @ Cin T 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season 14/14 233 936 4.0 39T 9 54 402 7.4 47 5 Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 99/78 1247 5721 4.6 71T 36 401 3609 9.0 62 28 Nov 27 Arz W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs Dec 15 Cle W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD Dec 21 @ Was L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/1 20 38 1.9 10 0 3 83 27.7 71T 1 Dec 28 Dal W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/1 18 36 2.0 8 0 2 10 5.0 7 0 Season 15/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 18 @ Arz Career 78/2 19 8 27 1.0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season 2/2 38 74 1.9 10 0 5 93 18.6 71T 1 *with Green Bay
Career 9/8 117 546 4.7 62T 3 30 281 9.4 71T 3
Playoffs
ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS Date Opp. W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds LG KD FF FR
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 17 – 2002 (12), 2003 (5)
Jan 4 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PASSING: 2002 (1-1-25-1TD)
Jan 11 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FUMBLES/LOST: 12/9 – 2002 (2/2), 2003 (3/2), 2004 (1/1), 2006 (2/2), 2007 (2/1),
2008 (2/1) Jan 18 @ Arz
PLAYOFF FUMBLES/LOST: 1/0 – 2006 (1/0) Season 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100-YARD RUSHING GAMES: 18 – 2004 (2), 2005 (1), 2006 (6), 2007 (6), 2008 (3) Career 4/1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PLAYOFF 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES: 2 – 2006 (2)
100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES: 4 – 2004 (1), 2005 (1), 2006 (1), 2007 (1) ADDITIONAL CAREER STATISTICS
KICKOFF RETURNS: 23-487-47lg SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 76 – 2003 (9), 2004 (12), 2005 (6), 2006 (17), 2007 (16),
PUNT RETURNS: 39-498-21FC-84Tlg-2TDs 2008 (16)
PLAYOFF SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES: 4 – 2007 (2), 2008 (2)
CAREER HIGHS: RUSHING - Atts. 33 at NYG 12/7/08, Yds. 167 vs. Atl. 10/26/08, TOUCHDOWNS: 1 vs. Phi. (9/9/07), recovered a fumbled punt in end zone
Long 71T at SF 9/24/06, TDs 2 (six times) last vs. Arz. 11/27/08; RECEIVING –
Recepts 14 vs. Dal. 11/4/07, Yds. 156 vs. GB 12/5/04, Long 71T at Min. 1/4/09 CAREER HIGHS: Tackles 13 at Arz. 10/24/04, Sacks 1.0 at Arz. 10/24/04
(NFC-WC) and 62 vs. Oak. 9/25/05, TDs 3 vs. GB 12/5/04; SCRIMMAGE YARDS – MILESTONES: First NFL game vs. NO 9/7/03, First start at Arz. 10/24/04, First
Touches 39 at NYG 12/7/08, Yards 221 vs. Det. 9/23/07, Total TDs 4 (2 rush, 2 sack 1.0 at Arz. 10/24/04 (L. Fitzgerald), First TD vs. Phi. 9/9/07
rec.) vs. Arz. 11/27/08; KICKOFF RETURNS - No. 6 vs. NE 9/14/03, Yards 123 vs. NE
9/14/03, Long 47 vs. TB 9/8/03; PUNT RETURNS - No. 4 (twice) last vs. Dal.
11/14/05, Yards 91 vs. SF 12/21/03, Long 84T at NYG 10/19/03, TDs 1 (twice) last
vs. SF 12/21/03
MILESTONES: First NFL game at Ten. 9/8/02, First rushing attempt at Ten.
9/8/02, First start at Was. 9/16/02, First recept. at Was. 9/16/02 (QB Donovan
McNabb), First TD pass vs. Dal. 9/22/02 (25 yds. to Todd Pinkston). First rushing
TD at Buf. 9/28/03, First punt return for a TD 84T at NYG 10/19/03, First TD
recept. vs. NYG 11/16/03, First 100-yd. rushing game vs. NYG 9/12/04, First 100-
yd. receiving day vs. GB 12/5/04, 1,000th rush attempt at NO 12/23/07, 5000th
rush yard vs. Atl. 10/26/08
Practice Squad
11 – Danny Amendola – WR
Orgininally a rookie free agent signing of the Cowboys following the
2008 draft, Amendola (5-11, 183) joined the Eagles practice squad on
1/7/09. The 23-year old earned All-Big 12 second-team honors as a
senior at Texas Tech after ranking fourth in the nation with 103 catches
for 1,177 yards and five touchdowns in 2007.
71 – Tim Duckworth – G
Duckworth (6-4, 318) was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an
undrafted free agent in 2007, but was released and later signed by the
New Orleans Saints, spending the last two seasons on their practice
squad. The 26-year old was a two-year starter at right guard at Auburn,
after originally beginning his collegiate career as a defensive tackle. He
signed to the Eagles practice squad on 1/7/09
61 – Franklin Dunbar – T
Originally a rookie free agent signing of the Eagles following the 2008
draft, Franklin Dunbar (6-4, 327) was a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference
selection during his three-year career at Middle Tennessee State,
playing in 36 games and notching 30 consecutive starts. Dunbar signed
to the Eagles practice squad on 12/11.
68 – Tala Esera – G
Originally a rookie free agent with the Miami Dolphins in 2007, Esera (6-
3, 315) spent his entire rookie campaign on the Dolphins practice squad
before spending the 2008 preseason with the Indianapolis Colts. A
native of Honolulu, HI, Esera started 35 games at the University of
Hawaii. He signed to the Eagles practice squad on 12/3/08.
17 – Shaheer McBride – WR
A four-year starter at Delaware State, McBride holds school records in
recepts. (201) and yds. (3,007), while adding 33 TDs. McBride (6-2, 205)
was signed to the practice squad on 9/1.
78 – Babatunde Oshinowo – DT
Originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 6th round of the 2006
NFL draft, Babatunde Oshinowo (Ba-ba-TOON-day OH-shi-no-who) spent
time with Cleveland (2006), Chicago (2007), and Washington
(2008) before signing to Philadelphia's practice squad on
11/19/08. Oshinowo (6-1, 304) has appeared in 2 NFL games and made
his debut with Cleveland in 2006, playing in the season finale against
Houston (12/31), where he totaled two tackles.
31 – Trae Williams – CB
Originally selected in the 5th round of the 2008 draft by Jacksonville after
a stellar career at South Florida, Williams (5-10, 195) signed to the Eagles
practice squad on 9/1. He finished his college career ranked second in
school history with 16 interceptions and first in return yards (219) and
touchdowns (4).
TOP 10s
By Field Goals Made, Career By PATs Att., Career By PATs Made, Career
PLAYER FGM PLAYER XPA PLAYER XPM
1. David Akers 230 1. Bobby Walston (WR/K) 384 1. Bobby Walston (WR/K) 365
2. Paul McFadden 91 2. David Akers 351 2. David Akers 355
3. Sam Baker 90 3. Sam Baker 213 3. Sam Baker 205
4. Roger Ruzek 81 4. Tony Franklin 182 4. Tony Franklin 172
5. Bobby Walston (WR/K) 80 5. Cliff Patton 166 5. Cliff Patton 160
Tony Franklin 80 6. Roger Ruzek 151 6. Roger Ruzek 139
7. Tom Dempsey 66 7. Paul McFadden 119 7. Paul McFadden 117
8. Gary Anderson 47 8. Tom Dempsey 90 8. Tom Dempsey 84
David Akers
9. Chris Boniol 36 9. Gary Anderson 73 9. Gary Anderson 72
10. Cliff Patton 28 10. Chris Boniol 50 10. Chris Boniol 48
TOP 10s
By TD Passes, Career By INTs, Career By Completion Percentage By QB Rating
PLAYER TDS PLAYER INTS (min.. 500 att.), Career (min.. 500 att.), Career
1. Donovan McNabb 194 1. Ron Jaworski 151 PLAYER COMP % PLAYER QB RATING
2. Ron Jaworski 175 2. Norm Snead 124 1. Donovan McNabb 58.9 1. Donovan McNabb 85.9
3. Randall Cunningham 150 3. Randall Cunningham 105 2. Ty Detmer 57.7 2. Sonny Jurgensen 79.1
4. Norm Snead 111 4. Tommy Thompson 100 3. Rodney Peete 57.4 3. Randall Cunningham 78.7
5. Tommy Thompson 90 5. Donovan McNabb 90 4. Roman Gabriel 55.8 4. Ty Detmer 78.2
6. Sonny Jurgensen 76 6. Bobby Thomason 80 5. Randall Cunningham 55.7 5. Norm Van Brocklin 75.7
7. Bobby Thomason 57 7. Adrian Burk 77 6. Sonny Jurgensen 54.4 6. Roman Gabriel 74.2
8. Norm Van Brocklin 55 8. Sonny Jurgensen 73 7. Norm Van Brocklin 54.3 7. Ron Jaworski 74.0
Adrian Burk 55 9. Norm Van Brocklin 51 8. Ron Jaworski 53.3 8. Rodney Peete 69.8
10. Roman Gabriel 47 King Hill 51 9. Mike Boryla 52.5 9. Norm Snead 67.7
10. Tommy Thompson 51.8 10. Tommy Thompson 67.4
TOP SINGLE-GAME
PASSING PERFORMANCES
By Yards
PLAYER GAME YDS
1. Donovan McNabb 12/5/2004 vs. Packers 464
2. Randall Cunningham 9/17/1989 vs. at Redskins 447
3. Bobby Thomason 11/8/1953 vs. Giants 437
4. Sonny Jurgensen 10/29/1961 at Redskins 436
5. Sonny Jurgensen 12/16/1962 at StL Cardinals 419
Donovan McNabb Ron Jaworski
By Attempts
PLAYER GAME ATTS
1. Randall Cunningham 10/2/1989 at Bears 62 LONGEST PASS PLAYS
2. Davey O'Brien 12/1/1940 at Redskins 60
PLAYER (GAME) LG
3. Sonny Jurgensen 9/23/1962 vs. Giants 57 1. Ron Jaworski to Mike Quick (11/10/1985 vs. Falcons) 99t*
4. Donovan McNabb 11/12/2000 at Steelers 55 2. Randall Cunningham to Fred Barnett (12/2/1990 at Bills) 95t
Roman Gabriel 12/2/1973 at 49ers 55 3. Randall Cunningham to H. Walker (9/4/1994 at Giants) 93
4. King Hill to Ben Hawkins (9/22/1968 vs. Giants) 92t
By Completions
5. Donovan McNabb to Terrell Owens (10/30/2005 at Broncos) 91t
PLAYER GAME COMPS
Norm Van Brocklin to T. McDonald (10/5/1958 vs. Giants) 91t
1. Donovan McNabb 10/23/2005 vs. Chargers 35
7. Donovan McNabb to Hank Baskett (9/7/2008 vs. Rams) 90t
2. Randall Cunningham 9/17/1989 vs. at Redskins 34
Ron Jaworski to Mike Quick (10/28/1984 vs. StL Cardinals) 90t
3. Donovan McNabb 10/2/2005 at Chiefs 33
8. A.J. Feeley to Hank Baskett (12/31/2006 vs. Falcons) 89t
Sonny Jurgensen 9/23/1962 vs. Giants 33
9. Donovan McNabb to Hank Baskett (10/8/2006 vs. Cowboys) 87t
Davey O'Brien 12/1/1940 at Redskins 33
Norm Snead to Ben Hawkins (10/22/1967 at StL Cardinals) 87t
Norm Snead to Timmy Brown (10/4/1964 vs. Steelers) 87t
By Most Passes Intercepted
PLAYER GAME INTS * NFL Record
1. Pete Liske 9/26/1971 vs. Cowboys 6
Bobby Thomason 10/21/1956 vs. Chi. Cardinals 6 MOST CONSECUTIVE
By Touchdowns
COMPLETIONS
PLAYER GAME TDS PLAYER GAME COMPS
1. Adrian Burk 10/17/1954 at Redskins 7* 1. Donovan McNabb last 10, 11/28/2004 at NYG 24*
2. Donovan McNabb 9/18/2005 vs. 49ers 5 & first 14, 12/5/2004 vs. Packers
Donovan McNabb 12/5/2004 vs. Packers 5 2. Donovan McNabb 9/23/2007 vs. Lions 18
Randall Cunningham 9/17/1989 vs. at Redskins 5 3. Donovan McNabb 9/21/2008 vs. Steelers 15**
Norm Snead 9/28/1969 vs. Steelers 5 4. Donovan McNabb 10/23/2005 vs. Chargers 14
Sonny Jurgensen 12/16/1962 at StL Cardinals 5 5. Donovan McNabb 11/2/2008 at Seahawks 13
Sonny Jurgensen 11/26/1961 vs. Cowboys 5 last 12, 11/16/2003 vs. Giants 13
Adrian Burk 11/28/1954 vs. Redskins 5 & first 1, 11/23/2003 vs. Saints
* NFL Record Bobby Hoying 11/16/1997 at Ravens 13
* NFL Record
**Most consecutive pass completions to start a game
REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL RUSHING RECORDS
ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHERS
(Based On Yards) TOP 10s
Name Years Games Att Yds Avg Lg TDs By Attempts, Career
PLAYER ATTS
1. Wilbert Montgomery 1977-1984 (8) 100 1465 6538 4.5 90t 45
1. Wilbert Montgomery 1465
2. Steve Van Buren 1944-1951 (8) 83 1320 5860 4.4 70t 69 2. Steve Van Buren 1320
3. Brian Westbrook 2002-2008 (7) 99 1247 5721 4.6 71t 36 3. Brian Westbrook 1247
4. Duce Staley 1997-2003 (7) 98 1200 4807 4.0 64t 22 4. Duce Staley 1200
5. Ricky Watters 975
5. Randall Cunningham (QB) 1985-1995 (11) 122 677 4482 6.6 52t 32 6. Tom Sullivan 871
6. Ricky Watters 1995-1997 (3) 48 975 3794 3.9 57 31 7. Timmy Brown 850
7. Timmy Brown 1960-1967 (8) 96 850 3703 4.4 61t 29 8. Tom Woodeshick 831
9. Clarence Peaks 786
8. Tom Woodeshick 1963-1971 (9) 111 831 3563 4.3 57t 21
10. Keith Byars 750
9. Tom Sullivan 1972-1977 (6) 80 871 3135 3.6 37 17
10. Donovan McNabb (QB) 1999-2008 (10) 134 536 3109 5.8 54 26 By TDs, Career
PLAYER TDS
11. Clarence Peaks 1957-1963 (7) 83 786 2927 3.7 57 19
1. Steve Van Buren 69
12. Keith Byars 1986-1992 (7) 105 750 2672 3.6 52 17 2. Wilbert Montgomery 45
13. Billy Barnes 1957-1961 (5) 60 689 2391 3.5 70t 20 3. Brian Westbrook 36
4. Randall Cunningham (QB) 32
14. Herschel Walker 1992-1994 (3) 48 554 2344 4.2 91t 14 5. Ricky Watters 31
15. Anthony Toney (FB) 1986-1990 (5) 67 639 2294 3.6 44 14 6. Timmy Brown 29
7. Donovan McNabb (QB) 26
16. Charlie Garner 1994-1998 (5) 66 495 2261 4.6 55t 17
8. Duce Staley 22
17. Correll Buckhalter 2001-2008 (8) 74 476 2155 4.5 64t 18 9. Tom Woodeshick 21
18. Heath Sherman 1989-1993 (5) 76 537 2130 4.0 37 10 10. Brian Westbrook 20
Billy Barnes 20
19. Frank Ziegler 1949-1953 (5) 57 519 1926 3.7 52 11 Jim Parmer 20
20.Swede Hanson 1933-1937 (5) 45 493 1907 3.9 NA 12
By Average, Career (Min. 400 att.)
PLAYER AVG.
TOP SINGLE-SEASON RUSHERS 1. Randall Cunningham (QB) 6.6
2. Donovan McNabb (QB) 5.8
(Based On Yards - list includes all Eagles 1,000-yd. rushers)
3. Brian Westbrook 4.6
Name Year Att Yds Avg Lg TDs
Charlie Garner 4.6
1. Wilbert Montgomery 1979 338 1512 4.5 62t 9 5. Wilbert Montgomery 4.5
2. Ricky Watters 1996 353 1411 4.0 56t 13 Correll Buckhalter 4.5
3. Wilbert Montgomery 1981 286 1402 4.9 41 8 7. Steve Van Buren 4.4
Timmy Brown 4.4
4. Brian Westbrook 2007 278 1333 4.8 36 7 9. Tom Woodeshick 4.3
5. Duce Staley 1999 325 1273 3.9 29 4 10. Herschel Walker 4.2
Ricky Watters 1995 337 1273 3.8 57 11
7. Wilbert Montgomery 1978 259 1220 4.7 47 9
TOP 5s
By Attempts, Season
8. Brian Westbrook 2006 240 1217 5.1 71t 7 PLAYER (YEAR) ATTS
9. Steve Van Buren 1949 263 1146 4.4 41 11 1. Ricky Watters (1996) 353
2. W. Montgomery (1979) 338
10. Ricky Watters 1997 285 1110 3.9 28 7
3. Ricky Watters (1995) 337
11. Herschel Walker 1992 267 1070 4.0 38 8 4. Duce Staley (1999) 325
12. Duce Staley 1998 258 1065 4.1 64t 5 5. W. Montgomery (1981) 286
13. Duce Staley 2002 269 1029 3.8 57 5
By TDs, Season
14. Earnest Jackson 1985 282 1028 3.6 59 5 PLAYER (YEAR) TDS
15. Steve Van Buren 1947 217 1008 4.6 45 13 1. Steve Van Buren (1945) 15
2. Ricky Watters (1996) 13
Led NFL Steve Van Buren (1947) 13
4. (three times) last by
Ricky Watters (1995) 11
Led Conference
Most Consecutive Games With a
Rushing TD, Season
PLAYER (YEAR) GAMES
1. Steve Van Buren (1947) 8
2. Ricky Watters (1995) 6
3. Steve Van Buren (1948) 5
Steve Van Buren 4. (many times) last by
Brian Westbrook (2003) 4
TOP SINGLE-GAME LONGEST RUSHING PLAYS
RUSHING PERFORMANCES PLAYER (GAME) LG
1. Herschel Walker (11/27/1994 at Falcons) 91t
By Yards
2. Wilbert Montgomery (12/19/1982 vs. Oilers) 90t
PLAYER GAME YDS
3. Brian Mitchell (10/1/2000 vs. Falcons) 85t
1. Steve Van Buren 11/27/1949 vs. Steelers 205
4. Leroy Harris (11/25/1979 at Packers) 80
2. Duce Staley 9/2/2000 at Cowboys 201
5. Bosh Pritchard (10/23/1949 vs. Redskins) 77t
3. Wilbert Montgomery 11/4/1979 vs. Browns 197
6. Herman Hunter (11/24/1985 at Cowboys) 74t
4. Swede Hanson 11/6/1934 vs. Cin.Reds 190
7. Wilbert Montgomery (9/14/1980 at Vikings) 72t
5. Timmy Brown 11/7/1965 at Browns 186
8. Brian Westbrook (9/24/2006 at 49ers) 71t
John Brewer (10/4/1952 vs. Giants) 71t
By Attempts
PLAYER GAME ATTS
1. Heath Sherman 10/6/1991 at Buccaneers 35
Heath Sherman 11/12/1990 vs. Redskins 35
Steve Van Buren 11/20/1949 vs. NY Bulldogs 35
4. Earnest Jackson 10/13/1985 at StL Cardinals 34
5. Ricky Watters 12/10/1995 vs. Cowboys 33
Steve Van Buren 10/3/1949 vs. Lions 33
By Touchdowns
PLAYER GAME TDS
1. Charlie Garner 10/8/1995 vs. Redskins 3
Wilbert Montgomery 12/19/1982 vs. Houston Oilers 3
Wilbert Montgomery 10/7/1979 vs. Redskins 3
Wilbert Montgomery
Wilbert Montgomery 9/10/1978 at Redskins 3
Tom Sullivan 10/13/1974 vs. Giants 3
Clarence Peaks 11/16/1958 vs. Chi. Cardinals 3
Steve Van Buren 12/9/1945 vs. Boston Yanks 3
Swede Hanson 11/6/1934 vs. Cincinnati Reds 3
By TDs, Season
PLAYER (YEAR) TDS
1. Terrell Owens (2004) 14
2. Mike Quick (1983) 13
Tommy McDonald (1961) 13
Harold Carmichael Tommy McDonald (1960) 13
Tommy McDonald
5. (seven times) last by
Irving Fryar (1996) 11
By Punt Returns
PLAYER GAME RETURNS
1. Larry Marshall 9/18/1977 vs Buccaneers 9
2. DeSean Jackson 9/7/2008 vs. Rams 8 Wally Henry
Evan Cooper 10/26/1986 vs. Chargers 8
Vai Sikahema 12/13/1992 at Seahawks 8
4. (5 times) last by Reno Mahe 12/5/2005 vs. Seahawks 7 LONGEST PUNT RETURNS
PLAYER (GAME) LG
By Punt Return Avg. (Min. 3 punt returns) 1. Vai Sikahema (11/22/1992 at Giants) 87t
PLAYER GAME AVG 2. Brian Westbrook (10/19/2003 at Giants) 84t
1. Brian Mitchell 11/25/2002 at 49ers 33.0 3. Brian Westbrook (12/21/2003 vs. 49ers) 81t
2. Vai Sikahema 11/22/1992 at NY Giants 27.8 Tommy McDonald (10/4/1959 vs. Giants) 81t
3. Gregg Garrity 11/30/1986 at LA Raiders 24.8 5. Ernie Steele (10/25/1942 at Bears) 80t
4. Evan Cooper 12/8/1985 vs. Redskins 23.3 6. Brian Mitchell (11/25/2002 at 49ers) 76t
5. Brian Mitchell 9/16/2002 at Redskins 23.0 Gregg Garrity (11/30/1986 at LA Raiders) 76t
REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL KICKOFF RETURN RECORDS
ALL-TIME KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS
(Based On Kickoff Return Average, min. 25 returns) TOP 5s
Name Years No Yds Avg Lg TDs By Kickoff Return, Career
1. Steve Van Buren 1944-51 (8) 76 2030 26.7 NA 3 PLAYER RETURNS
2. Irv Cross 1961-69 (6) 28 745 26.6 74 0 1. Timmy Brown 169
2. Brian Mitchell 131
3. Timmy Brown 1960-67 (8) 169 4483 26.5 105t 5 3. Al Nelson 101
4. Al Nelson 1965-73 (9) 101 2625 26.0 78 0 4. Allen Rossum 98
5. Larry Marshall 88
5. Wilbert Montgomery 1977-84 (8) 32 814 25.4 99t 1
6. Quintin Demps 2008 (1) 52 1314 25.3 100t 1 By Kickoff Return Yards, Career
PLAYER YARDS
7. Brian Mitchell 2000-02 (3) 131 3311 25.3 94t 2
1. Timmy Brown 4483
8. Allen Rossum 1998-99 (2) 98 2427 24.8 89t 1 2. Brian Mitchell 3311
9. Billy Walik 1970-72 (3) 67 1640 24.5 82 0 3. Al Nelson 2625
4. Allen Rossum 2427
10. Alvin Haymond 1968 (1) 28 677 24.2 NA 1 5. Larry Marshall 2075
11. Duce Staley 1997-03 (7) 48 1158 24.1 57 0
By Kickoff Return TDs, Career
TOP SINGLE-SEASON KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS PLAYER TDS
1. Timmy Brown 5
(Based On Kickoff Return Average, min. 1.25 returns per game)
2. Derrick Witherspoon 3
Name Year No Yds Avg Lg TDs Steve Van Buren 3
1. Al Nelson 1972 25 728 29.1 78 0 4. Brian Mitchell 2
2. Steve Van Buren 1945 13 373 28.7 98t 1
TOP 5s
3. Timmy Brown 1963 33 945 28.6 100t 1 By Kickoff Return, Season
4. Timmy Brown 1966 20 562 28.1 93t 2 PLAYER (YEAR) RETURNS
5. Timmy Brown 1961 29 811 28.0 105t 1 1. Allen Rossum (1999) 54
2.D. Witherspoon (1996) 53
6. Timmy Brown 1962 30 831 27.7 99t 1 3. Quintin Demps (2008) 52
Hershel Walker 1994 21 581 27.7 94t 1 4.Herman Hunter (1985) 48
5. Brian Mitchell (2000) 47
8. Don Stevens 1952 16 433 27.1 51 1 Duce Staley (1997) 47
9. Brian Mitchell 2002 43 1162 27.0 57 1
By Kickoff Return Yards, Season
10. Wilbert Montgomery 1977 23 619 26.9 99t 1
PLAYER (YEAR) YARDS
TOP SINGLE-GAME KICKOFF 1. Allen Rossum (1999) 1347
2.Quintin Demps (2008) 1314
RETURN PERFORMANCES 3. D. Witherspoon (1996) 1271
By Yards 4.Brian Mitchell (2002) 1162
5. Duce Staley (1997) 1139
PLAYER GAME YDS
1. Tim Brown 11/6/1966 vs. Cowboys 287 By Kickoff Return TDs, Season
2. Derrick Witherspoon 11/24/1996 at Arz. Cardinals 253 PLAYER (YEAR) TDS
3. Allen Rossum 11/14/1999 vs. Redskins 222 1. Derrick Witherspoon (1996) 2
4. Duce Staley 11/30/1997 vs. Bengals 195 Timmy Brown (1966) 2
5. Allen Rossum 11/21/1999 vs. Ind. Colts 192
Led NFL
By Touchdowns, Season
PASSING RUSHING PLAYER, YEAR TDS
By Yards, Season By Yards, Season
1. Calvin Williams, 1990 9
PLAYER, YEAR YARDS PLAYER, YEAR YARDS
2. Fred Barnett, 1990 8
1. John Reaves, 1972 1508 1. Correll Buckhalter, 2001 586
Bobby Walston (E), 1951 8
2. Davey O'Brien, 1939 1324 2. Keith Byars (FB) 1986 577
4. Pete Pihos (E), 1947 7
3. Donovan McNabb, 1999 948 3. Po James (FB), 1972 565
5. Keith Jackson (TE), 1988 6
4. Mike Boryla,1974 580 4. Mike Hogan (FB), 1976 561
Charle Young (TE), 1973 6
5. Foster Watkins, 1940 565 5. Billy Barnes, 1957 529
7. Hal Giancanelli (B), 1953 5
6. Randall Cunningham, 1985 548 6. Clarence Peaks, 1957 495
7. Steve Van Buren, 1944 444
By Attempts, Season SACKS
PLAYER, YEAR ATTS. By Attempts, Season Season
1. John Reaves, 1972 224 PLAYER, YEAR TDS. PLAYER, YEAR SACKS
2. Donovan McNabb, 1999 216 1. Steve Van Buren, 1944 5 1. Corey Simon (DT), 2000 9.5
3. Davey O'Brien, 1939 201 Don Johnson, 1953 5 2. Derrick Burgess (DE), 2001 6.0
4. Mike Boryla, 1974 102 3. Ken Keller, 1956 4 3. Mike Mamula (DE), 1995 5.5
5. Foster Watkins, 1940 85 Mel Bleeker , 1944 4 4. Trent Cole (DE), 2005 5.0
6. Randall Cunningham, 1985 81 Jim Castiglia (FB), 1941 4 5. Jerome Brown (DT), 1987 4.0
*-Since 1982
By Completions, Season By Attempts, Season
PLAYER, YEAR COMPS. PLAYER, YEAR ATTS.
1. John Reaves, 1972 108 1. Po James (FB), 1972 182 INTERCEPTIONS
2. Donovan McNabb, 1999 106 2. Keith Byars (FB), 1986 177 Season
3. Davey O'Brien, 1939 99 3. Lee Bouggess (FB), 1970 159 PLAYER, YEAR INTS.
4. Mike Boryla, 1974 60 4. Billy Barnes, 1957 143 1. Bibbles Bawel (B), 1952 8
5. Scott Tinsley, 1987 48 5. James Joseph, 1991 135 Tom Brookshier (DB), 1953 8
6. Rick Arrington, 1970 37 6. Correll Buckhalter, 2001 129 3. Herman Edwards (DB), 1977 6
7. Randall Cunningham, 1985 34 7. Clarence Peaks, 1957 125 4. Eric Allen (DB), 1988 5
Randy Logan (S), 1973 5
By Touchdowns, Season Jerry Norton (DB), 1954 5
PLAYER, YEAR TDS
RECEIVING Steve Van Buren (B), 1944 5
1. Donovan McNabb, 1999 8 By Receptions, Season *-Since 1940
PLAYER, YEAR RECS.
2. John Reaves, 1972 7
1. Keith Jackson (TE), 1988 81
3. Davey O'Brien, 1939 6
2. DeSean Jackson (WR, 2008) 62 KICKOFF RETURNS
4. Mike Boryla, 1974 5 By Kickoff Return Avg., Season
3. Don Looney (E), 1940 58
Sonny Jurgensen, 1957 5 PLAYER, YEAR, RETS. AVG.
4. Charle Young (TE), 1973 55
5. Lee Bouggess (RB), 1970 50 1. T. McDonald, 1957, 11 27.6
By Comletion Percentage, Season 2. Don Stevens, 1952, 16 27.1
PLAYER, YEAR COMP. % 6. Reggie Brown, 2005 43
7. Victor Bailey, 1993 41 3. Art Powell, 1959, 14 27.1
1. Mike Boryla, 1974 58.8
Junior Tautalasati (RB), 1986 41 4. Israel Lang, 1964, 13 27.1
2. Davey O'Brien, 1939 49.3
9. Calvin Williams, 1990 37 5. W. Montgomery, 1977, 23 26.9
3. Donovan McNabb, 1999 49.1
10. Fred Barnett (WR, 1990) 36 6. Al Nelson, 1965, 26 26.3
4. John Reaves, 1972 48.2
*-since 1941 *-min. 10 atts.
5. Randall Cunningham, 1985 42.0
6. Foster Watkins, 1940 32.9 By Yards, Season
*-min. 75 atts. PLAYER, YEAR YARDS PUNT RETURNS
1. DeSean Jackson, 2008 912 By Punt Return Avg., Season
By QB Rating, Season 2. Keith Jackson (TE), 1988 869 PLAYER, YEAR, RETS. AVG.
PLAYER, YEAR QB RAT. 3. Charle Young (TE), 1973 854 1. Pat McHugh, 1947, 10 15.6
1. Mike Boryla, 1974 78.9 4. Fred Barnett, 1990 721 2. S. Van Buren, 1944, 15 15.3
2. Scott Tinsley, 1987 71.7 5. Don Looney (E), 1940 707 3. Dexter Wynn, 2004, 18 10.8
3. Donovan McNabb, 1999 60.1 6. Calvin Williams, 1990 602 4. Don Stevens, 1952, 16 10.8
4. John Reaves, 1972 58.4 7. Reggie Brown, 2005 571 5. Bosh Pritchard, 1942, 11 9.7
5. Foster Watkins, 1940 46.4 8. Victor Bailey, 1993 545 6. Ken Keller, 1956, 15 9.7
6. Davey O'Brien, 1939 45.3 9. Bobby Walston (E), 1951 512 *-min. 10 atts. *-since 1941
7. Randall Cunningham, 1985 29.8 10. Hank Baskett, 2006 464
*-min. 75 atts.
ROOKIE SUPERLATIVES
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• Plans to take up coaching once his playing career is always make an annual trip to St. Louis to visit fam-
over. “I have always loved sports. All sports. And if I ily and then watch a baseball game. I loved the way
can’t play, I’d rather be involved in coaching than Ozzie played the game.”
doing anything else.” • Earned a degree in kinesiology
• Enjoyed playing baseball as a kid and wanted to • Full name: Torrance Daniels
emulate Hall of Fame SS Ozzie Smith. “We would
PLAYOFFS
2006 Phil. 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 NYG 4/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 6/0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DANIELS GAME-BY-GAME
2006 Philadelphia Eagles 2007 New York Giants
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
Promoted from the practice squad on 11/21 after spending the first 11 weeks of Promoted from the NYG practice squad on 11/27 after spending weeks 3-10 of
the season on that unit the season on that unit
Nov 26 @ Ind L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 02 @ Chi W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 Car W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 09 @ Phi W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 @ Was W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 16 Was L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 17 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 23 @ Buf W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 25 @ Dal W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 29 NE L 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 31 Atl W 1/0 3 2 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 6/0 3 2 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
Playoffs Jan 06 @ TB W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 7 NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 13 @ Dal W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 13 @ NO L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 20 @ GB W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 03 NE W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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32 Kyle
ECKEL
FULLBACK
Height, Weight: RJNNI=OPT
Born: NOLPMLUN=áå=mÜáä~ÇÉäéÜá~I=m^
College: k~îó
High School: béáëÅçé~ä=^Å~ÇÉãóI=jÉêáçåI=m^
NFL Experience: OåÇ=xNëí=~ë=~å=b~ÖäÉz
Acquired by Eagles: c^=J=OMMU
Originally joined NFL: páÖåÉÇ=~ë=~=êççâáÉ=ÑêÉÉ
~ÖÉåí=Äó=kÉï=båÖä~åÇ=áå=OMMR
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KYLE ECKEL’S CAREER STATISTICS
RUSHING RECEIVING
Year Team GP/GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
2005 Mia 0/0 Reserve/Military List
2006 Mia 0/0 Reserve/Military List and Commisioner’s Exempt List
2007 NE 12/0 33 90 2.7 14 2 1 6 6.0 6 0
TOTALS 12/0 33 90 2.7 14 2 1 6 6.0 6 0
PLAYOFFS
2007 NE 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
ECKEL GAME-BY-GAME
2007 New England Patriots RUSHING RECEIVING
Date Opp. W/L P/S Att Yd Avg Lg TD No Yd Avg Lg TD TYS
Signed to the 53-man roster on 10/1/07 after spending the first three weeks of
the season on the team’s practice squad
Oct 01 @ Cin W 1/0 3 11 3.7 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11
Oct 07 Cle W 1/0 6 16 2.7 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 16
Oct 14 @ Dal W 1/0 4 9 2.3 4 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 9
Oct 21 @ Mia W 1/0 6 12 2.0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 12
Oct 28 Was W 1/0 4 2 0.5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2
Nov 04 @ Ind W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Nov 18 @ Buf W 1/0 10 40 4.0 14 1 1 6 6.0 6 0 46
Nov 25 Phi W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 03 @ Bal W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 09 Pit W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 16 NYJ W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 23 Mia W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Dec 29 @ NYG L 0/o 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Totals 12/0 33 90 2.7 14 2 1 6 6.0 6 0 0
Playoffs
Jan 12 Jax W 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Jan 20 SD W 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Feb 03 NYG L 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Totals 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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64 Chris
PATRICK
TACKLE
Height, Weight: SJQI=OUM
Born: ULOOLUQ=áå=fíÜ~Å~I=jf
College: kÉÄê~ëâ~
High School: fíÜ~Å~I=fíÜ~Å~I=jf
NFL Experience: Nëí=xNëí=~ë=~å=b~ÖäÉz
Acquired by Eagles: c^=J=OMMU
Originally joined NFL: páÖåÉÇ=~ë=~=êççâáÉ=ÑêÉÉ
~ÖÉåí=Äó=íÜÉ=kÉï=vçêâ=dá~åíë=áå=OMMT
Chris Patrick was promoted to the active roster on • A two-way lineman at Ithaca HS, earned first-team
12/3/08 after spending the majority of the season on AP all-state honors as a senior DE, recording 102
the Eagles practice squad. Originally a rookie free tackles and 8 sacks. Was also named the area
agent signing of the New York Giants in 2007, Patrick defensive POY
was released and claimed by New England that sum- • Was a two-time all-league and all-area selection as
mer before landing on Green Bay’s practice squad. He a center in basketball. Also lettered two years in
spent the 2008 preseason with San Francisco and track
Detroit. A native of Ithaca, MI, Patrick played colle- • Enjoys hunting and fishing
giately at Nebraska.
• Grew up a fan of the Lions, Tigers and Red Wings
PERSONAL:
• Would consider going to law school when his play-
• Grew up on his family’s farm. “We were mostly cash ing days are over
crop and grew corn and soybeans. My dad was kind
• Earned his degree in criminal justice and was twice
of the head of the whole operation.” His father,
named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic
Philip, still works on the farm, and his mother,
Honor Roll
Marie, is a nurse
• Has an older brother, Joe, who was an offensive
lineman at Michigan State
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23 Dimitri
PATTERSON
CORNERBACK
Height, Weight: RJNMI=NVM
Born: SLNULUP=áå=lêä~åÇçI=ci
College: qìëâÉÖÉÉ
High School: bî~åëI=lêä~åÇçI=ci
NFL Experience: PêÇ=xNëí=~ë=~å=b~ÖäÉz
Acquired by Eagles: c^JOMMU
Originally joined NFL: páÖåÉÇ=~ë=~=êççâáÉ=ÑêÉÉ
~ÖÉåí=Äó=t~ëÜáåÖíçå=áå=OMMR
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DIMITRI PATTERSON’S CAREER STATISTICS
TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS
Year Team GP/GS Tot Solo Ast Sacks Yds Int Yds Lg TD KD FF FR Yds
2005 Was 3/0 0 0 0 0 1 20 20 0 1 0 0 0 0
2007 KC 13/0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 KC 7/0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 23/0 12 12 0 0 0 1 20 20 0 1 0 0 0
CAREER HIGHS: TACKLES - Total 7 vs. Den. 9/28/08, Solo 7 vs. Den. 9/28/08; INTs 1 vs. Dal.
10/18/05, Long 20 vs. Dal. 10/18/05
MILESTONES: First game: vs. Sea. 10/2/05; First INT: vs. Dal. 10/18/05 (QB Drew Bledsoe).
PATTERSON GAME-BY-GAME
2005 Washington Redskins 2008
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
Oct 02 Sea W 0/0 Did Not Play Sep 07 @ NE L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 @ KC L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 14 Oak L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 SF W 0/0 Inactive Sep 21 @ Atl L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 @ NYG L 0/0 Inactive Sep 28 Den W 1/0 7 0 7 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 18 Dal W 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 1 20 20 1 0 0 Oct 05 @ Car L 1/0 1 0 1 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 24 NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 19 Ten L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 01 @ Phi W 0/0 Inactive Oct 26 @ NYJ L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 3/0 0 0 0 0 NA 1 20 20 1 0 0 Totals 7/0 8 0 8 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Kansas City Chiefs
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
Sep 09 @ Hou L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 @ Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 @ SD W 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 07 Jax L 0/0 Inactive/Hamstring
Oct 14 Cin W 0/0 Inactive/Hamstring
Oct 21 @ Oak W 0/0 Inactive/Hamstring
Nov 04 GB L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 Den L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 @ Ind L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 25 Oak L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 02 SD L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 09 @ Den L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 Ten L 1/0 4 0 4 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 23 @ Det L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 @ NYJ L 1/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 13/0 4 0 4 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
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54 Tracy
WHITE
LINEBACKER
Height, Weight: SJMI=OPU
Born: QLNQLUN=áå=`Ü~êäÉëíçåI=p`
College: eçï~êÇ=råáîÉêëáíó
High School: qáãÄÉêä~åÇI=píK=píÉéÜÉåI=p`
NFL Experience: SíÜ=xNëí=~ë=~å=b~ÖäÉz
Acquired by Eagles: c^JOMMU
Originally joined NFL: páÖåÉÇ=~ë=~=êççâáÉ=ÑêÉÉ
~ÖÉåí=Äó=pÉ~ííäÉ=áå=OMMP
A six-year veteran, Tracy White signed with the Eagles 2007 HIGHLIGHTS:
on 10/14/08, a week after being released by the • Ranked 2nd on the Packers with 16 special teams
Green Bay Packers. A strong special teams performer, tackles, adding two fumble recoveries and a TD
White has racked up 66 career special teams tackles • Forced a fumble on special teams in the NFC
in 68 games with the Packers (2006-08), Jaguars Championship game vs. NYG (1/20/08)
(2005), and Seahawks (2003-04).
• Recovered a fumble on a 4th qtr. kickoff by Giants
BIRDSEED:
KR Ahmad Bradshaw at NYG (9/16). The turnover
• Grew up a huge Eagles fan and lists his all-time set up a Packers TD to put the team up 28-13
favorite players as Randall Cunningham, and cur- • Recovered a fumble in the end zone for his 1st
rent teammates Donovan McNabb and Brian career TD off a muffed punt by Eagles WR Greg
Dawkins Lewis vs. Phi. (9/9)
• Draws inspiration from his father, Emanuel, who PERSONAL:
was rendered legally blind from a brain tumor he
• Resides in Charleston, SC, in the offseason
suffered from over 20 years ago. “It happened when
I was in the first grade,” said White. “He never let it • His parents are Tracy Emanuel and Patricia. Patricia
get him down. He has a great sense of humor and I works as a car saleswoman in Charleston
really admire the way he has been able to live his • Has one brother, Keenan, who served two years in
life. He is the best dad I could ever ask for.” the U.S. military and is now a physician’s assistant
Tracy and Emanuel enjoy playing the card game in Charleston. Also has two sisters, Keisha and Akia
spades together and talking about the NFL. “My • Played linebacker and was the kicker at Timberland
dad is a big fan of the Cowboys, so we’ve had fun HS. Also wrestled and competed in track and field.
together throughout my life since I was an Eagles Holds school records in the shot put and 100 meter
fan growing up,” said White. “Now that I’m playing dash
with the Eagles, I’m sure the conversations will be a
little more intense.”
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• Has been an usher at his church in Charleston INJURY HISTORY:
• Has been working to help build a “Hope Center” in Was inactive at StL (12/16/07, vs. Oak. (12/9/07) and
his hometown of St. Stephen, SC. The building and vs. Car. (11/18/07) with an ankle injury. Was placed on
program is being designed to provide activities for the Injured Reserve list prior to the regular season
the youth in the area such as football, swimming finale on 12/28/05. Was inactive for 6 of the final 7
and basketball games of the 2004 season with a hamstring injury
• Would like to coach high school football when his and was placed on the Injured Reserve list prior to the
playing days are over. playoffs. Was inactive vs. Pit. (11/2/03) with an ankle
• Enjoys hunting, fishing and playing video games in injury.
his free time
• Majored in speech pathology and minored in physi-
cal education
PLAYOFFS
2007 GB 2/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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WHITE GAME-BY-GAME
2003 Seattle Seahawks 2006 Green Bay Packers
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
Sep 07 NO W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10 Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 @ Ari W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17 NO L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 StL W 0/0 INACTIVE Sep 24 @ Det W 0/0 INACTIVE
Oct 05 @ GB L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 02 @ Phi L 0/0 NOT WITH TEAM
Oct 12 SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 08 StL L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Chi W 0/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 22 @ Mia W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 @ Cin L 0/0 INACTIVE Oct 29 Ari W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 02 Pit W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE Nov 05 @ Buf L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 09 @ Was L 0/0 INACTIVE Nov 12 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Det W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 19 NE L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 @ Bal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 27 @ Sea L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 30 Cle W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 03 NYJ L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 07 @ Min L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 10 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 14 @ StL L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 17 Det W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 21 Ari W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 21 Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 27 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 31 @ Chi W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 10 0 11/0 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 14/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Jan 04 @ GB L 1/0 INACTIVE 2007
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
2004 Sep 09 Phi W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opp W/L P/S S A T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR Sep 16 @ NYG W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 @ NO W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 23 SD W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 19 @ TB W 1/0 4 0 4 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30 @ Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 07 Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 StL L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 14 Was W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 17 @ NE L 1/0 2 1 3 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 29 @ Den W 1/0 0 1 1 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 @ Ari L 1/1 10 3 13 1.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 @ KC W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 31 Car W 1/1 2 2 4 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 11 Min W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 07 @ SF W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 18 Car W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE
Nov 14 @ StL L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 22 @ Det W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 Mia W 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Nov 29 @ Dal L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 28 Buf L 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Dec 09 Oak W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE
Dec 06 Dal L 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Dec 16 @ StL W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE
Dec 12 @ Min W 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Dec 23 @ Chi L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 19 @ NYJ L 1/0 1 1 2 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec 30 Det W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 26 Ari W 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Totals 13/0 0 0 1 1 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 02 Atl W 0/0 INACTIVE/HAMSTRING Playoffs
Totals 10/2 19 7 26 1.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan 12 Sea W 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs Jan 20 NYG L 1/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 08 StL L INJURED RESERVE/HAMSTRING Totals 2/0 0 0 0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 Jacksonville Jaguars
Date Opp W/L P/S S A
T Sac Hur Int Yds Lg KD FF FR
Sep 11 Sea W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 @ Ind L 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 @ NYJ W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 02 Den L 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Cin W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 @ Pit W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 @ StL L 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 07 Hou W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 13 Bal W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 @ Ten W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 27 @ Ari W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 04 @ Cle W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 11 Ind L 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 18 @ SF W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 24 @ Hou W 1/0 0 0
0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 01 Ten W 0/0 INACTIVE/ANKLE
Totals 15/0 0 0 0 0.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Jason Avant Feature
JASON AVANT: HE'S MR.
THIRD-AND-WHATEVER
By Ray Parrillo rush and fired a 21-yard completion to
Philadelphia Inquirer Avant over the middle. It shifted field
position for the Eagles. More impor-
1/12/09 tant, it kept alive a drive that led to
Page 1 of 1 David Akers' 35-yard field goal that
gave the Eagles a 13-11 lead they never
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Jason relinquished.
Avant isn't certain how he carved out
his niche as the receiver quarterback "I had the basic cross route and I just
Donovan McNabb seems to trust the kept running the cross and I saw Don
most when it's third-down-and-what- scrambling and I just kept on run-
ever. ning," Avant said. "After the catch, I
But after some thought, Avant smiled just turned around and tried to get the
and said: "Well, I get in the game first down."
more on third down."
Avant was limping through the locker
There's a reason for that. Avant has room on a sprained knee, but he did-
sure hands and he runs sharp routes n't seem concerned. "I'm all right," he
in tight spaces. Also, he's willing to said, which is about as detailed a
deal with the punishment that's often report on an injury from a player at
dealt to receivers who run crossing this time of the season.
patterns in the middle of the field by
guided missiles disguised as defensive A major reason why the Eagles cleared
backs. what many assume was their biggest
hurdle to the Super Bowl was their
"This is actually new to me," said third-down conversion rate. They
Avant, who starred at Michigan as a were successful on 50 percent of their
receiver who ran most of his patterns tries (7 for 14). To put that in perspec-
on the outside. tive, the league average is 40 percent.
During the regular season, the Eagles
"I've just been doing it for two years were a so-so 41.3 percent.
now. In college, I was always on the
outside, so it's different. But it's Another critical third-down conver-
receiver play. You just have to learn sion came after Avant's play. On third
the intricacies of getting open in the and 10, McNabb hit running back
middle. As far as me becoming the Correll Buckhalter for a 19-yard gain
third-down receiver, I don't know to the Giants 22.
about that. I just try to be as reliable
as I can for Don [McNabb]." But after Avant's conversion, the
Eagles pretty much took control of the
Avant has made several key third- game on both sides of the ball. Avant
down catches, but the one he made in said the Eagles felt as if they had the
the Eagles' 23-11 playoff win over the Giants where they wanted at halftime.
Giants yesterday may have been the
biggest. In fact, it can be argued that it "We couldn't wait to play the second
was one of the game's three biggest half because we felt we were in a really
plays. good position," he said. "I don't know
- it seemed like the weather warmed
Trailing, 11-10, in the third quarter, up."
the Eagles faced third and 20 from
their own 15-yard line in the third
quarter. McNabb escaped a Giants
Hank Baskett Feature
EVERY BREATH IS PRECIOUS FOR
EAGLES' WIDEOUT BASKETT
By MARCUS HAYES matics to pursue their interests just doing 10 sprints, and you can't go
Philadelphia Daily News like he did . . . but not like he did. after seven, let me know," Roanhaus
said he told Baskett - and, with a
9/24/08 "I tell kids to be smart with it but wink, added: "Know this: If you go
Page 1 of 2 don't let it hold you back," said into distress, I'm not giving you
Baskett, who would often snag his mouth-to-mouth."
HANK BASKETT would always push inhaler for a quick puff as he ran by
it. He would feel his breath laboring, the bench during basketball games. These days, Roanhaus would have to
and know his lips were turning blue, "Don't let people say you can't do get in line.
and he would fight through, and he something because you have asthma."
would collapse. Baskett lately has been dating Playboy
These days, he better appreciates Sometimes, fear of being seen as soft party girl Kendra Wilkinson, but then,
every breath he takes. trumped Baskett's fear of dying. Baskett has long been popular on the
party scene of whatever town he's in.
Baskett easily recalls the last time he "The coaches sometimes would tell me
passed out because of his asthma. He to stop but I wouldn't," Baskett said. At least, he was.
was a junior, and it was at football "I didn't want my coaches or team-
practice. It was a year before he con- mates to see me using it as an excuse." "I stopped going out," this past offsea-
verted to wide receiver, a move that son, he said. "I get my rest. I stopped
would mean a college scholarship, a Bracing for Troy Polamalu's crushing the partying and drinking and every-
contract with the Eagles and, Sunday, Kamikaze tackles cannot compare thing."
a game-high eight catches in a win with the helpless terror of your throat
over the Steelers. muscles in spasm as your life's breath In Clovis this offseason he virtually
stops: eliminated fats and sugars and lost 15
But on Aug. 30, 1999, he was the pounds, all while training like never
quarterback at powerful Clovis High "When you wake up at night and you before, at altitude.
in New Mexico, and he pushed it too don't have an inhaler right there, and
hard at practice, again, and passed out you don't have your breathing "The altitude helps me with my asth-
on the field. machine, and your parents have to ma and everything," said Baskett.
take you to the hospital because you "And if you can run at 4,000 feet it
Earlier the same day, a half-mile can't breathe . . . When your lungs makes it easier to run at 400 feet."
away, asthma killed Sarah Upton. close - there's nothing you can do to
get air in - it's very dangerous." And if you can run beside Donovan
According to court documents, a sub- McNabb, you probably will get more
stitute gym teacher at Gattis Junior Upton's death hammered that home. chances to run down the field during
High, forced Upton, a ninth-grader, to She was 14, Baskett was 17. games. Baskett this year spent a week
continue to run sprints when Upton at McNabb's workout camp in Arizona
asked to stop. The death, and its surrounding cir- - a decision that required a financial
cumstances, rocked Clovis, an Air commitment Baskett was reluctant to
Upton went to her next class. She Force base town of about 33,000 - or, make.
passed out at her desk. School person- about half the capacity of Lincoln
nel tried to administer her inhaler but Financial Field. "This is probably one of the biggest
did not perform CPR, and failed to call investments you'll make," his father,
in the emergency for 15 minutes. Eric Roanhaus has coached Clovis to Hank Jr., said. With higher-pedigreed
10 state titles and eight runnerup fin- targets Reggie Brown, Kevin Curtis,
And so, she died. ishes, but he made sure Baskett DeSean Jackson and Jason Avant to
always understood that no title was compete with, Hank Jr. stressed,
Every day, 11 Americans die of asthma worth dying for. "Donovan controls your future."
attacks; every year, 4,000.
"Hank," he told Baskett, "you know With Brown and Curtis hurt, after
Baskett speaks passionately about liv- when you've had enough. If we're three games, Baskett has 12 catches,
ing with asthma. He encourages asth-
Hank Baskett Feature
EVERY BREATH IS PRECIOUS FOR
EAGLES' WIDEOUT BASKETT
By MARCUS HAYES instead chose to sign with Minnesota. "It says a lot about Hank that they
Philadelphia Daily News The Eagles immediately traded Billy came," Hank Baskett Jr. said.
McMullen for him. That worked:
9/24/08 Baskett hauled in TD catches of 87 It says more that Baskett ever made it
Page 2 of 2 and 89 yards, the two longest for an this far. A frequent charity face for the
undrafted rookie in NFL history. Eagles, Baskett said he is willing to be
four short of his total in 2007; 197 an advocate for asthma awareness but
yards, already 55 more than 2007; and Clovis is bursting with pride at he has yet to be asked.
a 90-yard touchdown, the fourth TD Baskett's success. Less than 90 min-
of his career and the third of at least utes after Sunday's effort, the Clovis And while he never will be as big in
85 yards, a mark shared by only six News Journal posted a brief on its Philly as he is in Clovis, Sunday's per-
other players. Web site detailing Baskett's day. It formance only increased his profile
runs a small piece called "Baskett
In a West Coast offense, bombs are Watch" the day before and the day Maybe Sunday was Baskett's finest
gimmicky. Slants and outs feed the after each of Baskett's games. It ran an hour: "If my role declines, that's what
machine. With the dangerous but online poll before the last Super Bowl: happens," Baskett said. Equipped with
small Jackson blanketed, McNabb fed the perspective of what might have
6-4, 220-pound Baskett on Sunday. "No Cowboys. No Broncos. No Hank been, clearly, Baskett is at peace.
Baskett. Do you care about watching
"Donovan trusts him; when the ball is the Super Bowl?" After all, on that day in August 9 years
around him he's going to go up and ago, it might have been him, not Sarah
get it," said head coach Andy Reid, Baskett also is on a billboard across Upton.
who called Baskett's performance a the street from the high school. That's
"career" game. about as big as you can get there: "It's
like carrying the town on your shoul-
Brown returned from a hamstring ders," Baskett said cheerfully.
injury Sunday in a limited role and
Curtis might come back next month What else would you expect from a
from his sports hernia, but, Reid straight-A student in an Air Force
promised, "[Baskett] is going to con- town - Cannon AFB is 4 miles west -
tinue to play." whose father is a retired Air Force
man with 30 years of service, whose
It took Baskett a while to become a mother has worked at Canon as chief
viable NFL target. financial officer for more than 30
years, whose brother, Randy Curtis,
He played quarterback until midway spent 13 years in the Army.
through his senior season in high
school, when a bad ankle sprain cut What's more, Baskett coaxed six team-
his mobility. In 2 weeks he was able to mates to play in his charity golf tour-
sprint straight ahead, so Roanhaus nament, the second annual "Hank
and his staff moved him to receiver. Baskett Tee'd Off About Child Abuse."
New Mexico saw him, liked his athleti-
cism (he holds the New Mexico state McNabb led the journey to Clovis, 100
high jump record, 7-feet, and could miles from the Lubbock, Texas, air-
reverse-dunk with both hands in port. Sheldon Brown, Quintin Mikell,
eighth grade), signed him, redshirted Greg Lewis, Todd Herremans and Jon
him, and, by his senior season in Dorenbos came, too. They made the
2005, polished him to 67 catches, trip, they mingled with the crowd,
1,071 yards and nine touchdowns. they helped raise money for the Oasis
Children's Advocacy Center, where
The Eagles sought to sign him as an Baskett's father works.
undrafted free agent in 2006, but he
Hank Baskett Feature
BASKETT DELIVERS WHILE GOING
DEEP FOR EAGLES
By REUBEN FRANK In NFL history, only five other it doesn't matter how that happens,”
Burlington County Times receivers have three catches of 85 he said. “If I catch a 1-yard touchdown
yards or more, and Baskett is the first or a 90-yard touchdown or if I have a
9/11/08 since former San Francisco 49er John block that helps another guy score a
Page 1 of 1 Taylor with three in a career. Nobody touchdown, it's all the same to me.”
else currently in the NFL has more
No question Jerry Rice is the greatest than one catch as long as 87 yards. Baskett only had 142 receiving yards
wide receiver in NFL history. He had Baskett has three. all last season, with a long gain of 25
14 1,000-yard seasons, scored 207 yards. After catching 22 passes for 464
touchdowns, will be a unanimous Average length of his four career yards as a rookie, his 2007 output was
first-ballot pick into the Hall of Fame touchdowns: 69 yards. a big disappointment. He worked dili-
when he's eligible next year. gently during the offseason to get into
What makes this all so weird is that the same kind of shape he was in as a
He hasn't done what Hank Baskett has Baskett is not a speed burner, and he's rookie.
done. not even a regular player. He has 40
career catches, which means one out It's made a difference.
Terrell Owens is one of the 10 best of every 13 has been longer than any
receivers ever. We've seen it ourselves, catch ever made by Carter, Marvin “I definitely feel lighter and quicker,”
playing both for and against the Harrison, Steve Largent, Art Monk, he said. “I feel like have more
Eagles. Andre Reed, Reggie Wayne or Lynn endurance, and I know I can be on the
Swann. field longer than last year. Before, I
He hasn't done what Hank Baskett has had to come out of the game too
done. “Yeah, when you're expected to be the much. I don't feel that way anymore. I
slow possession guy, people aren't can definitely tell a difference.”
Torry Holt? Cris Carter? Randy Moss? expecting it,” said Baskett, whom the
Eagles acquired from the Minnesota Baskett, who now owns three of the
None of them. Vikings during the 2006 preseason in 126 longest catches in NFL history,
exchange for Billy McMullen. “But a already has as many career 100-yard
Not even close. lot goes into it. Donovan made great games as Reggie Brown, for whom he
throws, and so did A.J. against started against the Rams. Brown has a
Hank Baskett, an undrafted free agent Atlanta. We had to have great protec- hamstring injury, but head coach
who has started six career games, now tion.” Andy Reid said Brown will go back
has three career receptions of 87 yards into the starting lineup when he's
or more, and nobody in NFL history Baskett's 89-yarder was the longest healthy.
has more. reception in the NFL in 2006, and if
his 90-yarder on Sunday holds up as But Baskett will still play. He's made a
“It's insane,” Baskett said. “It's defi- the longest this season, he'll join living out of beating the odds and
nitely just crazy. I can't explain it. I Gaynell Tinsley (1937, 1938), Don doing the unexpected.
guess I've just been in the right place Hutson (1935, 1942), Harlon Hill
at the right time.” (1956, 1959) and Michael Haynes “I've always been somebody who just
(1992, 1993) as the only players in takes advantage of his opportunities,”
Baskett caught an 87-yard touchdown league history to record the longest he said. “When I got traded from
pass from Donovan McNabb in his catch of two different seasons. Minnesota, at first I was upset, but
fifth NFL game, the Eagles' 38-24 win then I looked at it as another opportu-
over the Dallas Cowboys in 2006 and Ask Baskett what the three catches nity. That's been my whole career —
an 89-yarder from A.J. Feeley on the have in common, and without hesitat- whenever I get a chance, just make the
last day of the 2006 season in a 24-17 ing he'll tell you that all three con- most of it.”
win over the Atlanta Falcons. He tributed to wins. And that's really all
topped those with a 90-yarder from that matters to him.
McNabb in the second quarter of the
Eagles' 38-3 win over the St. Louis “You know me, I just want to win, and
Rams on Sunday.
Hank Baskett Feature
BASKETT SET TO FIGHT FOR HIS JOB
By GEOFF MOSHER your name put on a jersey, that's a bad the flat and those types of
The News Journal thing." things. We used him in a little bit dif-
No rookie endeared himself more to ferent of a role. He was an important
6/7/08 the Eagles fan base and coaching staff part of our team last year
Page 1 of 1 in 2006 than the affable even though the numbers didn't show
Baskett, whom the Eagles acquired in it."
PHILADELPHIA -- A peculiar scene a one-for-one deal with Minnesota for Baskett referred to his multiple roles
on the last day of this week's Eagles Billy McMullen. last year as something nice for the
minicamp was the tall, slender wide Minnesota had signed Baskett out of "résumé," which comes in
receiver crouched in a three-point New Mexico after the draft but needed handy in his line of work.
stance during special-teams drills, someone familiar with a He might be two years older than
taunting the defensive linemen. West Coast offense. McMullen fit the some of the nameless, faceless rookie
"I'm trying to tell these d-linemen, if bill. The Eagles had let Terrell Owens free agents who share the
they want to get in these trenches and go the prior season and locker room with him during camp,
go one-on-one, we can do it," Hank hadn't yet brought in Donté but they're reminders of where he
Baskett said. Stallworth, and needed depth at came from and where he could
Baskett, a third-year pro, was kidding. receiver. be if he ever takes a play off.
And just to be sure, he backtracked Baskett made such a quick transition "Ask a lot of guys here; it's not what
rather quickly. that he started opposite Reggie Brown you did last year, it's what can you do
"I just like teasing them guys," he said, in the team's first for me today," Baskett said.
suddenly turning serious. "I would not preseason game. Whereas rookies "That's what these [minicamps] are
ever step in with our dline." tend to flame out after training camp, about. It's hot and it's tiresome, but
Funny thing about Baskett's teasing, Baskett kept climbing. it's your opportunity to go out
though. Blocking men much beefier He became the second rookie -- and and have more plays, because when
than himself had become an first undrafted rookie -- in NFL histo- the season comes, it's the [starters]
important part of his job last season, a ry to catch two touchdown that get most of the reps.
demand Baskett brought upon him- passes of 85 yards or more in one sea- It's your chance to come out here and
self. son and ranked fourth among rookie do what you can to get on the
With tight end L.J. Smith slowed by receivers in catches (22) [coach's] camera. The more you
two groin surgeries and backup tight and yards (464). get on the camera, the better."
end Matt Schobel also banged up, But Baskett's encore didn't match his
Baskett volunteered to fill in when debut -- at least, not statistically. First,
needed in pass protection schemes the Eagles signed Kevin
that called for two tight ends. Curtis to pair with Brown as starting
"I did a lot of that blocking off the receivers. Second, receiver Jason
edge in college," Baskett said. Avant, a fourth-round pick
Except these were faster, stronger limited by injuries in 2006, was
NFL linemen itching to plant someone healthy and ready to challenge Baskett
like Baskett backward en route to the for slot receiver snaps.
quarterback. An injury to safety Brian Dawkins
But sacrifices like those, Baskett forced special-teams maven Quintin
believes, are necessary for the sake of Mikell into a starting role. That,
keeping his job. Such is life in turn, led to Baskett becoming more
for someone whose spot on the roster active on special teams.
is up for grabs every year, and proba- Though Baskett's receiving stats
bly will be his entire NFL dipped -- 16 catches, 142 yards -- he
career. led the special teams with 277
"This year, it's a fight again for all points, 16 more than runner-up Avant.
those spots," Baskett said, standing in "Hank's a real good football player,"
front of the locker stall he offensive coordinator Marty
considers symbolic. Mornhinweg said. "We had some
"When you don't have your nameplate protection problems early, so we had
up here, that's a bad thing," he said. him in there chipping [blocking] in
"If you have to pay to get
Stewart Bradley Feature
EAGLES' BRADLEY WON'T TAKE
STARTING FOR GRANTED
By GEOFF MOSHER In his second start, against "I'm not going to make assump-
The News Journal Buffalo in the season finale, he tions," he said, "but that's where I
3/30/08 made seven tackles. want to be."
Page 1 of 1 Defensive coordinator Jim When he's not preparing for the
Johnson boldly told reporters that upcoming camps, Bradley isn't
Bradley had a future with the wasting his free time. After the
The intention couldn't have been Eagles. season, he visited a friend in Paris.
more clear on March 6, when the "It's exciting to get your number He also spent time in his home-
Eagles released veteran called like that," Bradley said. "I'm town of Salt Lake City and in
linebacker Takeo Spikes. But that itching for it right now, just think- Lincoln, Neb., for another friend's
doesn't mean Stewart Bradley per- ing about it." wedding.
formed cartwheels. That's about as much introspection Bradley also is making good use of
Sure, Bradley's potential is the rea- as you'll get from Bradley. Ask him his business degree. He is hoping
son the Eagles said goodbye to to peer inside his crystal ball to intern this spring at one of
Spikes, once an elite linebacker and the images disappear in Philadelphia's major investment
but now best described as steady. clouds. Even though his competi- banks, with an emphasis on invest-
But the second-year pro who tion is newcomer Rocky Boiman ment managing.
showed glimmers of promise in and barely used backup Pago "You got to do something else, get
limited late-season playing time Togafau -- say that three times fast involved with constructive things
last season isn't expecting the red- -- Bradley would rather consider around town," he said. "It's better
carpet treatment to a starting job. the than being out in the streets."
To do that would be to assume, battle a lumberjack match. Last
Bradley said. And you know what man standing gets the prize.
happens to those who assume. "Until you have the job, it's not
"Because you never know how your job," he said. "I'm really wary
things are going to work out," of having that mentality that it's
Bradley said recently at the my job now. You have to earn it,
NovaCare Complex after a work- and you want to come in with the
out. mentality that, 'I have to outper-
All signs indicate that Bradley will form everyone at the same position
take over the middle linebacker every day.'
job, the position for which the "Me, I like to battle and scratch for
Eagles have groomed him since that. It gives me more determina-
they made him a third-round pick tion. Obviously, there is the drive
last April. of winning a spot, but then there's
He backed up at strong side, his a drive to be successful and to be
natural position, and the middle the best at your spot from all the
last year. Most of his action came 32 teams."
on special teams. Not until the last Don't mistake humility for uncer-
two games of the season was tainty. Voluntary offseason work-
Bradley unleashed at linebacker. outs begin Monday, but Bradley
And how. has spent the past three weeks at
In his first start, he brought down the NovaCare Complex. He has
the NFL's least-sacked quarterback bulked up and figures to wear the
when he dropped New Orleans' firstteam jersey when minicamps
Drew Brees, and Bradley also had begin in May.
an interception later in the game. It would disappointing if he didn't.
Stewart Bradley, Chris Gocong and Omar Gaither Feature
EAGLES' LB TRIO AT HEAD OF THE CLASS
By GEOFF MOSHER intellectually is important." His maturation came slowly, but by
The News Journal None of this, of course, matters to the end of the season, Johnson trusted
Eagles diehards who demand blood- the converted end to
7/13/08 thirsty aggression. spend short stints on the defensive
Page 1 of 1 Nobody cared about Reggie White's line.
college GPA. Despite starting at the strong side for
But for the first time since Reid three years at Nebraska, Bradley's
PHILADELPHIA -- Chris Gocong became head coach in 1999, he has ability to pursue at his size
wouldn't be surprised if his post-NFL given coordinator Jim Johnson a allowed the coaches to work him at
career life is linked to football. stable threesome of linebackers. the strong side and middle.
With all the uproar over disability The linebacker group under Reid has Bradley, a third-round pick, stepped
money for retired NFL players, been shuffled and reshuffled, especial- in at middle linebacker late last sea-
Gocong has a plan. ly on the outside, from son.
"I'll probably be designing artificial Nate Wayne to Keith Adams and Mark In his first game, against New
hip implants," Gocong said last Simoneau to Matt McCoy. Orleans, Bradley picked off and
month. And though Gaither, Bradley and sacked Brees, one of the NFL's most
Gocong completed a course in fluid Gocong has that law firm ring, it has elusive quarterbacks. In his next
dynamics to earn his biomedical engi- the potential to be the team's game, Bradley registered seven tackles
neering degree in 2005 from starting trio well into the next decade. against Buffalo.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo -- a school All three are 24 and are still playing "He still has a lot to learn, don't get
known for producing renowned engi- under their rookie me wrong, but he looks good to me
neers, not professional contracts. inside," Johnson said. "All of a
athletes. "You see a lot more confidence. When sudden we put him inside in that
But for the Eagles, he's one-third of an guys have confidence and they know game [against New Orleans] and he
equation that combines brains and what they're doing, they makes a couple of plays. He'll
brawn to produce arguably play a lot faster," defensive coordina- keep getting better."
the brightest and most promising trio tor Jim Johnson said. Gaither took part in an exclusive NFL
of young linebackers in coach Andy "That's what I see from Chris Gocong. program at the Harvard Business
Reid's tenure. The Eagles Stewart Bradley is the same thing. School in 2007.
open training camp July 21 at Lehigh Omar has been the veteran Usually, the NFL invites veterans for
University. of the three, but I see him playing a lot the program. Gaither had just
Third-year pro Omar Gaither, who faster and making more plays around wrapped up his rookie year.
recorded 170 tackles last season at the football because he Not being pigeonholed into the jock
middle linebacker, was a has more confidence and he knows the stereotype is important, but he knows
three-time Southeastern Conference system." his paycheck is for services
all-academic selection at the Gaither is the most experienced. The rendered, not an endowment.
University of Tennessee. 2006 fifth-round pick drew unusual "It's obvious they're going to want to
Middle linebacker Stewart Bradley, praise from Johnson after get [intelligent] players like that, but
the trio's newest starter, is a worldly his first training camp and halfway once you're playing, it's all
type. He traveled to Paris in through the year supplanted an football, so you've got to put all that
the offseason and plans to intern at injured and ineffective McCoy. stuff behind you," Gocong said.
one of Philadelphia's venture capital Gaither made such an impact his "Forget how smart everybody is
firms. rookie year that the coaches cut two- and ... just make plays."
How many investment bankers hover time Pro Bowler and fan
at 6-foot-4, 250 pounds, have sacked favorite middle linebacker Jeremiah
Drew Brees and claim to Trotter last June. Gaither's 170 tackles
be avid Robert Ludlum readers? last season were tops on
"I think we're a pretty intelligent the defense.
group," Bradley said, "which I think is Gocong showed enough grasp of the
a necessity being kind of like playbook at minicamps last year to
the quarterbacks of the defense and warrant a starting job even
making all the calls. Having lineback- though he spent his rookie season on
ers that can handle the load injured reserve.
Correll Buckhalter Feature
BUCKHALTER PROVES
PERSEVERANCE CAN PAY OFF
By KEVIN NOONAN through three grueling rehabilitations, "We rotated them before," Reid said.
Gannett News Service toiling long hours apart from the rest "I probably haven't done a good
of the team. enough job with that with Buck.
10/14/08 Buck's obviously a good football play-
Page 1 of 1 Actually, that's not completely true, er."
either. Buckhalter wasn't forced into
PHILADELPHIA - One of the first anything. He chose to defy the odds, There's another reason why
things you learn in this business is even though there was no guarantee Buckhalter would like to play more --
that there's no cheering in the press he'd ever be healthy enough to play he's in the final year of his contract.
box. That's usually an easy rule to fol- football again or that the Eagles would And he knows that he's been produc-
low, and the longer you're in the busi- still want a running back who con- tive enough to attract the attention of
ness, the easier it gets. stantly broke down. a team that might play him more.
But, as with every rule, there are So, credit coach Andy Reid, who stuck
exceptions. And Correll Buckhalter is with Buckhalter through it all. Not all
one of them. players get a second chance, much less
a third. But Reid gave Buckhalter
That's why I enjoyed watching encouragement, hope and the most
Buckhalter run over the San Francisco important thing of all -- time.
49ers.
"You know his personality," Reid said
It's not just because Buckhalter is a Monday. "He brings a great spirit to
nice guy, which he is. It's not just the team, and he's a good person and
because he's a hard worker, which he a lot of fun to be around. Then he goes
is. And it's not just because he's a ter- out and he's tough. And every time
rific team player, which he is. that he has an opportunity to start he
gets close to or above 100 yards, as
More than anything, it's the adversity long as we feed him the ball. He's a
that Buckhalter has had to deal with good player."
throughout his career, and how he's
handled that adversity, that makes Unfortunately for Buckhalter, he's
him a special player and person. stuck behind a great player. And
Buckhalter knows that no matter how
With All-Pro Brian Westbrook out of well he plays, no matter how many
Sunday's game with fractured ribs, yards he churns out, no matter how
Buckhalter got a rare chance to play many touchdowns he scores, he'll be
meaningful minutes and he made the back on the bench as soon as
most of it. He carried the ball 18 times Westbrook returns. That's another
for 93 yards and a touchdown and harsh reality with which he's leaned to
caught seven passes for 85 yards. deal. And he accepts it -- to a point.
Actually, that's not completely true -- "Whatever they give me, I'll just try to
every minute Buckhalter plays is make the best of it," Buckhalter said
meaningful, because more than once it Monday. "But it is tough. I mean, I'm
appeared his career was over. Not human."
many players come back from one
serious knee injury, much less three. Reid did throw him a bone Monday.
When asked why Buckhalter isn't
Those injuries forced Buckhalter to more involved in the offense even
miss three full seasons (2002, 2004 when Westbrook is healthy, Reid nod-
and 2005). They also forced him to go ded his head.
Correll Buckhalter Feature
HIS FOCUS IS ON GAME AND HIS FAMILY
By Bob Brookover ticed by Buckhalter's veteran teammates hears about me to be positive."
who saw him come into the league as a
Philadelphia Inquirer "party animal" and now see a man deter- Having lost his mother at 19 months old
9/28/08 mined to have a long, productive career. and having seen his brother Christopher, a
Page 1 of 1 former Eagles practice squad member, get
"The difference is tremendous," safety locked away in the Mississippi State
You probably already know some of the Brian Dawkins said. "You can even see it Penitentiary on a manslaughter conviction
story. in his eating habits. When you talk to him, a decade ago, Buckhalter is finding plenty
Correll Buckhalter lost three seasons to he's a very conscientious eater. He cares of things to be positive about as he
knee surgeries earlier in his career, and yet about what he's putting in his body so he approaches 30.
he remains a productive member of the is ready to play. He lost a lot of weight.
Eagles' roster. He's not nearly as big as he was when he When asked about his brother last week,
first got here, but he's still running with he proudly announced that Christopher
The Eagles will probably ask for more the same power and the same explosive- was due for release in mid-November, a
from Buckhalter tonight against the ness." fact confirmed by a prison clerk.
Chicago Bears at Soldier Field because star
running back Brian Westbrook is hobbled That power and explosiveness was on dis- "I don't know what his restrictions are
by an ankle injury that has made his status play a week ago when he got extra work in going to be, but he said he was going to try
questionable. the final three quarters of the Eagles' win to come see me play," Buckhalter said. "He
over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Seven plays has seen me play on TV, but it's different
There's a part of Buckhalter's story, how- after Westbrook left with his ankle injury, when somebody sees you in person."
ever, that rarely if ever gets told. Buckhalter caught a swing pass from quar-
terback Donovan McNabb, switched into Buckhalter said his brother is a big reason
It's true he worked really hard to recover fifth gear and went 20 yards for a touch- why he has matured into a responsible
from the torn ACL to his left knee that cost down, finishing the play by leaping over adult who cares more about his craft than
him the 2002 season and the torn patellar Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor at the 4- where the next party is taking place.
tendons in his right knee that cost him the yard line.
2004 and 2005 seasons. "We were close growing up, and we're still
"That top-end speed he had when he was close," he said. "He always shared advice
The part that few people know about is younger and minus the knee surgeries, I with me. He always told me to keep press-
that Buckhalter has rehabilitated more wasn't sure that would return," Eagles ing. Where we're from, we don't give up on
than his surgically repaired knees during coach Andy Reid said. "It looks like it's nothing. We were taught to work hard,
his eight seasons with the Eagles. He has back now. I felt that way during training keep pressing and have faith in God.
also transformed his approach to life. camp."
"My brother is a good person, but when he
Buckhalter, who will turn 30 in eight days, Tackle Tra Thomas smiled when asked got to college, he kind of became a hard
admits that without that alteration, he'd about the young Buckhalter. head, and we were always told that having
probably be a former NFL player rather a hard head makes a soft behind. That's
than a productive running back who "He's matured a lot over the years," why he ended up where he is now. It came
believes with conviction that his best days Thomas said. "Seeing him come in as a from making bad decisions. I didn't want
in the league are ahead of him. rookie and growing into the man he is to end up like that."
now, it has been good to watch. He takes
"A party animal," is how Buckhalter the game more seriously. He prepares bet-
described his demeanor during his first ter and gets ready for his job. When you
few seasons with the Eagles. come in at first, you just think it's a game.
You don't think of it as, 'This is your living,
"I was just like most rookies that come and you're taking care of your family.' "
into the league," he said. "You're given a
lot of money, and you just want to party Buckhalter thinks of things in those terms
and play football. Over the years, I've more than ever now because his wife Nikki
grown. What I was doing wasn't pleasing. gave birth to the couple's first child 17 days
It's just the same thing recycling itself ago.
when you're going out all the time. Now,
I'm to the point in my life where I'm trying "Correll Jr.," Buckhalter said. "He was
to be a faithful Christian. The old Buck born Sept. 11 at 11 p.m. It was life chang-
would never have been able to get through ing. Now, I really have somebody to
the injuries." depend on me. It feels good to know that
I'm going to have the chance to raise a
The transformation has not gone unno- child spiritually and be able to share my
wisdom with him. I want everything he
Correll Buckhalter Feature
BUCKING THE ODDS THROUGH INJURIES
By John Smallwood cruciate ligament in his left knee dur- productive plays in the NFL - some
Philadelphia Daily News ing the first minicamp of 2002, and spectacular, like his touchdown
was lost for the season. against Pittsburgh.
9/25/08
Page 1 of 1 After rushing for 542 yards on 126 "Two years ago, I may have been able
carries in 2003, Buckhalter missed to still out-run that guy, but I don't
CORRELL BUCKHALTER said he both the 2004 and 2005 seasons think I would've been able to jump
could not tell you how many times he because of a torn patellar tendon in like I did," he said. "I don't think my
has had his career written off in his right knee. leg was to the point where I could
Philadelphia. have jumped like that.
He never paid attention to such By all NFL logic, Buckhalter's career
things. should have been done. The career "But at this point in my career, I feel
expectancy of a running back is short great. I feel strong again. I feel young
And though he admits he sometimes enough without having had three when I'm out there on the field, and I
thinks about what might have been major knee surgeries in your first 5 want to make plays whenever my
had so many injuries not sidetracked years. number is called."
his once-promising career, that is not
a place he chooses to dwell. But in the last two seasons as With Westbrook's status day-to-day,
Westbrook's backup, Buckhalter has Buckhalter may be in for minimal
"It's in the past now," said the Eagles' performed admirably whenever called work as a backup or full-time work as
running back, who has missed three on, totaling 658 yards on 145 carries the replacement.
full seasons due to knee injuries. "I and rushing for six touchdowns.
have to look forward to what I can do Regardless, he will prepare the way he
now. In the first three games this season, has always prepared - as if he's going
Buckhalter has 12 carries for 48 yards to be the man and get 20 to 30 touch-
"You can say, 'If this or if that,' but all and eight catches for 59 yards. es.
of that is behind me now. It's what can
I do now?" "I'm proud of [Buckhalter]," said "I prepare myself during the week,
Eagles coach Andy Reid, who always and then the rest of it is just playing
In the here and now, that might has found a reason to keep Buckhalter football," Buckhalter said. "When you
encompass Buckhalter, in his eighth when calls for a better backup where know your assignments, you can go
season out of Nebraska, stepping in made. "He's battled, and now he looks out and play competent football.
for Pro Bowl running back Brian like he's back to 'full' full speed.
Westbrook, who may not be able to go "[Being the starter] is my mind-set
Sunday night at Chicago because of an "Last year, I thought he was right every week. Obviously, I'm backing up
ankle strain. about there, but that top-end speed he Brian Westbrook, but when I'm out
had when he was younger before the there in practice I try to do things as if
Filling in when Westbrook got hurt knee surgeries, I wasn't sure that it I'm the starter."
against Pittsburgh last Sunday, would return. It looks like it's back
Buckhalter rushed 10 times for 43 now. I felt that way during training At a point where most running backs
yards, with a long rush of 11 yards. camp." are running down, Buckhalter said the
upside of his injuries is that his body
His 20-yard catch-and-run, which he Buckhalter says he "absolutely" feels does not feel the wear of seven NFL
finished by leaping over defender Ike better than he has in a long time. seasons.
Taylor, was the only touchdown in the
15-6 victory, and it also brought back "This is why I put in all the hard work "When I hurt my [right] knee the sec-
some visions of yesteryears from in the offseason, training,'' he said. "It ond time in 2005, I was kind of in the
Buckhalter. pays off. I feel like I'm faster than I dumps for a little bit, but it just made
was when I first came into the NFL." me want to work hard to prove that I
As a rookie in 2001, Buckhalter ran could come back from an injury that
for an Eagles rookie record of 586 Whether that is true or not, the point people said might keep me from ever
yards, but his bright future suffered its is that Buckhalter, who will turn 30 on playing football again."
first blow when he tore the anterior Oct. 6, is still quick enough, fast
enough and explosive enough to make
Juan Castillo Feature
EAGLES' CASTILLO DETERMINED
TO HONOR HIS PAST
By Elizabeth Merrill family. And after his dad died when he went to college to play football, not to
ESPN.com was 12, Castillo's mother, Juanita, learn biology.
found joy in fixing breakfast for her
9/15/08 children before her 11-hour-a-day He wrote an essay about how he want-
Page 1 of 2 work shifts. ed to go to college, and earned a $500
scholarship to A&M-Kingsville, which
The tour to knowledge and self-fulfill- He was embarrassed of her a little as a was then called Texas A&I. After two
ment is cheap if you know how to kid, because she was a maid. Now, at seasons as a special-teams player in
scrimp. Juan Castillo didn't tell people 48, he wells up when he thinks of her, the USFL, it became obvious to
this at first, that his hotel was the her work ethic, and how she never got Castillo that his only football future
front seat of a Jeep, and the executive to see her son make it big. was in coaching. He was an assistant
washroom was the $5-a-day showers at Kingsville High, then went back to
at Gold's Gym. Crazy. That's what his Castillo, the Eagles say, is one of just A&M-Kingsville as the offensive line
banker used to call him when Castillo two coaches in the NFL of Hispanic coach.
wanted to borrow money for gas and descent. (The other is San Diego
three daily meals at McDonald's so he Chargers linebackers coach Ron
could travel during his off weeks as a Rivera.) Castillo is here, mainly, Castillo has been with the Eagles since
Division II football assistant. because he had his mother's persist- 1995, and is in his 11th season as
ence. When his friends laughed at him offensive line coach.
He wasn't driving from Notre Dame to the summer before his senior year of His practices, today, would go against
Washington to beg for jobs. He just high school, after he said he'd make NCAA regulations. If the team was
wanted to learn from the best, take all-state, Castillo came home most supposed to start at 3:45, Castillo
some film back home to Texas A&M- nights, after working two jobs, and wanted his linemen working at 3.
Kingsville, let a handful of others carried a table from the living room to They'd also work on conditioning after
dream. the yard. That would be his weight the rest of the team had left for the
bench, and he'd lift and run for two night.
"The thing about this story," Castillo hours. When Division I schools
says, "is it's not about me. This story is snubbed him for coaching jobs, Castillo would lift and run with his
about (saying) 'Hey, Frank, Jose, Castillo kept traveling in his spare players.
Carlino … it can be done, man. Look at time to learn from offensive-line gurus
what this dude did. Ain't nobody give like Howard Mudd and Joe Moore. "We used to talk about how our line
him nothing. He worked his butt off, was better than the University of
slept in cars. Anything is possible.'" Castillo's work helped Texas A&M- Texas' offensive line," Castillo says.
Kingsville churn out four NFL offen- "People would look at me back then
sive linemen, and landed Castillo in and say I was crazy, but my guys
Juan Castillo, the offensive line coach the league in 1995. believed they were better. Maybe we
for the Philadelphia Eagles, wants were."
other young men with Hispanic her- "Without him, there's no way I
itage to see they can live their dreams. would've made it," says Jermane In 1996, Mayberry became a first-
Mayberry, a former Pro Bowl guard round draft pick for the Eagles. In
who played for Castillo in Kingsville high school, he was a complete
This story will be told in a rush. It is and Philadelphia. "He saw something unknown from a tiny Texas town
Cowboys-Eagles week, and Castillo, in me." called Floresville. Mayberry had just
the offensive line coach for two options going into the final game
Philadelphia, is busy. He sleeps in Castillo grew up in Port Isabel, Texas, of his senior year, and they both
more sophisticated places now, like on a town in which everything hinged on involved junior colleges in West Texas.
the couch in his office. He is, no high school football and the Dallas
doubt, beyond the imagination of his Cowboys. On Friday night, it shut "As far as techniques, I was as raw as
parents who crossed into the United down to watch the boys play. Castillo raw gets," Mayberry says. "I never
States from Mexico as teenagers. loved the way the town rallied around really lifted weights or anything. I did
Happiness, for them, was feeding the the team. He won't lie about it -- he not even have a good game; I just
Juan Castillo Feature
EAGLES' CASTILLO DETERMINED
TO HONOR HIS PAST
By Elizabeth Merrill
ESPN.com
9/15/08
Page 2 of 2
Cole said the Eagles knew Manning "There's a defensive coordinator there
would try to throw for the first down [former Eagles assistant Steve
rather than run, even though the wind Spagnuolo] who knows our defense
at times made the football float unpre- because they run a similar defense to
dictably like a Wiffle ball. ours," Cole said. "It was a matter of
what defense was more determined to
But intuition wasn't all Cole had going beat the men across from you.
for himself on a day when he was the
main disruptive force in a clutch "We were stopping the run and getting
defensive effort. In the first quarter, off the field, that's what kind of
the defensive end stopped Derrick defense we want to be - get off after
Ward on a second-and-1 play, and two three downs and put the offense in
downs later, the Giants were punting. good field position."
In the second quarter, he blocked a
47-yard field-goal attempt by New Victor Abiamiri, part of the defensive-
Trent Cole Feature
COLE HAS MANNING, WHITETAIL DEER
IN HIS SIGHTS
By Matt Mosley about his "alternate" status. This season, But before you get PETA on the line, you
Cole is commanding a lot more attention, should know that Cole stresses his respect
ESPN.com and he's been held to three sacks. But for hunting rules and regulations. From
11/6/08 instead of pressing, he continues to work his point of view, he's doing his part to
Page 1 of 1 on his all-around game. He led all NFC help control the animal population in
defensive ends in tackles last season with southern Ohio. And you could certainly
103 and has 49 tackles through eight think of a worse holiday for shooting rab-
Eagles defensive end Trent Cole has been
games in 2008. bits.
hunting whitetail deer since he was in
fourth grade. But he waited until junior
"That's something I take a lot of pride in," Cole went to Illinois in search of whitetail
high to start hunting quarterbacks.
he said. "Teams don't run to my side out of deer during the Eagles' bye week, but this
respect. I never wanted to be looked at as a weekend he'll be hunting Manning (sans
He's been flying under the national radar
specialist." the bow).
since entering the league as a fifth-round
pick out of Cincinnati in 2005. But oppos-
Cole brings that same type of approach to He'll encounter obstacles such as Giants
ing offensive tackles and tight ends don't
his other passion, hunting whitetail deer -- left tackle David Diehl and tight end Kevin
need an introduction.
and pretty much anything else that calls Boss along the way, because his days of
Ohio home. Nicknamed "The Hunter," by seeing one-on-one blocking are over. As
Cole briefly lost his starting job in 2006 to
his teammates, the player owns a company former Eagles defensive end Hugh
the pricey Darren Howard, but that didn't
called Cole Outdoor Productions that Douglas informed him in 2005, Cole has
last long. When the equally overrated
brings "stunning videos into your living to stay low and use his quickness to com-
Jevon Kearse went down with an injury,
room." pensate for his relatively small frame for a
Cole replaced him in the lineup for good.
defenseive end.
And on Dec. 17 of that season, the former
Cole's uncle, Jerry, has been a National
high school running back stepped in front
Bowhunter Association instructor and he "I need to be low when I turn the corner,"
of an Eli Manning pass and returned it 19
serves as a member of his nephew's pro- he said. "You have to bull-rush a couple of
yards for a touchdown.
duction staff. The defensive end owns four times, and then try to run past the tackle."
farms in southern Ohio, where he does
The play happened in the Meadowlands,
most of his hunting. In addition to his Redskins tight end Chris Cooley has told
and Cole's reputation began to grow
"addiction to pursuing whitetails," Cole's me before that Cole is his least favorite
around the league. When we talked via
hunted quail, pheasant, wild boar, coyote player to block because he refuses to take a
phone Thursday morning, he admitted
and water fowl. When he was in Hawaii for play off.
that he still draws inspiration from that
the Pro Bowl, he joined Patriots linemen
interception in the Meadowlands.
Matt Light and Logan Mankins on a wild- I'm sure there are some whitetails in
boar hunt. Cole came away with a 250- southern Ohio who know the feeling.
"Yeah, that was pretty nice," said the soft-
pound boar.
spoken Cole. "It was a great feeling and it's
something that gave me a lot of confi-
Not to catch you off guard, but the 26-
dence."
year-old Cole is single. He said he's taken
dates hunting before just to see how they'd
When he arrived in Cincinnati, Cole was 6-
react.
foot-3, 230 pounds. He started out as a
nose tackle in 2002, and he recalls giving
"They need to know up front what I'm
up 100 pounds to players from Ohio State
about," Cole joked. "I don't want to hide
and West Virginia.
the ball on them."
"They would look at me, look at each other
On Thanksgiving Day each year, the men
and just start laughing," he said. "Then I'd
in the Cole family go rabbit-hunting
wear them out all afternoon. They kept
together. It's usually a party of six, and
asking me to slow down for a couple of
they rarely come home empty-handed.
plays."
"There ain't no secret to shootin' a rabbit,"
Cole's coming off a breakout season in
he explained. "You just better be able to
which he finished with 12.5 sacks and
shoot straight. You have to lead them a lit-
replaced Seahawks defensive end Patrick
tle. After when we're done, a lot of people
Kerney in the Pro Bowl. He said it was an
offer us money for rabbits, but we just
exciting moment, but he wasn't happy
hand them out for free."
Trent Cole Feature
COLE READY TO BUILD ON
PRO BOWL EXPERIENCE
By GEOFF MOSHER originally being left off the NFC makes it a lot more exciting and
The News Journal roster. Cole, who got to Hawaii fun to play."
4/13/08 by being an alternate, was visi- But Cole still feels a tinge of
Page 1 of 1 bly angry when the roster was emptiness that comes with
announced and didn't have his being an alternate. His objective
PHILADELPHIA -- Thousands name on it. is to be regarded as the league's
of miles away, across the Pacific If he felt cheated by his fellow best defensive end, a tough
Ocean, Trent Cole felt right at NFL players and coaches, mountain to climb in a division
home. whose votes make up the -- let alone a conference -- with
He was in Oahu in February, majority of the some outstanding pass rushers.
about to partake in his first Pro selection process, Cole attracted Say this for the fourth-year pro:
Bowl. his share of accolades from Pro Cole hasn't let one Pro Bowl
Cole, an admitted hunting Bowl brethren during his stay in honor satisfy his drive to
junkie who often rises at 4 a.m. Hawaii. become the best.
in the offseason to hit the back- He remembers being told he "I want every sack, I want every
woods about belonged there. He even drew tackle. If I can do something for
seven times a week, had no high praise from the Super my team -- cause another fum-
problem adjusting to the trop- Bowl champion Giants. ble -- that's what I'm there for,"
ics. "Lots of people did [praised he said. "I want to make sure
While most of his counterparts him]," said Cole, whose 12.5 my part is done to help the
hit the beaches and golf cours- sacks tied for third in the NFC. team out. That's why I work
es, the Eagles' Pro Bowl defen- "Osi [Umenyiora], [Michael] hard every time. I want to be
sive end Strahan." the best."
bagged wild boar with Patriots The whole scene gave Cole a
offensive linemen Matt Light sense of place among the
and Logan Mankins and reeled game's best. He walked among
in tuna the elite,
with Cleveland left tackle Joe and said he felt comfortable. He
Thomas and 49ers rookie line- felt like he was meant to be
backer Patrick Willis. there, not like an overwhelmed
A self-described country bump- former fifth-round draft pick
kin, Cole did hit the beach for from a mid-major program
some snorkeling, but only in (Cincinnati) lucky to be among
small doses. titans.
"That was some deep stuff," "I don't know if people know,
Cole said recently after a work- but you come back from the Pro
out at the NovaCare Complex. Bowl excited," he said.
"I can't "Knowing that you're with the
stay too long." best in the league and it's never
Cole said he had a blast, and going to go away and it's writ-
maybe that helped erase some ten in stone that you're a Pro
lingering resentment he felt Bowler. That's nice. And when
about you come off a Pro Bowl, it
Brian Dawkins Feature
IT'S BEST TO STAY OUT OF DAWKINS' WAY
By GEOFF MOSHER through that tunnel and put on a play," Dawkins said Wednesday.
The News Journal show."
"They want to play the safety position,
1/8/09 For the second time in three years, the because they see it as a position where
Page 1 of 1 Eagles' playoff drive begins with the they can actually cause havoc back
franchise's leader in games played and there -- roam a little bit, come up and
PHILADELPHIA -- He doesn't score one of the NFL's most consistent play- blitz every once in a while, and come
acrobatic touchdowns that appear makers at his position. up and stuff the run if they have the
nightly on ESPN. heart to do it."
In his past five games, Dawkins has
He doesn't have long, flowing locks racked up tackles, returned an inter- Eagles coach Andy Reid compared
that billow from underneath his hel- ception 25 yards and forced four fum- Dawkins' blend of all-world talent and
met. bles. Two of those fumbles were blue-collar work ethic to Ronnie Lott,
returned by teammates for touch- the 49ers Hall of Fame safety who
Brian Dawkins can't match the stats downs. once chopped off half his battered
and airplay generated by Ed Reed and pinkie -- during a game -- to keep
Troy Polamalu -- two of the NFL's Maybe that's the difference between playing.
most spectacular safeties and candi- Dawkins and some of his younger,
dates for defensive player of the year. more marketable peers. Reed and Dawkins' combination of 66 forced
Polamalu make their own highlights. fumbles and interceptions is tops in
But there isn't an Eagles teammate or Dawkins, now 35, creates them for his the NFL since 1996. His 21 career
coach who believes anyone can match teammates. sacks are fourth-most by any defen-
Dawkins' tenacity. sive back in NFL history. And he's one
"He's amazing. I really admire the way of four players ever to have at least 30
It's not just remarkable. It's legendary. he and Rodney Harrison play," interceptions and 20 sacks.
Polamalu said. "They play the game
"There's a transformation," linebacker play in and play out and they play the But the playoffs have always been his
Omar Gaither said. "He comes out of a game really hard, and there's no hesi- mantle. His four postseason intercep-
booth like Clark Kent." tation with either one of them." tions are sixth among active players --
Harrison's seven lead the way, and
"I don't have a word for it," added Dawkins' one interception doesn't Reed's five are tied for fourth.
Chris Gocong, another linebacker stack up against Reed's nine or
awed by Dawkins' presence. "It's Polamalu's seven. "He's as tough as you can imagine,"
crazy." Reid said. "I've got a lot of guys that
His sack and forced fumble last love to play the game, but I would say
Last week, Dawkins admitted that his Sunday in the wild-card round against that there's nobody that loved to play
energy level in the postseason surges Minnesota pale in comparison to as much as him. He loves every part of
to uncontrollable heights. Reed's over-the-shoulder, Willie the game.
Mays-style interception and 64-yard
Very literally, he talks himself back to touchdown return in Baltimore's win "You can tell by the way he comes out
earth during the week, waiting until against Miami, of that tunnel that when it's time to
game day to unleash the fury within. go, it's time to go. You have to love
But Dawkins takes pride in helping that from a coaching standpoint, and I
"That was pretty evident the first the position evolve to the level Reed know his fellow players respect him
game I played with him," said Sean and Polamalu have achieved. for that."
Considine, Dawkins' backup. Polamalu and Reed racked up 16
interceptions and more than 300
"You just see how he goes about his return yards combined during the reg-
business -- real calm and cool ular season.
throughout the week. He's about the
opposite on game day. You kind of "I definitely feel good about it, know-
learn quickly -- game day, don't bug ing that there is no longer a safety that
him, stay out of his way, let him get in is looked upon as a deep-middle guy
the zone and he's going to bust who doesn't have an effect on the
Brian Dawkins Feature
VETERAN SAFETY DAWKINS LEADS EAGLES
BY WORD AND DEED
By Thomas George And this from wide receiver Jason burns within me for the competition, a
NFL.com Avant: "He is a big brother to me, the hunger and thirst I think we all have
person I am closest to on the team. here for this game and this playoff
1/2/09 The best thing that's happened to us is opportunity. It came so hard that we
Page 1 of 2 having him here during the roughest appreciate it. We know exactly what it
times." is -- an opportunity and a chance to
PHILADELPHIA -- The first locker in do something special with it."
the right corner of the Eagles' locker All the Eagles feed off Brian Dawkins -
room belongs to Brian Dawkins. His - his spirit, his soul, his faith and his Dawkins spoke in measured tones, in
teammates know where to find it. talent. measured speed. He walked slowly
Dawkins has become a part of their "And the thing I respect most about and purposefully at the Eagles' prac-
conscience and inspiration. And since him, that I can identify with him in, is tice facility. He said he was conserving
no current athlete in the Philadelphia he told me that in his first couple of his energy.
sports landscape has been around as years, he struggled, that he was not
long and been as true as Dawkins, walking in his faith like he should This is a player, a man, who under-
many Eagles fans view him as family, have been and showed me how he stands that something within him
too. grew as he encouraged me to grow," always has been on fire.
Eagles rookie safety Quintin Demps
Several Eagles say Dawkins is a huge said. "He said he was on the other side "I know me," Dawkins said. "I am
part of why the team rose from a 5-5-1 of the fence in his first couple of years really working hard to stay centered
record and the second-half benching here. That really touched me. That this week. It is very easy for me to get
of quarterback Donovan McNabb on helped me realize this man is real." over-excited and play the playoff game
Nov. 23 in Baltimore to win four of before it's even been played, know
their final five games and reach the Real. Humble. Not so righteous that what I mean? I am taking everything
playoffs. When Philadelphia visits the he can't remember his rookie season, in a slow, one-step-at-a-time pace for
Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in an 1996, when he contemplated suicide. right now. If I don't, I'll be spent
NFC Wild-Card Game, many Eagles before kickoff."
will look to this man of character and "I had suicidal thoughts for most of
deed as a force to drive them to victo- my rookie year," Dawkins said. "I Dawkins has a knack for blowing up
ry. fought an entire year of depression. I offenses and making game-swinging
was on medication for the year. and/or game-winning plays. He has
Dawkins is 35. He's in his 13th NFL done it throughout his career. But in
season -- all with the Eagles, all at "I had a lot, so much going on. I was a April 2007, his twin daughters were
safety. He recently was selected to his young man, newly married, a new born two months premature, causing
seventh Pro Bowl. father with an infant son, family Dawkins to miss much of his offseason
issues, money issues. I had temper regimen and, along with injuries,
Eagles running back Lorenzo Booker problems. My mouth was not what it translated into a subpar season. While
reflected several of his teammates' should have been. I was drinking. A others pondered his retirement,
sentiments when he said: "You still lot of rookie expectations to fit in and Dawkins insisted he would return. No
have that burning desire as a player to perform. I was a person who didn't way he would go out like that, he said.
win. But here is a guy in Brian know how to handle it.
Dawkins who makes you feel that even And he returned to find himself in the
more. His credibility is flawless. You "And then a couple of years into my midst of a 5-5-1 season in which
want to win for all of your teammates. career, I made the decision to get seri- McNabb was benched.
But we want to win for him in an indi- ous about my relationships with God
vidual way, to get him that ring that and start to think about everything I "The Baltimore game was the low,"
he richly deserves." do and everything I say being a reflec- Dawkins said. "It was a real low point
tion of Him. I'm not perfect. But I've for the organization and the team. We
Some Eagles described Dawkins as grown so much there, and I hope that had to do something to quickly propel
being like a mentor, a friend, an uncle, is what people see. And as far as the ourselves from that. And I knew I had
a cousin -- even a father. football, well, there is a passion that to do something to help move the
Brian Dawkins Feature
VETERAN SAFETY DAWKINS LEADS EAGLES
BY WORD AND DEED
By Thomas George He wants to stay. He'll play elsewhere
NFL.com if he must. At least one more year.
Maybe two. Maybe more.
1/2/09
Page 2 of 2 He's proud that during the worst of
times, the Eagles didn't slam each
team forward." other, point fingers and make things
nasty. He said players now know their
Dawkins said he didn't meet with roles and the team has jelled, just in
coach Andy Reid or have extensive time.
chats with defensive coordinator Jim
Johnson. "I have seen a lot, been through a lot
in this league, and it would be selfish
"I had some conversations with for me to keep that wisdom to myself,"
Donovan," Dawkins said. "I had some Dawkins said. "Every year, guys get
with my teammates. younger, and every year, I get older,
but that means nothing to me. We're
"Donovan is a guy who cares a lot. He teammates and family who have come
may not present it, but he cares a lot. together to play our best football now.
He wants to please. That isn't always We'll see where that takes us."
possible. I think he wonders some-
times why some of the same questions
are being asked about him that were
asked when he was a rookie, as if he
hasn't answered at least some of those
things. I made sure he and our team-
mates understood that this is some-
thing he cannot do by himself, that
getting this team straightened out and
winning again wasn't something we
would let him try to do by himself. It
may be Donovan's team, but he isn't
the team."
After his first multiple-sack game in And despite some disappointing sea-
two years Sunday in Seattle, Howard sons, Howard's 57 career sacks ranks
now has 61/2 sacks in eight games this seventh among players who entered
year, which ranks 11th in the NFL and the NFL in 2000 or later. And he
sixth in the NFC. needs just 41/2 over the second half of
the season to equal his career high set
This from a guy who had 91/2 sacks in in 2000 and again in 2004.
44 games from 2005 through 2007.
“I see a guy who's in much better
“I really didn't think it would work out shape than he was when he first got
like this,” Howard said yesterday, a here,” Johnson said yesterday. “He
day after the Eagles improved to 5-3 just looks so much quicker to me. He's
with a 26-7 win over the Seahawks. “I got a lot of quickness and he's getting
thought I'd get some pressure, maybe a lot of penetration in his pass rush.”
get a sack here and there. But it's
Darren Howard Feature
EAGLES USING MO' HOWARD, WHO MAKES
DOUBTERS LOOK LIKE STOOGES
By Clark Judge spot -- fights through a double team one of the game's promising pass
CBSSports.com and collapses the pocket. rushers when he was in New Orleans.
He lost 20 pounds. He worked out
9/23/08 Forced to flee, Roethlisberger scram- incessantly. And he put himself in
Page 1 of 2 bles left ... and into the arms of defen- what Eagles insiders said is the best
sive end Trent Cole. Rather than take shape of his brief career in
PHILADELPHIA -- What the a sack in the end zone, Roethlisberger Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Eagles should welcome shifts the ball from his left hand to his
most about Sunday's demolition of right, desperately tries to throw as he "You ask any of our coaches or offen-
Pittsburgh was all the help that is tackled and is called for intentional sive linemen," said general manager
arrived from unexpected sources. grounding. Tom Heckert. "He was almost
unblockable in training camp. It was
There were Correll Buckhalter and Two points, Philadelphia. crazy. He was our defensive end on
Hank Baskett. Dan Klecko. Max Jean- the second team, so he was going
Gilles. Heck, even punter Sav Rocca Afterward, Cole is asked about the against our 'ones' (starters) a lot and
drew another attaboy from coach play and how it seemed to solidify a giving those guys all kinds of prob-
Andy Reid at Monday's news confer- Philadelphia victory. But it wasn't lems."
ence. Trent Cole who pressured
Roethlisberger; it was Darren Howard, On Monday I found Howard in the
But the guy I was impressed with did- fighting through a blocker (guard Eagles dressing room shortly after
n't score, had only two tackles and Chris Kemoeatu) nearly 100 pounds noon. He was alone, getting dressed
wouldn't draw a crowd if he walked heavier to push Big Ben into Cole's after a workout on an afternoon when
down Market Street. path. he could've been home.
I'm talking about Darren Howard, You didn't see that a year ago. In fact, "I'm trying to prove something to
who is quietly rebuilding his reputa- you didn't see much of anything a year myself," he said. "I don't have to be
tion as a valuable defensive lineman ago. Slowed by nagging injuries, here (working out), but I want to
and an invaluable part of an Eagles Howard played little and produced because I'm trying to make myself bet-
rotation that disrupted Pittsburgh's less. His 10 tackles not only were the ter."
offense by sacking its quarterbacks fewest of his career, they ranked 19th
nine times. among the Eagles -- and seemed to From where I sit that has already hap-
signal the beginning of the end for pened. He can play inside or out and
Six months ago I would've guessed him in Philadelphia. is effective at both positions. He can
that Howard wouldn't be here; that play on the left or right sides. He has
the Eagles, who signed free agent I remember talking to coach Andy the strength to bull rush opposing
Chris Clemons in March, would've Reid at the February scouting com- linemen who outweigh him. And, most
moved on without him -- in effect, bine and asking him what, if anything, important, he has no lingering injuries
admitting they missed when they he could gain from Howard at this holding him back.
spent millions to lure Howard away stage of his career. Reid wasn't sure,
from New Orleans in 2006. but he did say he didn't want to give In Sunday's defeat of Pittsburgh he
up on him. had 1½ of the Eagles' nine sacks. He
But somehow, some way, he beat the also had a tackle for loss and two
odds and stuck ... and the Eagles "I still think he can be a factor," he quarterback hits. In the season open-
should be grateful. said. er, he split a sack, had one tackle for
loss and another quarterback hit.
So he's not starting. He is making a I couldn't imagine how. Reid could. Afterward, defensive coordinator Jim
difference, and rewind the videotape And he was right. Johnson called it Howard's best game
to that safety of Ben Roethlisberger on as an Eagle.
Sunday to see how. As the Steelers Given a reprieve, Howard dedicated
quarterback retreats to pass, Howard - himself to working out in the offsea- In three games, he already has more
- playing at the right defensive tackle son, trying to reclaim a reputation as sacks than he did a year ago. More
Darren Howard Feature
EAGLES USING MO' HOWARD, WHO MAKES
DOUBTERS LOOK LIKE STOOGES
By Clark Judge ing a problem for offensive coordina-
CBSSports.com tors. In fact, he already is one, and
here's to a comeback few people fore-
9/23/08 saw.
Page 2 of 2
"It's all on him," said Heckert. "He did
important, he looks like the player it all on his own. He came back in
who aced the exam in training camp. phenomenal shape, with a purpose
and his attitude was great. He proved
"So how do you explain it?" I asked he can play."
Heckert.
Rocca didn't drag his family 10,000 "I don't think I'd do it," he said. "I told Rocca knew the perils of the NFL;
miles from his homeland for a free myself I'd never work in it. At one still, life in America as the sixth
trip to Hawaii. The Pro Bowl would be point in my career I was very inconsis- Australian to play in the NFL seemed
nice, but . . . tent in my game. I was the focal point. nicer, even if it meant spending about
It was either myself winning the game $100,000 in expenses to visit the
"I want to win a championship. I want or it was myself losing the game. If we States, get some punting instruction
a ring. No one from Australia's done won, I'd played really good. If we lost, and try out - a yearly salary for a typi-
that before," Rocca said. it was my fault. So, at that stage, I cal AFL player during Rocca's tenure.
Sav Rocca Feature
EAGLES PUNTER ROCCA
ENJOYING SPECIAL YEAR
By MARCUS HAYES "I don't think there'll ever be a time,"
Philadelphia Daily News Rocca said.
10/15/08 That could well describe his personal
Page 2 of 2 life, too.
It was a wise gamble on both sides. His oldest son, Matthew, 6, splits his
school year between the United States
Rocca signed a 3-year, $1.3 million and Australia, and 3-year-old Lucas
contract, beat out Dirk Johnson in the will follow that same path.
2007 training camp, and, after a few
hiccups as a 33-year-old rookie (the Rocca takes his family home after
NFL's oldest ever) he has been more every season: He and his wife, Rose,
than worth the investment. have a tight extended family of about
50 in the Melbourne area. That means
In the last five games of 2007, he a January flight to Australia, a return
dropped 10 of his last 27 punts inside to the States in April for 2 months of
the 20, a precursor to this season's offseason work, returning the brood to
early proficiency. Australia, leaving them in July for
training camp, then having them join
He has had much to learn: catching him in late August for the season.
snaps; recognizing keys on the line;
different kicks in different situations; It takes a couple of days to adjust to
cutting his time from catch to kick Australia's time; it takes 10 days when
from 1.5 seconds to an acceptable 1.3 they come back to the States. So far,
seconds; recognizing what defenses Matthew's schoolwork hasn't suffered.
are trying to do, such as, if only one
blocker is lined up wide on each side, "We'll stay here as long as we're
he knows the other team is rushing happy," Rocca said. "If that's a year or
eight, so he will have less time. 2, if that's 7 or 8 years, I'll continue."
Is he finally comfortable?
Sav Rocca Feature
ROCCA BECOMING IMPORTANT WEAPON
By REUBEN FRANK Eagles' 11 all the way to the Pittsburgh game last fall, has boosted his career
Burlington Couty Times 25 that Moore was only able to return punting averages to 42.7 gross and
five yards, for a net gain of 59 yards. 35.8 net, both third-best in franchise
9/23/08 history.
Page 1 of 1 Moments later, he boomed a 54-
yarder that dribbled out of bounds at “(The issue) was consistency with him
PHILADELPHIA — You could tell the Pittsburgh 6, a punt that set up before,” head coach Andy Reid said. “I
right from his very first minicamp the critical safety the defense drew by figured if we could have him hang
workout that Sav Rocca had a big leg. forcing Ben Roethlisberger to commit around a while before he got too old,
A huge leg. You figured he'd be able to an intentional grounding penalty in that he would figure it out. He works
kick a football a long, long way. the end zone. Rocca closed out a bril- very, very hard and it all came togeth-
liant fourth quarter with a 37-yarder er toward the end of last year, and
What nobody anticipated was this. that pinned the Steelers on their own that's quite a compliment to a guy.
7.
Great touch. A knack for dropping “He never played football, never had a
balls inside the 20, often inside the 10. “This was probably my best game,” helmet on. He's our holder, our punter
Even an ability to gun for the coffin Rocca said. “It's good to pin them (and) made a few tackles last year. Not
corner, a lost art even among some of back deep in their territory and really bad.”
the most experienced NFL punters. help the team out. It's really satisfying
when you can do that. I thought I was
Rocca has proven to be much more going to have an easy game but then I
than just a powerhouse punter. On have five punts and I pinned them
Sunday, in the best game of his short deep three times. It's really satisfying
football life, he helped the Eagles win ... And it means a lot because it helped
a tight field position battle with the us win.”
Steelers with a series of thunderous
punts and several unreturnable beau- With the offense inconsistent and
ties inside the 20. missing several key guys, it was field
position that fueled the defense's nine-
“Big time, big time, big time,” Brian sack rampage.
Dawkins said. “Those were huge, huge
punts. I made my way to him every By the fourth quarter, with momen-
time to make sure I gave him a hard tum swinging the Eagles' way, Rocca's
high five to let him know we appreci- teammates were all making their feel-
ate that he put that thing down there ings clear after his big punts.
every time deep in their territory.
“They're pretty excited,” he said. “You
“Because there are certainly parts of come off the ground and they're all
their offense that a team won't run high-fiving and knocking heads and
because they're backed up against the stuff. It's awesome. It feels pretty
end zone and they don't want to make good.”
a mistake and give our offense the ball
in plus territory.” Rocca leads the NFL with a 44.1 net
average and ranks 10th overall with a
Rocca didn't punt in the first half of 46.9 gross. He's dropped half of his 12
the Eagles' 15-6 win Sunday at the punts inside the opposing 20, and
Linc. His first punt, 81/2 minutes into only one punter — former Eagle Jason
the third quarter, traveled 28 yards Baker of the Panthers (nine of 15) —
but was fair caught by Mewelde Moore has a better ratio.
at the Steelers' 10-yard line.
The 34-year-old Rocca, a former
He had a routine 39-yarder later in Australian Rules Football player who
the period, but early in the fourth played his first organized football
quarter unloaded a 64-yarder from the
Asante Samuel Feature
SAMUEL HELPS THE EAGLES BY
PLAYING HIS OWN GAME
By Joe Juliano "They allow me to play to my said the Eagles were more aggressive.
Philadelphia Inquirer strengths," Samuel said. "It's a good He said Johnson liked to blitz more
thing for me, a good thing for the and put his people in a spot to make
9/30/08 defense. I like to play my style. I like plays when the opposing quarterback
Page 1 of 1 to make plays. I just want to continue needs to get rid of the ball quickly.
to do that and put myself in the best
Asante Samuel arrived in Philadelphia position possible to do that." That plays to Samuel's strength and
needing to deprogram himself from helps the Eagles, last in the NFL last
the intricacies of the defense he Specifics on his style, however, are dif- season with 19 takeaways.
learned under Bill Belichick with New ficult to come by.
England and adopt the rules set down "He's been such a playmaker as far as
by defensive coordinator Jim Johnson "I can't tell you guys, because then his ball skills," Johnson said. "He's
with the Eagles. you'll tell everybody," he told a crowd probably a very unique guy right
Then again, when you're one of the of reporters around his locker. "You've there."
top defensive backs in the NFL, lead- got to watch the film. Just watch me. I
ing the league with 18 interceptions might be doing some things different Samuel said that he embraces the
since the start of the 2006 season, you than other people are doing. It's just playmaker role, that he'd rather not be
get some leeway. my style of football, how I like to a corner whom opponents like to
play." avoid.
In other words, to some degree, the
Eagles are letting Asante be Asante. It's a good style. In his last two sea- "When they're not looking your way,
sons in New England, Samuel picked that's not good to me," he said.
"What we've done a little bit is just let off 10 passes in 2006 and six the fol- "What's good to me is making plays on
him do some of his stuff that's made lowing year. He also had six career the ball and helping our team with
him such a good football player," returns for touchdowns. game-changing plays."
Johnson said yesterday at the
NovaCare Complex. "It's not like a Now he's finding his way in the That's what Eagles fans expect of a
rookie where you say, 'Do this, do Eagles' secondary - a process that will guy who has been a part of two Super
that.' continue Sunday night against the Bowl champions and received
Chicago Bears - with assistance from megabucks to try to help their team
"The biggest thing for him is just teammates Brian Dawkins, Quintin get there, too. That's fine with Samuel.
learning the defense and proper lever- Mikell and Sean Considine, all
age and alignment, and where his help safeties. "Like [Miami linebacker] Joey Porter
is. That's what you have to learn, but says, 'I don't want to be one of the
we're still going to let him be Asante, "Those guys," Samuel said, "have been guys known as getting a lot of money
too." a great help to me - actually communi- and not showing up on the field,' "
cating with me, helping me under- Samuel said. "I have a lot of pride
The mix of theory and ability is work- stand the defense and giving me the about myself, and I want to be the
ing out well. Samuel, who signed a six- calls so I can be playing the right best. I want to be the best ever to play
year, $57.14 million contract on the plays. Without them, I don't know the game, so I'm just going to contin-
first day of free agency, has two inter- where I'd be. I'd probably be a little ue to work, stay humble, and go make
ceptions in his first three games as an lost." plays."
Eagle, and he still regrets not having
more after dropping a certain pick in Dawkins has corrected him the few
the opener against St. Louis. times he has been out of position, but
Samuel has been a quick learner, a
Although he missed 12 days of train- trait he developed having to decipher
ing camp with a right-hamstring the Patriots' defense devised by
injury, the 5-foot-10, 185-pound cor- Belichick, their head coach.
nerback seems not to have missed a
beat. And he's doing it his way. Asked to compare defenses, Samuel
Bryan Smith Feature
WEIGHTY ISSUES DON'T STOP SMITH
By GEOFF MOSHER senior had started at defensive end for with 13.5 sacks, and grew from there.
Newton (Texas) He finished with 25.5 career sacks, most in
The News Journal High. Smith didn't play football until his school history. The measly kid couldn't be
6/9/08 junior season, starting off at defensive matched.
Page 1 of 1 tackle. His twin brother, But those stats tell only part of the story.
Ryan, played defensive end and earned a "God, he's as tough a guy as I've seen,"
PHILADELPHIA -- The smile widened on scholarship to Stephen F. Austin. Ryan Viator said. "I don't know how many times
Bryan Smith's face when talk turned to the was one year the team doctor
scale. ahead of Bryan, who had been held back in would come and tell me, 'Hey, look, we're
"I weighed in today at 241," the Eagles fifth grade. going to hold Bryan out of Monday prac-
rookie said proudly during a recent mini- As a senior, Bryan replaced Ryan at defen- tice.' You look up, and here he comes.
camp. "I'm gaining sive end -- and a quarterback assassin was "I took a couple of butt-chewings through
weight." born. the years from our team doctor, but as I
What right-minded defensive lineman "He had a motor that you just ... I had told our doctor, I'd
would be giddy about carrying the body never really seen," Viator said. "He played look up and, hell, he's suited up."
weight of an NFL so hard every play." It's that toughness, along with well-honed
linebacker? Viator and some coaches had traveled to spin and swim moves, that brought Smith
At 241, Smith is smaller than middle line- Newton to scout a rivalry game against to the Eagles, a
backer Stewart Bradley by about 15 Jasper, which had team forever seeking the next great pass-
pounds and more than taken command of the matchup late and, rusher and notorious for scanning the
20 pounds lighter than strong-side line- as Viator recalled, led by two touchdowns small-school ranks
backer Chris Gocong. with about 30 for untapped resources.
None of this, of course, matters to Smith, seconds to play. They found Gocong at Cal Poly and Cole,
whose background involves accomplishing The coaches had started to exit the stadi- who played linebacker and defensive tack-
big feats in um but stopped suddenly when Smith le in college
small places -- from starting defensive burst through the line before settling at defensive end, at
tackle in high school at 205 pounds to and blocked Jasper's extra-point attempt. Cincinnati. In April, after picking Smith in
posting record-setting "That's just the kind of player he is," the third round, coach
sack totals at NCAA Division I-AA Viator said. Andy Reid grabbed defensive lineman
McNeese State to transplanting from his But Smith still carried the body weight of Andy Studebaker from Division III
small-town Texas an average Division I-A wide receiver, Wheaton in the sixth round
upbringing to the skyscrapers of which is why and converted him to linebacker.
Philadelphia. Nebraska and Oklahoma stayed away and Smith was blown away by the NovaCare
And none of this mattered to the Eagles, Smith instead accepted an offer from near- Complex's state-of-the-art facilities,
who used a third-round pick to draft Smith by McNeese including the cafeteria
in April. State, about 120 miles across the selection that's helping him fill out his
Something about his relentless motor, and Louisiana border. frame with muscle mass.
the way his feet churn like pistons even Smith showed up at 205 and tried to bulk "Not everybody is going to be a Trent Cole,
while his upper up. Problem was, McNeese's facilities did- but he's got that kind of speed and he will
body is barricaded by linemen nearly twice n't measure up to get bigger,"
his weight, gives the impression that Smith the cafeterias and weight rooms of the defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said of
doesn't waste Division I-A powerhouses, and Smith's Smith. "He should be a good pass rusher."
time sizing up the obstacles before him. scholarship and grant Smith is impressing the coaching staff with
He's too busy looking past them -- kind of money -- $438 per month -- barely cov- his arsenal of moves and techniques. With
like another overachieving, under-sized ered apartment rent. fast hands that
Eagles defensive "We really didn't have a good meal plan. almost mirror the lightning under his feet,
end who showed up at his first rookie We really didn't have enough scholarship Smith uses them to push and pull his way
camp in 2005 touting hustle over muscle. money. We didn't around blocks.
"He just reminds me of myself," Pro Bowl have none of that," Smith said. "And I did- "It's like driving a car," he said. "If you got
right end Trent Cole said. "He plays just n't have money personally, so I couldn't the hands on the wheel, you can turn the
like me." eat." car whichever
Matt Viator, who first discovered Smith's He could, though, stalk quarterbacks -- way you want to go."
NFL potential, was hardly surprised to better than anyone in the history of the Usually, that's toward the quarterback.
hear Smith has raised school.
eyebrows this quickly in the professional Even at 220 pounds, Smith's burst off the
ranks. edge carried so much torque, offensive
"He must be doing well up there, huh?" tackles couldn't
the McNeese State football coach said. keep up with him. It started with his jun-
Viator recruited Smith in 2002, when the ior season, when he set a school record
Brian Westbrook Feature
FOOTBALL, NOT BUSINESS, ATOP BRIAN
WESTBROOK'S PRIORITIES
By Skip Wood kind of intangibles that they bring and crossing all your T's before
USA TODAY to your team … that is the guy you you do anything else," he says
8/16/08 want to make sure is feeling good while sitting under a large portable
Page 1 of 1 about things if you possibly can." tent after a recent practice. "I take
pride in that I'm going to do every-
Not bad for a third-round draft thing I can to be the best player I
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — At the end of
pick in 2002 from Division I-AA can be on the field before I do any-
their morning training camp prac-
Villanova. thing else.
tices at Lehigh University, the
Philadelphia Eagles amble through
Westbrook is a two-time Pro Bowl "I'm not going to sacrifice what I
one of the larger greeting lines
pick. Last season he accumulated can do on the field for marketing
you'll ever see. They begin at the
an NFL-best 2,104 yards from opportunities or other different
far end of the stands and keep
scrimmage and notched his second things."
walking for more than 100 yards,
consecutive 1,000-plus-yard rush-
high-fiving and shaking hands all
ing season. Even so, Westbrook acknowledges
the while.
that doing things to give him a
"Whoooooooo!," running back
Since 2004, his 6,769 yards from higher profile ultimately could
Brian Westbrook says after slap-
scrimmage are eclipsed only by benefit him as well as the team.
ping the final outstretched palm.
2006 league MVP LaDainian
"My arm's burning. That's a work-
Tomlinson of the San Diego "I can try to find a balance," he
out right there."
Chargers. says. "And that's something I prob-
ably need to work on — trying to
Hey. No pain, no gain. And
"When you play well," Eagles quar- find that balance. As long as my
Westbrook recently has gained
terback Donovan McNabb says of play continues to get better, maybe
plenty.
his teammate's new deal, "you get I can find a way to reconsider
rewarded like that." some of those offers."
Yet it appeared to be relatively
painless.
Still, Tomlinson has become one of Besides, he already has a firm
the league's more marketable play- endorsement from his coach, Andy
The Eagles agreed with
ers while Westbrook, mostly by Reid.
Westbrook's contention that he
choice, has kept a lower profile.
had "out-performed" the five-year,
He'll turn down nearly any "As I've said many times, I believe
$24.9 million contract he signed in
endorsement opportunities that Brian Westbrook is the best run-
2005. They worked out a new deal
come his way. He says he has scant ning back in football," Reid says.
worth $21 million over three years
interest in becoming a marketing "He can do it all from that posi-
with $13 million guaranteed.
machine in the way that New tion, whether it's running, catching
Orleans Saints' running back the football or blocking."
To Eagles president Joe Banner,
Reggie Bush has.
getting the deal done virtually was
That's the brand of no-nonsense
a no-brainer.
Westbrook also agrees with the adulation that appeals to
observation that when the casual Westbrook.
"We're talking about a Hall-of-
NFL fan considers the best run-
Fame caliber player," he said after
ning backs, his name probably is, "As long as people who know the
the new pact was announced last
at best, third or fourth. game know what I try to do," he
week. "This is a premier guy,
says, "I'm happy."
leader, player. … Take somebody
"As a player you have to be very
with that kind of talent and those
careful about dotting all your I's
Mark Whipple Feature
WHIPPLE SHOULD BE A BOON FOR EAGLES
BY MARK ECKEL Bowl in his second season. lengthy sit down came across very
Trenton Times His offensive style has been called insightful. So how did the Eagles get
"The Whiplash". It's wide- open, excit- this
3/16/08 ing and fun to watch. guy?
Page 1 of 1 It's also unpredictable. You've heard the story about how
Something the Eagles haven't been Andy Reid heard Bill Cowher sing his
PHILADELPHIA -- Where do you recently. praises and figured he bet ter talk
want to start with new Eagles assis- "You can't make adjustments," one to the guy.
tant coach, Mark Whipple? opposing coach once said about But why was he available?
Do you want to talk about how as a Whipple, "Because you don't know Well, when Cowher retired in
young assistant coach at Union what to adjust." Pittsburgh, new head coach Mike
College, he played pick-up basketball Whipple, while at UMass, once went Tomlin brought in a new staff and
games with future Princeton for it on 4th-and-1 from his own 28. Whipple
University basketball coach Bill "I'm one of those coaches who looked wasn't included.
Carmody? at fourth down, as an offensive down," Still under contract, he took a year off
How about when he was the head he said. "In the NFL, it's a from coaching and spent the Rooney's
coach at New Haven, he would get little different with better kicking money. But he knew he'd get
coaching tips and strategy from games." back into coaching sooner than later.
watching Pete Carril's Tigers basket- Still, you get the idea if it was up to "I spent a year doing a lot of things I
ball team practice? him, he'd still go for it 4th-and-1. had never been able to do before,"
What about all he learned in a year Oh yeah, here's something for Eagles Whipple said, "Becoming a better
with former NFL quarterback Roman fans who want to see the team become father, maybe a better husband. It was
Gabriel in the USFL? more of a 50-50 run/ pass good for me. But this is what I do.
Or how the Steelers quarterbacks, team, he likes to throw the ball. This is who I am."
including star Ben Roethlis berger, "I do believe you have to run the ball Right now, at least, he's an Eagles
still call him all the time? to be successful," Whipple said. "You assistant.
Whipple's resume is extensive, and need some balance. But do you "I knew I'd be back this year," he said.
impressive. run to set up the pass, or do you pass "I just didn't know where. I was a free
If the Eagles were looking for a coach to set up the run? That's where agent. Now, I wasn't Randy
to help quarterback Donovan McNabb philosophies differ." Moss, but I had some calls. I liked the
get back on track, and at the When Whipple became the head coach Eagles. I liked what I saw here."
same time tutor the future in Kevin at Brown, he didn't have the players to The Eagles might find out they like
Kolb, they may have found their man. play the way the Bears had Whipple, too.
Whipple's exact title with the Eagles is played, and lost, in the past.
offensive assistant. In reality he is a "I wasn't going to line up in an I-for-
quarterback guru, whose teams mation and just pound away with a
score a lot of points. bunch of undersized linemen," he
At least they have everywhere he's said. "So, I took a lot of what I learned
been before landing with the Eagles from Roman and put it into play."
this offseason. Whipple isn't a Run-and-Gun coach,
As a small-college head coach, although he has used five receiver sets
Whipple took New Haven to the at times. What he does, or at
NCAA Tournament, guided Brown to least what he has done, is use his play-
their ers to the best of their ability, while at
best years in the Ivy League and won a the same time taking
Division I-AA National Championship advantage of what he sees in a
at Massa chusetts. defense.
Oh, by the way none of those teams "The bottom line is you better be able
were very good before he got there, to do both, run and pass, and make it
and haven't been as good after as difficult as possible for the
her left. defense," he said.
In his only foray into the NFL, he Sounds good.
helped Roethlisberger go 15-1 as a And so does Whipple, who in a
rookie quarterback, and win a Super
2008 NFL Standings and Schedule
NFC EAST W L T Div Conf Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17
d NY Giants 12 4 0 4-2 9-3 WAS at Stl CIN (BYE) SEA at Cle SF at Pit DAL at Phi BAL at Arz at Was PHI at Dal CAR at Min
p Philadelphia 9 6 1 2-4 7-5 STL at Dal PIT at Chi WAS at SF (BYE) ATL at Sea NYG at Cin-t at Bal ARZ at NYG CLE at Was DAL
e Dallas 9 7 0 3-3 7-5 at Cle PHI at GB WAS CIN at Arz at Stl TB at NYG (BYE) at Was SF SEA at Pit NYG BAL at Phi
e Washington 8 8 0 3-3 7-5 at NYG NO ARZ at Dal at Phi STL CLE at Det PIT (BYE) DAL at Sea NYG at Bal at Cin PHI at SF
NFC NORTH W L T Div Conf
d Minnesota 10 6 0 4-2 8-4 at GB IND CAR at Ten at NO DET at Chi (BYE) HOU GB at TB at Jax CHI at Det at Arz ATL NYG
e Chicago 9 7 0 4-2 7-5 at Ind at Car TB PHI at Det at Atl MIN (BYE) DET TEN at GB at Stl at Min JAX NO GB at Hou
e Green Bay 6 10 0 4-2 5-7 MIN at Det DAL at TB ATL at Sea IND (BYE) at Ten at Min CHI at NO CAR HOU at Jax at Chi DET
e Detroit 0 16 0 0-6 0-12 at Atl GB at SF (BYE) CHI at Min at Hou WAS at Chi JAX at Car TB TEN MIN at Ind NO at GB
NFC SOUTH W L T Div Conf
d Carolina 12 4 0 4-2 8-4 at SD CHI at Min ATL KC at TB NO ARZ (BYE) at Oak DET at Atl at GB TB DEN at NYG at NO
p Atlanta 11 5 0 3-3 8-4 DET at TB KC at Car at GB CHI (BYE) at Phi at Oak NO DEN CAR at SD at NO TB at Min STL
e Tampa Bay 9 7 0 3-3 8-4 at NO ATL at Chi GB at Den CAR SEA at Dal at KC (BYE) MIN at Det NO at Car at Atl SD OAK
e New Orleans 8 8 0 2-4 5-7 TB at Was at Den SF MIN OAK at Car SD (BYE) at Atl at KC GB at TB ATL at Chi at Det CAR
NFC WEST W L T Div Conf
d Arizona 9 7 0 6-0 7-5 at SF MIA at Was at NYJ BUF DAL (BYE) at Car at Stl SF at Sea NYG at Phi STL MIN at NE SEA
e San Francisco 7 9 0 3-3 5-7 ARZ at Sea DET at NO NE PHI at NYG SEA (BYE) at Arz STL at Dal at Buf NYJ at Mia at Stl WAS
e Seattle 4 12 0 3-3 3-9 at Buf SF STL (BYE) at NYG GB at TB at SF PHI at Mia ARZ WAS at Dal NE at Stl NYJ at Arz
e St. Louis 2 14 0 0-6 2-10 at Phi NYG at Sea BUF (BYE) at Was DAL at NE ARZ at NYJ at SF CHI MIA at Arz SEA SF at Atl
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q)
BAL 8 13 1 12 13 8 8 10 9 8 5 11 16 5 3 4 10t
BUF 13 10 9 9 11 11 13 12 11 10 11 1 3 8 5 11 13
CIN 16 16 15 15 14 16 10 16 14 14 9 13 5 16 16 16 2
CLE 15 15 14 13 15 15 15 4 15 15 12t 12 9 4 4 15 8
DEN 1 1 7 1 1 3 9 1 2 2 14 8 10 2 7 7 15
HOU 2 3 8 7 2 2 14 8 3 5 6 3 11 13 15 8 3t
IND 6 5 16 16 3 5 3 2 4 1 3 16 13 6 6 5 10t
JAC 9 11 11 10 7 12 6 11 5 9 7 10 8 11 9 12 14
KC 12 8 10 2 10 13 11 9 12 11 15 14 12 7 8 13 16
MIA 5 4 6 8 5 4 1 6 6t 12 4 7 15 10 14 10 7
NE 3 7 2 4 6 6 4 13 1 4 1 6 2 9 10 2 1
NYJ 7 6 4 3 8 10 16 7 6t 6 8 4 6 14 13 3 9
OAK 14 14 5 5 16 14 7 14 16 16 12t 2 7 1 1 14 10t
PIT 11 12 13 14 9 9 12 15 10 7 16 15 14 15 12 9 5
SD 4 2 12 11 4 1 5 5 8 3 2 5 4 3 2 1 6
TEN 10 9 3 6 12 7 2 3 13 13 10 9 1 12 11 6 3t
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S)
BAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 1 2 1 3 9 4 8 3 15 1t 2
BUF 7 7 10 11 7 9 15 12 6 4 9 12 2 14 7 7 6 9 12
CIN 6 5 9 5 9 8 14 15 7t 10 6t 7 7 9 11 11 16 16 13
CLE 13 12 14 13 8 15 1 14 11t 14 13 4 10 1 1 9 2 13 16
DEN 15 16 13 15 13 13 16 11 14 11 11 14 15 15 15 16 13 12 6
HOU 11 14 11 12 10 12 10 10 9 7 16 13 6 12 9 14 7 10 4
IND 5 4 12 9 3 4 7 8 10 15t 3t 8 12 13 14 4 8 6 5
JAC 10 13 7 6 11 16 9 9 5 9 6t 5 3 5 6 12 11 11 11
KC 16 15 15 16 14 14 11 16 16 15t 3t 9 11 11 10 15 14 15 14
MIA 8 9 5 10 12 6 6 3 7t 5 12 15 13 16 16 6 12 8 8
NE 4 8 8 8 6 10 8 6 3 12 2 16 5 6 4 5 5 4 3
NYJ 9 6 4 4 15 5 13 4 11t 6 15 11 4 8 5 10 10 7 9
OAK 14 11 16 14 5 11 5 5 13 13 14 10 14 7 2 13 3 14 15
PIT 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 8 1 1 3 12 1 9 3 1
SD 12 10 6 7 16 7 12 13 15 8 10 2 8 10 13 8 4 5 10
TEN 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 5 6 16 2 3 2 1 1t 7
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q)
ARI 2 3 16 16 2 4 4 4 3 6 6t 14 15 12 15 2t 7
ATL 3 4 2 5 8 2 6 3 5 3 10 7 6 16 8 7 2
CAR 7 2 3 2 10 3 10 5 11t 8 16 2 10 11 9 6 5
CHI 13 13 11 14 11 13 8 6 14 12 15 15 3 14 4 9 6
DAL 8 5 9 6 5 6 13 7 10 5 3 16 12 9 11 10 4
DET 16 15 15 15 13 14 14t 15 16 16 6t 13 14 8 5 14 1
GB 5 7 7 8 4 5 5 10 6 2 13t 3 16 13 13 4 15
MIN 10 10 4 3 14 11 16 14 9 9 6t 12 11 3 14 8 11
NO 1 1 14 11 1 1 9 1 1 1 4t 1 5 4 12 1 14
NYG 4 6 1 1 9 8 2 9 2 4 11t 8 8 7 2 2t 3
PHI 6 8 10 12 3 7 7 2 4 7 13t 9 7 10 6 5 13
STL 14 16 12 13 15 15 12 13 15 14 9 10 13 1 1 16 10
SF 12 11 13 10 7 10 14t 16 11t 11 11t 4 9 2 3 12 9
SEA 15 14 8 7 16 16 11 12 13 15 1 5 1 5 10 13 8
TB 9 9 6 9 6 9 3 8 7 10 4t 6 4 6 7 11 12
WAS 11 12 5 4 12 12 1 11 8 13 2 11 2 15 16 15 16
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S)
ARI 9 11 8 6 12 13 9 11 12 15 16 15 14 15 16 14 3 10 7
ATL 13 13 13 14 11 10 13 8 11 8 7 1 4 14 15 5 5 5 11
CAR 8 8 12 12 7 3 12 7 9 11 5 4 5 16 9 6 8t 3 9
CHI 11 3 3 2 15 6 3 16 13 3 6 2 13 3 7 8 4 9 13
DAL 5 2 6 10 3 2 15 1 6 5 8t 12 3 12 13 9 12 11 4
DET 16 16 16 16 14 16 16 5 16 16 10 7 9 9 12 16 11 16 16
GB 10 10 14 13 6 8 2 14 8 9 15 6 10 11 8 10 6t 7 10
MIN 4 4 1 1 8 9 10 3 2 2 3t 16 11 7 14 7 1 6 5
NO 12 12 9 9 13 12 6 13 10 12 8t 13 12 1 1 13 13 4 2
NYG 3 6 5 7 5 4 4 4 5 13 1 3 6 6 5 2 2 1 3
PHI 1 1 2 3 1 1 5 2 1 1 2 5 7 4 4 1 8t 2 1
STL 14 15 15 15 9 15 7 6 14 10 13t 11 16 13 11 15 16 15 14
SF 7 7 7 4 10 11 11 12 7 7 12 8 8 2 3 11 6t 13 12
SEA 15 14 10 8 16 14 14 9 15 14 11 10 15 10 10 12 14 14 15
TB 6 9 11 11 2 7 1 10 3t 6 3t 9 2 8 2 4 15 8 6
WAS 2 5 4 5 4 5 8 15 3t 4 13t 14 1 5 6 3 8t 12 8
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q)
BAL 18 25 4 22 28 17 16 22 14 15 6 19 31 8 5 11 24t
BUF 25 21 14 16 22 22 23 24 21t 17 25 1 7 14 7 23 28
CIN 32 32 29 30 30 32 20 30 29 27 14t 26 14 32 30 32 10
CLE 31 31 26 26 31 31 31 9 31 28 26t 23 19 7 6 30t 20
DEN 2 2 12 3 3 7 19 1 2t 3 29 13 23 5 13 16 30
HOU 3 4 13 13 4 5 25 17 4 10 8 3 26 24 28 17 11t
IND 15 12 31 32 5 9 5 3 7 1 4 32 28 12 9 13 24t
JAC 20 22 18 17 15 23 11 23 10 16 9t 15 18 20 18 24 29
KC 24 19 16 4 20 26 21 19 24 21 30 29 27 13 15 26 31
MIA 12 7 11 15 10 8 2 11 11t 23 5 11 30 18 27 21 19
NE 5 14 6 7 12 13 6 26 1 7 2 9 3 15 20 8 6
NYJ 16 13 9 5 16 21 32 14 11t 13 11 7 15 25 26 9 21
OAK 29 27 10 10 32 29 13 27 32 32 26t 2 17 2 1 29 24t
PIT 22 24 23 29 17 20 22 29 20 14 32 31 29 30 25 20 14
SD 11 3 20 19 7 1 7 10 13 4 3 8 9 6 2 2 17
TEN 21 20 7 11 27 16 3 4 25 24 20t 14 1 21 21 14t 11t
ARI 4 6 32 31 2 6 9 7 6 11 14t 27 25 26 31 3t 8
ATL 6 8 2 9 14 3 12 6 9 6 19 17 10 31 16 10 2
CAR 10 5 3 2 19 4 18 8 21t 18 31 5 16 23 17 7 5
CHI 26 26 24 27 21 25 15 12 27 25 26t 28 5 28 10 14t 7
DAL 13 9 21 12 9 11 27 13 19 9 9t 30 21 19 22 18 4
DET 30 29 30 28 24 27 28t 31 30 31 14t 25 24 17 11 27 1
GB 8 11 17 18 8 10 10 18 15 5 23t 6 32 27 24 5 27
MIN 17 17 5 6 25 19 30 28 18 19 14t 24 20 4 29 12 16
NO 1 1 28 23 1 2 17 2 2t 2 12t 4 8 9 23 1 23
NYG 7 10 1 1 18 14 4 16 5 8 20t 18 12 16 4 3t 3
PHI 9 15 22 24 6 12 14 5 8 12 23t 20 11 22 12 6 22
STL 27 30 25 25 26 28 26 25 28 29 18 21 22 1 3 30t 15
SF 23 18 27 21 13 18 28t 32 21t 22 20t 10 13 3 8 22 11t
SEA 28 28 19 14 29 30 24 21 26 30 1 12 2 10 19 25 9
TB 14 16 15 20 11 15 8 15 16 20 12t 16 6 11 14 19 18
WAS 19 23 8 8 23 24 1 20 17 26 7 22 4 29 32 28 32
Team/Offense Rank
(A) Total Yards per Game
(B) Yards per Play
(C) Rushing Yards per Game
(D) Rushing Yards per Attempt
(E) Passing Net Yards per Game
(F) Passing Net Yards per Play
(G) Passing, Percent Had Intercepted
(H) Sacks per Pass Play
(I) First Downs per Game
(J) Third Down Efficiency
(K) Fourth Down Efficiency
(L) Punt Return Average
(M) Kickoff Return Average
(N) Gross Punting Average
(O) Net Punting Average
(P) Points per Game
(Q) Field Goal Percentage
Tm (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M) (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S)
BAL 2 3 3 5 2 3 2 14 1 3 1 6 15 9 13 3 30 1t 5
BUF 14 18 22 21 13 20 27 26 12t 9 15t 23 2 29 12 14 11 20 24
CIN 12 12 21 10 15 19 23 31 15t 24 11t 14 13 17 19 19 31 30 26
CLE 26 25 28 25 14 29 1 30 24t 30 25 9 17 1 1 16t 2 27 31
DEN 29 30 27 30 26 27 31 24 29 25 18 28 28 31 30 30 27 25 14
HOU 22 28 23 24 17 25 17 23 19 16 32 26 11 24 15 27 17t 21 8
IND 11 10 24 17 6 9 11 15 20 31t 7t 15 24 25 27 7 20 9 13
JAC 17 27 13t 13 24 30 15 16 11 22 11t 12 3 10 11 21 24 24 22
KC 31 29 30 31 28 28 20 32 31 31t 7t 16 22 20 16 29 28 29 27
MIA 15 20 10 18 25 17 10 7 15t 10 21 29 25 32 31 9 26 16 18
NE 10 19 15 15 11 21 12 13 7t 26 2 31 10 11 7 8 10 6 6
NYJ 16 14 7 7 29 16 22 8 24t 15 29 19 7 13 8 18 23 12 20
OAK 27 23 31 27 10 22 8 9 28 27 28 18 27 12 2 24 5 28 29
PIT 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 2 2 1 13t 4 1 6 24 1 22 5 2
SD 25 21 11 14 31 18 21 28 30 20 17 5 14 19 25 15 6 7 21
TEN 7 4 6 6 9 4 7 6 9t 6 9 13 29 3 6 2 1 1t 15
ARI 19 17 16 11 22 24 19 20 22 28 31 30 30 28 32 28 7 18 11
ATL 24 24 25 28 21 14 28 17 21 13 15t 1 8 27 29 11 9 11 19
CAR 18 13 20 23 16 6 26 12 15t 18 10 7 9 30 20 12 14t 8 16
CHI 21 6 5 3 30 10 6 29 23 5 13t 2 26 5 17 16t 8 17 25
DAL 8 5 12 20 5 5 30 1 9t 8 19t 24 6 23 26 20 19 19 7
DET 32 32 32 32 27 32 32 10 32 29 22 11 19 18 23 32 17t 32 32
GB 20 16 26 26 12 12 4 25 14 14 30 10 20 22 18 22 12t 14 17
MIN 6 7 1 2 18 13 24 4 4 4 5t 32 21 15 28 13 3 13 9
NO 23 22 17 19 23 23 14 22 18 19 19t 25 23 2 3 26 21 10 3
NYG 5 9 9 12 8 7 9 5 7t 21 3 3 12 14 10 5 4 3 4
PHI 3 2 4 4 3 2 13 3 3 2 4 8 16 7 9 4 14t 4 1
STL 28 31 29 29 19 31 16 11 26 17 26t 22 32 26 22 31 32 31 28
SF 13 11 13t 8 20 15 25 21 12t 12 24 17 18 4 5 23 12t 23 23
SEA 30 26 18 16 32 26 29 18 27 23 23 21 31 21 21 25 25 26 30
TB 9 15 19 22 4 11 3 19 5t 11 5t 20 5 16 4 10 29 15 10
WAS 4 8 8 9 7 8 18 27 5t 7 26t 27 4 8 14 6 14t 22 12
Opponent/Defense Rank
(A) Total Yards per Game
(B) Yards per Play
(C) Rushing Yards per Game
(D) Rushing Yards per Attempt
(E) Passing Net Yards per Game
(F) Passing Net Yards per Play
(G) Passing, Percent Had Intercepted
(H) Sacks per Pass Play
(I) First Downs per Game
(J) Third Down Efficiency
(K) Fourth Down Efficiency
(L) Punt Return Average
(M) Kickoff Return Average
(N) Gross Punting Average
(O) Net Punting Average
(P) Points per Game
(Q) Field Goal Percentage
Combined Offense/Defense Rank
(R) Points per Game Differential
(S) Net Yards per Game Differential
WEEK 17 / THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2008
Note: Average team drive start DOES NOT include onside kicks or kickoffs at
the end of a half unless either kickoff is returned for a touchdown. All other
kickoffs (returned kickoffs, fair catches, touchback and kickoffs out of
bounds) are included. Kickoffs resulting in the kicking team retaining
possession are not included.
ADJ KO: Adjusted kickoffs are used to compute the Avg. Team Drive Start.
I20: The number of drives that start inside (not including) the 20 yd line.
WEEK 17 / THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2008
Note: Average team drive start DOES NOT include onside kicks or kickoffs at
the end of a half unless either kickoff is returned for a touchdown. All other
kickoffs (returned kickoffs, fair catches, touchback and kickoffs out of
bounds) are included. Kickoffs resulting in the kicking team retaining
possession are not included.
ADJ KO: Adjusted kickoffs are used to compute the Avg. Team Drive Start.
I20: The number of drives that start inside (not including) the 20 yd line.
WEEK 17 / THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2008
AFC / SINGLE-GAME HIGHS / PLAYERS
Most Points-- 24, R. Brown, Miami at N.E., 9/21, (4 td, 0 fg, 0 xp, 0 2pt)
Passing Yards-- 447, Cutler, Denv. at Clev., 11/6, (24-42, 447, 3 td, 1 int)
Longest Pass-- 93, Cutler, Denv. at Clev., 11/6, (to Royal, Eddie, td)
Passing Touchdowns-- 6, Favre, NY-J vs. Ariz., 9/28, (24-34, 289, 6 td, 1 int)
Rushing Yards-- 198, L. Johnson, K.C. vs. Denv., 9/28, (28-198, 2 td)
Rushing Attempts-- 38, Benson, Cin. at Clev., 12/21, (38-171, 0 td)
Longest Rush-- 82, L. McClain, Balt. at Dal., 12/20, td
Receptions-- 18, Marshall, Denv. vs. S.D., 9/14, (18-166, 1 td)
Receiving Yards-- 207, A. Johnson, Hou. vs. Tenn., 12/14, (11-207, 1 td)
Kickoff Return Yards-- 237, Hobbs, N.E. vs. Miami, 9/21, (6-237, 0 td)
Kickoff Return Yards-- 237, Cribbs, Clev. vs. Balt., 11/2, (7-237, 1 td)
Kickoff Returns-- 8, (3 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Longest Kickoff Return-- 103, Sproles, S.D. at Denv., 9/14, td
Punt Return Yards-- 120, Parrish, Buff. vs. Sea., 9/7, (6-120, 0 fc, 1 td)
Punt Returns-- 7, Higgins, Oak. vs. Car., 11/9, (7-17, 1 fc, 0 td)
Longest Punt Return-- 93, Higgins, Oak. at Miami, 11/16, td
Interceptions-- 3, Hall, Cin. at Clev., 12/21, (3-87, 1 td)
Longest Interception Return-- 107, Reed, Balt. vs. Phil., 11/23, td
Sacks-- 4.0, Porter, Miami at N.E., 9/21
Scrimmage Yards-- 207, A. Johnson, Hou. vs. Tenn., 12/14, (Rush 0-0, Rec 11-207)
Longest Punt-- 75, Hentrich, Tenn. vs. Ind., 10/27
Punts-- 11, Larson, Cin. vs. Phil., 11/16 (OT), (11-397, 36.1)
Punts-- 11, Lechler, Oak. vs. Car., 11/9, (11-556, 50.5)
Punts-- 11, Larson, Cin. vs. Balt., 11/30, (11-480, 43.6)
Field Goals Made-- 5, Dawson, Clev. at Buff., 11/17, (5-5, 56 lg)
Longest Field Goal-- 57, Janikowski, Oak. vs. NY-J, 10/19 (OT)
Longest Field Goal-- 57, Kaeding, S.D. at T.B., 12/21
Most Points-- 24, D. Williams, Car. at NY-G, 12/21 (OT), (4 td, 0 fg, 0 xp, 0 2pt)
Most Points-- 24, (3 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Passing Yards-- 472, Warner, Ariz. at NY-J, 9/28, (40-57, 472, 2 td, 3 int)
Longest Pass-- 99, Frerotte, Minn. vs. Chi., 11/30, (to Berrian, Bernard, td)
Passing Touchdowns-- 4, (5 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Rushing Yards-- 220, Turner, Atl. vs. Det., 9/7, (22-220, 2 td)
Rushing Attempts-- 33, Grant, G.B. at Sea., 10/12, (33-90, 0 td)
Rushing Attempts-- 33, Westbrook, Phil. at NY-G, 12/7, (33-131, 1 td)
Longest Rush-- 77, Bradshaw, NY-G vs. Balt., 11/16
Receptions-- 13, Boldin, Ariz. at Sea., 11/16, (13-186, 0 td)
Receiving Yards-- 213, Owens, Dal. vs. S.F., 11/23, (7-213, 1 td)
Kickoff Return Yards-- 247, F. Jones, Dal. vs. Phil., 9/15, (6-247, 1 td)
Kickoff Returns-- 9, Rossum, S.F. vs. Phil., 10/12, (9-194, 0 td)
Kickoff Returns-- 9, Breaston, Ariz. at N.E., 12/21, (9-141, 0 td)
Longest Kickoff Return-- 104, Rossum, S.F. at Ariz., 11/10, td
Punt Return Yards-- 176, Bush, N.O. vs. Minn., 10/6, (5-176, 0 fc, 2 td)
Punt Returns-- 8, D. Jackson, Phil. vs. St.L., 9/7, (8-97, 0 fc, 0 td)
Longest Punt Return-- 82, Berrian, Minn. at Ariz., 12/14, td
Interceptions-- 2, (13 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Longest Interception Return-- 99, Rouse, G.B. vs. Ind., 10/19, td
Longest Interception Return-- 99, Rodgers-Cromarti, Ariz. vs. St.L., 12/7, td
Sacks-- 4.0, K. Williams, Minn. vs. Det., 10/12
Scrimmage Yards-- 226, Turner, Atl. vs. Det., 9/7, (Rush 22-220, Rec 1-6)
Longest Punt-- 82, Lee, S.F. vs. N.E., 10/5
Punts-- 11, Plackemeier, Sea. at Buff., 9/7, (11-450, 40.9)
Punts-- 11, Ryan, Sea. vs. Phil., 11/2, (11-508, 46.2)
Field Goals Made-- 5, Longwell, Minn. vs. Ind., 9/14, (5-6, 53 lg)
Field Goals Made-- 5, Elam, Atl. vs. Chi., 10/12, (5-6, 48 lg)
Longest Field Goal-- 56, Hanson, Det. at Car., 11/16
Most Points-- 24, D. Williams, Car. at NY-G, 12/21 (OT), (4 td, 0 fg, 0 xp, 0 2pt)
Most Points-- 24, (4 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Passing Yards-- 472, Warner, Ariz. at NY-J, 9/28, (40-57, 472, 2 td, 3 int)
Longest Pass-- 99, Frerotte, Minn. vs. Chi., 11/30, (to Berrian, Bernard, td)
Passing Touchdowns-- 6, Favre, NY-J vs. Ariz., 9/28, (24-34, 289, 6 td, 1 int)
Rushing Yards-- 220, Turner, Atl. vs. Det., 9/7, (22-220, 2 td)
Rushing Attempts-- 38, Benson, Cin. at Clev., 12/21, (38-171, 0 td)
Longest Rush-- 82, L. McClain, Balt. at Dal., 12/20, td
Receptions-- 18, Marshall, Denv. vs. S.D., 9/14, (18-166, 1 td)
Receiving Yards-- 213, Owens, Dal. vs. S.F., 11/23, (7-213, 1 td)
Kickoff Return Yards-- 247, F. Jones, Dal. vs. Phil., 9/15, (6-247, 1 td)
Kickoff Returns-- 9, Rossum, S.F. vs. Phil., 10/12, (9-194, 0 td)
Kickoff Returns-- 9, Breaston, Ariz. at N.E., 12/21, (9-141, 0 td)
Longest Kickoff Return-- 104, Rossum, S.F. at Ariz., 11/10, td
Punt Return Yards-- 176, Bush, N.O. vs. Minn., 10/6, (5-176, 0 fc, 2 td)
Punt Returns-- 8, D. Jackson, Phil. vs. St.L., 9/7, (8-97, 0 fc, 0 td)
Longest Punt Return-- 93, Higgins, Oak. at Miami, 11/16, td
Interceptions-- 3, Hall, Cin. at Clev., 12/21, (3-87, 1 td)
Longest Interception Return-- 107, Reed, Balt. vs. Phil., 11/23, td
Sacks-- 4.0, Porter, Miami at N.E., 9/21
Sacks-- 4.0, K. Williams, Minn. vs. Det., 10/12
Scrimmage Yards-- 226, Turner, Atl. vs. Det., 9/7, (Rush 22-220, Rec 1-6)
Longest Punt-- 82, Lee, S.F. vs. N.E., 10/5
Punts-- 11, Larson, Cin. vs. Phil., 11/16 (OT), (11-397, 36.1)
Punts-- 11, (4 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Field Goals Made-- 5, (3 times in Non-Overtime Games)
Longest Field Goal-- 57, Janikowski, Oak. vs. NY-J, 10/19 (OT)
Longest Field Goal-- 57, Kaeding, S.D. at T.B., 12/21
WEEK 17 / THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2008
300-Yard Passing Games
BAL BUF CIN CLE DEN HOU IND JAX KC MIA NE NYJ OAK PIT SD TEN ARI ATL CAR CHI DAL DET GB MIN NO NYG PHI STL SF SEA TB WAS
18 25 32 31 2 3 15 20 24 12 5 16 29 22 11 21 TYds/G 4 6 10 26 13 30 8 17 1 7 9 27 23 28 14 19
25 21 32 31 2 4 12 22 19 7 14 13 27 24 3 20 TYds/P 6 8 5 26 9 29 11 17 1 10 15 30 18 28 16 23
4 14 29 26 12 13 31 18 16 11 6 9 10 23 20 7 RYds/G 32 2 3 24 21 30 17 5 28 1 22 25 27 19 15 8
22 16 30 26 3 13 32 17 4 15 7 5 10 29 19 11 RshAvg 31 9 2 27 12 28 18 6 23 1 24 25 21 14 20 8
28 22 30 31 3 4 5 15 20 10 12 16 32 17 7 27 PsYd/G 2 14 19 21 9 24 8 25 1 18 6 26 13 29 11 23
17 22 32 31 7 5 9 23 26 8 13 21 29 20 1 16 PasAvg 6 3 4 25 11 27 10 19 2 14 12 28 18 30 15 24
16 23 20 31 19 25 5 11 21 2 6 32 13 22 7 3 %HdInt 9 12 18 15 27 28t 10 30 17 4 14 26 28t 24 8 1
22 24 30 9 1 17 3 23 19 11 26 14 27 29 10 4 Sac/PP 7 6 8 12 13 31 18 28 2 16 5 25 32 21 15 20
14 21t 29 31 2t 4 7 10 24 11t 1 11t 32 20 13 25 1D/Gm 6 9 21t 27 19 30 15 18 2t 5 8 28 21t 26 16 17
15 17 27 28 3 10 1 16 21 23 7 13 32 14 4 24 3D Eff 11 6 18 25 9 31 5 19 2 8 12 29 22 30 20 26
6 25 14t 26t 29 8 4 9t 30 5 2 11 26t 32 3 20t 4D Eff 14t 19 31 26t 9t 14t 23t 14t 12t 20t 23t 18 20t 1 12t 7
19 1 26 23 13 3 32 15 29 11 9 7 2 31 8 14 PR Avg 27 17 5 28 30 25 6 24 4 18 20 21 10 12 16 22
31 7 14 19 23 26 28 18 27 30 3 15 17 29 9 1 KR Avg 25 10 16 5 21 24 32 20 8 12 11 22 13 2 6 4
8 14 32 7 5 24 12 20 13 18 15 25 2 30 6 21 GPntAv 26 31 23 28 19 17 27 4 9 16 22 1 3 10 11 29
5 7 30 6 13 28 9 18 15 27 20 26 1 25 2 21 NPntAv 31 16 17 10 22 11 24 29 23 4 12 3 8 19 14 32
11 23 32 30t 16 17 13 24 26 21 8 9 29 20 2 14t Pts/Gm 3t 10 7 14t 18 27 5 12 1 3t 6 30t 22 25 19 28
24t 28 10 20 30 11t 24t 29 31 19 6 21 24t 14 17 11t FG% 8 2 5 7 4 1 27 16 23 3 22 15 11t 9 18 32
BAL BUF CIN CLE DEN HOU IND JAX KC MIA NE NYJ OAK PIT SD TEN ARI ATL CAR CHI DAL DET GB MIN NO NYG PHI STL SF SEA TB WAS
2 14 12 26 29 22 11 17 31 15 10 16 27 1 25 7 TYds/G 19 24 18 21 8 32 20 6 23 5 3 28 13 30 9 4
3 18 12 25 30 28 10 27 29 20 19 14 23 1 21 4 TYds/P 17 24 13 6 5 32 16 7 22 9 2 31 11 26 15 8
3 22 21 28 27 23 24 13t 30 10 15 7 31 2 11 6 RYds/G 16 25 20 5 12 32 26 1 17 9 4 29 13t 18 19 8
5 21 10 25 30 24 17 13 31 18 15 7 27 1 14 6 RshAvg 11 28 23 3 20 32 26 2 19 12 4 29 8 16 22 9
2 13 15 14 26 17 6 24 28 25 11 29 10 1 31 9 PsYd/G 22 21 16 30 5 27 12 18 23 8 3 19 20 32 4 7
3 20 19 29 27 25 9 30 28 17 21 16 22 1 18 4 PasAvg 24 14 6 10 5 32 12 13 23 7 2 31 15 26 11 8
2 27 23 1 31 17 11 15 20 10 12 22 8 5 21 7 %HdInt 19 28 26 6 30 32 4 24 14 9 13 16 25 29 3 18
14 26 31 30 24 23 15 16 32 7 13 8 9 2 28 6 Sac/PP 20 17 12 29 1 10 25 4 22 5 3 11 21 18 19 27
1 12t 15t 24t 29 19 20 11 31 15t 7t 24t 28 2 30 9t 1D/Gm 22 21 15t 23 9t 32 14 4 18 7t 3 26 12t 27 5t 5t
3 9 24 30 25 16 31t 22 31t 10 26 15 27 1 20 6 3D Eff 28 13 18 5 8 29 14 4 19 21 2 17 12 23 11 7
1 15t 11t 25 18 32 7t 11t 7t 21 2 29 28 13t 17 9 4D Eff 31 15t 10 13t 19t 22 30 5t 19t 3 4 26t 24 23 5t 26t
6 23 14 9 28 26 15 12 16 29 31 19 18 4 5 13 PR Avg 30 1 7 2 24 11 10 32 25 3 8 22 17 21 20 27
15 2 13 17 28 11 24 3 22 25 10 7 27 1 14 29 KR Avg 30 8 9 26 6 19 20 21 23 12 16 32 18 31 5 4
9 29 17 1 31 24 25 10 20 32 11 13 12 6 19 3 GPntAv 28 27 30 5 23 18 22 15 2 14 7 26 4 21 16 8
13 12 19 1 30 15 27 11 16 31 7 8 2 24 25 6 NPntAv 32 29 20 17 26 23 18 28 3 10 9 22 5 21 4 14
3 14 19 16t 30 27 7 21 29 9 8 18 24 1 15 2 Pts/Gm 28 11 12 16t 20 32 22 13 26 5 4 31 23 25 10 6
30 11 31 2 27 17t 20 24 28 26 10 23 5 22 6 1 FG% 7 9 14t 8 19 17t 12t 3 21 4 14t 32 12t 25 29 14t