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Figured this would be the best place for this.

EAGLES BRING FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP TO PHILADELPHIA IN 26 YEARS

Brian Westbrook may have ran for 103 yards and four touchdowns yesterday on his way to winning MVP, but it was the defense who stole the show. Cornerback Sheldon Brown picked two of the five total interceptions from Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers in Philadelphia's 35-17 Super Bowl XLIII win.

Asante Samuel, Brian Dawkins, and Quinten Mikell also contributed with an interception off of Rivers. Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb only threw the ball twenty five times, connecting on seventeen of them. Most importantly, he did not throw an interception. McNabb led the league in picks in the regular season and playoffs combined.

In fact, the Chargers only offensive touchdown came with a mere twenty two seconds remaining in the game. Rivers connected with tight end Brandon Manumaleuna for a three yard score to cap off the game's scoring.

McNabb led the Eagles down the field on their first drive of the game, and hit rookie standout DeSean Jackson on a three yard pass of their own to start the scoring. Jackson finished the day with three catches for twenty three yards.

Brian Westbrook's final stat line was impressive enough to give the Villanova standout running back the Most Valuable Player award.

"It wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for that defense," Westbrook said following the game. "Sheldon, Asante, Dawk, they all played a hell of a game, Q had a pick and delivered huge hits all day. Parker got to (Rivers) over and over again and threw him off from the start. I think the biggest complement to your defense is to cap off their turnovers with points, and that's what we did today."

In an unusual, yet effective gameplan, coach Andy Reid ran the ball with Westbrook alone then he called passes with McNabb.

"Donovan had a great year, but the amount of interceptions he threw overshadow that," Reid admitted.

A year that started off with a lot of drama has finished in a story book kind of way. Westbrook made the score 14-0 on a run to the right in the second quarter. San Diego followed with a strong drive that resulted in three points on a twenty six yard Nate Kaeding field goal. The half ended that way.

Westbrook added two more scores from inside the five to put the Eagles up 28-3. The game was all but over when running back Correll Buckhalter fumbled the ball just short of midfield with 3:20 remaining. Charger end Luis Castillo picked up the ball and put it in the endzone. Westbrook responded with another one yard run to cap off his day.

It will be interesting to see how the Eagles pursuit this offseason. Was Super Bowl XLIII his final game in midnight green?

"Like I've said all year," McNabb explained, "I am prepared to move on. I have came to that realization, but I am happy for the guys in the locker room, and the city of Philadelphia. I'm glad I could help, along with all the other guys and the coaching staff, bring a championship to this city. It deserves it."

Game Leaders
Passing
McNabb: 17 for 25, 113 yards, 1TD 0INT
Rivers: 20 for 32, 189 yards, 1TD 5INT

Rushing
Westbrook: 26ATT, 103 yards, 4TD
Tomlinson: 14ATT, 54 yards

Receiving
Chambers: 7REC, 67 yards
Smith: 3REC, 29 yards

Defense
Brown: 2INT, 3TCK
Castillo: 4TCK, 1FRC, 1TD

Scoring Summary
TD - 1st - McNabb to Jackson - 3 yards - 7-0 PHI
TD - 2nd - Westbrook - 10 yards - 14-0 PHI
FG - 2nd - Kaeding - 26 yards - 14-3 PHI
TD - 3rd - Westbrook - 1 yard - 21-3 PHI
TD - 4th - Westbrook - 4 yard - 28-3 PHI
TD - 4th - Castillo Fumble Recovery - 48 yards - 28-10 PHI
TD - 4th - Westbrook - 1 yard - 35-10 PHI
TD - 4th - Rivers to Manumaleuna - 3 yards - 35-10 PHI

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Philadelphia Eagles - 16-3
W1 vs St. Louis: W 34-24
W2 @ Dallas: W 30-27
W3 VS Pittsburgh: W 24-20
W4 @ Chicago: W 28-21
W5 VS Washington: L 23-28
W6 @ San Francisco: W 42-21
BYE
W8 VS Atlanta: W 24-3
W9 @ Seattle: W 41-20
W10 VS New York: W 38-28
W11 @ Cincinnati: W 24-21
W12 @ Baltimore: W 30-3
W13 VS Arizona: L 16-20
W14 @ New York: W 27-7
W15 VS Cleveland: W 38-26
W16 @ Washington: L 17-24
W17 VS Dallas: W 38-17
BYE WILDCARD
DIVISIONAL VS Minnesota: W 31-14
NFC CHAMP VS Tampa Bay: W 20-14
SB XLIII VS San Diego: W 35-17

Transactions
CUT: RB Hunt, FB Klecko, LB Togafau
SIGN: LB Colvin, LB Trotter, TE Schobel

Passing
McNabb: 3230 yards, 26TD, 31INT
Kolb: 163 yards, 3TD, 1INT

Rushing
Westbrook: 1132 yards, 14TD
Buckhalter: 372 yards, 1TD
McNabb: 166 yards, 4TD
Booker: 62 yards, 1TD
Davis: 47 yards, 2TD
Kolb: 18 yards, 1TD

Receiving
Curtis: 70REC, 803 yards, 6TD
Smith: 60REC, 639 yards, 6TD
Jackson: 51REC, 720 yards, 7TD
Westbrook: 35REC, 387 yards, 3TD
Brown: 33REC, 382 yards, 5TD
Buckhalter: 17REC, 122 yards
Booker: 15REC, 81 yards, 1TD
Celek: 11REC, 79 yards
Davis: 7REC, 53 yards
Avant 5REC, 46 yards
Baskett: 4REC, 40 yards
Schobel: 1REC, 32 yards, 1TD
Lewis: 1REC, 9 yards

Defensive
Mikell: 92TAK, 2INT
Bradley: 83TAK, 10INT, 3SACK
Dawkins: 78TAK, 3INT
Gaither: 77TAK, 4INT
Sheppard: 71TAK, 4INT
Brown: 50TAK, 3INT
Samuel: 48TAK, 7INT, 1SACK
Patterson: 43TAK, 5SACK
Cole: 41TACK, 4SACK
Hanson: 41TACK, 1INT
Gocong: 32TACK, 2INT
Bunkley: 32TACK, 3SACK
Parker: 28TAK, 7SACK
Demps: 17TAK

Kicking
Akers: 22 for 26, 50 Long
Rocca: 46.0 average, 58 long, 6 of 30 inside 20

Pro Bowlers
RB Westbrook
FB Davis
TE Smith
LB Bradley
CB Samuel
FS Dawkins
SS Mikell

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Offseason

Resignings
RB Buckhalter - 3 Years
FB Davis - 2 Years
WR Baskett - 6 Years
WR Brown - FRANCHISE
TE Smith - 4 Years
OT Runyan - 1 Year
OT Thomas - 1 Year
LB Jordan - 3 Years
CB Hanson - 6 Years
K Akers - 1 Year

Cuts/Not Signed
WR Avant
WR Lewis
TE Schobel
DE McDougle
LB Boiman
SS Considine

Signings
QB Sims - 1 Year
WR Houshmanzadah - 6 Years
C Datish - 4 Years
OLB Woods - 4 Years

Trades
TO BUFFALO: WR BROWN
TO PHILADELPHIA: WR HARDY, 5th ROUND PICK

TO MIAMI: 6th ROUND PICK, 7th ROUND PICK
TO PHILADELPHIA: 7th ROUND PICK

2008 NFL Entry Draft
1 - 32 - Frank Dutton - T - Miami
2 - 64 - Ryan Hudson - FS - Arizona
3 - 96 - Dorsey Harrison - CB - Florida
4 - 128 - Roscoe Mullen - SS - Wisconsin
5 - 139 - Wesley Biggs - OLB - Clemson
5 - 160 - Ray Logan - K - Wake Forest
7 - 192 - Anquan Bates - FB - Maryland

All picks signed besides Roscoe Mullen.

HUGE POST DRAFT TRADE
TO CHICAGO: QB Donovan McNabb
TO PHILADELPHIA: QB Luke McCown, 1st ROUND PICK, 5th ROUND PICK

McCown has been cut, only thrown in for Bears roster size. Also cut was CB Harrison.

Current Depth Chart: (27 OFF + 23 DEF + 3 ST = 53 TOTAL)
QB: Kolb, Feeley, Sims
RB: Westbrook, Buckhalter, Booker
FB: Davis, Bates
WR: Houshmanzadah, Curtis, Jackson, Hardy, Baskett
TE: Smith, Celek
LT: Thomas, Justice, Dutton
LG: Herremans, Jean-Gillis
C: Jackson, Datish
RG: Andrews, McGylnn
RT: Runyan, Dunlap, Dutton

LE: Parker, Clemons, Abiamiri
DT: Patterson, Bunkley, Laws, Howard
RE: Cole, Abiamiri, Smith
LOLB: Gocong, Woods
MLB: Bradley, Jordan
ROLB: Gaither, Biggs
CB: Samuel, Sheppard, Brown, Hanson, Ikegwuonu
FS: Dawkins, Hudson

K: Akers, Logan
P: Rocca

UNFORTUNATLY, I leave for school tomorrow and won't get to start this season until Thanksgiving or Christmas break.

[Andy]

Yay, quick thread!