Gameday – OAK at PHI
Posted: December 25th, 2017 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 860 Comments »Merry Christmas everyone. Sorry for the late post. I spent the day somewhere with no wifi so that made things a bit tricky. Good to be back in the 21st century and ready for some Eagles football.
Here are the inactives.
#OAKvsPHI Inactives: WR Gibson, WR Johnson, DE Means, DT Qualls, RB Smallwood, LB Walker, G Wisniewski
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 26, 2017
We weren’t sure if Wiz would be ready. No reason to rush him with the playoffs down the road. Let him get that ankle back to 100 percent. It isn’t interesting to see the Eagles go light at WR and heavy at CB.
The Raiders love to use empty sets. If the Eagles had anyone get hurt, it could have made that challenging. By going heavy at corner, the Eagles are in better shape to deal with 3, 4 and 5-WR sets.
The other thing to mention is that the Raiders can throw the ball short. We saw what the Giants did last week. Maybe the Eagles are prepared to rotate DBs if the Raiders somehow string together long drive after long drive. The defense was on the field for 81 plays last week. That is 15 to 20 more than a coach would like to deal with.
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I wrote my preview for PE.com.
I hope we see a lot of running. The Eagles are the better team. They are the more physical team. Go pound on the Raiders and see if that group mails it in. They’re on the road on Christmas day. They have been eliminated from the playoff chase. Kill their spirit early by pounding on them.
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Jimmy Bama has the joke of the day.
Eagles fans, tonight, for the love of God, don't throw a snowflake at any drunk dudes dressed at Santa so we don't have to hear about it for the next 60 years. Thanks.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) December 25, 2017
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Merry Christmas everyone!
I have a very good feeling about tonight’s game…
Pick 2 to start please. This is for the Championship!! Ertz, Algohlor, Ajayi & Burton. Standard scoring!! Thanks!!
Ertz, Ags.
Agholor, Burton.
Agholor, Ajayi
Merry Christmas to All!
Enjoy the game! Go Eagles!
Interesting to see Rasul activated. If Darby keeps playing like he did last week I wouldn’t be surprised to see him benched by half time or the next game.
Tommy said Raiders run empty backfield passing sets. That’s what Seattle did. We can use the extra CB today.
BTW, wearing my Xmas gift for tonight’s game
Black authentic #71, Jason Peters jersey.
I’m a happy boy today 🙂
Strong!
This needs to be a comfortable, wire to wire win.
Shitty officiating already.
Eh. Thought it could be OPI
No. DPI
good throw.
yes, shitty officiating there.
These refs are 0/2. Missed DPI and a late hit.
so do you use this game to make sure Foles is tee’d up for the playoffs or play for the win and run the ball quite a bit?
That’s the same goal. Vikings, Rams, Saints, Panthers, and Falcons are all pussies so the Eagles running the ball is practice for running over any two of those five scumbags anyway.
If I can only get one more win in 2017 it would be this one 🙂
Carr had broken bones in his back this season and hes playing?
Carson just tore a little tiny ligament. What a pansy.
Horrible spot. The fucking refs are 0 for 3.
How about we get off of the field on a 3rd down.
seriously; it’s 3&9 now…….get off of the field.
3rd&14, now I expect a take away
great, gave them 13 yards
i thought they werent going to call that delay…
First call the refs got right.
speaking of officiating, pete morelli should not have a job. he totally boned the falcons last night.
back and back and back.
they’re getting us into third and long… right where tehy wanted us..
Seriously; you pussies need to get off of the fucking field on a 3rd&14, not let them try for a 4th &1 because you have no desire to tackle.
At least it worked out great!
Too stressful.
almost lined up offsides there, not sure who that was.
timmy
I hate that sticks defense. You know they are in 4 down territory
Yup, should have done better on 3rd for sure.
Or play the sticks defense 5 yards shorter.
Carr doesn’t want to get hit.
Lucky for him none of our D line wanted to hit Carr on 3rd and should have been impossible.
What was Carr thinking? At least throw it up for grabs.
pound that ajayi train
Run the damn ball, Andy!!!!
boy, was i wrong about kelce.
Kelce was wrong about Kelce. He made a decision to work harder than he had been and it paid off.
nice boys.
See what happens when you call runs.
When you call runs and the team runs well it’s great. But sometimes the opposing team just shuts it down or you OL is too weak. Playcalling isn’t that simple.
It is if you’re facing a poorly rated run D. Or what makes it less than simple is if your O line is making a choice to block with less than full effort.
I love that we make teams respect the run on 3rd and 5.
man i love this kind of footballl in december.
lol, someone just took the ball
Don’t do that shit Ajayi.
Looks like Blount’s hair is tucked into the jersey, but made me do a serious double take on his first touch.
too bad foles cant sneak, we took it for granted with carson
Jeez 23 4th down attempts. I’m surprised GB has more
facemask
cant argue tehre.
That was needlessly stupid out of Ertz.
It seems like in general NFL teams are going for it more on 4th down than they did a decade ago. I don’t have numbers for it.
I think you’re right.
As they should.
Makes sense, skill and rules have made offensives more effective than ever before.
love using ajayi more.
Correct!
Way to go
Look at that; use a feature back and good things happen!
he should be our gurley
True. And we have a better QB, better O-line, better talent, better coach, better fan base.
How can we lose?
Looks like Warmack isn’t useless.
ill take it.
Ajayi scares me with how often he reaches out the ball. Just keep it tucked and run through. Those guys aren’t stopping you.
Told ya, Andy.
is kelce at least an alternate?
Nice coverage assholes; only lazy scumbags allow returns to come out past the 25.
well it only was kicked to the 10 due to wind.
The ball was in the air for 3 days; get the hell down there and tackle.
Looked like a gust just swished Elliot away…
We haven’t had a touchback in awhile. Elliot has a leg, so is it intentional in an attempt to get them to bring it out?
Ur probably a lot of fun at games
You know what’s fun; dominating a must win game wire to wire vs. a team of shitty also rans.
I’m ok with them saving the nut for the playoffs but as always the enthusiasm is appreciated.
We all want to win the big picture
I’d just like to get this game iced as early as possible as the last 3 weeks have been really difficult to sit through.
is 57 ellerbe?
the answer is yes
7 yard gain for some old fucker in his 7th decade of life???? TACKLE THE FUCKING GUY!
fight me please, foool
What world does it make sense to play against the Raiders (Of all teams) in black jerseys.
Good point. PLAY IN KELLY GREEN OR DIE!
Maybe Carr gets confused and throws to us?
Forces them to wear white. I like it.
And to not wear GREEN on CHRISTMAS.
atta boy
wtf carr
i do enjoy their punter, ill give them that.
I hope he’s out there often tonight!
who, on this board would you want to fight, mine would be gay media
Fun fact: some Carrs misfire in the cold.
Lets see how that Carr runs after its hit with 300 pound Cox all night
Boy, does that remind me of college…
Isn’t there a reality TV show about people who like to do that?
Earlier this year I wanted Kelce gone and Seamalu to replace him.
That’s not unfair given how both played last year and Kelce’s price tag.
everyone was wrong on that one
Hey Carrie; SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH AND WALK AWAY IN THE SHAME YOUR ILLEGAL TACTICS DESERVE
Any of you lucky enough to be playing in your fantasy finals this week; what Eagles do you need to do well for you tonight?
Remember when Foles threw for 7 TDs against the Raiders? I need a repeat performance to make my final competitive. Gurly, Hunt, and Cousins killed me.
Lucky
Thang you Ssnta
That’s a trash effort on 3rd down right there.
well cant make that throw.
This is WAY too stale right now, they need a takeaway.
Well. We are getting the ball back…
It is easy to take it for granted, but when is the last time Wentz threw a pass like that (other than purposefully thrown up for grabs 4th downs)?
nice job by darby to get away from the block
lets see how ellerbe plays
well… some things dont change.
FUCK YOU!!!! FUCKING GO FUCK YOURSELF MILLS YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE
That wasn’t very pretty
And where the fuck was the safety on that after Mills fucked up?
Blitzing.
How about the other one?
also blitzing
So how did the QB get the throw off?
i forgot to add “unsuccessfully”
Which is why Mills can’t bite there.
so hows sidney doing….?
Ask again in July of 2018
That was on McLeod not than Mills I think
i mean its def somewhat on mills, he fucking got toasted.
I though the safety bit and mills thought he had help. Couldn’t get another look. If he was supposed to have help I want him jumping the short route.
Looked like McLeod was inside help. Mills needs to maintain outside leverage. Can’t try to jump that.
Jan is hot
who dat
The chick from the Toyota commercials.
It will be nice to see Jones eventually.
Well lets get the fuck ups out of the system this week and next.
Said everybody 3 weeks ago
So their kicker can kick TBs into the wind?
Sebastian Janikowski can kick into the EZ with his dick.
They’re starting some guido.
Annoyed to see a bs blitz on 1st down…why???and then gimpy Mills picked on in single coverage…and he bites on double move
Definitely ready for the secondary to be good enough that “toast” mills doesn’t see the field.
:30 seconds of silence:
good commentating.
How the fuck do you hold and only get that few yards?
screen to clement here.
I hope they double move on Mills all night until he figures it out.
Can the safety stop biting underneath as well?
One at a time…..lol
Except we still need the win.
He probably assumes short pass because of the heavy blitz.
Our CBs need to stop going for picks.
The safety needs to stop biting on that as well.
STOP FUCKING AROUND WITH THE BULLSHIT RAIDERS AND GET A FUCKING LEAD!
Meh
Why are we going for everything this early in a tie game? Get the first down.
Good point.
…unless it works.
hold there.
Time for a stop
fuck man.
FUCK YOU LONG!
Stupid stupid stupid.
How is that offsides
barely if anything, replay was terrible angle
dunno. his feet weren’t across imo.
of course he was touched down u idiot
Seriously stop fucking around with this bullshit crap ass Raiders team.
Can’t go with the divisional game excuse this week.
could this announce be more stupid.
And I thought Gruden was the worst
MCDonough is stupid,
Would it kill our guys to tackle that fucking fossil at the point of first contact?
Ends are getting beat vs run.
i think if a team actually committed to the run, we would struggle.
this great defense is not so great for about a month now
STOP LETTING THIS OLD FUCK BREAK TACKLES YOU FUCKING UNMOVITATED PUSSIES!
IG
Eli special there.
nice, secondary with the first nice play in games.
Get off of the field on this 3rd down or get off of a high building and jump to your fucking deaths.
That was a reach, receiver in area. I guess you’re not getting that call.
Better be a hold
3 eagles vs 1 raider, of course the raider gets the ball.
3 of you fucking pussies can’t pick that off????????? FUCKING GO FUCK OFF YOU CANNOT RELY ON FLAGS
Thank you Santa
gay media is on a boonsfarm rant
lets see that shitty play at the sticks def.
TACKLE THE FUCKING GUY!!!!!!!
Half time drink for this team; bleach.
you cant play the same fucking defense in teh same situation every game.
This needs to be a takeaway, sack, stop for a short gain only.
That was very well-timed out of Barner.
get some points please
Where the hell has Jernigan been?
Eating.
Laying down on the job with his fucking money.
Please score on a 2:30 plus TD drive here guys. It’s Christmas.
green tie with blue shirt. dislike.
That is an awful shirt and tie combo, Howie.
carson taking notes. lol.
run the play
SHUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH DEL RIO, THAT’S NOT A FUMBLE
That’s like the 20th time Ertz fumbled this season.
*almost
But yeah.
waste a challenge, nice.
Go challenge a moving train with your body and kill yourself in the process Del Rio you fucking zoo animal piece of shit. HOW FUCKING DARE YOU!
Out of curiosity, what are you drinking this evening?
Red Bull and Haterade I’m guessing?
Nothing. But this whole team needs to drink bleach if they choke away home field advantage and force me to have to stress over next week’s game.
Maybe you should. This stress level isn’t healthy.
I tried Ommegang Soothsayer today. Wow.
I’ll add that to the list to try. thank you
Probably getting denied by his wife.
You’re a bit over the line with that. So go find a gun and put it in your mouth and pull the trigger and die you fucking piece of shit.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
You only need one round if your aim is good. Pulling the trigger 3 times is overkill, even for your out of line personal attacking ass.
didnt mention darby for 8 games.
ahh the Coughlin special, challenging because that’s the way it should’ve been called (in his opinion)
I need that jacket Carson Wentz has .
ask him nicely.
But for someone who is like 5’7
ask for his mom’s
Nice false start fuck face; this game isn’t important or anything.
In the grand scheme of things, probably not.
So you don’t want home field?
We look like shit… hoping we can make a play on this 3rd and 8 here or something
This is the 4th straight week of bullshit play. Not good.
I’d honestly be happy with 1 playoff win this year.
I could take 1 win, but with the way the league as a whole is kinda weak this year it’d still hurt to not go deeper.
par is still a super bowl appearance
Kinda looking one and done. Struggling with the giants and raiders isn’t confidence building.
This game is far from over and a win is a win but Wentz was in MVP talk so we’re definitely a question mark. Gotta run in 2nd half.
LMAO what a dumbass penalty.
I’ll take that free first down, thank you Morrow.
Thanks again Lane. Maybe spend less time reading pro bowl nomination stories and more time prepping to play well?
As soon as he held his hands up he was guilty
Bs call.
Putrid. Anybody on this team care to clinch home field?
great play call
That’s much better.
dink and dunk down the field, i love it
Outside of that trash throw on 3rd down that hit the turf, this has been a tactically accurate drive from Foles.
COME ON ERTZ
mispelled “foles”
Bad throw…that would have been an incredible catch.
That would have been nice
Ertz did a good job to get a finger on that – was pretty overthrown
A td would be nice…but I’ll take 3
O U C H
what in the heck was that.
nothing there…good coverage.
A bit of the dumb ass
there were about 9 different ways to get a first down there.
Wow
Pretty terrible half
You fucking used tampon of a human being; DO YOUR FUCKING JOB>
That was dreadful.
lol carr with “gonna sneak it”
Talk about crapping the bed… this looks like a game that a bad road team can win and raiders get the ball to start the 2nd half….
OT: what did ya’ll get for Christmas?
Anybody down there realize that they’re playing like shit against a shit team in a must win game????????????????? GUT YOUR GUTLESS LAZY ASSES IN GEAR.
Not impressed. . But not yet demoralized
Remember when anyone who was down on this team was just unnecessarily negative? Seems like we were just realists.
you’re hardly ever as good as you look in wins or bad as you look in losses
Brian Dawkins needs to jump a guy in the locker room at half time.
Lack of intensity and consistency on both sides of the ball. Raiders outplayed them in the first half.
Gutless punk ass effort.
The raiders are lucky to be in this game. They scored on a broken-ish play. Nick missed a few big throws. But we have marched downfield on them twice with very little resistance, and they are mugging our receivers to stay with them.
Raiders have had 5 penalties on 3rd down and it has lead to 4 Eagles first downs.
Neither drive is sustained without them.
Um… the defense is breaking the rules to stop us from getting first downs. They don’t stop those plays without penalty-worthy defense.
Negadelphian defeatism
Raiders had one play.
Foles inspires no confidence.
He looks panicked despite not being under much pressure
Yeah he didn’t have a good 1st half and missed some throws he made to make including Ertz in the end zone.
Wentz lays that one in his breadbasket.
I love Gruden talking all of these awesome offensive stats as if they’re relevant now.
Might be time to bring back Sturgis.
Cause he never missed…
Not from under 40, that’s for sure. Elliott’s missed 3 PAT’s and 2 under 40. Not awful. But the more reliable kicker may be Sturgis come playoff time.
Elliott is much better from distance. And he’s a rookie. Also he doesn’t have Dorenbos. A couple misses weren’t the best snaps.
He’ll have to screw up more to lose the job.
Right now, this is not a team that gets far in the playoffs. I hope that changes.
It damn well better or some heads need to roll.
No they don’t. We are missing so many key players to injuries. It will be disappointing, but no need to overreact in the offseason
If the 85 Bears, 88 Niners, and 92 Cowboys were the other division winners I’d agree, but this conference is full of flawed ass teams.
This team is playing bad football while many of those other teams are peaking. This team doesn’t lack talent, but the injuries have piled up. Add the sloppy play and we don’t stand a chance
But the sloppy play is 100% self-inflicted, so responsible parties for that need to be consequenced.
What are you going to fire DP for getting to 12-14 wins despite all the injuries?
I feel we peaked too early, but Wentz could will this team to victory. Without him our issues are exposed even more
Who said fire Doug?
Sloppy play falls on the HC. It’s not just isolated to one player or one unit. The team is sloppy. Who else is to blame
Not a team that wins a single game.
What a stupid football decision by Foles not to leg it out. With paydirt just ahead (at least a first down), he chucks it to no one. When Wentz went down, our fears, it turns out, were well justified. What a crappy thing to happen to us beleaguered fans.
Foles is slow.
He had 3-4 yards of open field…and blockers ahead.
That’s nothing. Jason Kelce is faster than Nick.
Historically, Foles plays best after a bad game. This is what I tell myself. This is how I’m going to make it through the next three weeks.
I was hoping you would say “after a bad first half.”
Don’t get that miss at the end of the half…fucking chip shot fg…
Elliot has been inconsistent all year. This isn’t a new issue
So that was frustrating.
Well, Kendrick Lamar at the SB is a nice surprise. I’ll take that.
gutsy move – remember the reaction to beyonce
Well I hope the Eagles have more intensity in the 2nd half…
Yup. Gut check time. Show some guts or get a seppuku knife and cut yourself open to see if you actually have any.
just got here in time to watch the missed fg. so looks like they’re not playing well
Yeah, it’s pretty horrific so far.
This team has played poorly since the bye week. Playing the shitty Cowboys and Bears masked our sloppy play, but this has been going on for a while. Add the Wentz injury and this team isn’t playing to the level of their record.
“You are what your record says you are.”
we earned the 12-14 wins. Doesn’t mean we are plying to that level now.
Yeah, it is worrisome.
I think Clement may be the best Eagles RB right now. Ajayi hasn’t been creating much on his own. He looks bad
Ajayi is was ‘ok’ but the more I see of him and the more I understand why the Dolphins’ didn’t want to give him 20+ carries this season either.
Runs hard and has decent enough speed. Basically replaces and is a clear upgrade over Blount
Especially with the long term health outlook. Almost rather have that 4th round pick back and try (again) to pick up a Sproles replacement. Did you see we have the fewest RB catches in the league!?
No I’m fine with the trade and would do it again in a heartbeat.
Sproles is one the most unique players in NFL history. What they need next year is something out of Pumphrey after having moved up to draft him this year.
Cause, ya know the one drive we ran the ball, we scored. What do we take from that? Keep firing.
That set them up perfectly to beat them through the air… or something.
The deep shots fell flat.
1 – Get a 3&out to start the half
2 – Go on a TD drive to go up 14-7
3 – take the ball away to get a short field
4 – Get another TD to make this game the blowout it needs to be
5 – play even for the balance of the game.
how about 4/5
Ok, I’ll swap #5 to increase lead to an even bigger blowout.
didn’t realize how good wentz is until I saw nick foles play
I keep having that exact thought.
Especially on the mid-range slants and crosses and making something out of nothing on 3rd downs.
Need some big plays from Agholor this half.
well that might explain the kickoffs.
Is Eliot hurt?
cordarelle is apparently the second in league history on kickoffs. who knew…
Oh, that. Gotcha.
Todd Gurley is going to rape us
he did, the coach inexplicably went away from it.
YOU COME OUT OF THE HALF WITH A HALF ASS TACKLING EFFORT? FUCK OFF!
btw the raiders are ranked#18 in DVOA. so not bad, just average.
What a dumbass penalty.
Way too many of those too. Already had 4 tonight.
GUTLESS SCUMBAGS; MAKE A FUCKING TACKLE
Gut check 3rd down here.
td
Ha!
somewhere buddy ryan is throwing things
Nice work, Mills. (’bout time)
and he survived an OPI
As much as Crabtree not shielding him and catching the ball.
He has been a huge target for Raiders’ fans angst all year long
Even Gruden wants to know where the emotion and focus is tonight.
He knows as an ex-coach this team is flat.
Time to wake up
where’s the finger wag?
maybe a loss is the best thing so we have to win next week and dont sleep walk into the playoffs?
Nope… to care of business now…
but if you cant get up for a playoff game, wtf then?
That’s not bad in theory, but they need to win tonight and make next week stress free. Anything less than that is unacceptable.
Seems like they are already sleepwalking into the playoffs.
Run the damn ball, Andy!
this will be a good runback here.
see 25 yard line!
Lynch 15 yds, 68 yards and just churning out some yardage despite nothing fancy.
Because of lazy pursuit and tackling.
Yeah the second-level tackling has been lousy but I haven’t seen a lot of MLBs playing tonight either.
there u fuckign go
ugh.
HEY LANE I TOLD YOU IN THE FIRST HALF TO STOP FUCKING TAKING PENALTIES
horrible call imo.
maybe u forgot to use caps?
going backwards.
terrible call
that kind of “hold” happens on every play
It does, but that was the block that sprung him. Can’t argue that call, personally
It was immaterial that he held there, looked like he already hotness the main block in so why Lane would do that is beyond me.
It wasn’t a hold is why. Every play there would be a holding call.
Re-watch it. If Lane doesn’t hold there, then Mack gets a hand on the runner. It was slight, but effective.
As much as I agree the refs call anytime they see a jersey grabbed.
Why not just pancake a guy who weighs that much less than you do?
Eagles DL get held like that every other play. Dallas blocks like that. They grab inside and push him. The Giants always did too.
That’s the proper remedy; just call that hold more often.
Wouldn’t want to watch that.
Nah he held him. Stupid penalty by Johnson.
That was one of the worst holding calls I’ve seen ever. The Eagles DL get held like that all the time.
No way. Technically it was a holding call and will get called almost every time.
The phantom call the first time on Johnson where Mack fell down backwards to sell it was a bad call.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ha good old andy reid 2nd down draw
Pitiful
Zombie 1 seed. Already dead but still have to stumble around for the better part of a month
Superman is dead.
A quick pass on 3rd and 18? wtf is Foles scared of?
Where is the running holes on the right hand side of the OL? Leaning on them a lot of not much there.
This is terrible to watch… hope we can scrape by and get a W… but afraid that this is a regression back to the mean game for Foles …
only hope is the raiders abandon the run
Need a momentum change here. Takeaway would be ideal.
there u go
finally.
Great effort by the D there. Now let’s get this to 14-10
Carr hasn’t impressed me at all tonight either.
He just was so impressive last year before the injury looking like he had finally made the jump to a Top 10 crowd. Hasn’t been the same since.
He is playing with a fracture in his back.
That is the defense I like watching. Go get ’em.
nice stop boyz!
Time to man up and stop playing scared…need points here
The overreactions are strong tonight.
Newton’s 3rd law. The Eagles shitty gutless lay down on the job dog don’t give a fucking shit about getting home field effort requires a strong response.
Fletcher Cox 0 sacks tonight. BUST
Nah the Eagles have looked shoddy so far tonight.
Or without Wentz this team is very mediocre.
Why? Are we overreacting that Foles blows?
Beyond the score, the Eagles and Raiders looked like equals in the first half. This is the second straight week where the Eagles find themselves in a dog fight with a bad team. A concerning development for the potential No. 1 seed in the NFC.
Tim McManus, ESPN Staff Writer
oaklands starting FP has been ridic.
damn, the Eagles are in a slump
And a self-inflicted one at that.
Where is the booing?
I think there was some the previous drive.
at home.
It was there a bit at half time walking off the field. Surprised it wasn’t louder and the recent 3 and out
Foles is certainly helping Wentz’s case for MVP
foles looks bad, D has been bad for a month now, and gay media is an idiot
Awful 3 and out… we can’t run or pass now…and raiders get it clise to the 50…terrible showing today… reminding me of that Tuesday night game against Vikings in 2009….
double move coming, bank on it
Suddenly worrying about the offense.
if this were a playoff game against a great team, this would be some hard-nosed s__t
what the hell was that pass rush
Have they thrown a slant tonight?
they should have watched game tape from last week
PRob!
I prefer the hyphen.
there we go.
YES!!!!!!!
Now make them pay
P-ROB!!!!
wtf foles.
Come on dudes; that was horrible.
Ugly duck throw
He did get planted
Nice play by a guy has played so well in the slot almost all year.
Throw was crap, but he should have caught it.
Nick’s arm looked bad there. That’s an easy catch really even though he’s on the ground.
ughs is back!
of course.
ah foles…
YOU FUCKING ASSHOLES
Fuck you Eagles
I knew that would work
Made me laugh.
If 5 guys have you just go down.
This is silly.
dont fucking stiff arm one of the three guys tackling u.
ah ajayi
What the hell is going on down there?
Unbelievable.
magic is fleeting
Lynch returns the favor
Marshawn Lynch fumble is better than Eli Face and Romo face !
Fine line between aggression and stupidity.
this is some sloppy s__t 🙂
I tell you what, I hope Ajayi doesn’t have any young kids because I think he should be outlawed from holding them for their safety.
Ags laying a hit.
did you notice that lynch nearly lost the bal on a previous drive?
Need a TD mofos!
So lucky… I’ll take it
and he gets ertz killed.
Another crap throw
I wanted to see Agholor more involved at half and the Eagles are trying to do it in the 2nd half.
Most dynamic playmaker.
Another high throw to Ertz
we got spoiled by carson
Nice drop dick head
I will never take Wentz for granted.
I will never take Wentz for granted.
I will never take Wentz for granted…
Where is Jeffrey tonight?
Jeffrey isn’t that good with an MVP QB, he’s terrible w/ foles
Jeffery is good but fans don’t understand his game because he’s not a separation guy and you gotta have him run slants. No slants tonight.
You gotta throw it to him. Separation has never been his game.
Saw him breaking away twice but Foles can’t see the entire field
How many seconds into the play? I saw one but it was late and deep way across the field and not in the progression. I think Foles would have hung it up too if he even saw it.
Yes i remember the one on both sides of ther field .. but you make a great point in that it had to havebeen at least 4, 5 or 6 seconds in
Another crap throw on the one to AJ…
please stop showing me his beautiful face. makes me sad for what has happened to my beloved Eagles.
Prince Charming you mean?
The Fresh Prince Charming ?
Needed a TD there… nope… guys were open but our QB can’t make a catchable throw…and what is up with our ST kickoffs
would lynch be teh most popular RB in Philly history if he had been here?
Undoubtedly
Like Dawk on offense. Different, but the same cachet.
Not a huge threshold to overcome
Only 2 RBs who were really popular – Westbrook and McCoy.
Maybe Montgomery among some of the really older fan base but that is going back a ways.
My favorite guy is still Keith Byars.
now we’ve pissed off marshawn. fuck.
Regardless of the result, the Eagles have to play most of the regulars next week.
You could only read “IGA” ON Jernigan’ back because he was getting hugged.
figured he changed his name after robbing the eagles
Get a stop, get a score, get a win.
Is it me or is playing Jenkins as a LB on dime or in the slot so much on big nickel tonight just ill-advised?
Nice stop!
the fuck u going long?
That’s the long and the short of it.
I can’t remember a DE doing anything quite like that after a sack and fumble.
Before the tension of the 4th quarter overtakes me, Merry Christmas and/or happy holiday of your preference, guys.
Word! And right back at you.
oh yeah i totally meant to strip sack ‘m
so sudfeld?
(kidding)
Nah, but Foles seems to be backpedalling a lot.
that’s his mo
Not when he is playing well.
Deer in the headlights look
Wow… what shit show this drive
It would be nice to see Foles step up in the pocket more. I know that’s never been a strength though.
had a flashback to old foles
Foles you dumb fuck
WHAT IN TEH FUCK>
Lots and lots of press man coverage on Jeffrey tonight right at the line. Wonder if other teams will adopt that too.
OMG what the hell was that…
Get rid of it!
go for it.
Throw the damn ball away.
So stupid… that 3 and out is garbage…
Foles is stinking up the joint tonight
Another coverage sack and Foles is gun shy tonight.
need wentz on the field coaching.
are the weather conditions really awful?
No.
But that’s what we were hoping was a competitive advantage for the playoffs where we play good teams…
This game isn’t going to be the team that wins it but the team that screws up and gives it away.
They ‘ve even tried to give it away too lol.
But the team that gives it away will get it back, only to give it away. Didn’t that already happen?
Need Doug to draw up some easy completions for Foles. Quick slants to Alshon, Agholor, and/or Ertz may help him get in a rhythm. Foles has always been a streaky QB.
Everytime we get a little rythym we have a stupid holding penalty.
Why there haven’t been slants I don’t know. They afraid he’ll throw picks?
Hit dougie on Twitter… let him know what’s up…
I’m sick of people saying Foles can lead the eagles to the super bowl.
it wasn’t about leading, but not screwing it up. But guys are dropping passes that hit them in the hands and s__t
Nick hasn’t had much help.
Foles has been garbage tonight.
Also true
true, but we won’t be playing the raiders in the playoffs
Super Bowl was always a long shot when Wentz went out. But the people saying we have no shot at winning a playoff game are equally sickening.
Wentz covered up for this team A TON tonight on 3rd down and we have seen it alot tonight.
Not having a consistent run game and the Raiders willing to play the S a lot to stop the run hasn’t helped either.
What about putting Wentz in a full leg cast and rollerblade and letting him suit up?
(kidding…sort of)
We need Mr. Myagi
what if he sat on foles shoulders.
So I’ve missed the whole game attending a family Christmas dinner and just came in to watch a three-and-out in which Foles looked skittish and indecisive and took a terrible sack.. I’m judging from the score and his stats that’s been the story of this game?
Ina nutshell, yes
Don’t watch what you missed.
Yes, it’s been really bad.
That and Agholor dropped one he should have had. Lane had a holding call on a big run Doug’s play calls have been suspect…he stopped running the ball in the second. They’re running too many plays like he’s got Wentz arm.
Welp, it was a great season.
he’s looked bad in the 2nd half that ive seen
generous spot
What, Graham?
Did they say what injury he has?
Not that I heard.
come on… my baby son could have caught that. and he’s chewing on his own feet still
Damnit mills
Just wondering whether Foles’ shoulder injury hasn’t healed. He looks like total crap.
Arm strength and accuracy certainly haven’t been there tonight.
He seemed fined last week.
Seems like a lot of off-balance/poor mechanics throws.
We seem to miss Carson a lot, in spite of everything we told ourselves.
We didn’t miss him last week, seems like we sure are tonight.
Thanks for the INT drop Mills, that allowed this shit to happen.
Ugh… Ronald Darby sucks.
Of course
this may be the dumbest collection of individuals i’ve seen.
Hey Newhouse; shut the fuck up
If Mills picks that ball off, Mills isn’t hurt here.
If mills didn’t suck, the eagles would be winning.
If Mills would win this team wouldn’t be sucking
crap, pro bowl alternate jalen mills. now the floodgates will open!
Double move coming up
Big 3rd down here… need this stop… sure they will target Rasul… time for him to get a pic…
it just seems like the weather is messing up both these qbs
Is it the weather, or the fact that neither of them is very good?
derek carr is usually thought of as a good qb…
Incorrectly, I would argue. Haven’t watched a ton of him but I have never been impressed when I have.
Nice blitz
Miss
the KABOSH
WOOOOOOO; now go get a win
No good
Extra day to prepare 32nd dvoa defense and this is the quarterback that will win is a playoff game!?
Thanks for the jinx McDonough!
LIL
Fucking unreal
Easy throw… nope
That was awful from Foles.
I hate this fucking team
my goodness foles. are u 8 fucking feet tall
Fuck Foles
That was Ertz’s fault.
HahahahahAhaha
It wasn’t a great throw, but he HAS to catch it, or at least not bat it into the air.
They deserve to lose this game.
That doesn’t exist
now we’re even. time for saint nick to churn some clock
What a shit show tonight
oh my
If Long took a better angle on that and keeps contain, he forces a sack on that play
blame roseman
he coulda had case keenum…
How so?
Yes
need w here
This offense has the killer instinct of a preschool craft helper.
some off them can really get after that construction paper tho
That hold should knock them back far enough.
so much for that.
Ertz butter fingers. He looks like it is 2014 as does Foles tonight.
Wow, total quit job on that play.
Terrible d on the screen
Lynch vs McLeod. Mismatch.
they blew a whistle
FUMBLE
cant review if a whistle blew thank goodness.
Eagles could have challenged if they ruled that and would have won the challenge
so offense are you gonna give it right back, put in sudfield
lets do this
No doubt fumble. 27 is a gamer.
Man the D is making enough plays…need Foles and the offense to do their part…
defense is doing all you can ask
either way this is a throw the tape out game. no one can ever grab the ball
Run the damn ball, Andy!
Because that has been working?
RPO is making it seem way worse than it’s been called. I also hope they just run run run
This is a classic ‘tallest midget’ matchup.
Put in Sudfield
I’d prefer Sudfeld.
We clinch with a tie right.
I have been clinching watching this performance tonight
Nope
Wow this game no one wants to win…i know that’s code for bad offensive teams on this night.
might as well run it on 3rd, foles cant cut it tonight
Run some screens!
Last one led to an INT.
That’s not the RB screen I was thinking of. That was a throw in the flat. There were no blockers set up. They scored on a screen to Ajayi. .
200 yards?! With Wentz we used to average 200 yards and 10 points per drive.
no, per set of downs
man he sucks so bad
ugh!
So damn frustrating
God I hate Foles right now.
their starting field position is ridiculous
What’s up with jones?
If the offense is even close to this bad in the playoffs, we’re one and done.
need a w here
the announcers sure like foles more than igglesblitz 🙂
Announcers rarely rip players even when they’re atrocious.
Maybe Jay Gruden will trade for Foles then
1/10 on 3rd down is atrocious
Need a stop
The law of the rising tide goes the other way, as well. Now, even Donny Jones can’t punt.
Surprised no boos there.
Fans being very patient so far
The had forgotten how to boo their own. They didn’t have a reason.
I’m beyond annoyed at these Eagles offensive stats as if they mean something.
Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham injured his ankle. His return is questionable.
No hold?
Ok; now go win the game.
for the love of all that is good, just get a fuckign field goal for the win
This reminds me of the last year with Chip. woof
Nah because the defense would have given up more than 1 passing play already.
good point
well that would have been apropos.
these teams suck
eagles cant move the ball, raiders gonna have goood field position after this 3 and out
Now, we have them lulled to sleep…
“i dont remember their last first down”
the #1 seed folks
Barner wanted to join the fuck up club
First rule of fuck up club – you don’t talk about the fuck ups.
Run game is trash
can we get #1 seed with a tie?
were obviously playing for the tie boyz
WWE match between two jobbers where the crowd would boo and root for it just to end to get on to the bigger matches.
With Wentz this team wins the Super Bowl, without, they can’t even win the Super Bowel.
tbh they were already showing cracks with the seattle game
That’s a shitty joke.
No exclamation point for Darby, simply a colon.
Our OL can’t block anyone this half, white jerseys in the back field every run
Our run blocking tonight is so bad… we can’t get anything going…
Good thing Foles won’t have to win any games because our running game will be so good
Neither QB is really looking downfield. There is some voodoo happening down there.
foles really needs the team to help him, wentz makes the team go, big difference
But Foles has to do his part and get the ball to the open receivers.
yeah, he’s bad tonight, recievers arent getting open either, I still think th eraiders kick a fg and win it
Haha complaining about the run blocking when the raiders know we can’t complete a pass to save our lives. Get the fuck outta hsre
Duh why is Oakland not calling timeout?
it was incomplete .
After 2nd down
Womack has played like the slug he was earlier in the year and the Raiders are sneaking up the S to the right side almost every running play to prevent any meaningful gain on the right.
WTF FOLES,
and they’re already in FG range.
So even if we somehow pull this one out, Foles has to play the whole game next week right? Firstly, it looks like he needs as much work as they can get him, and secondly, I’m not sure that putting in Sudfeld if he gets hurt is even that much of a downgrade.
yes to first, no to second. some rook is not going to play better than foles
Second was hyperbole. I think.
yeah it is. Eagles have no shot to win a playoff game with Sudfield at QB. That is crazy talk.
Game makes no sense to me
Saints, rams, Vikings and panthers will anihilate this team
Wildcard teams are licking their lips at a chance to win a free chip to the NFC championship game through philly.
Broken play desperation throws every pass play. Foles can’t make those consistently. Carson makes them when needed.
what in the fuck.
what
Whoa
I think he was down.
hes down tho…. isnt he.
Clearly down, but let’s go.
he’s down
And they bring me back in
ok we just need 20 yards…
Just don’t get too close…
You know what? F*&5 this game.
who is talking shit about darby?
He was down.
let’s get on the bus!
Complete a pass Foles
You moron
Even a checkdown, right Charlie?
Even that. Lol
i dont know why i lol’ed there.
ask and ye shall receive. four shorties!
No need to fear, Ronald Darby is here!
incomplete
interception
curry tried to break carr on his own sternum
crap, that’s going to get overturned
huh. well it looked like it moved to me when it hit the ground
I thought it was coming back
Lucky we are not playing the Patriots.
Solid
He said Long Cox.
just put elliot out now
why does foles think all his receivers are a foot taller.
They played the Giants last week?
No ot i can’t take more of this ugly game.
That hollow and vacant look tonight that Foles has had a lot in the 2nd half is what Buzzinger described in the players not having confidence in him in the huddle
Foles obviously didn’t play well but Bissinger is a moron with no special insight into the psychology of the locker room and his blowhard hot takes should be completely ignored.
fg range!
for who
first accurate throw of the game.
Carson Wentz is the Jerry Jones of the Eagles. That’s about 15 Times they’ve shown him.
how dare u.
Nah. He doesn’t have a crazed look on his weirdly plastic-looking face.
Haha. Probably doesn’t Know any former fat governors either
Rendell?
no glazed look in his eyes.
In 40 years he’s going to be a nasty old North Dakota owner of the Eagles, but now he’s young and still nice.
please dont let them jump this out route
dont brick it
Please Jake.
i cant breathe
Why not run the ball there when you have a timeout?
don’t want fumble in this wacked game.
As opposed to risking a pick six on the out route?
Yep. Just trying to think what reason he could possibly have.
Wanted the run too. Had time for a spike.
Ughhhh…
Redacted
JAKE TEH MAKKKKEE
YES!!!!!!
I dont believe it
ok so foles sucks.
Nice decisive win here, boys. Teams are scared of us. I can feel it.
no they’re not, good teams cant wait to play us
Carson told trying to beat the traffic
Doesn’t he live at the stadium?
Come on D
A WIN IZ A WIN!
Never a doubt.
so offense carried us last game. defense this game. STs next game? and then full games for the playoffs?
Offense+ST carried us last game.
so full games starting next game then!
Now you’re just getting greedy
WTF was that
How do you not cover the short kick better than that?
no prevent d…
Does anyone on here remotely think this team can win 2 games to even get to a Super Bowl with Foles?
I don’t.
dumber things have happened. even as recently as this game.
I still do. They just need to stop being gutless.
I thought maybe (not yes just maybe) before tonight.
Any chance we face the Giants and Raiders?
Id be lying if I said I had any confidence but with homefield and it being the playoffs anything can happen theres no real world beater
depends how we play. Not if this is the new normal,obviously.
Teams are never as bad or good as they seem. It’s been a long shot since Wentz went out, but I’m not completely willing to write them off due to one game.
Which Foles? If it’s the guy who showed up last week, yeah, maybe. If it’s the guy I saw in what little of the game I was able to watch today, no way.
Fuck this asshole for showing this shit.
chris long beasting.
WILL get the gruden grinder
who needs SB ring then
This was the ugliest game of the season so far and it was because the 2 QBs just were awful tonight.
Carr just made a few more poor throws due to pressure that led to a few more INTs.
they were, but no one could catch or hold on to the ball or snap it, either.
Knock it down…
Like we were all saying after the last game, the defense will be fine, but the real thing we are worried about is the offense without Wentz.
Only the Eagles can make me feel so terrible on Christmas
Carr asking Ron Tolber to throw it for him
Is Alshon back on d?
The Eagles trademark defensive TD on the last play of the game!
Haha we blew them out
What was the line on the game?
9 pts
LOL
Of course
I think kempski said 8.5 a few days ago
Kempski said it went from 8.5 to 10 once the Raiders were eliminated from playoff contention. Not sure where it moved after that, though. Some happy, some sad — the lack of PAT was critical for some then
lol at celek explaining to dougie that they have to kick XP
Crushed em. Two score game, not even close.
And the Eagles backdoor cover.
ha, pad that score baby
Hated that 3rd and 2 call on last offensive drive. I thought with one timeout left a run would be the best option. It would also be more a safe bet than throwing. Oh well, kick was good and Eagles get the win, so it’s all good.
Merry Christmas to all!
Take an ugly win over…………..anything. So much to clean up, but I’ll take the win.
win > loss
Ride this defense and DL as far as they will take them. Some shaky play at times vs run at time but pass rush that dominated again tonight with Graham missing most of the 2nd half.
Curry and Long seemed to pick up some of the slack.
I’ll never get tired of DL scoring.
So comical… last week it was the D… this week in weather that is not comfortable for west coast teams and we need the D to get us a win…and they did… HFA…
did we start playing better in secondary when douglas came in for mills or was mills back in after?
I think Mills was out.
Thank god for the defense. Except Mills.
so do we play starters next week? I think at least a half.
I would sit some guys. Graham who hurt ankle for sure, Cox, Kendricks, Jenkins, McLeod if they can start other guys…
Id like to get the offense some reps. If they play like this against a good team, it’s going to be like the Carolina game back in ’03
Aw, why would you have to bring up the Carolina game? Have you no mercy?
I’m pretty sure they’ll sit guys for most of next week. Just seems like what Pederson would do.
Gamblers in shock whoever they bet on!
Vegas is thrilled.
foles should have to play the whole game next week
That was the worst win I have ever seen.
it was rather unpleasant around here. I’m going with the weather conditions screwed up both teams.
Yeah lets go with that.
So, for Christmas the Eagles gave us…socks. They work, and we need them, but they weren’t what we wanted and we already had some just like them.
and with an annoying hole in the big toe
HFA throughout the playoffs ain’t exactly underwear in my book.
I want socks.
Seth Joyner is looking to collect some scalps!
Hopefully Brees just ethers us by halftime and we can get a 90 minute head start on our mock drafts.
lol
No way; WIN!
That game we just watched deserved victory shots of draino
I agree. So hopefully that motivates them to refocus for the weekend of Jan 12/13.
the truth hurts 🙁
Yo no joke Nick Foles better be good Nick Foles in the playoffs because that was some serious garbage.
It wasn’t all Foles. The entire offense stunk tonight. Foles was part of it, but I felt like the game plan and flow was messed up over some boneheaded mistakes. Penalties, drops killed many drives.
This is a mediocre team that has been good enough to pull out 2 wins against mediocre-to-poor teams.
Zero confidence going into the playoffs this team can do anything. Maybe get a hot Foles and win the divisional round.
defense is good, 4 TOs today
Time to get a long look at Nate Sudfeld next week and I wish I was joking.
No.
Trey Burton wildcat 4 the playoffs!!!!
If our D can get like 8 turnovers again that might actually work.
If Drew Brees, their entire OL, Kamara and Ingram all catch hep A or something maybe we’ve got a chance.
Wrong side of the ball, it would still be our O against their healthy D.
Need to ensure they all get severe food poisoning.
Don’t they play in Tampa next week? That’s where that kicker got infected
There’s decent chance we won’t even play the Saints in the playoffs.
Hasselback trying to compare Brady to Foles and about poor performances. Just stop before you even start.
Bad way to just say that foles could rebound
It’s a dumb comparison but we know for a fact Foles is capable of playing better than that.
We just have to hope that he strings together three good games in the playoffs and that Bad Nick doesn’t show up again.
Even Van Pelt was like wait what?
With one personal shot exception, good night of group therapy with y’all. I can’t be more disgusted with how they played, but glad to get a win. Time for some dudes to get the stuff together and be ready to execute in the playoffs.
Wow, GM. I hope for the sake of your family, friends, or whomever you might watch a game with, that you have padded and soundproofed walls surrounding you.
You were en fuego and downright ANGRY. But, I fully understand. I’m a veteran Eagles’ fan, having been at Franklin Field in 1960 to witness the last championship. That makes me a geezer, I guess, but still passionate.
I wouldn’t have taken it to your extreme in the ensuing years, but my family knows that I have been known to punch defenseless trees after cruel losses.
In any event, I have learned to curb my emotions somewhat. Your posts last night reminded me of me in my younger years.
Rarely has the 1 seed gone into the playoffs as the worst team in the conference.
And they’re not doing it this year either. Either Seattle or Atlanta is going to be the #6 seed and both have looked worse than the Eagles did today in the past two weeks.
Didn’t the hawks just beat us with Wentz and qb?
Yes, and then they got annihilated 42-7 at home by a team we beat on the road.
My point is, I think Eagles fans get so caught up in analyzing the flaws of our own team that we ignore the (equally serious) flaws of other teams, and we also assume that games in which we lose or win but play poorly against inferior opponents reveal our weaknesses always and forever while games where we beat good teams are just flukes and those teams will definitely beat us if we meet again in the playoffs.
Eagles fans habitually underrate their own team and habitually overrate every other team in the league. It’s the opposite of what most sports fans do.
Yeah Atlanta and Seattle have not played well recently.
People are also assuming Foles will always play that poorly – but he played way better just last week! And he’s been pretty good in spot duty prior. He’s obviously worse than Wentz, but he’s not that bad.
It sucks, but the reality is he’s basically as good as it gets as from a backup. If any team loses their QB1, their chance of winning the SB goes to almost 0. The other options people are kicking around aren’t really better. I like Kapernick ok, but the guy really isn’t that good. He’s played lots of atrocious games worse than Foles just played. Its purely a grass-is-greener scenario.
That was like a month ago.
Holy shit I didn’t even realize, Carr actually threw for fewer yards than Foles. If you combined their stats you might get 1 bad game from a regular quarterback.
Carr had that one to Cooper where we blew the coverage, and a couple over the LBs, but I don’t remember him doing anything else really, it was mostly Lynch getting 4+ yards per rush that kept them moving.
Since we play down to the other teams level, we should be able to win a playoff game right?
Hey Detroit stunk but Rodney Peete once took us to a 58-37 playoff win…
One positive thing, Ellerbe was visible making plays against the run a few times. Also, the pass rush wasn’t too bad with Graham out.
Radio coverage ripping the Birds. .saying no team should fear our offense
they’re mot wrong
So… only watched the end of the 3rd and the 4th quarter. From what I saw the offense was atrocious which it appears they were for the entire game based on what y’all have said and the game stats.
I am in 100% agreement with the statement that they have zero shot to even win a playoff game if the offense is as bad as what I saw in the limited amount of tonight’s game I watched. Foles has to be better, but the receivers can’t be letting throws go through their hands and turn into interceptions and the offensive line can’t be getting caved in every time they attempt a running play either. Everyone’s got to improve.
However, they won, and a frustrating win is better than a frustrating loss any day. They now have three weeks before they play another meaningful game to get their shit together. Time to get on that. If Foles can be more like the guy we saw last week, and the D can play like it did tonight, they can get by. I’m not expecting a SB appearance, but I’m not going to just write off the season and go into the playoffs expecting them to lose either.
We’re finding out Wiz is a good player. Even before Foles…
Yeah that was somewhat underlooked. He’ll help our run game if nothing else going forward.
Thank God Wiz has three weeks to get back to full strength. We need our OL to play its best football if we’re going to have a shot in the playoffs and that’s not going to happen with Warmack or Seumalo in there.