PHI 27 , TEN 17 – 2nd Half
Posted: November 23rd, 2014 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 402 Comments »Wild opening half. Eagles were up 17-0 and in total control. Then Mark Sanchez threw an INT and the Titans came alive. Ugh.
LeSean McCoy is having a good day. He’s 14-100-1 so far. The Eagles will feed him in the 2nd half and hopefully Sproles and Polk will also be running.
The defense was great for a quarter and then disappeared. There is a mixture of mistakes and bad luck. Simply put, someone has to step up and start making some plays.
The Eagles have gotten big plays on O and STs. Time for the D to join the party.
Feels weird to have the Eagles up 10 points and to be so frustrated by that.
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Thinking some play action in the second half…..
I’d settle for a QB keeper or two.
Defense needs to step up and defend the tight ends better.
By TE I think you mean Delano walker……who seemed to always drop balls when he played for the niners……not so much for us today….
We’ve been a good 2nd half team. Let’s hope that continues.
Put these losers away!!!
Please.
i’d like to see some hits on Mettenberger. We keep getting close and then he gets the ball out.
Expectations change, don’t they?
RE: Blind Chow and not pressing your luck with Huff…
No whammies!
C’mon Barwin (matthews?). Make that tackle.
Casey”…what up…..
If we lose the game on a pass to #68 because we didn’t know he was eligible…
LOL
I like the NFLs decision to try to attract female audiences by announcing which players are eligible.
cox was shot out of a cannon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Cox breaks through!!
Cox just exploded out of the pocket like a… ah… um..
Cox with his second sack. Giggle…
Cox and sacks go together like…
Peas and carrot?
I like Big Cox and I cannot lie
That’s why you teach lineman to fall on the ball…
I thought 68 caught it for a second…
omg. please
shweanky grabbed cox!!
Jerome Boger with the play by play… immediately better than Kenny Albert.
Ronde Barber is on the phone now for some advice.
Sadly, he called McNabb…
McNabb intercepted the call? That’s a reversal…
Ha!
yay baby
come on good ol “call stands”
#62 actually did a good job of switching the ball to his outside hand. He’s making a push for #68’s eligibility…
Probably gonna get overturned…….dang…….
Which is still just a punt.
And never “just a punt” with Sproles involved…
woooohoooo
good ol call stands…
Yes so happy to be wrong…
juked the shit out of htat guy
Wow, McCoy didn’t hesitate that time!
that guy just spun in circles
25 is McCoy.
Face wash there
Cooper with the catch, the run, AND the tackle.
man. thought coop had a chance to really go all the way there
wow he had a freakin convoy.
It’s a “truckin’ convoy.”
A James Casey sighting!
Casey at the bat
awwwwwww yeaaaaaaaaaaa
that was a nice strike on the move
That is what they were saving it for.
yup. Brilliant.
James Casey — All he does is catch TDs
Yeah baby…
thats a big boy throw
RZ success……
Sanchez is good at that throw
I definitely approve of this start to the 2nd half.
As Evan Mathis would tweet: Noted.
Hold.
Oh good. I was just yelling about getting off your blocks you lazy bastards.
Some guys just can’t seem to help holding Cox.
They love having hands full of Cox
never gets old for me
Fletcher….
Is Fletcher still in the game?
*Titans convert 2nd and long*
Yep.
Down, down down…
The OL pushed him right into the QB!
sort of like a hockey play where they try to get goaltender interference by pushing the guy into the goalie
exactly what i was thinking
Thinking a lot of hockey things today… the face wash, and #68 who as we all know is Jagr
Nice assist there by #62
They are trying to set up third and long…
Gumbel keeps calling Mettenberger “Metzenberger.” I wonder if that’s just years of Cheers credits seeping in…
sack and a field full of flags
well i guess we should at least be happy that we didn’t give up a first down via penalty
Fletcher again!
fletcher, third and longs best friend.
Aaaaand same result.
that time no flags
apparently still one flag hahaha
post-play for the tantrum
The pressure is starting to crack them.
Same result minus the flags….
cole instead of curry
See the problem there Titans, 68 wasn’t an eligible reciever
Lewan was a head-case in college not surprised that he is now.
He looks good on the surface, but it is only a thin veneer over a low-quality, fragile core.
(Any woodworkers out there?)
Also apparently likes to rape people.
He’s accused of making death threats to people who thinks his good friend is a rapist, which was true.
All-American LT Taylor Lewan, then committed an additional crime by threatening to rape the woman himself if she pressed charges against Gibbons
http://www.chatsports.com/michigan-wolverines/a/Michigan-football-covered-up-rape-allegations-and-threats-of-violence-then-lied-about-it-people-need-to-be-fired-immediately-10-2-4830
which part was true? him making death threats? or his good friend being a rapist?
both, sorry.
Also, he was involved in assaulting fans of Ohio State, I believe.
Only thing about this game I have take away so far is that Sanchez is the same underwhelming player who makes his share of questionable decisions/throws.
I haven’t learned anything about the Eagles so far I haven’t already seen this year.
From your mouth…
love seeing coop run a guy over like that!
Here I’d rather get off the hurry up, run the playclocks out, practice that a little.
C’mon Sanchez. That was horrible.
That was a horrible throw.
HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!
pulllleeezz
ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Come on Sanchez…..wtf……
This guy man.
why do they keep running the same fucking running play?
it has to be a setup. but sanchez screwed it up
No one ordered a Poo Poo platter
It was a rather “wanton” throw.
be glad when Foles gets back.
Yeah, he certainly never had bad turnovers this year.
ahh, sarcasm. cute.
So stupid to force a bad throw……just tuck it and run for 4
All a qb has to do in this offense is throw 1 or less ints a game and were fine. Why is this so hard?
Game #3 where Sanchez throws 2 picks.
Mark Sanchez is not good at playing football.
That was funny. Just as they were going on about Sanchez’s intelligence, he throws a pretty dumb pass.
I agree with everything you said, except the part about the pass being pretty.
I mean, i think it had a decent spiral on it, right? haha
His form on the pass was odd and patty-cakey, wasn’t it?
Well, that was quick
Yay!
GET IT RIGHT BACK!
Wow defense saves Sanchez.
Fletcher……
I haven’t seen a Bishop with hands that loose since I was an altar boy.
HA!
in the name of the father, son, and skinny post
And that is why we all love Fletcher.
Ha, their linebacker pushed him over!
Celek… I don’t know how he does that
<3 Celek
Blake Bortles is having one horrible day…
Thanks for the push forward #59 – said Celek
Here’s the 5-second armchair coach QB assessment.
Foles’ INTs are usually mental errors. Not looking, poor decisions. Fixable if he learns.
Sanchez’s INTs are often just bad throws. Not fixable.
I would argue that they both make mental errors. They’re also both pressing for some reason. Just take the sack. We can score points in a heart beat.
Yeah, and Foles has had awful mechanics on a ton of his throws, which would qualify as a “bad pass” right? This just feels like apologia. They’ve both played similar this year.
that i agree on – they have both played similar this year, for sure.
The regression in mechanics for Foles bothers me. When he has good mechanics he makes some beautiful throws. When he doesn’t…ugh…
That was a bad decision there. Cant throw a long post with your feet like that
couldn’t his last INT just have been a bad decision? (should not have thrown it or should have thrown it away)
in the replay, it seemed to be a problem with him not getting his feet set properly before throwing the ball. seems like poor mechanics.
Foles Ints are the type where he floats back in the pocket and throws of his back foot.
Those would be bad throws. “Not fixable,” apparently?
Consider he had same problem last year and in college, I say yes (he just didnt threw ints last year)
Hmmm? No. Generally the opposite is the case. No look was Giants. And maybe bad decisions and poor throw are a factor elsewheres.
Mark Sanchez is all about the bad thinking in chaotic situations.
Agreed.
I figured we’d start running Polk by now.
Celek is a bad bad man.
sproles is ridiculous
Man scrape that dude off the field and let’s go……
12 men on the field penalty
This game won’t be over till 430
i hope so. the wife is hovering. as long as the game is on, no chores.
stay strong my friend
There are two more games to watch yet tonight.
true true
oof. thought that one was a pick!
oh… he scares me… please run the ball
Come on Sanchez, that was stupid
1st and 5 throw. 2nd and 5 run. 3rd and 5 cry.
Nice pass to mac
I love that play!
Big Mac Attack
maction!
Polk time!!!!!!!!!
ugh
wtF
Ugh, more stupid penalties.
anyone see what it was?
there was nothing!
i thought the flag came in REALLY late… well after the play ended. the tv replay didn’t appear to run long enough… oh well
yeah the play was literally still going on
Lane got shoved after the play, he shoved the guy back, refs caught the retaliation not the initial contact, as always
Actually, the whistle had been blown yet
Lame
#65 is unintelligible.
Unpossible.
wasnt that nnamdi’s nickname?
Ineligible.
Piss poor call…..
terrible call
I swear the refs have a penalty quota.
TELL IT TO THE JUDGE!
Dallas sucks. #never2early
dallas sucks. #imwithyoubrother
dallas sucks #always
Come on guys, it’s #dallaSUK.
#dallasUK
missed a horse collar
nevermind
Eskin reporting shady injury
wtf is it?
Which is greater: Number of passes thrown by RG3, or number of commercials he’s done?
subway, eat fresh!
Do interceptions count?
only on opposite day
Eagles winning with run blocking, run defense, forced fumbles and special teams. Kelly ball. TEN QB rating 111.7, Philly 79.1. 20 point lead.
If you can’t get MSII in this game, what is the point of activating him in the first place?
Acho is apparently out too.
Wide open receiver. Got lucky there.
hey, we’re +1 on turnovers! yay!
Actually we’re not. I forgot about the first half interception.
Well played sir…..
actually we’re not. Shit. I can’t count.
impressive
That’s the spirit!
No thanks to Sanchez.
Damn, I love Barwin!
Whenever Sproles dives forward and gets tackled on a punt return it feels like we’re watching an experiment in physics.
You watch this game and it is hard to believe it is 37-17 given how disruptive and choppy it has been.
So much for the talk of a ‘trap game’ either. Even in those games the opposing team has to score and the Titans’ offense is just pitiful.
99% we would have lost this under AR and I love AR, but we always lost atleast 1 trap game per year under him
Great example. Like going into Oakland and losing a winnable game.
99% seems just a bit high but yeah I agree especially in the later half of his tenure here especially against an AFC opponent.
Passing? Hmm.
Guess Griffin’s shoulder is okay?
McCoy back in!
Off to the MinGB game.
On average, how much bengay do you think Celek goes through?
Per hour?
Sadly I doubt it is just ben gay and has to do with a lot of pain killers.
Nuts. a Sack.
some wild snaps
Kelce has been very underwhelming since he has returned. Even today he hasn’t stood out and isn’t moving with the same ability in space.
in Z formation?
Man….another RZ fail……
Parkey – The most under appreciated Eagles’ player so far this year.
Pretty sure that is not the case…..as many on this blog refer to him in the same regard as the big man upstairs….
Really? he barely comes up week after week in the media.
Parkey! Parkey! Parkey! Learn it, love it.
Im the only one who saw the roughing on Sanchez on his pass to Celek? The Titans guy smashed him in the helmet with both arms
Parleys leg is getting tired….laid that last kick up for the returner…..
Parkey seems down yet, even though he has hit two since the miss. Hopefully he is the “driven, small failures are unacceptable and lead to perfection” type, and not the “fragile, reactive psyche and self confidence” type.
guy seems like a perfectionist. The kicking notebook thing is a good sign.
Unless his notebook looks like this:
Marcus Smith is on the field.
Even when this team struggles a bit in the red zone and putting up puts, man they wrack up yardage. Another day where they are at 450+ and likely 500+ yards.
Craptastic
so past three games; blow out, get blown out, blowout…this team messes with my emotions too much
Nate clapping, offensive PI?
Guess what time it is–give up some cheap TDs time!
as norm macdonald would say, “it’s garbage time”
Damn, I almost looked smart there, but they called offensive PI!?
It was actually a weak OPI imo
They’re going down like the Titan-ic
Don’t remember the Titans
More like COLOR clash of the Titans. Navy and baby blue?? Please.
Just me, or are they targeting Jenkins a bit?
Maybe he is just the single coverage.
What is the Eagles’ season record for a kicker and pts? Too lazy to look it up although I assume Akers’ holds it.
Parkey has 105 pts already this year.
144 by Akers
Akers had 144 pts in ’08. I am assuming that the Eagles record but too lazy to check.
68 on the field!
someone get a CB on him!
he came in for Lewan. no longer eligible!
in the words of admiral ackbar, “IT’S A TRAP (PLAY)!
“Dallas Sucks” chant going through the stadium now.
Warms the old ventricles, doesn’t it?
Thanks to surround sound all I can hear is some guy telling the D to get its shit together over and over again.
looked offsides
offsides?
ugh
Offsides, Trent Cole. I’d like to see Marcus Smith get some pass rush chances.
Yep, third and long conversion, helped by a stupid penalty.
I think that feeling is more perception than anything else. You are just noticing it because it keeps happening…over and over again.
Yeah, it’s confirmation bias. Still so frustrating!
very generous spot
challenge flag
Its the toughest challenge to win
Unless he stepped out previously
yea, I thought they just challenged the spot
I thought his left foot was out of bounds about 2 steps before he dived
so did I
So hard to pinpoint where the Ball crosses the plane.
Did he just say,” philadelphia is challenging the ball getting past the line of the game”?
Or too many beers for me?
line to gain
I haven’t seen this much garbage action since Han, Luke and Leia got trapped in the Death Star trash compactor! Amirite, nerds???
I want two more td’s
A 50-burger would be nice
i want a noinjuries-burger
Apparently the clock operator has had 1 too many….
d’oh
Wow, still not running it…
chip wants 53
He almost had it!
Up 23 in the 4th quarter? Let’s go deep! At least we learned something from Green Bay…
Throw to green, Mark. Throw to green.
Throw to Shonn Greene. Got it.
news flash; cleveland just won, atlanta still really sucks
and they probably still lead their division. that would be sad.
And get to host a playoff game.
i was about to call bullshit, paused, then realized you’re absolutely right!
they were leading the division at 4-6 before the game (tied with NO). don’t know what happened with NO’s game… might still be in the lead!
NO plays Monday night. So technically they have moved back into first at the moment.
Almost a pick at our 20.
Chip must want to get Marcus Smith some more snaps on D. That’s smart developing your 1st round pick.
I hope this is sarcasm . . .
it’s dripping in sarcasm actually.
*picks up blade of grass and lets it fall*
“Yep, just as I thought. Three pass plays in a row late in the 4th quarter when you need to burn the clock. Andy Reid is here.”
i feel like they are going to throw that shallow crossing route another 17 times in this game
It’s maddening!
barwin ANOTHER pass deflection
Casey Matthews is still terrible in case anyone was wondering.
We can’t cover Walker. *facepalm*
Can we stop walker please….
we are REALLY thin at ILB now.
didn’t acho get injured today?
It’s the Delaney Walker show.
Is that Charlie Whitehurst or Jesus?
Come on BG
Graham padding his missed sack stat.
Brandon Graham is really good at those “almost sacked the QB but couldn’t quite get him down” plays. He probably leads the league in that stat.
you mean QB pressures?
No, there’s pressures, then there’s brandon graham hanging all over the QB and the QB still gets away.
short arms
Mamula was really good at that a while back
lol defense
garbage yards, garbage pts
we sure do give up a lot of garbage points
Kendricks getting vicitimized and targets alot here in the 4th qtr
Think Kendricks had a green dog there. McCluster hesitated in the backfield and Kendricks came flying in. Couldn’t recover when McCluster went on his route.
Would be nice if we could just milk the rest of the clock….
I’d like to see 3 passes and a punt.
On sides kick?! They have given up.
Why kick a field goal, then on sides kick it?
they went to the andy reid school of decision making
They scored a TD.
Hunh, look at that. Damn all of you and your interesting, yet distracting comments.
soooooo, thanksgiving….dallas…thoughts on our chances?
I think there is a good chance we play them on Thanksgiving.
after consulting the farmer’s almanac i was thinking the same thing
I am glad Thanksgiving is on a Thursday this year.
My guess is Dallas(-3) for the line.
depends on the giants game tonight, if they blow them out the line could reach 3.5-4
Agreed. Coughlin is on the hot seat though.
he’s gotta pull out all the stops
Sounds about right. -3 or -3.5 to open.
50-50 that I am in a food coma by the end of the game.
My game got switched…..heading out just like the peeps at the stadium…..
hahaha cbs graphic of nfc playoff picture, tampa is “still in the hunt” at 2-9!
somehow, only 2 games behind the lead in their division!!
Cody Parkey good from 50.
parkey baby, fuck yeah i love this guy!
That elusive 1st round bye seems a bit tougher with GB winning today and GB/AZ holding tie-breakers over the Eagles.
AZ may still crumble with Stanton
still very early
yeah although I still think the Eagles end up 11-5 and win the NFC East.
It was my prediction at the bye and I’ll stand by it.
i’d buy that
besides the 2 picks, sanchize had a pretty solid game
Damning with faint praise, McNabbulousness.
It was a B-/C+ type day. Nothing to write home about with the same mistakes and multiple INTs.
One pick was on Cooper.
Something to think about.
Cutler 12 INTs in 10 games
Brees 10 INTs in 10 games
Rivers 3 INTS ”
Luck 10 INTs in 10 games
Flacco 8 INTs ”
Brady 5 INTs ”
Hoyer 11 INTs ”
Manning, Peyton 9 INTs in 10 games.
that was a pretty great breakup from fletcher there
A little context please:
Joe Haden taken part in 57 tackles, 1 INT, 11 passes defensed
Antonio Cromartie ” in 23 tackles, 3 INT, 10 passes defensed
Brad Fletcher ” in 42 tackles, 1 INT, 16 passes defensed,
with a hurting pectoral.
Just saying.
Are the announcers watching the same game talking about Sanchez’s composure and pocket presence?
Why do they keep positively referring to Sanchez like he had a good day? It was really up and down all day.
Because we have a lot of points. Nuance is difficult.
so who do we root for in AZ vs SEA
i guess SEA?
Seattle. AZ has the tie breaker on us so they need to lose.
yes
and considering the cards are an ex nfc east team and all the bad memories from playing them (i think tommy has touched on this a couple times) i rarely want them to win.
oh and fuck bill bidwill
Seattle leading at 5:35 EST. 9-3.
Now watching RGIII, not good so far. Four second sack and a panicky long throw almost intercepted.
Yeah, mad this is the only game I can get right now. That Miami game is way more interesting. I had like a 30 sec happiness streak when they showed that game, before going back to the Skins game.
Looking at the score, Denver’s D did not have a good start…
+1!
Finally Boykin gets one.
send MSII on an A-gap blitz
is he playing? my cable just got really shitty. can’t make out anything
He has gotten a handful of snaps
anything good?
Unremarkable
Is this creepy/socially awkward scratcherk?
there you go, Boykin! finally got a pick this year
This is the start of his patented put the final nail in the coffin with a pick run like he did towards the end of last season.
Hopefully no one is wearing one, but Kelly’s hat is ugly.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Horrible brownish color as the main color.
I understand the olive drab and camo, but why the midnight green band on the brim?
I think every team has been wearing those hats, so I guess there is a splash of team colour to seperate them visually
You’re right. All in “olive drab” because of Remembrance (Veterans) Day in November.
wait, how does cbs have was/san fran, thats two nfc teams?
Not sure. Sucks for me though cause I’m in DC and have to suffer through this game.
Those rules don’t exist anymore.
So? Fox, on the west coast has Seattle-Arizona.
If it wasn’t for Parkey, we’d have won by 4
You mean we’d have won by 22?!
Congrats to Jesus Christ, better known as Cody Parkey, set a franchise record for most 50plus FGs in an Eagles season.
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Thinking Chip likes having Parkey, Chip was like a ninja today throwing corey Parkey ninja star Field goals at tie Titans….a little more time and Parkey would have outs cored the Titans himself.
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Jimmy Kempski tweeted that Parkey now has more career 50+yd FGs than Henery does.
Geez, how many seasons did henrey have, like 3? I remember andy wouldn’t even let him attempt 50 yarders.. I still feel the need to pinch myself over Parkey…he is like a gift from the heavens right before the season….-the best part is he is Young
What were the injuries today, anything bad? I know we lost Acho, Brad smith only got the wind knocked out,,,who am I missing?… Our players Rave about chipS “recovery” program, hopefully that comes in handy on a short week against Dallas,..
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Think the schedule hurts dallas more than us. Tony Rimo doesn’t even practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during a normal week. Now he has to travel to New York, play a nigh game in cold weather which probably cause Romos back to tighten up a bit…hopefully this is the Giants “last stand” and they play them tough n physical. I don’t expect Giants to win, but hopefully they make it a physical game and bang romo out a bit….then he has to travel home late night, recovery will be cut short, he has to practice much sooner than he normally does during the week to BG ready to play on Thursday…losing 3 days of preperation is really ROUGH for guys trying to manage injuries and play thru them…
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Gret thing about today was the run game got going. No surprise with Mathis and Kelce being further removed from the injury,… Also was pleased that we got pressure with our front 4 today. Didn’t need to blitz. Cox was a menace. People cry about marcus Smith, but our OLBs combined for 4 sacks today, COLE and Barwin RAC had two. And BG was close to a couple. Vinny Virry wasnt credited with a sack but he was making his presence felt today.
Dallas. Sucks.
Lol Sanchez just talked about how he is starting to understand the rivalry when it’s the 3rd quarter and he starts hearing Dallas Sucks thru the stadium!!! Lol NOTHNG makes me happier that for us to be tough at the Linc again…
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And chip continues to not lose back to back games… We had some sloppy issues today, but nice bounce back shalackingcoming back from last week
Nick FOles is going to shock the world come back for the Cowboys game at the Linc, to payback the Cowboys, redeem himself, excersize the demons from his bad concussion game, and deliver Romos head to Eaglez fans, and then use the skins and Giants to knock the rust off and gain some nice momentum going into the playoffs
If you turn the Titans score we’d have won by 1. Thanks Chip for not going for 2.
In FL. Game not shown down here. What happened to Acho?
He’s da man!
Brian Westbrook just made an important point….mext two games, Demarco Murray and BEASTMODE.. Run Defense is going to have to play a major role if we are going to win these next two game… We have a highly rated run defense, now they are about to get a big chance to prove how good they are against the run. Demarco @ Dallas, Beastmoaf @ The Linc…step up and shut down those backs and there’s a great chan we win the next two games,,.
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Keep an eye on Eric Kendricks. I mean Mychal of course!
You joined the Eric kendrick fan club? I’m not just the president, I’m also a client 😉 sick one hand INT yesterday… Two kendrick brothers on the inside, marcus on the outside is our Longterm future
Is Tannehil considered a passing QB who can run? Dolphins are looking good against Broncos
Tannehil is starting to look really good lately.
2 for 12’Defense did GREAT on 3rd down, really pleased to see us get so much pressure without having to blitzs. Odd that we didn’t blitz the rookie, but I guess we didn’t need to, Barwin amd COle each got 2 sacks (gee I wonder why marcus doesnt play lol)..Cox was a BEAST as usual… Logan continues to be one of the best Nt in the NFL, liked seeing him punch the ball out forcing fumbles.
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One,concern is we are giving up to many big plays…. We can’t have the defense giving up big plays. And Sanchez having two turnovers against Dallas or we will lose….but I hope the run game, run Defense,pass rush without blitzing carries over to the dallas game
Interesting, we are the only team that lost 10 in a row at home and then won ten in amhow at home. Hopefully that home streak grows to epic proportions.
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Turnovers and big plays soured what could have been dominant showing, but the win is what mattered, no bad injuries. Off to dallas