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This week's NFL games are the first under stricter return-to-play guidelines for concussions, and players say they appreciate the league's recent shifts in policy.

Matchup problems abound for the Eagles today against the Washington Redskins , who despite being demoralized and physically beaten up will not make it easy for the home team this afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field.

Mr. Second Half Remember three weeks ago, when Donovan McNabb was a bad late-game quarterback? In the second half of his last three games, McNabb is 43-of-64 [67 percent] for 546 yards and three touchdown passes.

There's an unwritten rule in comedy that you can poke fun at a certain race or ethnic group as long as you're a part of said race or ethnic group.

Never before have the Eagles been this deep at the wide receiver position and never has this depth been as important as it was Sunday in a come-from-behind victory over the Washington Redskins.

Donovan McNabb declined to reveal exactly what he said before the most critical possessions of the Eagles' season yesterday at Lincoln Financial Field.

Vick could be a key to this game if used properly. Like last week, this is absolutely a must-win game for the Birds.

They have lost five of their last six to fall to 3-6, their head coach has been stripped of his offensive play-calling duties and soon will be stripped of his job entirely, they're coming off a game in which they scored just six points and their top two running backs are out.

The Eagles are 5-4, just as they were last year at this time, and again there is the feeling of a season hanging in the balance.

As the Eagles' Brian Westbrook looks for room, Chargers linbacker Shaun Phillips draws a bead after getting past Birds center Jamaal Jackson.

For weeks, Ron Jaworski has been unsure whether the Eagles are good enough to pull out one of those Andy Reid specials and make a playoff run.

Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb got a bad spot on this quarterback sneak on fourth down in the fourth quarter When I got home from the Linc last night, I had to go back and take a look at what went wrong for the Eagles in short yardage as they fell to the Cowboys, 20-16. Paul Domowitch of the Daily News did a great job comparing this year's ...

Andy Reid's reasoning wasn't terrible when he sent his field-goal team out with 4 minutes, 33 seconds showing on the clock.

Sometimes when Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb turns over in his bed he feels a little pain from the cracked rib he suffered running for a 3-yard touchdown late in the third quarter against Carolina in the season opener in September.

Whether he's a perennial Pro Bowler or just an average, middle-of-the pack athlete, the nose tackle in the traditional 3-4 defensive scheme isn't easy to overlook.

's recovery from the concussion that kept him out of Sunday's game against the New York Giants , but coach Andy Reid said his No.

Donovan McNabb was asked whether Eagles defensive backs coach Brian Stewart, the former Cowboys defensive coordinator, had been of any help this week, as the Birds prepare to host his former team Sunday night.

Quarterback Donovan McNabb will tell you he is still the same. Although he has gotten some praise lately by coach Andy Reid for raising his leadership profile, the 11-year pro says he is just doing what he has always done.

Excerpts of Paul Domowitch's Second Take, posted Mondays on the Daily News' Eagles blog, at www.eagletarian.com : Some day-after observations after reviewing the tape of Sunday's 40-17 win over the Giants: The left tackle It wasn't the best of games for left tackle Jason Peters.

Give Donovan McNabb time and he'll run the Eagles' offense like clockwork - more the Swiss watch variety than some New York City knockoff.