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The Giants offense was moving the ball so well last night that a typically conservative Tom Coughlin had no qualms about going for it on fourth down from the Eagles ' 1-yard line while trailing by 13 points.

Eagles running back Eldra Buckley wraps up the Giants' Domenik Hixon on a first-quarter kickoff.

Owner Jeffrey Lurie and president Joe Banner looked around again and again didn't take very long to decide the future of their Philadelphia Eagles ' franchise already is in their employ.

Despite playing behind an injury-weakened offensive line, quarterback Jason Campbell has been more productive than he was earlier in the season and the offense has shown signs of improvement recently.

Redman was splendid in relief of Matt Ryan on Sunday against Tampa Bay and delivered a game-winning touchdown pass with 23 seconds left.

The last time the Eagles quarterback crossed the goal line with the Football in his hands, he was playing in front of adoring fans at the Georgia Dome.

The Eagles will be battling the odds when they visit the Falcons Sunday. Even though the oddsmakers list the Eagles as the favorite, the Falcons are 12-1 in the Georgia Dome over the past two seasons, and are 5-0 there this season.

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Jason Campbell hadn't yet lost consciousness. That sudden blackness, courtesy of Eagles defensive end Juqua Parker, would swallow him a second later. And he had not yet lost feeling in his left arm. All he knew was that the hundredths of a second in a collapsing pocket were down to an even smaller number. On fourth and one with 1 minute 9 seconds to play and the Redskins behind 27-24, he had to throw the blasted football. So he aimed for Santana Moss, flashing open beyond the first-down sticks, and, just as the Parker Building fell on him, he fired his pass.

Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell is slammed down by Eagles defender Juqua Parker in the closing minutes of the 27-24 loss.

First, let me say that the Redskins lost today's game because Jim Zorn and his playcallers went conservative early in the fourth quarter for no apparent reason .

LAKE FOREST, Ill. The Bears know that they must protect the ball to win Sunday night's home game against the Eagles, but that will be easier said than done versus such an aggressive blitz-happy defense.

Did you notice him lining up at left defensive end instead of right defensive end? He and Juqua Parker flip-flopped, but it didn't seem to do Cole much good.

A problem that plagued the Eagles for much of last season made an untimely return last night.

Trent Cole, an avid hunter, knows he can sometimes be the bait. On Sundays in autumn, the Eagles defensive end lures offensive linemen the way he may entice a wild boar: with cunning and patience.

LANDOVER, Md. - Starting right guard Max Jean-Gillies was inactive for Philadelphia's game at Washington because of a shoulder injury.

The one constant in the Eagles' topsy-turvy start is defensive coordinator Sean McDermott's weekly blueprint to blitz the pants off the opposing quarterback.

THIS IS a problem you don't confront every week, the opposing team taking play-calling duties away from its head coach, who has an offensive background, and giving the job to a guy recently hired from the outside.

Andy Reid's injury report Thursday was far from ordinary. The Eagles coach said All-Pro left tackle Jason Peters is expected to play in Monday night's game against the Redskins, which is good news after the offensive line's meltdown against Oakland.A On the discouraging side, middle linebacker Omar Gaither is likely out for the year, wide receiver ...

I f there is one thing everyone should have learned over the years about trying to figure out the Philadelphia Eagles under Andy Reid, it is that nobody can figure them out.

On the NFL Network this morning, Jason La Canfora said that the Eagles may be looking to acquire Kyle van den Bosch from the Tennessee Titans.