Nick Cole News

Editor's note: Ashley Fox blogged during last night's Eagles - Cowboys game. Here's a sampling: Pregame Brian Westbrook is inactive.

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

Philadelphia EaglesA starting LT Jason Peters left Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter with a left ankle injury, and his return is uncertain.

Tony Romo has been sacked three times and pressured constantly but has yet to make a mistake in the first 30 minutes of play.

Leonard Weaver races towards the end zone to score the Eagle's first touchdown. 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.

Cade Thompson threw two touchdowns and Tennessee-Martin beat Murray State 38-24 on Saturday.

Donovan McNabb was sacked six times last week against the Raiders. There was the 12-sack catastrophe at Giants Stadium in 2007.

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

The unraveling Redskins take on the struggling Philadelphia Eagles tonight on Monday Night Football.

Asante Samuel smiled from ear to ear. "I work hard on my tackling every day," the Eagles' All-Pro cornerback said while he beamed.

Asante Samuel has become one of the most prolific interception artists in the NFL over the last several years.

When the Eagles signed Michael Vick in August, there were those who bought into coach Andy Reid's assessment that Vick could be used advantageously in the offense and others who were skeptical.

I re-watched every Eagles' offensive snap this evening, and man, was that an embarrassing performance.

The only thing we really know after this game is that the Raiders are really not as good as the Eagles made them look.

Sorry for the delay. The Greyhound bus I took back from Oakland broke down in Des Moines.

The Eagles' offensive line shouldered much of the responsibility for the Raiders' six sacks of Donovan McNabb this past Sunday.

There are happier rooms in the waiting area at the IRS audit departdent than there were in the visitors' locker room at the Oakland-Alameda County Stadium yesterday afternoon.

King Dunlap played for the first time this season, but the reserve offensive lineman wasn't happy about it.

UPDATED: In case you are an Eagles fan in the Bay Area, you can't watch Sunday's game on local television.

The Eagles are getting closer to having their full offensive line back. On Wednesday, left guard Todd Herremans took his first major step toward getting back to practice after undergoing foot surgery during training camp.