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The Eagles ' season is half over, and the amount of liquid in their thermos is strictly a matter of opinion.

He just looked out of sorts all game. McNabb probably should have been picked off on a bad throw intended for DeSean Jackson on the first series.

Eagle's quarterback Donovan McNabb heads for the sidelines after gaining yardage in the first quarter against Dallas.

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.

One number tells you all you need to know about the role of the fullback in the Eagles ' running game under Andy Reid.

ONE RECENT Eagles trend really seemed to blossom in last Sunday's victory over the Giants.

AS A LONGTIME Football coach, Andy Reid is very wary of saying anything that might end up on an opponent's bulletin board.

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 tackleIt wasn't the best of games for left tackle Jason Peters .

Maybe because now, he won't have to hear the questions about his first NFL start any more.

PHILADELPHIA a ' It is not every day anymore that you get to write the name Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch in a story, so that is where we begin.

Maybe the most reassuring thing about the Eagles' 40-17 victory over the Giants yesterday was the way the offensive line seems to be coming together, after so much injury and uncertainty.

Leonard Weaver is one of those players who have proven once again that you don't have to come from a major college football program to play in the NFL.

While there is little reason to believe Westbrook, who suffered a concussion just five days ago, will be cleared to play the Giants tomorrow at home, he was listed as questionable yesterday and will be a game-time decision, according to coach Andy Reid.

How they would respond to one of the most stunning defeats of the Andy Reid years was the mystery surrounding the Eagles as they faced their first NFC East game of the season Monday night.

Not a good showing on the penalty front for the Eagles Monday night. They were penalized 12 times for 66 yards and are now seventh in the NFL in penalties and penalty yards .

9, 2005, when they managed just six in a 33-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. They also had 11 in two other games that year, both losses.

In Any Given Sunday, Football Outsiders examines the most surprising result of each NFL weekend and where the two teams involved can go from here.

Missed tackles will not be tolerated, Eagles defensive coordinator Sean McDermott boldly promised on Friday.

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

The Eagles coach once owned Washington, sort of the way the Phillies have dominated the Dodgers of late.