Weekly Report Card: A ‘special’ win for Eagles

  View image | gettyimages.com   The Eagles would have taken a win any way they could on Sunday. The fact that they led the New England Patriots by 21 at one point was impressive enough. Even though they almost let that lead slip, holding on at the end to secure a key win for […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Dec 2015
Postgame Perspective: Eagles forced mistakes on Brady, Patriots

  View image | gettyimages.com The Eagles first mistakes of the second half couldn't have come at a worse time. Back-to-back touchdown drives following an onside-kick recovery and a fumble lost while running the clock down gave the Patriots a chance to tie a game the Eagles led by 21. It was how the Eagles […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Dec 2015
Unexpected Upset: Special teams, defensive scores help Eagles defeat Patriots

  View image | gettyimages.com The Eagles Jekyll and Hyde season continued on Sunday in the most unexpected fashion. Facing the 10-1 New England Patriots, you would think the Eagles were a whole lot better than 4-7 as they managed to force two interceptions from Tom Brady and score on all sides of the ball.  […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Dec 2015
Time for Eagles, Kelly to think ahead

  View image | gettyimages.com It's almost hard to believe that at the start of the regular season some two months ago that there was an actual belief that the Eagles could possibly pull off a 12-4 record. Given their roster on paper, given their performance on the field, given the innovative nature of their […]

Kevin Durso  •  24 Nov 2015
Sunday Six Pack: Eagles at Panthers

  The Eagles Week 7 game is crucial for several reasons. After getting back-to-back wins to pull them back to .500 and into first place in the NFC East, momentum is certainly on the Eagles side among the division rivals. In addition, the bye week is next week, which should have the Eagles ready to […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Oct 2015
Fletcher Cox a standout on deep Philadelphia Eagles defensive line

  Drew Brees was never comfortable on Sunday afternoon. That’s probably because three times during the Eagles Week 5 win over the Saints, a big No. 91 was knocking him to the ground. Twice on those three sacks for Fletcher Cox, the ball was knocked loose. Both times, they were recovered, once by Cox himself. […]

Kevin Durso  •  13 Oct 2015
Weekly Report Card: Bradford, running backs play solid game

  There was finally an afternoon where the Eagles put it all together. Good offense, good defense, good special teams — a dominant victory on the scoreboard. At 2-3, things are not perfect, and there isn't a way to sugarcoat the Eagles victory. They finished with 39 points. At the half, they had just 10. […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Oct 2015
Weekly Report Card: A better week, but improvement needed

  After Week 3, the Eagles are 1-2. A win is a win is a win, and the Eagles will take whatever win they could get at this point. It was definitely a sloppy game at times and there are still far too many things to correct on a team that was supposed to have […]

Kevin Durso  •  28 Sep 2015
Weekly Report Card: F for Frustrating

Where do you even begin with this game? A total lack of execution by the Eagles offense led to another loss. The frustration behind another game where the Eagles could have easily turned the tide, on several occasions no less, just makes matters even worse. In what was their ugliest, most disappointing and frustrating game […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Sep 2015