1) Indianapolis: Record 3-2 (Beat Ravens 31-3 )

2) Pittsburgh: Record 4-1 (Bye)

3) Tennessee: Record 5-0 (Bye)

4) New York Giants: Record 4-1 (Lost to Browns 35-14)

5) Dallas: Record 4-2 (Lost to Cards 30-24)

6) Tampa Bay: Record 3-2 (Beat Carolina 27-3)

7) Jacksonville: record: 3-3 (Beat Denver 24-17)

8 ) New Orleans: Record 3-2 (Beat Raiders 34-3)

9) Arizona: Record 3-2 (Beat Cowboys 30-24)

10) Denver: Record 4-2 (Lost to Jags 24-17)

1) New York Giants:  Record 4-0 (Beat Seahawks 44-6)

2) Washington:  Record 4-1 (Beat the Eagles 23-17)

3) Dallas:  Record 4-1 (Beat the Bengals 31-22)

4) Denver:  Record 4-1 (Beat the Bucs 16-13)

5) Tennessee:  Record 5-0 (Beat Ravens 13-10)

6) Pittsburgh:  Record 4-1 (Beat the Jags 26-21)

7) Carolina:  Record 4-1  (Beat the Chiefs 34-0)

Tampa Bay:  Record 3-2 (Lost to Denver 13-10)

9) Buffalo:  Record 4-1 (Lost to Cards 41-17)

10) New England:  Record 3-1 (Beat SF 30-21)

11) Jacksonville: record: 2-3 (Lost to Steelers 26-21)

12) Indianapolis:  Record 2-2 (Beat the Texans 31-27 )

13) Miami:  Record 2-2 (Beat the Chargers 17-10)

14) Arizona:  Record 3-2 (Beat the Bills 41-17)

15) Philadelphia:  Record 2-3 (lost to Redskins 23-17)

16) Chicago:  Record 3-2 (Beat Detroit 34-7)
17)  New Orleans:  Record 2-2 (Lost to the Vikings 30-27)

18) San Diego: record: 2-3 (Lost to Dolphins 17-10)

19) Green Bay:  Record 2-3  (Lost to the Falcons 27-24)

20) Atlanta:  Record 3-2  (Beat Green Bay 27-24)

21) New York Jets:  Record 2-2 (Bye)

22) Minnesota:  Record  2-3 (Beat the Saints)

23) San Francisco:  Record 2-3 (Lost …

For those people who thought sitting Brian Westbrook would be a good idea last night against the Bears, you got your wish, however, the outcome was a far cry than what had been expected.  Last nights 24-20 loss at the hands of Chicago lie directly at the feet of Westbrook, who was sorely missed during a fourth quarter goal line stand that prevented The Eagles from taking the win and keeping pace in the ultr competitive NFC East.

With the Redskins beating the Cowboys yesterday afternoon, the Eagles are suddenly in last place in the NFC East, a game behind Washington and Dallas, 1 1/2 games behind the defending Super Bowl Champs, NY Giants.

The bears tried giving the game away on several occasions, with 4 turnovers that led to only 6 points for the birds who were held to just 6 points in the second half.

Also missing from the Birds lineup last night was Right Guard Shawn Andrews.  Andres was missed throughout the game, as the Eagles …

1) Dallas:  Record 3-0 (Win vs Packers 27-16):  Last weeks rank: #1:  They won in Green Bay for the first time, but it’s not the same as winning there in December.  Still, they won comfortably, despite a slow start from Romo.

2) New York Giants:  Record 3-0 (Beat the Bengals in OT 26-23) Last weeks rank #2:  Disappointing win here, but give the Bengals credit, they showed what they’re capable of.  Giants stayed with it and finally broke the D down in OT.

3) Philadelphia:  Record 2-1 (Beat Steelers 15-6):  Last weeks rank:  #5:  Lose Westbrook for 3 quarters, Lose McNabb for a series and still win against a tough team.  This is an interesting and possibly the most well rounded.  As long as Westbrook and McNabb stay healthy.  Welcome back Dawk.

4) Denver:  Record 3-0 (Beat the Saints 34-32)  Last weeks rank:  #12:  The league’s new version of the Colts exploded again… and nearly lost again.  The D has issues but the O is pretty sick.

5) Tennessee:  Record 3-0 (Beat Houston 31-12)  Last weeks rank:  #9:  Wow, …

Last night the Philadelphia Eagles went into Texas stadium for the last time. They’ve played many amazing games in the stadium over the past 30 years or so, but none quite this one. In the end, it was a 41-37 loss, to their most bitter rivals, the Dallas Cowboys but in truth it was a game to build on.

In probably the most memorable Monday Night Football game in some time, the Eagles and Cowboys changed leads on 7 different occasions. Their were hard hits, fumbles in the endzone, boneheaded plays, beautiful deep passes, lots of yardage and every player left it all on the field. Led by Tony Romo, the Cowboys immediately made their mark with their first possession. Trailing 3-0 after the Eagles opened with a field goal on their drive, the Cowboys countered with a 72 yard bomb in which Sean Considine and Sheldon Brown dropped coverage on Terrell Owens.

After David Akers second field goal, the Eagles kicked the ball …

1) Dallas: Record 2-0 (Win vs Eagles 41-37): Last weeks rank: #1: They beat the Birds and retain the #1 spot, but this is a game that makes a team who thinks their on the way to the Super Bowl to think twice. They visit Green Bay next week, in another top marquee match-up that could be another playoff preview and their next big test.

2) New York Giants: Record 2-0 (Beat the Rams 41-13) Last weeks rank #5: Took a while to get started but they exploded in the second half and took care of business. They should have another fun one this week vs. the Bengals.

3) Pittsburgh: Record 2-0 (Beat Ceveland 10-6) Last weeks rank: 2: Tough win in nasty conditions against a team that looks underrated. They’ll get their first real test when they visit Philadelphia this week.

4) Green Bay: Record 2-0) (Beat Detroit 48-25) Last weeks rank: #7: Imagine …

With the birth of DeSean Jackson on the Philadelphia Football scene last week, I thought it would be fun to go back and take a look at a wide receiver who made not quite the impact Jackson has, but had a very productive career nonetheless.  This player was similar to Jackson in two ways.  He stood 5’11″ and weighed 181pbs when he was drafted out of Purdue University in the 1990 draft and also was the last Eagles rookiw wide reciever to start a game.  This guys name was… Calvin Williams.

Williams was the 3rd receiver drafted in the 1990 draft by Buddy Ryan, who chose Mike Bellamy and Fred Barnett ahead of Williams.  But injuries to Mike Quick, the departure of Chris Carter, and a Keith Jackson holdout forced the Eagles to not only use Williams but also Barnett in a starters capacity.  However, their transition from rookie to starters was not as seamless as Jackson’s has been to date.

“We were the topic of a lot …

1) Dallas:  Record 1-0 (Win at Cleveland 28-10):  Last weeks rank: #3:  Impressive fundamental win over a supposedly better Browns team.  Big test next week vs. the Birds should really help to define the type of competition in the division.  The Cowboys usually win the early ones against the Birds.  Unfortunately, the Birds usually beat them in the second half of the season.. when it really counts.

2) Pittsburgh:  Record 1-0 (Beat Houston 38-17)  Last weeks rank:  #8:  Willie Parker is back and hasn’t missed a beat.  Rothlisberger has continued to improve, and Timlin might be the best coach in the NFL.  I still believe Houston is a good team, so I give them the edge here over Philly.

3) Philadelphia: Record 1-0 (Beat the Rams 38-3):  Last weeks rank:  #7:  The most impressive display from offense, defense, and special teams in week 1.  This team is much better then anyone thought.  DeSean Jackson is the real deal and completely opens up the offense.  But the real …

For those of us who feared that the Philadelphia Eagles would be feeling the loss of Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown from their starting lineup today, never took into account rookie sensation DeSean “Gone” Jackson (I’m coining the nickname). Jackson led the Eagles with 6 receptions for 106 yards and stamped his presence all over Lincoln Financial field today. He was in on nearly every play and it was easy to see that he caused fits throughout the inept secondary of the St. Louis Rams.

Not only did Jackson excel on offense, but he lived up to the hype on special teams when he returned a punt 67 yards, which set up a Brian Westbrook TD in the 3rd quarter.

It was the most impressive performance by an Eagles rookie since possibly Reggie White stepped on the field for the first time in 1985, and Eagles fans can seemingly relax their screams for a stud receiver, at least until they visit the Dallas Cowboys next Monday …

In their best season opener since beating Dallas in 2000, the Philadelphia Eagles blew out the St.Louis Rams Sunday 38-3.  The game marked the debut of Desean Jackson, who exceeded all expectations by catching 6 passes for 106 yards, and returned 8 punts for 97 more yards, including a return of over 60 yards on route to the most impressive rookie debut for an Eagles team in recent memory.

The Defense, led by Stewart Bradley’s 9 tackles completely shut down a potentially explosive offense by sacking QB Marc Bulger 4 times and causing numerous off sides penalties by the St. Louis offense.  New comer Assante Samuel had 3 interceptions sliip through his hands, two of which would surely have been returned for TD’s.

The team as whole played magnificently, but took their lead from their star QB, Donovan McNabb who had one of his most impressive performances ever, passing for 361 yards and 3 TD’s while connecting on …

The Buddy Ryan era produced some of the most memorable moments and players in Philadelphia sports history.  Reggie White, Jerome Brown, Seth Joyner, Randall Cunningham, Keith Jackson, Andre Waters, the list goes on and on.  There was a member or two from those teams however, that may now have slipped from your memory banks.  Players like Mike Pitts. 

The Ringo Starr of the Eagles Defensive which also included White, Brown, and Clyde Simmons, Pitts was instrumental in helping the Eagles truly dominate both against the run and the pass during his tenure at left defensive tackle from 1987 -1992.  In 1989 he laid down opposing quarterbacks 7 times to along with 110 tackles.  Those are Pro Bowl numbers these days folks.  But next to Brown, Simmons, and White, Pitts was often an afterthought.  But he also knew where his success lied as well.

“The attention given to Reggie and Jerome on every play made my job easier,” Pitts said. “We had such a great camaraderie both on …

For the past nine seasons, Donovan McNabb has been a lightening rod subject for the Philadelphia fan base. There seems to be no in-between when talking about the quarterback who’s led the team to the playoffs 6 times including four NFC Championship Game appearances and one Super Bowl.

Throughout his career McNabb has fought the perception that he is inaccurate, unemotional, and injury prone. So how do we define McNabb on the whole throughout his tenure as the starting QB in Philadelphia? To be honest it’s truly a futile exercise, because people’s opinions in Philadelphia are set in stone, and mine is no different.

In his time here, McNabb has dealt with excessive booing from the fan base, racial indignities from the media and teammates, and a proficient list of injuries that have marred his existence in Philadelphia.

The only thing Philadelphia cares about in terms of the starting QB is a Super Bowl win, and no, Donovan’s never delivered, and that’s generally where the argument …