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A headache kept Brian Westbrook from playing Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys.

Normally, with a Sean McDermott-coached Eagles defense, getting into the mug of the Giants quarterback would consist of a steady stream of blitzing.

The Eagles ' big-play offense has kept its scoring drives short and sweet so far this season.

No matter how much they prepare, the Eagles each week are bound to encounter looks from opponents that they've never seen before.

Donovan McNabb was the star of the Philadelphia Eagles' big 40-17 win over the New York Giants, but the victory marked an important milestone for the new nucleus of the Eagles.

Don't be hypnotized this year by the perennial NFC East hype. Halfway through this NFL season, the typically tough, chain-rattling division remains long on reputation, but it's conspicuously short on performance.

It is obvious Jeremiah Trotter's value as a football player has diminished. At 32, the four-time Pro Bowler no longer can move the way he once did, and his return to the Eagles has made us wonder why the team and the player felt his comeback could be a success.

Eagles linebacker Akeem Jordan levels Mike Sellers after a fourth-quarter pass reception.

AS TRADE heists go, it's not quite on the same level as the Phils' August theft of Cliff Lee from the Cleveland Indians.

Linebacker Will Witherspoon heads to the end zone after intercepting a pass by Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell.

Last year in Washington, DeSean Jackson dropped what would have been the game-tying touchdown from Donovan McNabb .

The hitting seemed a little harder, especially from new middle linebacker Will Witherspoon, who made an impact early and stayed on a seek-and-destroy mission throughout a Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Redskins .

Three observations from Philadelphia's 27-17 Monday night victory at Washington: 1. DeSean Jackson remains the Eagles' most valuable player.

Eagles linebacker Omar Gaither is likely done for the season. With today's news that linebacker Omar Gaither is likely done for the season, let's take a look at the Eagles' linebacker situation and where the team goes from here.

EAGLES: Donovan McNabb returns after missing two games with a cracked rib, and reports are he's looked good in practice.

The Bucs could not avoid losing their first five games of the season for the first time in 13 years.

ANDY REID can claim his 100th regular-season victory as the Eagles ' coach tomorrow, in a remarkable 11-season run that has included a little of just about everything except a Lombardi Trophy.

2, 2000, after the Christmas-week bye. It was the season finale, a meaningless game against a Rams team that was on its way to winning the Super Bowl.

What happens when a football team averaging more than 40 points a game takes on one that's given up more than 50 a contest? If you say lopsided game, you're right.

STAUNTON - The coach who lost by 30 points called it his team's best performance of the season.