Asante Samuel News

Quintin Mikell made an interesting comparison last week as the Eagles prepared for today's first-place showdown with the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field.

They've been talking about turnovers forever. This year, they're finally getting them.

HAPPY Eagles run the ball effectively, as they have the past few weeks, their offensive players are eager to tell you how much of a difference balance makes, how it pushes defenses back on their heels.

First place is on the line in the conference's marquee division. Plus, predictions for every game.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley PHILADELPHIA -- I'm desperately trying to join my pals on NFL Nation Live, but we're having some Internet issues at the Linc.

WHAT HAPPENED: The Eagles scored four times in under three minutes against the NFL's top-ranked defense and coasted to a 40-17 win over the Giants Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.

Eli Manning refused to blame a sore foot or call whatever has befallen him a "slump." But his recent performance has had much to do with the Giants ' three-game losing streak.

Eagles coach Andy Reid has compared NFC East games to a heavyweight bout. If he's right, then the New York Giants must have felt like they just had their ears bitten off when they left Lincoln Financial Field late yesterday afternoon.

Joe Lapointe and Mike Tanier are providing live analysis of the Giants-Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday.

Eagles bulletin board, meet Steve Smith. It's not as if Smith was trashing the Eagles' experienced cornerback tandem of Sheldon Brown and Asante Samuel, but yesterday the Giants' third-year receiver did point out a weakness he believes he can exploit Sunday at Lincoln Field.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley For the most part, the Eagles and Giants don't have a lot of reason to talk smack at this point in the season.

Giants wide receiver Steve Smith has experienced a great amount of success through the first seven weeks of the 2009 season.

Giants receiver Steve Smith has seen a lot of double coverage recently, but against the aggressive Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, he could see some 1-on-1 looks.

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

Tomorrow night's gameA is set to be a good one. Both teams are coming off disappointing losses to poor opponents.

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

Asante Samuel responded to the mounting critics of the cornerback's less-than-reliable tackling.

The morning after an embarrassing 13-9 loss to the offensive inept Oakland Raiders, Eagles coach revealed positive news that starting left tackle Jason Peters has a knee and ankle sprain and will likely play in next Monday night's NFC East showdown against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md.

The Oakland Raiders handed the Philadelphia Eagles their annual bad loss that starts the "Get rid of Reid and McNabb talk." People will throw dirt on Philly but they'll work their way into the playoff mix by the end of the season.

CABLE'S HOOK-UP Credit the Raiders' coaching staff for cooking up the right recipe: relentless defensive pressure and conservative offensive play-calling. Tom Cable took pressure off JaMarcus Russell with a variety of short screens and dump-offs against the Eagles' blitz.