Eagles beat Kansas City

The Eagles got back on track today with an impressive 34-14 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the friendly confines of Lincoln Financial Stadium. They dominated this game from the start grabbing an early lead, never allowing the Chiefs a chance to keep it close.

While the defense played well, it was the play of QB Kevin Kolb that should get the credit for this win. True to the Bird's offensive scheme he was able to spread the ball around to seven different receivers with WR DeSean Jackson and TE Brent Celek, who both had over 100 receiving yards leading the way. On the ground, rookie RB LeSean McCoy filled in admirably for the injured Brian Westbrook, rushing for 84 yards on 20 carries with 1 TD. Another rookie, WR Jeremy Maclin, who started in place of Kevin Curtis who was sidelined with a knee injury had 4 receptions for 33 yards.

While much of the focus in this game was on the return of Michael Vick who has been officially reinstated and eligible to play this week, this win was all about the depth of this team's offense with McNabb, Westbrook, and Curtis out of the lineup. It didn't hurt that they were playing the Chiefs at home, but I was still impressed by the performance of these player's replacements as this was a great example of the importance of having capable backups at the skill positions.

Eagles' defensive coordinator, Sean McDermott went back to an attack style defense that smothered Kansas City QB Matt Cassel preventing him from ever getting settled in the pocket. Consider this a lesson learned after last week's loss where New Orlean's QB Drew Brees was given all day and picked the Bird's secondary apart. Granted, the Chiefs are not the Saints, but it was a step in the right direction as this team is still tying to recover from the death of Jim Johnson and the loss of Brian Dawkins.

Philadelphia has a bye next week which will give everyone that is banged up a chance to heal. Two weeks from now they will host Tampa Bay in their third straight game at the Linc. With McNabb back under center, Westbrook in the backfield, and Curtis in the slot this offense will be back to full strength. The good news is that if anyone of these players is not ready to go, there are some studs on the sideline licking their chops to take their place.

NFL Week 3- Match Ups

The following is a link to my week 3 preview of all the match ups and the keys to each game as posted on Cappers Picks

Week 3 Match Ups

5 Things to Watch for In Week Three

Here is a link to this weeks 5 things to watch for as posted on ATS Sportsline:

5 Things to Watch For in Week Three

Week 3 Preview- Kansas City Chiefs

The Eagles have dropped of the radar screen in the Power Rankings after last week's loss to the Saints. Not to worry the Chiefs are coming to town and are one of the most woeful teams in the NFL.

Donovan McNabb will still be a gametime decision, but in all likelyhood he will remain on the bench as the Birds should be able to win this game no matter who is behind center. With the bye coming next week it is a perfect time to let him completely heal.

The following is my preview of the Chiefs as posted on Bleeding Green Nation.

The Kansas City Chiefs

NFC Match Ups of the Week

The following is a link to a post I published on a new site I just started writing for this week, SportsBook Lists.

Here is a preview of my top three match ups in the NFC for week three. (Since the Eagles are playing an AFC team this week they didn't make the list)

NFC Week 3 Preview & Match Ups