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2009 Season in Review Series Recap
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by Mike Burke.
If you were unaware, we just finished up our weekly recap of the Eagles 2009 season. The team went through a lot of ups and downs and it was interesting to go all the way back to Week One and see just how many challenges this team went through. I’m excited for the 2010 season, [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Wild Card Game
Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Mike Burke.
The only good thing about getting romped by the Cowboys in Week Seventeen was the fact that the Eagles would get an immediate shot at redemption less than a week later. Six days after getting beat down by Dallas, the Eagles traveled back to Jerry’s house looking to advance in the playoffs. In Donovan McNabb’s [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Seventeen
Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Mike Burke.
The Eagles found themselves in a familiar situation in Week Seventeen. They would be playing the Cowboys in the final game of the regular season with plenty at steak. Unlike the year before, both teams had already clinched playoff berths. At this point now, the two teams were fighting for the division title and the [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Sixteen
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by Mike Burke.
The Eagles walked into Week Sixteen with a playoff berth already under their belt, but that was far from the main headline of the week. When the schedule came out, this was the game that immediately received everyone’s attention. This would be the return of Brian Dawkins to Philadelphia. At this point in the season, [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Fifteen
Posted on 12. May, 2010 by Mike Burke.
The Eagles played host to the San Francisco 49ers in Week Fifteen with large mounds of snow in the parking lot and freezing temperatures in the stadium. Despite the poor weather, the Birds knew that they could clinch a playoff birth with a victory. Keeping that in mind, the Eagles came out with an impressive [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Fourteen
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Mike Burke.
The Eagles traveled to East Rutherford to play the Giants for the final time in Giants Stadium. Earlier in the season, the Eagles really took it to the G-men and would look to do it again. With a win, the Eagles would move back into first place in the NFC East. After a scoring frenzy [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Thirteen
Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by Mike Burke.
As the Eagles looked to continue their way to the playoffs, they traveled to Atlanta to take on the Falcons. The big storyline here was Michael Vick’s return to his old franchise. Little did anyone know that Vick would have his best game of the 2009 season against his former team. Coming into the game, [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Twelve
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Mike Burke.
In Week Twelve, the Eagles had a matchup with a familiar foe. They would play the Redskins, a few days after Thanksgiving, looking for their second win against the divisional rival. The Redskins played the Eagles tough in their prior matchup so the Eagles knew this would be no walk in the park despite the [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Eleven
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by Mike Burke.
After back to back lackluster performances, the Eagles would look to get back on track against the Bears, a team who was up and down throughout the season. At this point of the season, there were many questions about this team. The Eagles were beating up on bad teams and struggling against solid teams. If [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Ten
Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Mike Burke.
After a tough loss at home to Dallas, the Eagles headed west to try and rebound. However, the Birds stumbled out of the gate as the Chargers (who were a very hot team heading into the game) took a 7-0 lead about halfway through the first quarter. To make matters worse, the Eagles continued their [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Nine
Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by Mike Burke.
One week after a romping of the New York Giants, the Eagles would face a big challenge in the Dallas Cowboys with the leader finding themselves on top of the NFC East. It was a prime time game in Philadelphia and the Eagles could prove the nation that they were the real deal. The Eagles [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Eight
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Mike Burke.
This turned out to be an interesting weekend in Philadelphia. It was the day after Halloween, and both the Yankees and the Giants were in town for games at the good old sports complex. The city of Philadelphia had a real opportunity to take it to some New York teams and it would be the [...]
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2009 Season in Review: Week Seven
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Mike Burke.
Coming off an atrocious game with the Raiders, the Eagles headed back to the east coast and went down to DC for a Monday night matchup with the Redskins. This was the Eagles first NFC East matchup of the season, so it was a game that the Eagles definitely wanted to win. It was also [...]
