On Sunday night, every dog in the world were rooting for the Packers to beat the man that appears in their nightmares, Michael Vick. They felt him not making it to the Superbowl and starting in the Pro Bowl was the lesser of two evils.
The Philadelphia Eagles never had a lead in the game but in the end of the 4th quarter they did have a shot to win but Michael Vick blew it. There was no score until 8 seconds left in the 1st quarter, a 7 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers to Tom Crabtree to put them on the board before the 2nd quarter (7-0 Packers). There wasn't another score for about 10 minutes into the 2nd quarter again the Packers, a 9 yard pass from Rodgers to James Jones (14-0 Packers). The Eagles finally answered back in 4 minutes with a 29 yard field goal by David Akers (14-3 Packers), who had missed a 41 yard field goal wide right in the Eagles first drive of the game. After half time the Eagles looked alive. The Pack had the ball first but after 3 plays and a Packer time out Aaron Rodgers was sacked for negative 6 yards and Eagles' defensive end, Darryl Tapp forced Aaron to fumble and it was recovered by Eagles' Juqua Parker. On the second play of the Eagles' drive Michael Vick connected to Jason Avant for 24 yard touchdown (14-10 Packers). Packers next drive were only able to move the ball on plays of 10+ yards, such as a 29 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers to Donald Driver and a 19 yard run by James Starks, the drive was capped off by a 16 yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodger to Brandon Jackson (21-10 Packers). In the 4th quarter on an Eagles' drive that was carried over from the 3rd quarter David Akers attempted a 34 yard field goal and missed it wide right. The Packers ran out about 4 minutes of the clock during their drive but no score to show for. Michael Vick threw 3 incomplete passes and was sacked for minus 1 yard, but was still able to go down field and punch in the 1 yard touchdown. The Eagles' went for 2 points on the PAT, first attempt to Brent Celek failed due to penalty (from going out of bounds then catching the ball, in bounds) and the 2nd attempt also failed to LeSean McCoy (21-16 Packers). Packers were able to gain 1 1st down with more than 3 minutes to go but wasn't able to convert a 3rd & 10 and punted back to the Eagles. Vick got the Eagles to the Packer 27 yard line in 4 plays in 1 minute and 12 seconds but he tried to throw a long ball into the end zone which was intercepted by Tramon Williams. The Packers offensive line only had to line up in victory formation once.
Supposedly, David Akers was suffering from an undisclosed personal issue during this game, but as a kicker, and professional athelete, you should be able to focus on your job at hand. He is a great kicker, most of the time and their was some hefty winds coming into Philadelphia. The Eagles' regular season top receiver DeSean Jackson was injured in the 1st half of the game with an knee injury and was questionable but he came back into the game and did virtually nothing. The Eagles' had more passing and total yards than the Packers: 352 total yards for the Eagles and 309 for the Packers, 271 Eagle passing yards and 171 Packers passing yards, and Eagles had 81 rushing yards compared to the Packers 138 rushing yards. The Packers also had 2 turnovers, 2 fumbles, while the Eagles only had 1 turnover, the interception by Vick. Vick was the leading passer with 292 yards, touchdown, and a interception in 20 completions of 36 attempts. Starks was the top rusher with 23 carries for 123 yards yet no touchdowns. Jason Avant was the top receiver with 7 catches for 93 yards and 1 touchdown. This is the 2nd consecutive year of losing in the wildcard round of the playoffs, last season in Dallas after losing to the Cowboys the week before as well.
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Boxscore- ESPN.com: http://es.pn/ey779G
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Vick single handedly beats the Redskins; Eagles vs. Redskins
Michael Vick, Eagles quarterback, scored 42 points, 4 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns. Vick threw 88 yards to DeSean Jackson on the 1st play from scrimmage for a touchdown, Jackson's 1st of 2 catches of the game (7-0 Eagles). Eagles scored 6 times in the 1st half in 8 drives. Vick rushed 7 yards for a touchdown on the Eagles second drive after going 63 yards in 5 plays (14-0 Eagles). 7 plays after a Donovan McNabb interception, Vick to LeSean McCoy for an 11 yard passing touchdown (21-0 Eagles). McCoy is the Eagles top rusher, not in this game though, had no rushing touchdowns. Redskins weren't able to get a 1st down so they punted the ball over to the Eagles. Eagles then after 2 plays got 2 1st downs to the 50 yard line where Jerome Harrison was given the ball by Vick and rushed in 50 yards for a touchdown (28-0 Eagles). Harrison caught a 15 yards reception by Vick to set up his 50 yard run. The 1st play of the 2nd quarter was a 48 yard pass by Vick to Jeremy Maclin for a touchdown (35-0 Eagles). The ruling that the ball broke the plane was challenged by Mike Shanahan, Redskins head coach, and the ruling was upheld for a touchdown. The Redskins finally answered back, 1st play of the drive was for 71 yards by McNabb to Fred Davis, and the 2nd play was a 3 yard touchdown by McNabb to Darrel Young (35-7 Eagles). Young's only catch of the game. Eagles for the 1st time game the ball over to the Redskins not by kick off. Sav Rocca punted for the 1st time. McNabb threw to Keiland Williams for another touchdown (35-14 Eagles). Rocca punted again and McNabb threw an interception to Dimitri Patterson. Eagles capitalized off this turnover. Vick ran for 21 yards to set up a 6 yard touchdown run, again Vick (42-14 Eagles). This was Vick's 2nd rushing touchdown of the game. Redskins weren't capable of getting a first down and punted to Eagles which DeSean Jackson returned for 12 yards. The Eagles were only able to come out with a field goal, a 48 yard attempt was nailed by David Akers (25-14 Eagles). The last play of the 1st half was a McNabb being sacked for -13 yards by Trevor Laws. The Redskins got the ball first after half time 9 plays after kickoff Keiland Williams rushed for 4 yards for a touchdown (45-21 Eagles). The Eagles answer back in 11 plays, 1 delay of game penalty, with Vick throwing to Jason Avant for a 3 yard touchdown (52-21 Eagles). On the 3rd play of the Redskins next drive McNabb was intercepted by Dimitri Patterson, 2nd interception on the night, which he returned 40 yards for 6 points, extra point good by Akers (59-21 Eagles). Back-to-back drives ended with punts by Redskins and Eagles. Redskins gain 4 1st downs to Eagles' 32 yard line that set up a 32 yard touchdown run by Keiland Williams (59-28 Eagles). That was the only score in the 4th quarter.
Michael Vick ended up having 20 completions of 28 attempts for 333 yards, 4 touchdowns, 0 interceptions passing. Michael Vick, rushing, had 8 carries for 80 yards and 1 touchdown. His longest run was a 21 yards. Donovan McNabb had 17 completions of 31 attempts for 295 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. Jerome Harrison was the top rusher of the game with 11 carries for 109 yards and 1 touchdown. The touchdown run was his longest of the game, 50 yards. DeSean Jackson was the top receiver with only 2 catches for 98 yards and 1 touchdown. Longest catch was the very first from the scrimmage a 88 yard touchdown pass from Vick. 4 Eagles' receivers had 1 touchdown; DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Jason Avant, and LeSean McCoy (listed as running back). David Akers was 8-for-8 on extra points and 1-for-1 on field goals. Graham Gano was 4-for-4 on extra points and didnt attempted any field goals. Eagles' had 592 net yards and Redskins' had 375 net yards. Both teams committed 6 penalties, Eagles' lost 35 yards from them and Redskins' 41 yards. Both teams were 100% in the red zone efficiency and goal to go efficiency.
I don't get how people can say Vick is changed just because he played great during this game. Yes, Vick is an awesome football but changed as a person? How can we tell by how he plays? I still dislike him and I probably will never like him. At first I knew a lot of people that were Eagles' fans that hated the idea of Vick but now that he's playing awesome they've jumped on his band wagon. So I guess it's just like a book who cares what happens in the begining or in the middle, how ever it ends is the way we remember it. So forget what he did to those innocent dogs in Atlanta since he can run and pass? I don't think so. He is one hell of a player but I'm grateful my team didn't pick him up. I'd rather have good citizens with talent than criminals with extraordinary talent.
Links:
Boxscore- NFL.com: http://bit.ly/9bsU1z
Michael Vick at No. 3 on MVP Watch- ESPN.com: http://es.pn/cAU653
Michael Vick ended up having 20 completions of 28 attempts for 333 yards, 4 touchdowns, 0 interceptions passing. Michael Vick, rushing, had 8 carries for 80 yards and 1 touchdown. His longest run was a 21 yards. Donovan McNabb had 17 completions of 31 attempts for 295 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. Jerome Harrison was the top rusher of the game with 11 carries for 109 yards and 1 touchdown. The touchdown run was his longest of the game, 50 yards. DeSean Jackson was the top receiver with only 2 catches for 98 yards and 1 touchdown. Longest catch was the very first from the scrimmage a 88 yard touchdown pass from Vick. 4 Eagles' receivers had 1 touchdown; DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Jason Avant, and LeSean McCoy (listed as running back). David Akers was 8-for-8 on extra points and 1-for-1 on field goals. Graham Gano was 4-for-4 on extra points and didnt attempted any field goals. Eagles' had 592 net yards and Redskins' had 375 net yards. Both teams committed 6 penalties, Eagles' lost 35 yards from them and Redskins' 41 yards. Both teams were 100% in the red zone efficiency and goal to go efficiency.
I don't get how people can say Vick is changed just because he played great during this game. Yes, Vick is an awesome football but changed as a person? How can we tell by how he plays? I still dislike him and I probably will never like him. At first I knew a lot of people that were Eagles' fans that hated the idea of Vick but now that he's playing awesome they've jumped on his band wagon. So I guess it's just like a book who cares what happens in the begining or in the middle, how ever it ends is the way we remember it. So forget what he did to those innocent dogs in Atlanta since he can run and pass? I don't think so. He is one hell of a player but I'm grateful my team didn't pick him up. I'd rather have good citizens with talent than criminals with extraordinary talent.
Links:
Boxscore- NFL.com: http://bit.ly/9bsU1z
Michael Vick at No. 3 on MVP Watch- ESPN.com: http://es.pn/cAU653
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