From: jmd@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (joseph.m.dakes)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Eagles Report
Keywords: Philadelphia 20, Seattle 17
Date: 14 Dec 92 21:02:26 GMT
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Organization: AT&T

I was unable to post an Eagles Report on the Birds win over the
Vikings last week simply because I didn't have the time.  I have
the time this week, but the Vikings game is old news.  So let me
just move on to the game at Seattle...

If you'd have told me that the Eagles would gain 466-yards on the
Seahawks defense and that the GANG GREEN would hold Seattle to a
mere 87-yards, I'd have told you the Eagles would have won in a
laugher.  But those weren't tears of laughter on the faces of the
Eagles yesterday.  Those were beads of sweat, as the Eagles barely
escaped Seattle with a 20-17 victory with no time remaining in the
overtime period.

How was that possible with the above statistics?  Well, first
figure in 191-yards worth of penalties on the Eagles.  Then add
in ten sacks of QB Randall Cunningham accounting for 89-yards.
Throw in a blocked Roger Ruzek FG attempt and a 52-yard TD return of
a Randall Cunningham fumble for good measure and...

...well, you get the picture.  It was UGLY!  But it was a win and
at this point of the season, I'll take it!

Report Card:
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QB:  B.  Randall was 27-44 for 365-yards with one INT.  He also
scrambled 8-times for 38-yards including one soaring TD run.
This all with a Seahawk defense in his face on every play.  Not
only was Randall sacked ten times, but he was knocked down at
least another ten times and had about six balls batted down at
the line of scrimmage.  He also fumbled once resulting in a
Seattle 52-yard TD on the recovery to give the Seahawks a 17-10
lead early in the fourth.  But Randall kept his composure and
led the Eagles back to tie the game.

RBs:  A.  Herschel returned to the 100-yard club with 111-yards
on 23-carries including the tying TD run.  A sweet 8-yard burst
around the right side.  Heath Sherman added 35-yards on 8-tries.
Both Walker and Sherman each caught three balls as well.

Receivers:  A.  Keith Byars is turning into a very good TE.  He
hauled in 5-catches for 93-yards.  Byars was instrumental in the
drive late in the fourth to tie it and during the last drive of
the overtime period.  Fred Barnett turned in some big plays as
well.  Arkansas Fred caught 9-balls for 161-yards.  Calvin
Williams added 4-balls for 35-yards and veteran Roy Green caught
one key third down pass for twenty yards to keep a drive alive.
Vai Sikahema grabbed two balls for 23-yards including one on a
key fourth down attempt.  In other words, everybody was invloved.

Offensive Line:  D-.  Ten sacks.  Need I say more?

Defensive Front:  A-.  The GANG GREEN limited Seattle to 87-yards
of offense.  I'm not sure if the defense played extremely well or
if Seattle's offense is that poor.  Perhaps a little of both.
Reggie White and Clyde Simmons each recorded two sacks.  DT Mike
Golic, who lost his starting job to Mike Pitts, picked up the other
sack on Gelbaugh.

Secondary:  B.  What's this you say?  They limited Seattle to
24-yards passing and you rate them a B?  Yes.  Both Seattle scores
were accomplished via penalties.  One on Rich Miano and another on
rookie CB Mark McMillian on the same drive set up the 'hawks lone
TD.  I believe it was an 89-yard scoring drive with all but the
final 9-yards on the above mentioned penalites.

Special Teams:  D-.  Roger Ruzked kicked the game-winner, a 44-yarder
with no time on the clock in the OT period and punter Jeff Feagles
did an adequate job.  But that wasn't enough to offset the horrible
return teams.  I believe there were flags for illegal blocks on five
consecutive returns which kept the Eagles bottled up deep in their
own territory.  All totaled the Eagles were flagged seventeen times
for 191-yards.  Just twelve yards shy of the NFL record.

Next week the Eagles return to the friendlier confines of Veterans
Stadium where they are 6-0 this season.  The opponent, the Washington
Redskins.  At stake, an NFC WildCard.


E-A-G-L-E-S

Joe Dakes
AT&T Microelectronics
555 Union Boulevard
Allentown, PA  18103
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