Philadelphia Eagles

Cowboys 38, Eagles 23: Dallas Players Not Named Romo Seal A Sweet Victory

Through nearly three quarters, it seemed as though this would be the final blow to a season barely halfway over. Michael Vick was knocked out of the game in the second quarter, unable to return for postgame autographs. Rookie Nick Foles then took the helm and put the Eagles in position to slam the ... More >>

Why Saturday's Cowboys Game Is the Most Important Game Ever (This Week, Anyway)

Davynin, Via.​[Editor's note: For those who might have forgotten, Michael Corcoran is formerly of the Austin American-Statesman and Dallas Morning News, a one-time Observer contributor and one of my favorite writers in the history of ink. This morning, he dispatches this preview of Saturday night' ... More >>

Rob Ryan's National Story is a Non-Story

​This is what happens when, for the first time in a long time, the Cowboys have no sexy new faces at training camp. Seems every player Dallas signs has already played with Dallas. The hottest topic in San Antonio is ... Tony Romo Dez Bryant Jay Ratliff's weight the Dallas heat. Non-stories ar ... More >>

Can Dallas Cowboys fans forgive new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan for the sins of his father?

Cowboys 14, Eagles 13: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​How about a nice round of applause for Sam Merten? Nice job, Sam. Splendid actually. Thank you. And with that ... we now return to your regularly scheduled Sportatorium. 10. A year ago the Cowboys finished the regular season with a win over the Eagles. This year the Cowboys finished the regu ... More >>

Eagles 30, Cowboys 27: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. DeSean Jackson is fun to watch, and so easy to hate. After his 91-yard catch-and-run touchdown he stopped at the 1 and slowly fell backward into the end zone. Where's George Teague when you need him? 9. At 4-9 the Cowboys are officially losers (for the first time since '04) and  ... More >>

2010 NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 12

​Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback ratings. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings -- if I had one of those little encircled R's to signify a trademark ... More >>

2010 NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 11

​Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback ratings. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings -- if I had one of those little encircled R's to signify a trademark ... More >>

2009 Cowboys in Review: My 10 Fave Plays

​I'm generally considered a pissy guy with a half-glass-empty view of the world around attacking me. But there are times when I can be joyfully hopeful. The Cowboys' season ended with a resounding 34-3 thud, but there were plenty of warm-n-fuzzy moments to keep us both satisfied about '09 and ... More >>

Spit Happens: An Eagle Desecrates Cowboys Stadium

​It all started with a phone call to 105.3 The Fan's Sybil Summers. A tip that the Philadelphia Eagles' web site was posting something or other about Cowboys Stadium's sacred star. A little investigative digging and - voila - Cowboys-Eagles III just got more interesting. The Bounty Bowl. ... More >>

Who Would You Rather Have Coaching Your Team On Saturday Night?

Liability or asset?​Andy Reid, the guy who has taken the Philadelphia Eagles to five NFC Championships and a Super Bowl this century? Or Wade Phillips, who doesn't have a playoff win on his resume but is 33-16 in Dallas and has his defense playing at a Super Bowl level? NBC analyst Rodney H ... More >>

I Rang in 2010 Positively Positive. You?

Ready for a happy weird year? Well, c'mon!​My New Year's resolution? To be more positive. More optimistic. More don't-look-now-but-holy-hell-my-glass-is-half-full. Bear with me, this is gonna be tougher than going without a crumb of food for 10 days. Ready? Here goes. I'm open to the idea o ... More >>

Wowboys 24, Beagles 0: My Top 10 Observations

​10. Uh oh, Shaun Suisham misses a 30-yard, chip-shot field goal from right between the hashmarks. Okay, so the victory over the Philadelphia Eagles wasn't perfect. But it was dang close. 9. I respect Eagles' head coach Andy Reid, but I also question his strategy. He's taken Philly to fi ... More >>

Wave Goodbye, Wade

Tuesday's Unverified Fact About Philadelphia

Weight Watchers​The 'Boys host the silverwings on Sunday afternoon. Another "fact" about the the Main Sewer Line and its team...Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb insists his gazpacho be served piping hot.**Source: From the script of Rocky: The Final Years, where an aging boxer leaves the ring but ... More >>

For Those of Us Who Doubted The Dallas Cowboys, It's Time To Confess Our Sins

Wowboys 20, Beagles 16: My Top 10 Observations

Even Philly fans liked Dallas last night.​10. Lots of heroes Sunday night in Philly, but the biggest - smallest - play was made by rookie linebacker Victor Butler. With the Eagles down 7 and facing third-and-10 from Dallas' 33, Donovan McNabb scrambled right into what seemed to be an open f ... More >>

Cowboys' Camp Questions?

Home Sweet Dome.​A year ago at this time I was pegging the Dallas Cowboys for the "Super Bowl." Last time we saw them however - 44-6 losers in Philly on Dec. 28 - it was "or bust." Coming off 2008's 9-7 disaster, the Cowboys have shedded from their roster the leading receiver (Ter ... More >>

Today In Music News: Ozzy Dumps Zakk, Teens Slack On Illegal Downloading and Joe Simpson's A Career Opportunist

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, July 14, 2009... Ozzy Osbourne has decided to drop Zakk Wylde from his band. But, he may want to tell Zakk... According to a new study, the percentage of teens who illegally download music has dropped by almost half in the last year. But, te ... More >>

Whitt's End: 1.16.09

Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *My summation of Thursday's dramatic plane crash/rescue in New York's Hudson River: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!! *Found it funny that, although the crash happened at 2:30, Larry Ki ... More >>

The Cowboys' Crappy New Year!

After the most disappointing season in franchise history, how can the Cowboys' resolution be the status woe?

Texas Stadium Deserved a Fonder Farewell Than This

Nevermores 33, Never Agains 24

Lowlights from the final night at Texas Stadium: *I know the Buccaneers and Eagles lost yesterday and there's still hope for the Cowboys making the playoffs. But what happened Saturday night was inexcusable. *Safety Ken Hamlin, who played in the Pro Bowl last January, was unblocked and had b ... More >>

Cowboys 27, Packers 16

NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 3

Premature Exaltation

Cowboys 41, Eagles 37

Stay Classy, Dallas

You Betcha: Week 3

Chin Music

Tony Romo's maturation trumps bruises and bumps during dazzling debut

That ’70s Show

Turns Out, Terrell Owens Owes His Former Team Close to $1 Million

Tony Romo Has 67 Million Reasons to Be Alive

Terrible Owens

Duh, Cowboys' prima donna isn't worth the trouble

Merry Effing Christmas!

Flying Low

Tee. Zero.

Pick Your Pleasure (or Poison)

Sympathy for the Devil

T.O. brings out Dallas' dark side

Silver and Gold

Owens' Sausage

Training Day

Feel-good football tale scores with charm and sincerity

Owens' Sausage

The Beginning of the End

America's Schedule

The Team-wrecker

Good Grief

Our columnist is a loser--again--which is more fun for us than him

Head Cases

The Eagles--and their fans--know when insanity is a good thing

Small Soldiers

Yeah, they're fast, but the Cowboys' linebackers are too short and light for the NFL

Scrambling for cover

Randall Cunningham wants to be a backup. Really. But the one thing he's never outrun is quarterback controversy.