PHILADELPHIA -- Darren Sproles had two touchdowns, Mark Sanchez threw for two scores and the defense sacked Cam Newton nine times to help the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Carolina Panthers 45-21 Monday night.
The Eagles are coming off a an impressive 31-21 victory over Houston on Sunday ti improve to 6-2 on the season. At 6-2, Philadelphia remains a half-game ahead of Dallas (7-3) in the NFC East, the Cowboys defeated Jacksonville 31-17 on Sunday in London...
The term "X-Factor" is defined as a variable in a given situation that could have the most significant impact on the outcome. In sports, we often talk about the X-Factor of a particular game, team, or season. The X-Factor could be a stat, a style of play, or in the case of the Eagles, a particular player.
The Eagles will be missing at least three starters and possibly another on Sunday as center Jason Kelce, guard Evan Mathis and linebacker Mychal Kendricks will all miss the Giants game.
The Philadelphia Eagles have survived just about every form of adversity imaginable to remain undefeated through the first three weeks of the season. The Eagles beat the Redskins in week three 37-34.
The Eagles (9-6) will be coming off their third straight loss, a disappointing 27-24 decision to the Redskins.
The Eagles have been eliminated from playoff contention.
Three preseason games are in the books and the Philadelphia Eagles are 1-2. Wins in the preseason do not amount to much as this time is reserved for evaluating the team and trying to figure out which 53 players will be on the roster in week one.