McNabb returns to face Eagles on Oct. 3

By Bud L. Ellis

Go ahead and circle Oct. 3 on your calendars, Philadelphia Eagles’ fans.

That’s the day Donovan McNabb takes the field against the team he led to many memorable moments.

The National Football League has announced game dates and times for the 2010 season. For the Eagles, any talk concerning the upcoming season centers around the two NFC East matchups with the Washington Redskins, to whom McNabb was dealt this offseason.

The season opens with a home game Sept. 12 against Green Bay. Philly then hits the road for games at Detroit and at Jacksonville before McNabb’s homecoming on Oct. 3. The Eagles play two of the next three on the road, at San Francisco on Sunday Night Football on Oct. 10 and at Tennessee Oct. 24, with a home game on Oct. 17 against Atlanta.

Following the bye week, AFC champion Indianapolis comes to town Nov. 7. The return engagement with McNabb and the Redskins is a Monday Night Football contest on Nov. 15, followed with a Sunday Night Football home game with the New York Giants on Nov. 21 and a trip to Chicago on Nov. 28.

December dawns with two prime-time games: against Houston at home on Thursday Night Football Dec. 2, and a Sunday Night Football showdown at NFC East champion Dallas on Dec. 12. The final road game of the season is Dec. 19 at the Giants. Philly closes the regular season with home games against Minnesota on Dec. 26 and with the Cowboys on Jan. 2.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 4:02 am by bud

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