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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Tough home slate spotlights Eagles’ schedule

By Bud L. Ellis

Don’t blame the Philadelphia Eagles for disputing the notion that there is no place like home.

The Eagles, in seeking to return to the playoffs this season, will face a difficult home schedule that features seven games against teams who finished at .500 or better in 2009.

The National Football League has released its list of home games and road games for every team in 2010. Dates and times will be finalized later this spring.

The Eagles just have to look at the list of home games to see it won’t be an easy slate of games. Coming to Philadelphia are four playoff qualifiers from a year ago: NFC East champion Dallas, AFC champion Indianapolis, NFC North champion and conference runner-up Minnesota, and NFC wild-card qualifier Green Bay.

The Eagles also play home games against Atlanta (9-7 last season), Houston (9-7) and the New York Giants (8-8). The only game at home against a sub-.500 team: a division matchup with Washington (4-12 last season).

On the road, the slate is easier. The trip to Dallas is the only road game against a playoff team. Also on the road schedule: trips to play the Giants, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Jacksonville and Tennessee.

Based on opponents’ winning percentage, Philadelphia’s schedule ranks ninth in the league.

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Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 5:02 pm by bud

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