Last night was one for the books in terms of Monday Night Football performances. After a pre-game scuffle where two Washington Redskins defensive backs taunted Eagles receive DeSean Jackson, the Eagles decided to set the tone...on the very first play from scrimmage! Michael Vick drops back and fires a laser to Jackson who beats LaRon Landry for the TD. A perfectly-timed call by Andy Reid and the Eagles offense to go after Landry, who was one of the players instigating Jackson in the warm-ups, on the very first play.
It no doubt set the tone and fired up the Birds, in particular the record-setting performance of Vick, who was flat-out unstoppable, with six (!) total TDs and over 400 yards of total offense. A dominant performance by the entire team against a division rival, this merely hours after Donovan McNabb signed a 5 yr, $78 mil contract extension. It was almost too good to be true, and even when the Redskins scored a TD here and there, they were never really in the game. Let's just hope that the Eagles can stay healthy and focused, as they have a short week leading up to yet another crucial NFC East clash, this time against the New York football Giants.
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