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Break doesn't slow down the Birds
Alexis Strizzlere staff writer
Who wants to play football?
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Who wants to watch? Well the Philadelphia Eagles do and there were plenty of Eagles fans both in the stands and watching the game broadcasted live from Seattle, Wa., to prove it. It was only 17 days before the day of the game, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001 that tragedy struck our great nation and halted the seasons of many professional athletes. Out of respect and love, this was the first time in two weeks the Eagles played a game since the tragedy. This break however did not stop the team from bringing enough heat to crush the Seahawks 27-3.
Gathering in the Husky Stadium to watch America's passion for football go on, the players from both teams only wanted to put a smile on the faces of Americans for just a few ho~, not to forget what has happened, but to relax. And who wouldn't enjoy this game? Mike Holmgren and Andy Reid, once coaching mates, meet on the field today to see who had the better team.
Within the first half of the game, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and wide receiver James Thrash managed to score two touchdowns, and kicker David Akers gave the team a field goal to put them right at 17-3 at the end of the second quarter. The Seahawks only 41-yard field goal was scored by kicker Rian Lindell while the Seahawks drove 56 plays on 13 plays throughout the first half. Eagles running back Duce Staley left the game in the first quarter due to a right shoulder sublexation; he gained 12 yards on three carries and had a reception for two yards before his injury.
The Seahawks were hoping the
Eagles would tire quickly and their young offense would fall apart. They did just the opposite; anything the Seahawks did today was just not enough to stop McNabb, Thrash and a dominating defense. With only minutes to spare in the forth quarter, McNabb gave a little extra push to score his own touchdown, winning the game 273. Thrash bad a total of 138 yards with eight career best catches. The Eagles rolled up an amazing 215 total yards and 10 first downs. McNabb completed 12 out of 17 passes for 165 yards and three touchdowns and the Eagles defense sacked rookie Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck seven times.
Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was happy they won and simply stated, "We came here to do what we had to do and we had a good time doing it."
