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Eagles’ McNabb doing fine with out go-to guy (SFGate Sports: San Francisco 49ers)

Posted November 8, 2008 at 5:44 pm

Surely all NFL fans have heard of Donovan McNabb. Star quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Plays in Pro Bowls, playoffs games and shares TV time with him mom in commercials. Those guys he throws passes to every week? Don’t worry, most fans outside…
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Eagles roll past inept Seahawks 26-7 (SFGate Sports: San Francisco 49ers)

Posted November 2, 2008 at 6:25 pm

Backup tight ends. Tackle-eligibles. Doesn’t matter who Donovan McNabb is throwing to these days. He’s connecting with them all. McNabb rebounded from early problems to complete 28 of 43 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns, one to tackle Todd Herremans…
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Patrick Willis is a fan of Gina Carano…can you blame him? (Niners Nation: Front Page Posts)

Posted October 13, 2008 at 10:27 am


Things are certainly pretty rough this morning after yesterday’s debacle.  We’ve got a couple open threads to discuss the ineptness of our coaching staff and people are certainly taking advantage of them.  However, I wanted to mix things up a little with something a little more light-hearted. In spite of the ugliness of the season so far, we’ve got some great players …

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Eagles solve 4th quarter / McNabb’s leadership proves to be the difference at Candlestick (SFGate Sports: San Francisco 49ers)

Posted October 13, 2008 at 12:00 am

Donovan McNabb wouldn’t broach the “must-win” cliche that shadowed his Eagles heading into Sunday’s game against the sagging 49ers at Candlestick. He didn’t have to. McNabb, ever the experienced leader, organized a players’ only meeting Monday and called out…

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Philadelphia Eagles 40 - 49ers 26: Nolan Nuggets (Niners Nation: Front Page Posts)

Posted October 12, 2008 at 10:53 pm

After a hideous 4th quarter performance, I (and many of you as well) was quite curious to see what Mike Nolan and the players would have to say about the game.  Well, here you go.
HEAD COACH MIKE NOLANOn what happened in the 4th quarter: “Just became less effective, I guess. Naturally the defense had their problems as well so I wouldn’t put …

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Collapse Leaves Niners 2-4 After 40-26 Loss to Eagles (49ers Gab)

Posted October 12, 2008 at 7:51 pm

Putting up a stunning 23 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 in the final 5:14, the Philadelphia Eagles rebounded from last weeks loss to the Redskins and topped the San Francisco 49′ers 40-26 at Monster Park Sunday in San Fran. The Eagles were trailing 26-17 after Joe Nedney kicked a 29-yard field goal [...]

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Recap: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia (SacBee -- Wire NFL - San Francisco)

Posted October 12, 2008 at 6:41 pm

Donovan McNabb threw a pair of touchdown passes and David Akers kicked three fourth-quarter field goals, as the Philadelphia Eagles rallied for 23 points in the final period to beat the San Francisco 49ers, 40-26.

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Eagles D dominates Niners (49ers Headlines)

Posted October 12, 2008 at 5:19 pm

Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia defense wouldn”t allow a bizarre blocked field goal to ruin an otherwise dominant day.

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Recap: San Francisco vs. Philadelphia (SacBee -- Wire NFL - San Francisco)

Posted October 12, 2008 at 4:58 pm

Donovan McNabb threw a pair of touchdown passes and David Akers kicked three fourth-quarter field goals, as the Philadelphia Eagles rallied for 23 points in the final period to beat the San Francisco 49ers, 40-26.

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San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles Open Thread (Niners Nation: Front Page Posts)

Posted October 12, 2008 at 10:00 am

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Date: October 12, 2008Time: 1:15pm PSTLocation: Bill Walsh Field @ Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CARecords: 49ers (2-3) Eagles (2-3)Bodoglife.com Spread: 49ers +5; Over/Under 42.5; Money Line: 49ers …

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Gameday: Eagles @ 49ers (49ersnews.com)

Posted October 12, 2008 at 9:18 am

Eagles at 49ers. Both teams 2-3. Eagles have key injuries with Westbrook & Andrews out. 49ers will face lots of pressure from Jim Johnson’s defense.

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Plenty of NFL teams playing below expectations (SFGate Sports: San Francisco 49ers)

Posted October 11, 2008 at 6:24 pm

Donovan McNabb apologized this week for the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2-3 start, blaming himself more than his teammates. Maybe he should have blamed all the people who thought the Eagles would be a power this season. Like a number of teams, they aren’t as good…

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Eagles/49ers rosters (49ers Headlines)

Posted October 11, 2008 at 5:17 pm

EaglesNo. Player Pos.2 David Akers K4 Kevin Kolb QB5 Donovan McNabb QB6 Sav Rocca P10 DeSean Jackson WR14 A.J. Feeley QB20 Brian Dawkins FS21 Joselio Hanson CB22 Asante Samuel CB24 Sheldon Brown CB25 Lorenzo Booker RB26 Lito Sheppard CB27 Quintin Mikell S28 Correll Buckhalter RB29 Tony Hunt FB30 J.

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Key Fantasy Matchups for Sunday’s Eagles-49′ers Matchup (49ers Gab)

Posted October 10, 2008 at 10:34 pm

From: KFFL.com
Eagles QB Donovan McNabb vs. 49ers defense
McNabb held a team meeting the day after the Eagles’ most recent loss. Although he probably will be without running back Brian Westbrook (ribs, ankle) in Week 6, McNabb is publicly invested in turning the season around this week, before the Eagles’ bye. Teammates expect him to be [...]

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Westbrook ruled out for Sunday’s Eagles vs. 49ers game (Mining the Gold Rush)

Posted October 10, 2008 at 10:17 am

Eagles RB Brian Westbrook has been listed as unavailable for Sunday’s game against the 49ers. The star running back suffered broken ribs last week against the Redskins. He was limited to practice throughout the week and with a bye following this Sunday’s game, it makes a lot of sense to not play Westbrook for the [...]

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49ers-Eagles: Wednesday Injury Report (Niners Nation: Front Page Posts)

Posted October 8, 2008 at 5:15 pm

Practice is done for the day for both the 49ers and Eagles and we’ve got the list of DNPs and limited participation folks:
49ersDid not Participate in PracticeRB Frank Gore - Coach’s decisionLB Roderick Green - Stomach VirusCB Walt Harris - Coach’s decisionOT Jonas Jennings - ShoulderLB Manny Lawson - HamstringSS Michael Lewis - Elbow
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McNabb calls meeting to stop Eagles’ 2-game skid (SFGate Sports: San Francisco 49ers)

Posted October 8, 2008 at 1:23 pm

Donovan McNabb decided it was time to speak up. After a pair of disheartening losses dropped the Eagles to 2-3 and the bottom of the competitive NFC East, the veteran quarterback called a team meeting earlier this week. “I tried to let them know that it’s…

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San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles: A Primer (Niners Nation: Front Page Posts)

Posted October 7, 2008 at 3:56 pm

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One of the new perks I’ve come to enjoy is getting the media release for the upcoming game each week.  It includes a wild assortment of information and is basically …

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By the Numbers (SFGate Sports: San Francisco 49ers)

Posted September 11, 2008 at 9:22 pm

By the numbers 2: Touchdown passes needed by Eagles’ Donovan McNabb to break Ron Jaworski’s franchise mark. McNabb (1999-08) has 174. 3: Current NFL quarterbacks who had started more than 100 consecutive regular-season games after Week 1. Brett Favre (254),…

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