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Inside the Eagles: Eagles receivers love quarterback Nick Foles

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TAMPA, Fla. - If Nick Foles turns out to be as good as Sunday's last-second victory made him out to be, there won't anyone as joyous than the Eagles wide receivers.

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TAMPA, Fla. - Brent Celek sustained a concussion on the first play from scrimmage in Sunday's 23-21 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Celek was helped off the field after a one-yard catch and returned to the locker room for examination.

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Here is Paul Domowitch's report card from the Eagles' loss against the Cowboys.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Not much has gone right for the 2012 Philadelphia Eagles. Entering Sunday's action, the Eagles had lost eight straight, last winning a game on Sept. 30, the day before the final win of the 2012 season by the Philadelphia Phillies. Quarterback Michael Vi…

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TAMPA, Fla. - The Eagles won a football game on Sunday. Not that long ago, a mere win over an average football team wouldn't have been an occasion for wonderment, but, well, it had been a long two months, and the Eagles also did everything imaginable no…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As the Cowboys wait for nose tackle Jay Ratliff to return from a groin injury, a new report indicates that Ratliff and owner Jerry Jones recently engaged in a locker-room altercation. According to Mike Fisher of 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, Ratliff and Jone…

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from the double-bird field goal salute, Rex Ryan digesting a delicious meal and Lee Smith being eaten by Bills fans. We'll update the post as the later games conclude, so stay tuned. More »

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Eagles had gone eight games without winning entering Sunday’s date with the Buccaneers and they waited until just about all 60 minutes of game number nine had gone by before snapping that lengthy losing streak. Nick Foles hit Jason Avant for 22 yard…

Vaughn Johnson, philly.com

Cartoonist Rob Tornoe draws a weekly cartoon for the Philadelphia Inquirer's sports section as well as during each Eagles game. Here's a look at the Birds' game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Dec. 9. For all of Rob's Eagles cartoons, click here.Ema…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Was Tommy Brasher the missing piece all along? The first half with Brasher as the team’s defensive line coach has been a very good one for the Eagles. They shut out the Buccaneers on their way to a 10-0 lead at the break. They’ve sacked Josh Freeman t…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

There hasn’t been much to talk about other than Eagles injuries at this point in their game with the Buccaneers in Tampa. Tight end Brent Celek is finished for the day after suffering a concussion in the first quarter and cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha need…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Eagles play two games in the next five days.  On Sunday, they’re in Tampa.  On Thursday night, they’ll host the Bengals — possibly still on a losing streak so long that the Phillies have won more recently. For the home game against Cincinnati,…

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Get used to the name - Chip Kelly. Three syllables in all. Chip Kel-ly rolls off the tongue, just like An-dy Reid.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Despite the efforts of Eagles coach Andy Reid to promote his former offensive line coach Juan Castillo for the head coaching job at the University of Texas-El Paso, the current offensive line coach for the other NFL team in Pennsylvania has reportedly g…

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As if enough insult had not been ladled over the injury of this Eagles season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will add their own dollop on Sunday when they celebrate the 10th anniversary of their lone Super Bowl championship season.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 3-1 in 2011 before their season unraveled - sound familiar? - and they lost their last 10 games to finish 4-12 in a free fall that prompted a coaching change. The front office began a wide-ranging search that neared complet…