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Eagles lose their grip in 34-13 loss to Bengals

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The Eagles reached a new level of futility in the second half of Thursday's 34-13 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals when turnovers came so fast that they could barely execute a play without committing one.

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Here is Paul Domowitch's report card from the Eagles' loss to the Bengals.

Erik Malinowski, deadspin.com

Bengals 34, Eagles 13: Well, that was something. For those that actually watched every second of this abomination of a football game-and from that club I exclude myself-I challenge anyone to explain where the redeeming value was in staging such a cont

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A few thoughts on the Philadelphia Eagles' 10th loss of the 2012 season. What it means: Not a lot, except to those who expected the Tampa Bay victory to catapult Nick Foles to quarterback stardom. The Eagles' rookie quarterback lit up the league's 32nd-…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Heading into Thursday night, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton had two fumbles this season. In the second quarter on Thursday night, Dalton had two more. Those two fumbles, both in Bengals territory, led to two Eagles field goals, and Philadelphia came ba…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, running LeSean McCoy and tight end Brent Celek are all out against the Cincinnati Bengals as they recover from concussions.

CNNSI.com

The Eagles turned the ball over on four straight possessions, turning a three-point lead into a 21-point deficit. It ruined a strong defensive effort, giving the Bengals a 34-13 win.

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The Bengals still have playoff hopes. The Eagles want to build off their first win in more than two months. There's plenty to watch as these two meet for the first time since 2008.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

According to Alex Flanagan of the NFL Network, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has been cleared by an independent neurologist, passing his final concussion protocol test, but was already been ruled out for Thursday night's game and will not…

Les Bowen, philly.com

Nobody knows if three ghosts visited Howie Roseman Wednesday night, but Thursday morning, the Eagles' general manager called agent Peter Schaffer, looking for a way to fix the problems created when the Eagles placed Patterson on the nonfootball injury/i…

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Join our ESPN.com NFL experts for Thursday night football between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Bengals-Eagles

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Owner Jeffrey Lurie still has to actually drop the axe on the guy who has coached the team since 1999, but it’s been widely believed for some time that the Eagles are going to part ways with Andy Reid after this season. Reid’s name has already come up…

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Is Thursday night football the worst idea since toll roads? USA Today found a bunch of players - including including Eagles defensive end Trent Cole - who talked of troubles healing and getting prepared in time.

Andrew O'Brien, philly.com

Donovan McNabb fell out of favor in Philadelphia in large part because he could not lead the Eagles back from deficits on a consistent basis. That’s why fans have in part taken to Michael Vick, and now Nick Foles, because of their demonstrated ability -…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

After sacking Eagles quarterback Nick Foles on Sunday, Buccaneers defensive end Michael Bennett got up and did a hula dance. And in case that was too subtle, Bennett wants to make it perfectly clear: That was his way of hinting that people should vote t…

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Keys to Victory 1. Pressure on Dalton. Despite the departures of Jason Babin and Jim Washburn, the Eagles' defensive line showed only marginal improvement Sunday against Tampa Bay. Fletcher Cox and Cullen Jenkins recorded first-half sacks, but both coul…

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Trent Edwards was once Nick Foles. It was 2007, and Edwards - like Foles - was a rookie third-round draft pick, with the Buffalo Bills. After starting quarterback J.P. Losman was injured against the Patriots in the third game of the season, Edwards - li…

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A year ago, the Eagles hit their low point in a Thursday night game After losing to the Patriots on Sunday evening, they traveled west a few days later and were whacked by the Seahawks, 31-14, on Dec. 1.

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Mike Patterson's agent said that he planned to file a grievance through the NFL Players Association after the Eagles placed his client on the non-football illness list Wednesday.

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SO IF JEFFREY Lurie crafts a help-wanted ad based on some of the successful recent coaches, it might look a little like this:

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Before his 58-yard attempt banged off the left upright at the end of the first half of Sunday's game at Tampa, Alex Henery hadn't missed a field goal since Sept. 9. He made 22 in a row, an Eagles record - five more than the old record set by the man he …

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I am here to state unequivocally that Nick Foles' rookie performance so far is nothing like those of Bobby Hoying, A.J. Feeley or Kevin Kolb.