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Philadelphia Sports News and Rumors

Nnamdi Asomugha benched in final quarter

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Nnamdi Asomugha was benched in the fourth quarter of the Eagles' 42-7 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday, ending his disappointing season.

Matt Mullin, philly.com

A look back at Andy Reid's 14-year career as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Andy Reid walked off the field for the last time as an Eagles coach, and just as he entered through the tunnel Howard Mudd waddled up behind him and locked his arm into his.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Michael Vick watched the final drive of what might be his final game in an Eagles uniform from the sideline, where he was supposed to be anyway before Nick Foles broke his hand.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Andy Reid, the second-longest tenured coach in Philadelphia professional sports history, will officially end his 14-year run with the Eagles on Monday.

Sam Borden, nytimes.com

With their season officially over, the Giants must begin their assessment of what went wrong, and who should be replaced.

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Here is Paul Domowitch's report card from the Eagles' season-ending loss to the Giants.

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We'll be putting all our GIFs for the day here, from every last person in the league—coaches, players, mascots—breaking out that one dance move they've been saving up all year, to a referee in New Orleans thinking he could pick his nose because no one…

Marianne McKeever, philly.com

The Eagles lost to the Giants 42-7 in their last game of the season on Sunday, December 30, 2012.

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

To give you an idea of just how bad the Eagles' pass defense is, consider that New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning had missed on any touchdown passes at all in three of his last five games. Consider also that Manning, now a nine-year veteran, had ne…

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 New York Giants on Dec. 30. For all of Rob's Eagles cartoons, click here.Email R…

Brian McCardle, philly.com

'Tis the season when total strangers come up to you in shopping malls and ask you what exactly is going on with the Eagles - and they don't tend to take a shrug for an answer.

ESPN.com

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants vowed to show pride and they did just that, finally snapping out of their funk and crushing the lifeless Eagles 42-7 in their regular season finale. What it means: The Giants took care of their own business b…

Brian McCardle, philly.com

It might have been the most shocking quarterback development of the NFL draft, which was saying something on this day.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

If this is the end of the Andy Reid era in Philly, it isn’t ending with a stirring performance by the Eagles. They trail the Giants 35-7 at halftime in the Meadowlands, a score that means the Giants are doing everything they need to do to keep their pla…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The Giants have jumped out to an early lead over the Eagles, but if the fans at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey are watching the out of town scores, they have to be getting discouraged. The Giants cannot make the playoffs unless the Bears lose, and the Be…

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Carrying signs to express their gratitude and their choice of love over violence in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, approximately 400 residents of Newtown, Conn., attended the New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles game Sunday.

Brian McCardle, philly.com

Every Eagles quarterback gets booed sooner or later. Donovan McNabb surely set the record yesterday.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Giants can’t lose on Sunday if they want to make the playoffs and their chances of winning are off to a good start. Eli Manning hit Rueben Randle with a three-yard touchdown pass a few plays after the first Eagles possession of the game ended with a…

Chris Mortensen, ESPN.com

As NFL owners and executives revisit the success of college coaches at the pro level, Penn State's Bill O'Brien may be on more short lists than Oregon's Chip Kelly and that would include the Browns and Eagles, according to league sources.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

In June, when former Eagles president Joe Banner appeared on PFT Live to discuss his plans for the future, he said he intends to land with a team that requires a turnaround. There’s no way to turnaround the Browns without turning the page on the current…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

The New York Giants have already gone above and beyond to let the town of Newtown, Conn., know that so many are thinking of them in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, and the team will take another step before its regular-season finale agai…

ESPN.com

As the New York Giants prepare to host the Philadelphia Eagles at 1 p.m. ET today at MetLife Stadium, here's one reason for Eagles fans to feel good about the game and one reason for Giants fans to do the same. Eagles feeling good: They have beaten the …

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He was introduced to us 14 years ago as The Man With a Plan, and sure enough there it was, The Plan, a binder the size of the Manhattan phone book, an impressive repository of detail and minutiae down to the last bit of, well, what does The Plan say is …

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A euphoric Eagles locker room buzzed in the minutes before midnight on Sept. 30. The Eagles had just won their third game in four weeks, this time after the Giants missed consecutive field goals in a victory that gave the Eagles the lead in the NFC East…