Wrong venue and old photo. Just use your imagination.
Eagles' nightmare slump continues
Mcstl25 (Rams) 27 Dave (Eagles) 17
All-Madden, 6 mins
Game recap:
Eagles decided to bring out a smash-mouth offence for the first time this season.
For the Birds to run 25 times and pass 12 is just strange and the results were disastrous. Three Fight For the Fumbles lost, two interceptions.
For some reason the game didn't record the third fumble.
Anyway this was ugly beyond belief.
An 86-yard KR TD for Rams' Tye Hill on the last play of the first half was tough for the Eagles' morale. They just tied the game only to have that happen. Of course the Rams got called for a holding penalty on their next kick return at the beginning of the 2nd half. LOL.
Scouting report on Mcstl:
A) A rarity in these parts - he uses a lot of 3WR sets and runs out of them.
B) Hella diversified on offence, which obviously is highlighted by Stephen Jackson
C) Outstanding playaction caller. Does it at the right times and is never cheesy about it.
D) Terrific defensively, a true manual player who knew how to handle his MLB and defensive backs.
E) Plays more zone than man, but given my history on MM he knows that can frustrate me at times.
F) Doesn't blitz a ton
If Mcstl used a better team, his record would probably put him in the top 10 of the power rankings. He's that good, but crippled by a nightmarish team. Players like mcstl are a credit to the community - a very diversified playcaller.
First game on "slow" speed online:
Hate it. It just feels wrong. It might be a matter of just getting used to it. Why EA forces decisions on us like this baffles me. We're unranked players - let us play how we want.
Fight for the Fumble:
Way too much of a factor in this game. I'm sorry, but this should have been an option in unranked online games. This one feature may make me quit Madden online this year, because I'm always behind the eight-ball before a game even begins.
Player stats:
McNabb 7-12 81 0-2
Bulger 7-15 134 0-2
Boller 1-2 8 0-0
Westbrook 12-48 3 fumbles
McCoy 5-31
McNabb 3-27
Weaver 4-9
Jackson 1-8
Jackson 13-67
Karney 1-3
Westbrook 3-27
Maclin 2-33
Jackson 1-19
Brown 1-2
McMichael 2-38
Avery 2-31
Jackson 1-39
Burton 1-19
Robinson 1-8
Curry 1-7
A. Samuel 2 INTs - best game he's had this season
O.J. Atogwe 54-yd INT TD
Team stats:
Total offence: Eagles 189 Rams 187
Rush: Eagles 123 Rams 70
Pass: Rams 117 Eagles 66
1st downs: Eagles 9 Rams 9
Total yards: Eagles 409 Rams 350
Turnovers: Eagles 5 Rams 2
TOP: Eagles 12:16 Rams 11:44
Eagles offensive stats after 8 games
PASSING:
McNabb
105-163 1621 8-18 64.4%
RUSHING:
Westbrook 65-199 3.1 yds
McCoy 15-106 7.1 yds
McNabb 11-89 8.1 yds
Weaver 5-19 3.8 yds
Jackson 2-8 4.0 yds
RECEIVING:
Maclin 30-471 15.7
Westbrook 25-353 14.1
Curtis 12-372 31.0
Jackson 11-176 16.0
Brown 9-106 11.8
Celek 8-59 7.4
Weaver 2-32 16.0
Avant 2-22 11.0
McCoy 1-2 2.0