Philadelphia Eagles Season (Incredibly) Not Over

Tampa Bay looks like it is going places, maybe later than sooner, but still, has the arrow pointed in an upward direction, with a quarterback of the future in Jameis Winston and a pair of rookie offensive linemen in Ali Marpet and Donovan Smith.

The bag-on-head protest has been a staple at National Football League games for years, and made an appearance in Philly during a disappointing season under former Eagles head coach Andy Reid three years ago. If not for a few costly penalties, the O-line would get an A along with the rest of the offense.

If Kelly is as confident as he is in Davis, the the meteoric fall of the rushing defense in the league rankings over the past three weeks from third in the NFL to 25th illustrates at least one reason for that faith to be shaken, perhaps it is the game-day process of deciding who is on the field when that needs to be changed. Doug Martin’s 235 rushing yards were the third most ever against the Eagles.

-RB Darren Sproles moved up the NFL’s all-time list in all-purpose yards, as he passed one player and tied another.

The Bucs amassed 521 yards of offense against Philadelphia, and Winston threw TD passes to five different receivers.

Winston and the Buccaneers were outstanding on third downs, converting 9 of 12 while building a 35-14 lead.

As it stands, they’re 4-6 and one game behind the NY Giants.

Next up for the Bucs (5-5) is the Luck-less Colts (5-5), who have had much more success with Matt Hassleback under center.

The Eagles actually got on the board first Sunday with the help of a wacky play.

Fans and teammates were disappointed when the first-year Eagles running back slid to the ground short of a first down on a third-and-1 play instead of absorbing a hit. It’s pretty clear that they’re not going anywhere until they have a franchise quarterback, and it’s equally clear that the only way they’re getting one is through the draft. Washburn then went to Detroit and installed the same scheme.

Merrill Reese stated multiple times during yesterday’s game that Jameis Winston had “all day” to throw. On Sunday, before Mark Sanchez made his first start at quarterback for the Eagles in 2015, the mockery of Bradford was evident even at the Philadelphia Marathon. The other was Robert Griffin III in 2012.

Martin had 177 yards in the first half, including runs of 84 and 58 yards. We’re even at 7-7 with two minutes to go in the 1st. Both were in the first half. Tampa was 10 for 16 on third down and 1 for 1 on fourth down. The Eagles were 7 for 15. But a unusual thing happened in Week 11, as all but two of those teams – Green Bay, which now holds a division lead, and Seattle – lost, vaulting Tampa Bay up in the standings. He connected for touchdowns with wide receivers Mike Evans, Vincent Jackson and Russell Shepard, tight end Cameron Brate and running back Charles Sims.

Walter Thurmond forced a fumble in his second straight game. Who we believe we are as individuals and as a team is yet to be defined until the season’s over. He and his team picked the Eagles, a 4-6 team, apart. Eagles TE Zach Ertz suffered a concussion….

Jason Peters (back) was active and started at left tackle after missing the last two games. It also matched the most given up by the Eagles.

In the last three games, the Eagles have given up 10 touchdown passes and have just one interception.