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PHILADELPHIA (6 - 8) at NEW ORLEANS (7 - 7)
Week 16 Sunday, 12/23/2007 1:00 PM

  1 2 3 4 Tot
Eagles (7-8) 21 3 7 7 38
Saints (7-8) 14 3 0 6 23

Donovan McNabb leads Philadelphia past the Saints 38-23

Postgame Recaps, Storylines, and News

Recap:
Philadelphia had better think twice before running Donovan McNabb our of town. Running, throwing, or throwing on the run, Donovan McNabb has still got it. McNabb passed for 263 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 38-23 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. McNabb no longer showed any effects of his rehabilitation from knee surgery over the summer or an ankle sprain in midseason.

In losing, the Saints would be eliminated from playoff contention if the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Washington Redskins later Sunday night...FULL STORY

Eagles 38 Saints 23
NTV, NE 
Curtis grabbed six passes for 78 yards and a touchdown, while Bryant Westbrook had 100 rushing yards for the 7-8 Eagles. Saints quarterback Drew Brees ...

Saints RB Stecker leaves game
Sports Network
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - New Orleans Saints running back Aaron Stecker left Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles in the second quarter ...
Saints lose RB Stecker National Post

McNabb, Eagles damage Saints' playoff hopes with win
Sports Network 
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Donovan McNabb threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New Orleans Saints 38-23 at ...

Philadelphia Eagles Keep New Orleans Saints
TransWorldNews
McNabb then ended any Saints hopes with a 7-yard toss to Kevin Curtis with 2:28 left in the game. With the win the Eagles improved to 7-8 on the year while ...

Pregame Previews, Storylines, and News

Preview: In the final two weeks of the regular season, the New Orleans Saints are facing the same road they faced last year to get to the Super Bowl. This time, they're just battling to get into the postseason. The Saints look for a third straight win when they host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in a rematch of an NFC divisional round game from last season...more

Around the Net:


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Saints still clinging to playoff hopes, but Eagles could change that
USA Today
The Saints (7-7) have won seven of their last 10 games, including their last two. Yet, even if they beat the Philadelphia Eagles at home this Sunday and win ...
Saints running back Bush misses practice, but not ruled out for Sunday The Canadian Press
SAINTS HOPE FOR SURPRISE SUCCESS Sportinglife.com
NFL Preview - Philadelphia (6-8) at New Orleans (7-7) Kansas City Star

National Ledger
Eagles still fly
Boston Herald, United States
The Eagles are 3-point underdogs Sunday in New Orleans against a Saints team making a late-season run at a playoff berth. If Philly plays with the same ...
Eagles miss playoffs again Philadelphia Inquirer

Eagles - McNabb looks to finish strong
Philadelphia Daily News, PA
Again, that situation is over, and we're moving on to the Saints and trying to help ourselves win the game and have a good Christmas. ...
Finishing strong is No. 1 goal Philadelphia Inquirer
McNabb maintains report was inaccurate The News Journal

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 Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
TD 13:15 Kevin Curtis 0 yd own fumble return (David Akers kick)
Plays: 3 | Yards: 73 | Time: 1:45
TD 11:07 Aaron Stecker 3 yd run (Martin Gramatica kick)
Plays: 4 | Yards: 66 | Time: 2:08
TD 8:52 Aaron Stecker 1 yd run (Martin Gramatica kick)
Plays: 5 | Yards: 33 | Time: 2:00
TD 5:47 Correll Buckhalter 20 yd run (David Akers kick)
Plays: 6 | Yards: 63 | Time: 3:05
TD 1:51 Reggie Brown 31 yd pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick)
Plays: 4 | Yards: 85 | Time: 2:13
2nd Quarter
FG 9:28 David Akers 24 yd FG
Plays: 11 | Yards: 59 | Time: 5:21
FG 0:00 Martin Gramatica 55 yd FG
Plays: 12 | Yards: 45 | Time: 2:00
3rd Quarter
TD 2:55 Greg Lewis 9 yd pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick)
Plays: 15 | Yards: 98 | Time: 7:01
4th Quarter
FG 13:03 Martin Gramatica 35 yd FG
Plays: 11 | Yards: 52 | Time: 4:52
FG 7:19 Martin Gramatica 46 yd FG
Plays: 8 | Yards: 36 | Time: 3:57
TD 2:28 Kevin Curtis 7 yd pass from Donovan McNabb (David Akers kick)
Plays: 9 | Yards: 56 | Time: 4:51
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 Statpack
  Eagles Saints
Time of Possession 31:48 28:12
First Downs 24 22
Rushing 10 5
Passing 12 15
Penalty 2 2
3rd-Down efficiency 8-13-62% 3-12-25%
4th-Down efficiency 0-1-0% 1-2-50%
Red-Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-4-50%
Goal-To-Go Efficiency 2-2-100% 2-3-67%
Total net yards 435 346
Total plays 66 64
Average gain 6.6 5.4
Net yards rushing 184 65
Rushes 28 18
Average yards per rush 6.6 3.6
Rushing TDs 1 2
Net yards passing 251 281
Completed-attempted 24-35 30-45
Average yards per pass 6.6 6.1
Passing TDs 3 0
Sacked-yards lost 3-12 1-8
Had intercepted 0 1
Return Yardage 153 178
Punts-returns 3-1 1-8
Punt-Return TDs 0 0
Kickoffs-returns 5-139 7-170
Kickoff-return TDs 0 0
Interceptions-returns 1-13 0-0
Interception-Return TDs 0 0
Field Goals Made 1-1-100% 3-3-100%
Extra Points Made 5-5-100% 2-2-100%
Two-Point Conversions Made 0-0-0% 0-0-0%
Penalties-yards 4-29 6-64
Fumbles-lost 3-1 0-0
Own-Recovered-yards 2-0 0-0
Own-Recovered-TDs 1 0
Opp-Recovered-Yards 0-0 1-0
Opp-Recovered-TDs 0 0
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