Cowboys/Eagles Game

[MURP]

Eagles Notes | T.O.'s return hands Fox a huge ratings win

Terrell Owens' return to Lincoln Financial Field generated big TV ratings locally for the Fox network.

The Eagles' 38-24 win over Owens and the Dallas Cowboys was the all-time highest-rated regular-season game for Fox, which has been broadcasting NFL games since 1994.

Sunday's game had a 40.1 rating and a 64 share here, which meant it was seen in 1,179,000 households in the area and nearly two-thirds of the sets in use were tuned in.

Before that, the regular-season game with the highest rating for Fox in Philadelphia was the Eagles' 17-7 win over Arizona on Nov. 6, 1994, which drew a 38.4 rating.

Big markets such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco/Oakland and Boston have never had a regular-season rating as high as 40 on Fox.

[Wingspan]

Eagles Notes |

Before that, the regular-season game with the highest rating for Fox in Philadelphia was the Eagles' 17-7 win over Arizona on Nov. 6, 1994, which drew a 38.4 rating.

[BigEd76]that was the last win of the season for the birds. that cardinals team had a ton of ex eagles on it, with clyde simmons, seth joyner, terry hoage, jeff feagles, jim mcmahon, andre waters, buddy ryan coaching. [/BigEd76]

[PhillyPhreak54]

Thanks, BigEdwingspan76.

I was wondering why the heck that would have been the highest rated game.

[Eaglez]

I remember my druggie school bus driver during those days when I was still in elementary school say that the Cardinals were going to be the team to beat because they had all those ex-eagles players. Fargin' tool.

[Eagles 3x]

It's pretty clear that he's not going to be one. He can't turn for the ball without tripping over his own feet. I've yet to see him look back for a pass and not do a 360. Even with that, he's a much better #2 than Pinkston was.

In the GB game he had 2 drops on the right sideline were he looked over his right shoulder for the ball. Later he had one on the left sideline were he looked over his left shoulder for the ball. It seems like he has a tendacy to look over his outside shoulder to try to pick up the ball. If this is in fact true the coaching staff needs to spot that and fix it.

[General_Failure]

Well, the Eagles are well known for developing young WRs, so that shouldn't take any time at all.

[TexasEagle]

Well, the Eagles are well known for developing young WRs, so that shouldn't take any time at all.

Reggie Brown. MVP in 2026. You heard it here first.

[Eagles 3x]

Well, the Eagles are well known for developing young WRs, so that shouldn't take any time at all.

Reggie Brown. MVP in 2026. You heard it here first.

ok, I feel better now.

[shorebird]

Well, the Eagles are well known for developing young WRs, so that shouldn't take any time at all.

Yeah, good thing he looked over the right shoulder when he caught that TD. He's definatly dropped some balls, but so has everyone else on the team. I'd be willing to bet if you looked at MURPH'S site, the total for dropped balls over all is pretty high, and I'd say withing the top 5 of the league. If you watch the Jags, their receivers drop a lot also, but they also have a lot of TD's.

[General_Failure]

Drops will happen, but I've never seen anyone have such trouble turning for the ball like he does.

[shorebird]

Byron Lewftwich is ranked sixth in TD's.Check it out. McNabb leads everything except attps. and comps. Favre and Manning have those.

[shorebird]

 A 107.2 league leading passer rating.

[Drunkmasterflex]

i agree the shorter passes are a little hard, but big time players, especially if Reggie Brown wants to be one, make those catches.  ive come to accept LJ for what he is.

It's pretty clear that he's not going to be one. He can't turn for the ball without tripping over his own feet. I've yet to see him look back for a pass and not do a 360. Even with that, he's a much better #2 than Pinkston was.

I think it is way to early to assume Reggie will never be anything more than a #2 WR.  He has had the drops no doubt, but he is absolutely the best young receiver the Eagles have had in a long, long time. 

[Eaglez]

Forgetting someone?

[General_Failure]

Trying to.