Eagles Feast on Cardinals 48-20
Philadelphia Eagles 48 Arizona Cardinals 20 - Westbrook Scores 4 TDs in Eagles' Victory
Four days after hosting the Super Bowl champion Giants, the Cardinals squared off against the Eagles in Philadelphia in a Thanksgiving night showdown.
The Eagles came flying out of the gate and scored 21 points straight to start the game, thanks in part to a pair of Kurt Warner interceptions and prevailed with a 48-20 win.
The Cardinals lost an opportunity to clinch the division crown and fell to 7-5 but remained firmly in first place in the NFC West. The Eagles moved to 6-5-1 and kept their playoff hopes alive.
The Eagles took the opening kickoff and moved 70 yards in 12 plays as Brian Westbrook scored the first of his 4 TDs (2 rushing/2 receiving) on a 5-yard pass from Donovan McNabb.
On the 5th play of the next drive Joselio Hanson intercepted a tipped Kurt Warner pass and returned it to the Cardinals 41. Five straight Westbrook runs got it into the end zone, including the final one from a yard out.
The next Cardinals drive ended when Quintin Mikell picked off Warner. While the ensuing possession didn't produce any points, the Eagles went up 21-0 midway thru the 2nd quarter on a 2-yard McNabb-Westbrook pass. The Cardinals scored late in the half on a 1-yard Warner TD pass to Larry Fitzgerald but a David Akers field goal in the closing seconds made it 24-7 at halftime.
Westbrook opened the 2nd half scoring with a 9-yard TD run. A muffed Eagles punt led to an Arizona TD -- a 6-yard pass from Warner to Steve Breaston - that made it 34-13 but the Eagles again answered with an Akers FG.
Early in the 4th, the Cardinals cut the Eagles lead to 14 with a 7-yard Warner-Fitzgerald connection and got the ball right back with 12:46 to play after an Eagles 3-and-out.
However, the comeback hopes were dealt a severe blow when Anquan Boldin fumbled after a reception and the Eagles took over at the Arizona 19. Five plays later, McNabb hit DeSean Jackson with a 5-yard scoring pass that made it 41-20 and an 8-yard McNabb TD pass to Jason Avant 5 minutes later provided the game's final points.
Philadelphia Eagles 48 Arizona Cardinals 20
November 27, 2008 -- Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
Team | Qtr. | Time | Scoring Play | Drive | Score |
Eagles | 1 | 7:56 | Westbrook 5-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) | 12-70, 7:04 | 0-7 |
Eagles | 1 | 3:27 | Westbrook 1-yard run (Akers kick) | 4-41, 1:36 | 0-14 |
Eagles | 2 | 8:24 | Westbrook 2-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) | 10-60, 5:49 | 0-21 |
Cardinals | 2 | 2:58 | Fitzgerald 1-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) | 11-81, 5:26 | 7-21 |
Eagles | 2 | 0:01 | Akers 42-yard FG | 12-43, 2:57 | 7-24 |
Eagles | 3 | 6:17 | Westbrook 9-yard run (Akers kick) | 11-68, 5:26 | 7-31 |
Cardinals | 3 | 3:21 | Breaston 6-yard pass from Warner (pass failed) | 4-35, 1:17 | 13-31 |
Eagles | 3 | 0:23 | Akers 41-yard FG | 6-54, 2:58 | 13-34 |
Cardinals | 4 | 14:15 | Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick) | 5-74, 1:08 | 20-34 |
Eagles | 4 | 10:27 | Jackson 5-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) | 5-19, 1:56 | 20-41 |
Eagles | 4 | 5:19 | Avant 8-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick) | 7-36, 3:52 | 20-48 |
STATISTICS | Cardinals | Eagles |
First Downs | 12 | 32 |
Rushes-Yards | 10-25 | 40-185 |
Net Passing Yards | 235 | 252 |
Total Net Yards | 260 | 437 |
Passing (A-C-I) | 39-21-3 | 39-27-0 |
Sacked by Opp. | 0-0 | 1-8 |
Punts-Average | 4-36.3 | 3-45.7 |
Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 1-1 |
Penalties | 0-0 | 3-50 |
Time of Possession | 30:37 | 29:23 |
Rushing
Cardinals: Arrington 2-10; Boldin 1-8; Hightower 7-7.
Eagles: Westbrook 22-110, 2 TD; Eckel 6-27; McNabb 4-24; Booker 4-21; Jackson 1-6; Kolb 3-(-3).
Passing
Cardinals: Warner 21-39, 235 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT.
Eagles: McNabb 27-39, 260 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT.
Receiving
Cardinals: Breaston 6-45, TD; Fitzgerald 5-65, 2 TD; Boldin 5-63; Hightower 3-34; Pope 1-25; Urban 1-3.
Eagles: Jackson 6-76, TD; Curtis 5-59; Baskett 5-42; Avant 4-25, TD; L. Smith 3-32; Westbrook 3-20, 2 TD; Celek 1-6.
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