Eagles Feast on Cardinals 48-20

Brian Westbrook Philadelphia Eagles

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 Cardinals076720
Philadelphia Eagles1410101448

 

TeamQtr.TimeScoring PlayDriveScore
Eagles17:56Westbrook 5-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick)12-70, 7:040-7
Eagles13:27Westbrook 1-yard run (Akers kick)4-41, 1:360-14
Eagles28:24Westbrook 2-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick)10-60, 5:490-21
Cardinals22:58Fitzgerald 1-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick)11-81, 5:267-21
Eagles20:01Akers 42-yard FG12-43, 2:577-24
Eagles36:17Westbrook 9-yard run (Akers kick)11-68, 5:267-31
Cardinals33:21Breaston 6-yard pass from Warner (pass failed)4-35, 1:1713-31
Eagles30:23Akers 41-yard FG6-54, 2:5813-34
Cardinals414:15Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Warner (Rackers kick)5-74, 1:0820-34
Eagles410:27Jackson 5-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick)5-19, 1:5620-41
Eagles45:19Avant 8-yard pass from McNabb (Akers kick)7-36, 3:5220-48

 

STATISTICSCardinalsEagles
First Downs1232
Rushes-Yards10-2540-185
Net Passing Yards235252
Total Net Yards260437
Passing (A-C-I)39-21-339-27-0
Sacked by Opp.0-01-8
Punts-Average4-36.33-45.7
Fumbles-Lost3-11-1
Penalties0-03-50
Time of Possession30:3729:23

 

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.

NFL Thanksgiving - Eagles Feast on Cardinals 48-20