Wow. PHI 34, DAL 7.

I became more and more confident over the weekend, but I didn’t expect total domination.

The offense was terrific, but let’s talk about the defense right now.

In the last 10 quarters the defense has put up these numbers:

Points – 30 (12.5 per game)

Total Yards – 707 (283 per game)

Rushing – 42-200 … 2 TD runs (John Beck, Brad Smith)

3rd downs – 5 for 27

Red Zone – 2 for 6

The defense is absolutely headed in the right direction. Shutting down Rex Grossman/John Beck was nice, but dominating the Dallas offense and all their weapons is a whole other accomplishment.

The DL got regular pressure on Romo tonight. He was sacked 4 times and pressured plenty of other times. The back seven had a strong night in coverage. There was one big mistake that led to Dallas 70 yard TD pass. Kurt Coleman got over-aggressive and we paid the price. Luckily, that mistake didn’t hurt us.

Now about that offense…

Shady McCoy was brilliant. He was 30-185-2 on the ground and also caught 2 passes for 15 yards. How many people saw him with 30 plus touches or 200 total yards? Dallas had the #1 run defense coming in, but they hadn’t faced our rushing attack. We’re unconventional and they had no answer for Shady. Vick also ran for 50 yards. We finished with 239 yards on the ground.

The OL had a fantastic night. They created some sizable holes for McCoy to run through. The WRs blocked also well. And the TEs…they had a terrific night as blockers and receivers.

I have to give Andy/Marty a ton of credit for the gameplan. They were a step ahead of Dallas at every turn. When Dallas did have something work, the Eagles had a good counter-measure ready for them. The Cowboys gameplan was to take away our WRs. That was fine with us. We attacked the middle of the field with great success.

Rob Ryan loves to confuse offenses with his multiple looks and pre-snap movement. The Eagles knew this and did some shifting of their own. There were several plays where a slot receiver was uncovered or covered by an OLB. Vick saw this and got the ball to that receiver a few times. The Boys were the ones who looked confused.

Great game by Mike Vick. This might be his best game as an Eagle. The numbers weren’t as flashy as other games, but his decision-making was outstanding. He made good adjustments at the line. He made good pre-snap reads. He didn’t take unnecessary hits. He found the open receiver and got him the ball all night long. Vick was 21-28-279 with 2 TDs and no picks.

For the second week in a row the Eagles were in a critical situation and the team responded with a strong showing and a W. We’re only 3-4 so there is still a ton of work to be done, but this team is showing just how good they can be when they eliminate mistakes and play efficient football.

Eagles climb to 3-4. Dallas falls to 3-4. Life is good.