Andy Reid's Chiefs Tromp On Eagles
Two games in a row a team from the AFC West flew to Philadelphia off a short week and controlled the Eagles in their home stadium. There was plenty of blame to pass around in this one.
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Two games in a row a team from the AFC West flew to Philadelphia off a short week and controlled the Eagles in their home stadium. There was plenty of blame to pass around in this one.
Andy Reid returned to Lincoln Financial Field last night, and brought the 2012 Eagles with him.
The loss wasted an amazing effort by LeSean McCoy, who rushed for a game-high 158 yards rushing on 20 carries, including a 41-yard fourth quarter touchdown that put the Eagles within a score of tying the Chiefs.
94WIP evening host Rob Ellis took over the stations Twitter account for the Thursday night football game between the Eagles and the Chiefs.
As for Donovan McNabb, the consensus seems to be that he deserves to have his number retired.
Andy Reid returned to a standing ovation Thursday night at the stadium where he led the Philadelphia Eagles to some of their greatest victories. Reid received a warm welcome from a sellout crowd at the Linc when he led the Kansas City Chiefs onto the field minutes before kickoff.
Chip Kelly has only been a head coach in the NFL for two games, but Donvovan McNabb has seen enough.
The Eagles placed corner back Brandon Hughes on the short-term injured reserve list with a hamstring injury. To fill his vacant roster spot the Eagles added Roc Carmichael. As for the rest of the team, players appear to be ready to go for the third game of the season against former Eagles head coach Andy Reid.
Former Eagles safety Brian Dawkins will MC Thursday night's Donovan McNabb ceremony.
Andy Reid cleared his throat, uttered some familiar phrases and downplayed his return to Philadelphia.
94WIP's Marc Farzetta says his relationship with fans is why Andy Reid is respected, but not loved.
Week 2 was a battle for most of us trying to survive.
On Thursday night, Andy Reid returns to Philadelphia as his Kansas City Chiefs take on the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Also, at halftime, the Eagles will retire Donovan McNabb's number five jersey.
Andy Reid comes back to town to face his old team and Chip Kelly acknowledges that Reid is familiar with the current roster. Franchise QB Donovan McNabb will see his jersey retired this tomorrow and Eagles fans everywhere will embrace the end of an era and look forward to the next.
All of the Eagles insist they will be all business on Thursday, but many of Reid's former players will take time to greet their former coach before or after the game.
