Sunday 11 October 2009

Eagles time

After their bye week the Philadelphia Eagles host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Eagles have struggled against the Bucs recently, losing their last three matches, however these aren't the pirates of old. The signature in those games was Donovan Mcnabb being intercepted by Rhonde Barber who then took it for a touchdown. Tampa have abandoned their "Tampa 2", and Barber has been struggling in the new man coverage formations. This time Mcnabb will look to throw at Barber, as it is pretty likely that DeSean Jackson will have beaten him.
Tampa's offence started well but after a struggle against the Giants Byron Leftwich was benched and virtual running back Josh Johnson is now the quarterback. If he has to throw more than 20 passes the Eagles will steamroller the Bucs, which is the likely result.
Ali's score: Bucs 10-49 Eagles
Player to watch: Brian Westbrook-he returns from injury this week and will burn Tampa both running the ball and with pass receptions. 4 all-purpose touchdowns is a possibility.

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