Philadelphia Eagles Escape from Alcatraz with Win over 49ers

October 11, 2010   ·   Mike Lacy   ·   Jump to comments

Much like the prisoners in old Alcatraz movies, the Eagles narrowly escaped from the Bay Area last night.  Matched against an 0-4 49ers team that made plenty of mistakes, the Eagles had to withstand a late, furious comeback attempt. 
After kicking a late field goal to give themselves a 10-point lead, the Eagles appeared to have the game well in hand in the fourth quarter. But much like the Lions game, their defense gave up some late points to make things much closer than it should have been.  With the 49ers driving for a potentially game-tying field goal, the Eagles finally intercepted the ball and emerged with a 27-24 victory.
The Eagles defense managed to look both dominating and inept in the same game.  On one drive they might stymie RB Frank Gore or force a turnover.  On the next drive, they’d let Vernon Davis or Michael Crabtree run free for big gains.  QB Alex Smith went from getting lustily booed by his home fans to almost leadi...

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