Eagles Vs. Redskins: Philly Wins In Washington, Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive

Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis continued what has been a bit of a breakout season for him in 2011. Davis led the Redskins in receiving in their 20-13 loss to the Eagles as he hauled in 95 yards on six receptions. Davis had emerged past Chris Cooley this season and received a further boost thanks to Cooley's broken finger this week. Davis has had a couple down weeks, but has shown enough to warrant a continued starting role if you don't have one of the big name tight ends.

As the Redskins look ahead to week seven, Davis could find himself in line for another huge day as Washington travels to Carolina to take on the Panthers. While the Panthers have been highly entertaining in 2011, they also have struggled in several facets of defense. I would expect Davis to continue as the team's leading receiver and put together another solid game.

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick left Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins in the third quarter, but returned a few plays later. There was some concern he had taken a bit of a shot to the head, but Vick stated after the game that he left because of dirt in his eye. At first glance, Vick did seem a bit shaken up, but having dirt in the eye could elicit a similar reaction. Vick wears a protective shield but the dirt must have slipped in underneath.

Vick did not put together a dominant performance against the Redskins, but he was a solid fantasy play in leading the Eagles to victory. Vick finished the game with 237 passing yards, a touchdown, an interception, and 54 rushing yards. As a scrambling quarterback, Vick's fantasy performance gets a nice boost from the rushes.

When Vick left the game, Vince Young came on in relief and was 0 for 1 with an interception and one rush for two yards. I'd imagine that can't lead to a quality QBR rating! Vick returned and finished out the game and now head into a week seven bye on a bit of an upswing after the big divisional victory.

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It was a tough day to be a receiver for the Washington Redskins. Santana Moss finished this week's game against the Philadelphia Eagles with just two catches for 28 yards. Washington's passing game was mostly notable for Rex Grossman throwing four interceptions, a move that got him benched in favor of John Beck. 

Moss was averaging 62 receiving yards a game with 246 receiving yards on the season and two touchdowns through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Moss' receiving yards per game is down nearly 5 yards per game.

Moss was ranked by Yahoo! as the 23rd ranked wide receiver heading into Week 6 taking on the Philadelphia Eagles who rank 7th against the pass.

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Fred Davis had a solid outing against the Eagles today, but it was hardly enough to help his team over come four Rex Grossman interceptions. Davis finished the game with six catches for 95 yards. It was Davis' biggest game of the season since he topped 100 yards in week one. 

Davis was averaging 62 receiving yards a game with 248 receiving yards on the season and one touchdown through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Davis' receiving yards per game is down nearly 50 yards per game.

Davis was ranked by Yahoo! as the 12th ranked wide receiver heading into Week 6 taking on the Philadelphia Eagles who rank 7th against the pass.

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Jeremy Maclin led the Philadelphia Eagles in receiving today in their win over the Washington Redskins. Maclin had five catches for 101 yards, including a 59-yard catch. He did not have a touchdown in this game. This was just Maclin's second game in which he topped 100 yards receiving. 

Maclin was averaging 77 receiving yards a game with 388 receiving yards on the season and three touchdowns through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Maclin's receiving yards per game is up nearly 17 yards per game.

Maclin was ranked by Yahoo! as the 13th ranked wide receiver heading into Week 6 taking on the Washington Redskins who rank 8th against the pass.

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Eagles quarterback Michael Vick found DeSean Jackson just three times today against Washington. Jackson had three catches for 46 yards and no touchdowns. His longest catch was a 23-yard grab. Philadelphia got most of their offensive production from running back LeSean McCoy, and Jeremy Maclin was Vick's top receiver for the day. 

Jackson was averaging 82 receiving yards a game with 410 receiving yards on the season and two touchdowns through his first five games of the 2011 NFL season. Jackson's receiving yards per game is up nearly 17 yards per game.

Jackson was ranked by Yahoo! as the 12th ranked wide receiver heading into Week 6 taking on the Washington Redskins who rank 8th against the pass.

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Rex Grossman threw his fourth interception of the game, this one picked off by Eagles defensive end Kenyon Coleman. Four interceptions will mark the end of the day for Grossman, and the beginning of the John Beck era in Washington. Here’s a video of Grossman’s pick.

Beck replaced Grossman to start the fourth quarter. Grossman finished his day with 143 yards on nine completions in 22 attempts to go with his four picks.

Many wondered if the Redskins wold start Beck to begin their season after Beck performed well in preseason play. Head coach Mike Shanahan opted to go with the veteran, and it looked like the right move after two wins to start the season, including an opening week defeat of the New York Giants. Prior to their week five bye, Grossman threw two picks against the lowly St. Louis Rams, which almost allowed them to come back in that game if not for their own incompetence.

Rex Grossman threw two first half interceptions against the Philadelphia Eagles today. Through the first drive of the third quarter, Grossman was seven for 16 with 109 yards, which included a 45-yard pass to Jabar Gaffney on the opening possession of the second half. 

Grossman was averaging 247 passing yards a game with 989 passing yards on the season and six touchdowns with five interceptions through the first five games of the 2011 NFL season, having the worst game of his season in Week 4 prior to the bye.

Grossman was ranked by Yahoo! as the nineteenth quarterback heading into Week 6 with the taking on the Philadelphia Eagles who rank 7th against the pass.

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Michael Vick has helped the Philadelphia Eagles get a rare lead through the first half. Against Washington, Vick has passed for 141 yards and a touchdown, completing 12 of 20 passes so far. Vick has rushed twice for 25 yards through two quarters against Washington. 

For the season, Vick has thrown for 1,336 yards and eight touchdowns. But it's his inconsistency, and his seven interceptions, that have left many wondering which Vick will show up any given week. And though he's picked up 318 yards on the ground, he'd yet to score a rushing touchdown heading into Sunday's matchup with the Redskins.

When healthy, Vick can be as dynamic as they come against any defense, using his mobility and arm strength to create matchup problems. Vick came into the week ranked as the fifth-best quarterback fantasy play by Yahoo!.

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Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley has injured his hand against the Philadelphia Eagles. It is unclear how serious the injury is.

Cooley has struggled so far this year after enjoying a career year in 2010. He has just six catches and 66 yards in four games this season. Video of the play in which Cooley was injured is embedded below -- it didn't look serious, so it's possible he may be able to return. Cooley has been dinged up quite often this year -- earlier this week, he had his surgically-repaired knee drained, although he downplayed the procedure to reporters.

Update: Cooley suffered a broken left index finger, according to Grant Paulsen on Twitter.

Chris Cooley is officially listed as questionable this week, but the tight end left no doubt that he'd play on Sunday. In fact, he was annoyed that Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan revealed to the media that his surgically-repaired left knee was drained earlier in the week, because he's tired of answering questions about his status.

As he told the Washington Times,  "everyone thinks it's drained, that's a huge deal," he said. "No, that's not a big deal. Guys get things drained all the time."

He later added, "It's not changing the way I play. It's not all of a sudden worse because [it was drained]. I'm fine. It's something that I'm managing and it's something that I deal with every day. I'm able to practice every day. I'm a firm believer in practice making you better, so I get myself ready to practice and play every day."

Even if he's playing, Cooley is not the fantasy option he used to be, ceding much of his pass-catching responsibilities to Fred Davis while spending more time blocking, and even filling in at fullback.  

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