Emmons' hamstring is acting up again
Just a few flips of the calendar ago, Carlos Emmons was overjoyed that the bye week had allowed his strained left hamstring to heal. Emmons was the dominant defensive player of the Eagles' Oct. 20 victory over Tampa Bay.
( By LES BOWEN, bowenl@phillynews.com, 10/30/2002 06:34 AM EST)

Eagles Notes | Giants' Collins: Dawkins crossed line
Brian Dawkins' hit on Giants wide receiver Ike Hilliard was still reverberating yesterday. The Giants announced that Hilliard would be out for the season with a dislocated right shoulder. Meanwhile, in New York, there was an outcry about the hit. Dawkins was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct for lowering his head and drilling Hilliard after the receiver failed to catch a Kerry Collins pass.
( By Phil Sheridan, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/30/2002 03:01 AM EST)

NFL | Seattle signs QB George as backup
The Seattle Seahawks, needing help at quarterback after Trent Dilfer's season-ending torn Achilles' tendon, signed veteran Jeff George yesterday.
( From Inquirer Wire Services, 10/30/2002 03:01 AM EST)

McNabb haunts Giants in 17-3 victory
Sometime early this morning, after the long bus ride home, the New York Giants' defenders caught a couple of hours of fitful sleep. They all dreamed the same nightmare. They were running after Donovan McNabb, but he kept getting farther away.
( By Phil Sheridan, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER, 10/29/2002 01:22 AM EST)

Bill Lyon | Birds send Vet off Monday stage in style
On a moonless night, with All Hallows' Eve nigh, for the 31st, and last, time, Veterans Stadium was bathed in the bright lights and blood lust of Monday Night Football. She went out on style.
( By Bill Lyon, INQUIRER SPORTS COLUMNIST, 10/29/2002 01:34 AM EST)

Runyon gets best of rumble with Strahan
Since this was the last Monday Night Football game in Veterans Stadium, no one should have been surprised that two of its principals were tuned up and looking to rumble by the time they hit the parking lot last evening.
( By Frank Fitzpatrick, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER, 10/29/2002 01:47 AM EST)

Eagles Journal | Goulish game had its scares
( By Bob Ford, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/29/2002 01:12 AM EST)

Eagles Notes | Mitchell reaches milestone
It took only a couple of seconds last night for Brian Mitchell to hit a milestone that actually was a career in the making.<
( By Phil Sheridan, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER, 10/29/2002 12:54 AM EST)

Shockey revises appraisal after loss
Last night, in the gloom of the Giants locker room, Jeremy Shockey wasn't nearly as talkative. And nowhere near as brash.
( By Todd Zolecki, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER, 10/29/2002 01:57 AM EST)

What a rush: Eagles win, 17-3
Sometime early this morning, after the long bus ride home, the New York Giants defenders caught a couple of hours of fitful sleep. They all were haunted by the same nightmare. They were running after Donovan McNabb, but he kept getting farther away. They reached out to grab fistfuls of his jersey, only to find their hands empty.
( By Phil Sheridan, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/29/2002 03:01 AM EST)

McNabb's incredible feet
THE WHOLE GAME, Donovan McNabb kept looking for open receivers and finding open real estate instead. It isn't the way the West Coast offense is supposed to work, especially not in McNabb's fourth year - the Eagles' quarterback takes a lot of pride in being able to beat teams more with his arm than his feet. But when defenders have their hands around your ankles and the team needs a big play, you do what you have to do.
( By LES BOWEN, bowenl@phillynews.com, 10/29/2002 05:30 AM EST)

Bill Lyon | Simplicity gives Giants a blue Monday
On a moonless night, with All Hallows' Eve nigh, for the 31st - and last - time, Veterans Stadium was bathed in the bright lights and blood lust of Monday Night Football.
( By Bill Lyon, Inquirer Columnist, 10/29/2002 03:01 AM EST)

Rich Hofmann | Winning moment delivered by you know who
SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR. Same game, only different. Because last year, the Eagles and Giants met on a Monday night in October and the Giants proceeded to kick the Eagles all over Giants Stadium in the first half. But the Giants led by only 9-0 at the intermission.
( By Rich Hofmann, hofmanr@phillynews.com, 10/29/2002 05:30 AM EST)

Paul Domowitch | Ground game glorious again
FOR THE second straight week, the Eagles' offense proved it's not a one-trick pony. For the second straight week, it proved that it can move the ball on the ground when it needs to as well as through the air.
( 10/29/2002 05:30 AM EST)

John Smallwood | Birds have fate in their hands
TO SAY THE least, the 18th and final "Monday Night Football" game at Veterans Stadium left a few things to be desired. It wasn't pretty. It wasn't
( By John Smallwood, smallwj@phillynews.com, 10/29/2002 05:30 AM EST)

McNabb shines in lusterless matchup
The last Monday night game at Veterans Stadium turned into a strange sort of macho matchup starring Donovan McNabb, who helped the Eagles run the Giants into frustration, desperation and exhaustion on the way to a 17-3 victory.
( 10/29/2002 03:01 AM EST)

Birds let noisy Giant play his way, and he pays for it
The last thing on Jeremy Shockey's mind last night was an apology. Instead, he talked. And talked. And when Shockey didn't talk, he clapped his hands and pumped his fists and drew attention to himself. To the delight of Eagles fans, he also drew a 15-yard penalty for taunting, a holding penalty and a pass-interference penalty in the Giants' 17-3 loss at Veterans Stadium.
( By Todd Zolecki, Inquirer Staff Writer, 10/29/2002 03:01 AM EST)

Newcomer Adams helps improve special teams
Crunch Time is a compilation of hits and misses from last night's game. There had been some uncertainty over whether he knew enough of the Eagles' formations to play this quickly, but Keith Adams was out there for the opening kickoff, blocking between Ike Reese and Barry Gardner.
( 10/29/2002 05:30 AM EST)