Monday, October 8, 2012
The Philadelphia Eagles fall on a last-second field goal to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16-14.
It's tough to lose games like this. The mighty Pittsburgh Steelers never lose at Heinz Field and the Philadelphia Eagles almost pulled one out, scoring a last fourth-quarter drive. But it wasn't enough as the Steelers marched down the field and kicked a field goal to win 16-14. "Listen, they got us," Coach Andy Reid said to wrap up his press conference. The Birds had this game in the beginning, but Quarterback Michael Vick fumbled the ball away as he tried to reach the goal line on a run. (Vick would later cough up another fumble -- his league-leading tally continues.) The game went back and forth with punts and penalties and the Steelers took a 10-0 lead at halftime. Big Ben Roethlisberger worked his magic as he usually does. Big Ben isn'…
Friday, October 5, 2012
See which teams will win in week 5, according to Patch editor predictions.
Dino Ciliberti—The editor of the Palmer/Forks Patch writes a weekly Philly Sports Chatter column that appears every Saturday on all Patches in the Lehigh Valley, South Jersey and the Philadelphia suburbs. He's a long-suffering Philadelphia Eagles fan. Dino is overseeing Pigskin Picks. Daryl Nerl—Editor of the Bethlehem Patch. He's also a New York Giants fan. Rob Chakler—Editor for Upper Moreland and Lower Moreland Patches. Rob is also a Philadelphia Eagles fan. Elizabeth Rich—Editor of the Upper Saucon Patch. Believe it or not, she's a Kansas City Chiefs fan. (Elizabeth's note: What can I say, it's a bad relationship I keep going back to...) Thomas Sunnergren—Editor of the Phoenixville Patch. Tom gets to cover "Blobfest" since Phoenixville…
Friday, September 7, 2012
Patch.com editors choose the teams that will win games for the first week of the NFL season.
Dino Ciliberti—The editor of the Palmer/Forks Patch.com site writes a weekly Philly Sports Chatter column that appears every Saturday on all Patches in the Lehigh Valley, South Jersey and the Philadelphia suburbs. He's a long-suffering Philadelphia Eagles fan. Dino is overseeing Pigskin Picks. Daryl Nerl—Editor of the Bethlehem Patch.com site. He's also a New York Giants fan. Rob Chakler—Editor for Upper Moreland and Lower Moreland Patches. Rob is also a Philadelphia Eagles fan. Elizabeth Rich—Editor of the Upper Saucon Patch. Believe it or not, she's a Kansas City Chiefs fan. (Elizabeth's note: What can I say, it's a bad relationship I keep going back to...) Thomas Sunnergren—Editor of the Phoenixville Patch. Tom gets to cover "Blobfest" …
David Curran
12:25 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
Art, it is more like a continuation of last years nightmare. I defended Reid for years now and can simply not do it any longer. He has gotta go, and the team rebuilt in numerous areas. They have become unwatchable. more ›