2008 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2008 · Lincoln Financial Field
Atlanta Falcons
14
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Philadelphia EaglesWinner
27
PHI -9.5 ✓U 45 ✓
Philadelphia Eagles 27–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ATL
23/44, 277 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
0.9 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected
Passing · PHI
19/34, 253 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
1.9 expected points added · -5.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Atlanta Falcons
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan | 23/44 | 277 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Turner | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jerious Norwood | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Matt Ryan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Davis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawyer Milloy | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Domonique Foxworth | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Houston | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Lofton | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindal Moorehead | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamaal Anderson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan McNabb | 19/34 | 253 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Westbrook | 22 | 167 | 7.6 | 2 | 8.4 |
| Donovan McNabb | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 1 | -0.0 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Cole | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joselio Hanson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gocong | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quintin Mikell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asante Samuel | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stewart Bradley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Considine | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PHI -9.5
- Closing total
- 45
- ATL moneyline
- +340
- PHI moneyline
- -400
Eagles closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 45; the game landed 41 — under by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- ATL 14 days · PHI 14 days
- Coaches
- Mike Smith vs Andy Reid