The Phillies took advantage of a 6-run innning and pasted the fading Brew-crew last night in Milwaukee. J.A. Happ earned his 11th win, and the Phillies lowered their magic number to 4. They lead the NL East by 7 games with just 10 left play.
The Eagles are coming off 26 point loss to New Orleans and look to improve to 2-1 this week against an 0-2 Kansas City team that has allowed 51 points in 2 games. The Birds will be without QB McNabb and Kevin Kolb will be under center as QB1. There are question marks around Brian Westrbook and Desean Jackson. Looks like they will have limited roles - if they play at all. And oh yeah, Michael Vick is gonna play on Sunday.
And that's where we're at with our pro sports teams right now - One team is hobbling towards its 3rd consecutive division championship, and the other is stutter-stepping into its 3rd game and trying to define whether they're the team to beat or just another beatable team. Both have huge question marks at key positions, and all of that has been well documented by writers who are far more insightful than I am. So in thinking about the current state of the Phils and Eagles, I pulled together some numbers that may or may not be significant. Either way, their interesting to look at if you're a figures dork like me.
For instance, the Eagles only rushing TD wasn't scored by a RB. And of the 5 offensive TDs scored this season, no WR or RB has scored twice (i.e. no consistent red zone threat). Also, the Philies have a losing record against the teams they'll face in the last 10 games, and the Braves will play Washington in 7 of their remaing 10 games. . .the Nats have gone 6-14 so far in September.
Here are the numbers:
PHILLIES:Magic Number: 4
Games Left: 10
Division Lead: 7 Games (Atlanta in 2nd)
Season record against upcoming opponents: 10-13
Atlanta's season record vs upcoming oppts: 14-12
Best Record in NL: 92-61 (Dodgers)
Dodgers lead over phils for best record: 2.5 Games
Phillies have outscored 2009 opponents by: 114 runs (4th best in NL)
Philies record over last 10 games: 7-3
Team Batting:
Total Home Runs: 214 (1st in NL, 3rd in MLB)
Total RBI: 742 (1st in NL, 4th in MLB)
Total Runs: 771 (1st in NL, 4th best in MLB)
Team AVG: .258 (8th worst in MLB)
Team Pitching:
Team ERA: 4.02 (7th best in MLB)
Saves: 42 (9th best in MLB)
Blown Saves: 17 (worst in MLB, Lidge - 11, Madson - 6)
Strikeouts: 1081 (13th best in MLB)
EAGLES:
General
Record: 1-1
Outscored Opponents by: 2 points
Random
Lost to New Orleans by: 26 points
Worst loss last season: 29 points (Baltimore)
After 29 point loss to Baltimore: 3 Straight wins and outscored opponents by 46 points (beat Giants and Cards)
Offense
Total Yards: 730
Yds/Game: 365
Passing Yards: 466
Pass yds/game: 233
Rushing Yards: 264
Rush yds/game: 132
Points: 60
PPG: 30
TDs: 5
Receiving TDs: 4
Rushing TDs: 1 (rushed by QB)
WR or RB with multiple TDs: 0 (Jackson has 2, but 1 was a punt return)
Receptions by Leading receiver: 14 receptions
Yards by leading receiver: 14
Name of leading receiver: Brent Celek (Go TE!. ..or can you say "Check Down"?)
1st Downs: 40 (23 passes, 16 rushes, 1 Penalty)
Defense:
Yards allowed: 590
Yards per game: 295
passing yards allowed: 371
passing yards per game: 185
rush yards allowed: 219
rush yards/game: 109.5
Points allowed 58
points allowed / game: 29
Tackles by leading tackler: 15 (Quintin Mikell)
Tackles: 129
Sacks: 7
Interceptions: 6
Forced Fumbles: 3
Defensive TDs: 1
Special Teams:
Kickoff Return Yards: 231
Punt Return Yards: 111
Yards per punt: 44
Field Goals: 3/4
Longest Field Goal: 49 Yards
Extra Points: 7/7
Penalties:
Total Penalties: 16 (8th worst in NFL)
Penalty Yards: 121
Offensive penalties: 8 for 50 Yards
Defensive penalties: 2 for 21 Yards
Special Teams Penalties: 6 for 50 Yards
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