Philadelphia Eagles Skinned in Washington

Philadelphia Eagles lose sixth-straight game to fall to 3-7.

Nick Foles wasn't the savior. The Philadelphia Eagles didn't beat the Washington Redskins to save the season. Instead, two field goals were all the offense the Birds could muster as they fell to the Washington Redskins 31-6 for their sixth-straight loss. Redskins rookie Quarterback Robert Griffin III was dazzling at times running the football, looking like a young Michael Vick in how he avoided sackers and tacklers. And Griffin showed off his cannon of an arm, tossing two long balls among his four touchdown passes. Once again, the Eagles defense continued to slide. And Foles, making his first NFL start, had a shaky performance. It didn't help when a ball bounced off tight end Brett Celek into the Redskins hands for an INT. Foles tossed …

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Patch Picks: NFL Week 8 Predictions

Patch Editors predict which NFL teams will win in week 8. Who do you think will win?

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…

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Patch Picks: NFL Week 6

See which teams will win in week 6, 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…

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Patch Picks: NFL Week 5

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…

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Joe Hart

5:08 pm on Friday, October 5, 2012

You other editors were lucky I didn't decide to take part in this feature. I'd probably be killing it and leaving you guys/gals in the dust.   more ›

Patch Picks: NFL Week 4

See which teams will win in week 4, 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 …

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Patch Picks: NFL Week 3

Patch editors predict who they think will win in week 3.

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…

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Daryl Nerl

1:45 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012

No you won't, Dino. If you ask me, the defending Super Bowl champs ought to be listed first every week.   more ›