2. That 40-17 win over the Giants: It was the most lopsided Eagles win in this intense rivalry in 13 years. Lots of highlight moments from the Birds' young playmakers.
3. Jeremy Maclin and LeSean McCoy: Remember the days when skill-position players drafted here needed a year or 2 to contribute? Andy Reid has changed his thinking on this topic, at least, and he's actually drafting skill players capable of playing right away, which might have been a big part of the problem. Maclin is coming off a tough game against the Cowboys, but he has shown plenty of promise. It's probably even tougher to contribute in this offense as a rookie running back - Brian Westbrook didn't - but McCoy, despite some understandable rough spots, has carried a bigger load than anyone anticipated when training camp opened.
4. Brent Celek with the ball in his hands, the first-down marker in his sights: Still waiting for the No. 87 jerseys to start dotting the Linc seats. Has to happen. Can't imagine there is an Eagles fan who doesn't appreciate the way this guy plays.
5. Trent Cole hunting down Jason Campbell: The Eagle who looks most at home standing out in a field wearing camouflage gear was double-teamed and sometimes triple-teamed by the Redskins. He still sacked Campbell twice.
Five things to forget:
1. Last Sunday's game: Not as inept an effort as the Raiders loss, but even more frustrating, partly because it was a loss to such an intense rival, partly because we've seen the movie so many times before. Confused playcalling, wasted timeouts, dull-edged play from the quarterback, no bounce-back ability after a tough break on a fourth-down spot.
2. The Raiders loss: More ridiculous with each passing week. When Jason Peters went down early, you saw the scrambled o-line at its worst. And Donovan McNabb at his worst. Two-for-16 on third-down conversions!
