With Tennessee and Indianapolis left on the Jags' dance card, Jones-Drew will be facing softer defenses than McCoy the next 2 weeks. The Titans are ranked 20th against the run, the Colts 30th.
The Eagles have the Cowboys and the Redskins left. The Cowboys are eighth against the run, the Redskins 17th. But McCoy had big games against both teams the earlier this season, rushing for 185 yards in the Eagles' 34-7 win over the Cowboys and putting up 126 in their 20-13 win over the Redskins.
He continued to establish himself as one of the league's top short-yardage runners against the Jets. He converted four of six short-yardage situations (2 yards or less) into first downs or touchdowns. In the Eagles' last nine games, he has converted 28 of 36.
Reid and Mornhinweg have developed enough confidence in his short-yardage skill and the offensive line that they are doing a much better of job of resisting the temptation to throw the ball in those situations. On the two occasions Sunday when the Jets stopped McCoy in short-yardage situations, R & M came right back with another McCoy run.
Redemption day
The Eagles' young linebackers and safeties have taken a lot of heat for the team's defensive breakdowns this season. But they turned in a solid effort against the Jets. A quick look at how a couple of them played:
* Kurt Coleman. The second-year safety had one of his best games of the season. He forced the first-quarter fumble by Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes that Juqua Parker returned 47 yards for a touchdown to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead. He broke up a second-quarter pass in the end zone for Plaxico Burress. And he broke up yet another pass for Burress early in the third quarter.
