Jaguars 28, Eagles 25


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• The game: not as close as the final score. Another almost error-free game for the Jaguars. The play of the game, according to Mark Brunell, was Bobby Shaw’s punt return in the fourth quarter.

• On the Alltel Stadium buffets for the Philadelphia-Jaguars game Sunday: Philly Cheese Steaks.

• The Navy Seals parachute team performed at halftime and almost had an obstacle: a small plane towing an advertising banner got between the jumpers and the stadium. The pilot quickly got the word and veered off to a safe distance. Nice touch: the paratroopers wore Jag jerseys.

• Jaguars Inside senior editor Vic Ketchman might want to reconsider his top five quarterback list. Before the game, Ketchman ranked Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb his choice, listing Mark Brunell No. 4.

• The heat might have taken a toll on the Eagles. By the eight-minute mark of the fourth quarter the Cool Mist fans on the Eagles bench were running continuously, while the fans on the Jags bench were on low.

• And the heat didn’t bother fans as much as last week when about 175 fans were treated for weather-related problems. At Sunday’s game, only a few fans sought treatment for heat problems.

• Former T-U beat writer John Oesher, who now works for the Indianapolis Colts, was a guest on the AM-630 pregame show, discussing parity in the NFL. He says it’s more evident this year than ever before.

• The NFL 106 Workshop for Women begins Tuesday at Alltel Stadium. Cost is $35 and the workshop runs about three hours and includes a guided tour of the stadium and instruction on football plays and rules. There are two other workshops scheduled, one on Nov. 19 and the other on Dec. 10.

• Eagles fans turned out in full force at R.P. McMurphy’s in Jacksonville Beach, the local “unofficial” Eagles headquarters. A busload arrived at about 10 a.m. Sunday morning to start tailgating.

• Next week: the Jaguars travel to Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans, who lost to the Washington Redskins 31-14 Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m.

 

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