BEYOND THE NUMBERS

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RATIO WINDS UP IN 2006 BALLPARK

The Birds last season ran 42.1 percent of the time and passed 55 percent of the time. That's not far from their 2007 numbers, which came into focus by the end of yesterday's game. As for Brian Westbrook, despite missing one game, he wound up with 66 percent of the rushing touches (278 of 421) and 27.9 percent of the team's receptions (90 of 323).

Yesterday

Runs: 19

29.7%

Passes: 41

66.1%

Sacks: 4

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This season

Runs: 421

40.2%

Passes: 577

55.1%

Sacks: 49

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A SEASON TO TOP ALL OTHERS FOR WESTBROOK

Single-season yards from scrimmage

Brian Westbrook finished the season with 2,104 yards from scrimmage, tops in the NFL. Only two other players in history who didn't come from a Division 1-A program have ever accomplished that feat. They were Wilbert Montgomery, from Abilene Christian, who gained 2,006 yards in 1979 with the Eagles, and Walter Payton, from Jackson State, with 1,875 in 1978 and 2,121 in 1977. Here's a look at the top 10 yards from scrimmage totals in Eagles history.

Yards Player Year Touches Avg. TDs

2,104 Brian Westbrook 2007 368 5.7 12

2,006 Wilbert Montgomery 1979 379 5.3 14

1,923 Wilbert Montgomery 1981 335 5.7 10

1,916 Brian Westbrook 2006 317 6.0 11

1,855 Ricky Watters 1996 404 4.6 13

1,707 Ricky Watters 1995 399 4.3 12

1,570 Duce Staley 2002 320 4.9 8

1,567 Duce Staley 1999 366 4.3 6

1,550 Ricky Watters 1997 333 4.7 7

1,543 Timmy Brown 1965 208 7.4 9

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Single-season receptions

Brian Westbrook also set a franchise record with 90 receptions. Here's the new top 10 among all-time Eagles receivers.

No. Player Year Yds. Avg. TD

90 Brian Westbrook 2007 771 8.6 5

88 Irving Fryar 1996 1,195 13.6 11

86 Irving Fryar 1997 1,316 15.3 6

81 Keith Byars 1990 819 10.1 3

81 Keith Jackson 1988 869 10.7 6

78 Fred Barnett 1994 1,127 14.4 5

77 Terrell Owens 2004 1,200 15.6 14

77 Kevin Curtis 2007 1,110 14.4 5

75 Herschel Walker 1993 610 8.1 3

73 Brian Westbrook 2004 703 9.6 6

73 Mike Quick 1985 1,247 17.1 11

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Single-season rushing

Westbrook's 1,333 rushing yards was the fourth-most ever by an Eagles running back. A look at the franchise leaders.

Yards Player Year Rushes Avg. TD

1,512 Wilbert Montgomery 1979 338 4.5 9

1,411 Ricky Watters 1996 353 4.0 13

1,402 Wilbert Montgomery 1981 286 4.9 8

1,333 Brian Westbrook 2007 278 4.8 7

1,273 Duce Staley 1999 325 3.9 4

1,273 Ricky Watters 1995 337 3.8 11

1,220 Wilbert Montgomery 1978 259 4.7 9

1,146 Steve Van Buren 1949 263 4.4 11

1,110 Ricky Watters 1997 285 3.9 7

1,070 Herschel Walker 1992 267 4.0 8

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Career yards from scrimmage

Brian Westbrook now has 7,992 career yards from scrimmage, which ranks him third in franchise history. Here's the top 10.

Yards Player Years Games Touches TDs

9,042 Harold Carmichael 13 180 598 79

8,985 Wilbert Montgomery 8 100 1,731 57

7,992 Brian Westbrook 6 85 1,361 50

7,408 Pete Retzlaff 11 132 458 47

7,305 Duce Staley 7 98 1,475 32

7,049 Timmy Brown 8 96 1,081 55

6,459 Mike Quick 9 101 364 61

6,383 Steve Van Buren 8 83 1,365 72

6,204 Keith Byars 7 105 1,121 30

5,615 Pete Pihos 9 107 382 61

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A HALF-EMPTY SACK

The Eagles went without a sack yesterday and finished the season with 37. That tied for the second-lowest total posted during the Jimmy Johnson era.

Year Sacks Leader

2005 29 Jevon Kearse, 7.5

2007 37 Trent Cole, 12.5

1999 37 Mike Mamula, 8.5

2003 38 Corey Simon, 7.5

2006 40 Cole, 8

2001 45 Hugh Douglas, 9.5

2004 47 Kearse, 7.5

2000 50 Douglas, 15

2002 56 Douglas, 12.5

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5 MORE NUMBERS

5 Games this season that the Eagles' defense did not allow a touchdown. The other four were vs. the Packers, Jets, Dolphins and Cowboys

8 Wins and 8 losses for the Birds, only the second time that has happened in the history of the franchise. The last time was 1993, in Rich Kotite's third season, when they also won their last three and then opened the '94 season 7-2.

24.5 touches a game (not including punt/kick returns) for Brian Westbrook, a personal best. Last season he averaged 19.8 touches; in 2005 it was 18.1, in 2004 it was 19.2, and in 2003 it was 10.3.

49 Total catches out of the tight ends, who finished with three touchdowns. By comparison, Cowboys TE Jason Witten had 96 catches and seven scores.

995 Yards (96 of 147, 63 percent), 6 TDs, 1 interception and a 95.5 quarterback rating for Donovan McNabb over his last four games

- Compiled by Bob Cooney and Paul Vigna