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Eagles-Falcons: By the numbers

Published Oct. 18, 2010 10:14 a.m. ET

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* In his last 2 starts, Kevin Kolb has completed 73.3 percent of his passes and has a 118.7 passer rating.

* For the first time in his career, David Akers missed 3 field goal attempts in the same game. He was wide left on a pair of 37-yarders and a 47-yarder, all down the same end of the field.

* DeSean Jackson became the first player in Eagles history to score on a 30-plus yard run and reception in the same quarter, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It was the second time in his career that Jackson has had rushing and receiving touchdowns in the same game.

* For the second straight game, the Eagles scored a touchdown on their first possession. They are 35-9 since 2000 when they've scored a TD on their first possession.

* The Eagles have held 2 of their last 3 opponents to 17 points or less after doing it just twice in their previous 13 games dating back to last season.

* The Eagles have won 8 of their last 9 meetings with the Falcons.

* The Eagles have won 22 straight games when they've led at the half, including 4 this season. They are 89-14 under Andy Reid with halftime leads.

* The Eagles have just 5 giveaways in their first 6 games. At this point last year, they had 7.

* The Eagles converted just 1 of 4 red-zone opportunities into touchdowns. In their first 5 games, they were 9-for-12.

* In their last 2 games, the Eagles defense has allowed just 3.4 yards per carry on the ground. In their first 4 games, they had allowed 4.4.

* Through the first 6 games, opposing quarterbacks have just a 72.3 passer rating and .545 completion percentage against the Eagles.

* LeSean McCoy had 5 rushing attempts for negative yardage Sunday. That's 2 more than he had in the first 5 games.

* Twelve of Sav Rocca's 30 punts have traveled 53 yards or more. He's got just one touchback.

* The Eagles converted 7 of 14 third-down opportunities against the Falcons after converting just 8 of 26 in their previous 2 games.

-Paul Domowitch

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