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Eagles Notebook: Another stretch of Eagles injuries starts with Bunkley

Published Oct. 11, 2010 10:08 a.m. ET

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SAN FRANCISCO - With questions about their run defense and their offensive line, the Eagles certainly did not need any additional injuries.

On the 49ers' first drive last night, the Eagles lost defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley to a left elbow injury. Bunkley's arm was pulled back behind him when he was trying to make a tackle. Bunkley was replaced by Antonio Dixon.

Late in the first half, Trent Cole left the game with a hamstring problem and headed to the locker room. Juqua Parker, who regained his starting spot at left end from Brandon Graham, replaced him on the right side. Cole returned to the game early in the second half.

On the Eagles' first possession on offense, King Dunlap replaced Jason Peters at left tackle. Peters suffered a left knee injury and will have an MRI today.

That left the Eagles with the combination of Dunlap, left guard Todd Herremans, center Mike McGlynn, right guard Max Jean-Gilles and right tackle Winston Justice along the offensive line. Not exactly the group you would have been expecting to see out there had you thought about it during training camp. Dunlap gave up two first-half sacks.

DeSean Jackson left the game with a knee injury in the second half but returned and seemed fine afterward.

Fokou gets his chance

Moise Fokou returned to the starting lineup at strongside linebacker, replacing Akeem Jordan, and forced a fumble in the first half.

Fokou came flying in like a guided missile from the side, jacked Frank Gore in the air and separated him from the ball. Joselio Hanson recovered at the 49ers' 45.

That set up a 33-yard David Akers field goal and a 10-7 lead, after King Dunlap gave up a sack that took the Birds out of the red zone.

Fokou finished with two tackles.

Facing Westbrook

Without the hoopla that surrounded Donovan McNabb's first game against the Eagles, Brian Westbrook faced his former team for the first time last night, gaining 6 yards on a first-possession carry, Westbrook's second carry of the season.

Kolb talks pressure

Kevin Kolb told NBC's Bob Costas that playing in Philadelphia requires the ability to block out a lot of things.

Hardly revelatory, but not something Kolb has talked about much during his up-and-down journey over the past several months.

"One thing you realize is that, in this city, you have to find a way to block it all out," Kolb said in a recorded interview shown last night on "Football Night in America."

"You have to build up walls for yourself. If you get into analyzing everything that everybody is saying and caring what everybody is saying, it's just going to tear you down. Not only myself, but my family has done the same thing. I think Mike [Vick] has done the same thing, and that's the only way you can go play your game. That's what you have to do. When the whistles blow, you have to be able to forget it all and then go play."

Kolb also talked about suffering his first-ever concussion in the season opener: "The side effects that went along with it are astonishing."

Hall debuts

Chad Hall really played in an NFL game, after 2 years in the Air Force. As expected, since the Eagles cut defensive end Antwan Barnes on Saturday to put Hall on the roster, Hall was active against the 49ers and made his debut in a four-receiver set in the second quarter. He also recorded his first reception.

The inactives, as expected, were running back Joique Bell, offensive lineman Austin Howard, tight end Clay Harbor, defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, and the trio of injured Birds, Michael Vick, Riley Cooper and Asante Samuel, who did not make the trip.

Birdseed

LeSean McCoy scored his fifth rushing touchdown of the season, surpassing the four he scored last season as a rookie . . . With McCoy's touchdown with 1:53 left in the first half, the Eagles scored a TD within the final 2 minutes of a half for the third time this season on six opportunities. The previous two drives were directed by Michael Vick before the end of the first half in Detroit and Jacksonville. The Eagles entered the game tied for second in the league with 14 points in those situations.

Daily News sports writer Les Bowen contributed to this report.