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McCoy, Celek Notes From Sunday's Game

Oct 08, 2012 at 01:55 AM

Here are some leftover nuggets from Sunday's game against Pittsburgh ...

Mike Check ... QB Michael Vick eclipsed 150 career touchdowns (117 passing, 34 rushing), throwing for two touchdown passes and a 104.2 passer rating. It was Vick's 12th game with a passer rating that exceeded 100 during his career with the Eagles.

Shady Bounce ... RB LeSean McCoy scored his sixth-career receiving touchdown in his return to the site of his college home games ... McCoy now has 4,764 career scrimmage yards, moving past Tom Woodeshick and into 16th on the team's all-time scrimmage yards list.

Cel Block 87 ... TE Brent Celek caught his first touchdown of the season ... Over his last 16 games, Celek has accumulated 74 receptions for 1,062 yards and six touchdowns ... Celek (244) supplanted Keith Jackson for 16th on the team's all-time reception list. He now trails only John Spagnola (256) and Pete Retzlaff (452) among tight ends ... Celek also tied Jackson for third all-time among Eagles tight ends with his 20th regular season touchdown.

Offensive Quick Hits ... The Eagles' then-go-ahead 17-play touchdown drive was their longest of the season and included two fourth-down conversions and two third-down conversions.

Defensive Nuggets ... The Eagles defense has held opponents to 5-16 in the red zone this season, while limiting passers to a 53.3% completion percentage (96-180).

Birdseed ... T Todd Herremans played in his 100th NFL game.

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