Soaring Eagles Can't Quite Get it Done

Facing constant pressure all game, Michael Vick was as contained as the Packers could have hoped for. Without a spark for most of the game, consistently killing themselves with penalties and watching young James Starks run all over their defense, the routinely high-flying Eagles found themselves in a predicament. David Akers, their future hall-of-fame kicker who misses less than a lunar eclipse occurs, missed two field goals that changed the dynamic of the game and Michael Vick through an interception in the end zone with :33 seconds left on the clock. As the Packers head to Atlanta to face the Falcons, the Eagles will watch from home and reminisce on the season it was.

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Jets Move on as Nick Folk Comes Through

Saturday could not have presented two better finishes than the biggest upset in NFL history and a brutal, tight game that ended in a last second field goal. It's fair to say that most Jets fans were wary of kicker Nick Folk because of his early season inconsistency. He did finish the year with his career percentages however and has been subtly consistent late in the season. Finishing 30-39 for the year (76.9 percent) and kicking a franchise-record 56 yard field goal against the Broncos on October 17th, he was ready for last night's chip shot of 32 yards. Can he continue his success against the Pats next week? Here is the kick he made last night in case you missed it.

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