--Prior to this season, Eagles kicker David Akers had just one field-goal attempt blocked his entire career. This year, he's got three, including two that have been returned for touchdowns. Two of those three came in Sunday's 20-14 win over the New York Giants. Giants defensive end Justin Tuck blocked a 32-yard attempt at the end of the first half that teammate Kevin Dockery returned 71 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter, Akers had a 34-yarder blocked by Terrell Thomas. "Believe it or not, I felt like I had a pretty good game even though my numbers looked crappy," said Akers, who did convert 51- and 34-yard field goal attempts. "Being 50 percent in the conditions we had feels pretty good." Akers has had his problems at Giants Stadium. He's just 9-for-18 there for his career, and just 4-for-12 from 35-plus yards.
--Reggie Brown, a three-year starter who had 61 receptions last season, was a healthy inactive Sunday against the Giants as coach Andy Reid suited up just five wideouts. Brown missed four of the first seven games with injuries and has just 13 receptions this season. Asked what he thought he could do to get back on the field, Brown said: "I would say there's nothing I can do."
--Tight end L.J. Smith had his best game of the season in the Giants win. He blocked well in the running game and caught a season-high 6 passes for 44 yards, including back-to-back 10- and 12-yarders just before Brian Westbrook's 30-yard touchdown run. "It's good," said Smith, who had just 22 catches in the first 12 games. "But at the same time, the headlines could be a lot different next week. I'm not even going to sit here and act like I don't know what's going on. I had a good game today, and then next week, if I don't have a good game, the headlines could be something different."
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