Jimmy Kempski

Jimmy Kempski has covered the Philadelphia Eagles since 2013, with stops at the Allentown Morning Call and Philly.com before joining PhillyVoice in 2014. His year-round coverage includes analysis and breaking news, told through words and poorly drawn stick figures. Follow him at the social media outlet of your choice @JimmyKempski.

jimmy@phillyvoice.com

January 15, 2018

Eagles

Doug Pederson was the prize of the 2016 head coaching class

by Jimmy Kempski

When the dust settled after the seven 2016 head coaching hires were complete, the Philadelphia Eagles' hiring of Doug Pederson was widely thought of as the worst of the group.

January 14, 2018

Eagles

NFL Sunday divisional round open thread

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots won their playoff games on Saturday, and as the No. 1 seeds in their respective conferences, they'll both get to sit back and watch Sunday's games to see who they'll play at home in the conference championship round of the playoffs next week.

January 14, 2018

Eagles

Eagles to face Vikings in NFC Championship Game

by Jimmy Kempski

If you had Nick Foles vs. Case Keenum in the NFC Championship Game before the season began, you are much smarter than me. That's what it will be, as the Minnesota Vikings will take on the Eagles in Philadelphia next Sunday at 6:40 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field.

January 14, 2018

Eagles

Film breakdown: Jim Schwartz owned the Falcons on final fourth down play

by Jimmy Kempski

With 1:05 left in the fourth quarter, a five-point deficit, and facing a 4th and Goal from the two yard line, the Atlanta Falcons had one play to either extend their season further into the playoffs, or go home. They went home, due to the preparation of the Philadelphia Eagles' defense, led by Jim Schwartz and safety Rodney McLeod.

January 13, 2018

Eagles

Here's where you can buy your official Eagles underdog mask

by Jimmy Kempski

After the Eagles secured their win over the Falcons, Lane Johnson and Chris Long put on dog masks, mocking the idea that the Eagles were underdogs.

January 13, 2018

Eagles

Eagles-Falcons inactives, with analysis

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles have announced their inactives for their playoff matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, and the biggest news is that rookie CB Sidney Jones will be active. Jones missed nearly the entirety of the season with a ruptured Achilles suffered prior to the 2017 NFL Draft, playing only a few quarters against the Dallas Cowboys Week 17. Here are the Eagles' inactives, with analysis.

January 13, 2018

Eagles

Handing out 10 awards from the Eagles-Falcons playoff game

by Jimmy Kempski

Despite all the doubters (self included), the Philadelphia Eagles pulled off an "upset" of the Atlanta Falcons with a narrow 15-10 win in the divisional round of the playoffs. As always, win or lose we hand out 10 awards.

January 13, 2018

Eagles

Eagles Mailbag: Game day is here

by Jimmy Kempski

In our weekly Eagles chat on Thursday, there were a lot of questions that we could not get to in time or other questions we did answer but could use more color. Yesterday we published a mailbag to answer some of the overflow. There were so many extra questions, however, that we'll do another mailbag today.

January 13, 2018

Eagles

Live updates/open thread: Eagles vs. Falcons, divisional round of the playoffs

by Jimmy Kempski

After a regular season in which it became pretty obvious early on that the Philadelphia Eagles would be competing in the playoffs, their first playoff game is finally here.

January 13, 2018

Eagles

Eagles NFC Championship Game playoff ticket sales info

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles are headed to the NFC Championship Game against the winner of the Minnesota Vikings-New Orleans Saints game on Sunday. The team announced that a limited number of tickets will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, January 16 at 10 AM ET.