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Philadelphia Eagles 17 Cleveland Browns 16

It was anything but a pretty start to the season for the Philadelphia Eagles and in particular - their offense, as with a late touchdown pass from Michael Vick to Clay Harbor, they were able to triumph over the Browns in Cleveland by the final count of 17-16. In the game, Philly turned the ball over five times, including four interceptions by Vick and were penalized 12 times for 110 yards. In the end, Philly has to be happy with the victory, but will need to improve a great deal, especially in the crispness of their offense if they want to have a shot at beating Baltimore at home next week. It's quite something to turn the ball over five times, commit over 100 yards in penalties and be able to win a game on the road. Quarterback Michael Vick played only 12 snaps in the pre-season and it showed. He was as rusty as meteorologists are wrong. He did wind up throwing for 317 yards and 2 touchdowns to go along with 32 yards rushing. The offensive line committed more penalties than Ge...