Eagles 27, Falcons 14

PHILADELPHIA -- Brian Westbrook returned to his All-Pro form and rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Atlanta Falcons, 27-14.

Westbrook sat out two of the last three games because of broken ribs and had been bothered by an ankle injury. Sunday, he rushed for nearly as many yards as he had all season (194).

If the sore ribs bothered Westbrook, he never showed it against the Falcons (4-3).

He scored on a 16-yard run early in the third quarter that gave the Eagles (4-3) 17 points in a span of 8 minutes 15 seconds, and hope that they can jump back in the NFC East race if he can stay healthy.

It wasn’t all good news for the Eagles. Tight end L.J. Smith was knocked out with a concussion on a late hit by Lawyer Milloy early in the fourth quarter.

Quoteworthy: “We need to get on a run.” -- Brian Westbrook, Eagles running back