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Eagles' Westbrook "Ready to Go"

Sunday, Nov 15, 2009 | Updated 3:27 PM EST

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Coming off a a disappointing loss to the Dallas Cowboys at home the Eagles will try to rebound with a win against the San Diego Chargers, Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium.

Eagles running back Brian Westbrook will be back on the field Sunday against the San Diego Chargers after missing two games because of a concussion.

Westbrook, who also has been bothered by a sore ankle, practiced twice this week. He deemed himself ready to go Friday before the team left for its flight to California.

“I'm feeling a lot better,” Westbrook said. “I'm ready to go.”

The Birds are 5-3, having lost a chance to take sole possession of its division lead after their 20-16 loss to the Dallas Cowboys last week.
A week earlier, the Eagles routed the Giants 40-17. But there was also a mystifying 13-9 loss at Oakland on Oct. 18.

“A 5-3 record is not a bad record,” quarterback Donovan McNabb said. “Obviously everyone would like to be 7-1 or 8-0, but we're not. There were mistakes that we made in certain games that we possibly could have won, but there's nothing that you can do at this particular point about it. But you can correct it and hopefully in these next eight games be able to get those wins you wish that you could have had and felt like you -should have had.”

The Chargers, who are coming of a three-game winning streak, look a bit more like the contending team after rallying behind Philip Rivers to beat the New York Giants 21-20 at the Meadowlands.

The Eagles have not loss back-to-back games this season. Despite the Birds inconsistency McNabb is hopeful they will pull out a win Sunday.

“Just to go out to San Diego, have fun, play our style of football and score points,” McNabb said.