Philly round-up, Dec 2, 2021

Eagles (5-7, 3rd in NFC East)

Jake Elliott was named NFC special teams player of the month for November. FGs: 8/8; XPs: 11/11

Injury report: Scott (Questionable), Howard (Questionable), D. Smith (Questionable)

Next game: Sunday, 12/5 @ Jets, 1 pm ET [CBS]

Flyers (8-9-4, 7th in Metropolitan)

Flyers lost to the Rangers last night, 4-1, in MSG. The Flyers have now lost seven straight games.

Box Score: https://www.espn.com/nhl/boxscore/_/gameId/401349483

The Flyers' lone goal came in the 2nd period, Morgan Frost's first goal of the season. Atkinson and Giroux were each credited with an assist. They've dropped from 16th to 23rd in ESPN's power rankings.

Next game: Sunday, 12/5 vs. Lightning, 6 pm ET [ESPN+] 

Sixers (11-11, 4th place in Atlantic)

Sixers lost to the Celtics last night, 88-87. 

Box Score: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401360146

Starters: Harris, Green, Embiid, Maxey, Curry

Curry went 2 for 3 from downtown, led Sixers in scoring with 17. Shake Milton scored 16 points off the bench.

Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 26 points. He's averaging 24.4 ppg this season, 10th in the league.

Next game: Friday, 12/3 @ Hawks, 7:30 pm ET [ESPN]

Union (14-12-8, 2nd in East)

Olivier Mbaizo is been cleared to play and will return on defense. 

Next game: Sunday, 12/5 vs. NYCFC, 3 pm ET [ABC]

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