Three Eagles in PFF's 2011 top performances

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Earlier this month, ProFootballFocus named LeSean McCoy's Week 3 showing against the Giants one if its best rushing performances by a running back in the 2011 season (see story).

Now, Jason Peters is on top of PFF's top performances by a left tackle in 2011.

Each offensive tackle was graded on "what they do in pass protection, how they grade in run and screen blocking, and what penalties they give up."

Here's PFF on Peters' Week 8 effort against the Cowboys:

"It was very nearly perfect with Peters giving up no pressure against top opposition, and just the one false start penalty. Still, it was his work in the run and screen games that earned him this nod. With an impressive eight positive grades, he showed that on his day there may not be a more athletic tackle than him. The Eagles will sorely miss him in 2012."

In PFF's top performances by 4-3 defensive ends in 2011, two Eagles cracked the list.

Jason Babin came in at No. 10 for his play against the Jets in Week 15 and Trent Cole appeared at No. 4 for beating up the Falcons in Week 2.

Each defensive end was graded on "the amount of pressure put on quarterbacks, the impact they have on the run game, the rare instances when they drop into coverage and the penalties they do (or don't) give up."

Babin recorded four tackles and three sacks in the Eagles' 45-19 pounding of the Jets in Week 15. He finished the 2011 campaign with a career-high 18 sacks.

In the Birds' 35-31 loss to the Falcons in Week 2, Cole had six total tackles, including four for a loss, one sack and two quarterback hits. Cole finished the season with 44 tackles and 11 sacks.

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