PHILADELPHIA -- Whether theyre cellar-dwellers or Super Bowl contenders, the Philadelphia Eagles dont lose after a bye. . Under coach Andy Reid, the Eagles are 13-0 after a week off since 1999. Stretching that streak to 14 wont be easy, however. The Eagles (3-3) host Atlanta (6-0) on Sunday. "I think the coaches use the bye to figure out what works and what doesnt, what are we excelling at and what we can get better at," quarterback Michael Vick said, trying to explain the teams success. "That is just coaches and their philosophies and the way they think. It definitely helps and its something that you have to do. Hopefully, we can get this thing turned around and Im optimistic that we will." While some coaches hold a few practices during the bye, Reid always give the Eagles the entire week off. Some players stick around the practice facility, work out and get treatment. Others stay away for the whole week, spend time with family or take a short vacation. Theres no second-guessing Reid on his approach. His formula has certainly worked well through the years. "I definitely feel refreshed," All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy said. "Its a whole week to just relax. Im feeling better." Winning their first game after a bye has usually kickstarted a strong run for Philadelphia. Since 1999, the Eagles are 84-39-1 after their bye and only 45-45 before it. Theyve had a winning record after the bye 12 of the last 13 seasons. "You just have to come out fresh and start fast," said Vick, who is 11-4 as a starter after the bye over the last two years. "You just have to get better. I cant attribute it to anything. Its just me trying to play good football." Coming off consecutive losses on the final play after blowing fourth-quarter leads, the Eagles coaching staff had plenty to work on the past two weeks. Defensive co-ordinator Juan Castillo was fired and replaced by Todd Bowles, who was the secondary coach. Bowles didnt have time to make major changes or install a new system, so he used the extra time to tweak a few things. The defence is ranked 12th in total yards and 11th in points allowed, which is better than average in both categories. Their biggest problem has been protecting leads late in games. "It was more or less, in your bye week, you get to self-scout a lot and you get to see a lot of things that youre doing wrong and right and you try to fix the things youre doing wrong," Bowles said. "I dont think it was more or less of us being unpredictable. Its just more or less of us correcting the things that we need to correct that people are taking advantage of." On the offensive side, the problem is simple. Turnovers have hurt the Eagles, especially inside the red zone. They have 17 giveaways, including five inside the opponents 20. Thats why the Eagles are 30th in scoring -- their worst ranking under Reid -- despite being seventh into total yards. "You make adjustments every week in this league. Every week. The bye week gives you some time to spend on some of the fine details," offensive co-ordinator Marty Mornhinweg said. "There was a host of fine details, virtually with every player and then as a unit and as an offence, to certainly try and help, most of which was focused on the turnover ratio. "We want to try and help there just a little bit." ------ NOTES: RG Danny Watkins is doubtful for Sundays game because of an ankle injury. Watkins missed practice the last two days. Rookie Dennis Kelly, a fifth-round pick out of Purdue, would start in his place. Reid called Watkins injury a "chronic" one. ... If Kelly starts, the Eagles will have two new starters on their offensive line. King Dunlap is replacing Demetress Bell at LT. "Any player who is playing at this level, you have to have confidence in him," Vick said. [url=http://www.ramsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-jo-lonn-dunbar-jersey-dr-8... Dunbar Jersey . 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"Its a humbling experience and what youve got to do is fight through it," Collins said. "We had the guys in there we felt was the team to get it done tonight and it doesnt seem like its the right lineup any night." Even new uniform tops on Merengue Night didnt help. New York wore special blue jerseys that read "Los Mets" but again played as if the first word should have ended with a t. Jonathon Niese (10-7) went seven innings but the Mets are 0 for 14 with runners in scoring position over their last two games, leaving them 25 for 151 (.166) in those situations this month. "Weve got to give our pitchers a little more room for error," Wright said. Tyler Greene homered and Lyles knocked in a run with his first career double as the Astros (40-86) improved to 4-0 against the Mets this season. Houston, with the worst record in the majors, won for only the eighth time in its last 51 games. It was the perfect homecoming for DeFrancesco, who spent his early childhood in the Bronx before moving to Rockland County just north of New York City and playing catcher at nearby Seton Hall. He said he expected about 40 family members and friends in the stands, including his parents, for each game of the weekend series. After a postgame champagne shower, DeFrancescos dark hair was slicked back when he welcomed his father into the visiting managers office at Citi Field. "Hey, Pop!" "Congratulations, kiddo. Only 999 more to go!" Anthony DeFrancesco replied as he rolled through the doorway in a wheelchair. Mom wasnt far behind. "Wheres my son?" she said -- and 15 minutes later there were about 25 giddy folks squeezed into the room sharing kisses, sipping beers and snapping photos. What the heck, right? Surely it wasnt the first time a big, boisterous Italian family from the Bronx threw themselves a party in someone elses house. "Im sure my phone has got a few text messages," said a smiling DeFrancesco, who gave his team a motivattional speech before the game. [url=http://www.ramsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-joe-namath-jersey-ux-13.ht... Namath Rams Jersey. "Im going to remember every one of those guys." It was the opener of a three-game series between teams with the two worst records in the National League since the All-Star break, and this will mark their final meeting as NL foes before Houston moves to the AL West next year. Both born as expansion franchises 50 years ago, the Astros and Mets share some notable baseball history in Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and a classic NLCS in 1986 that New York won en route to its most recent championship. Despite their ugly record, the inexperienced Astros have dominated the head-to-head matchups this year, including a three-game sweep at home from April 30 to May 2 before Houston traded nearly all its established veterans during the summer. The youngest starting pitcher in the majors, Lyles (3-10) kept the ball on the ground and gave up three hits over six innings. The 21-year-old right-hander was 0-6 in his previous nine starts since beating San Diego on June 26. Drafted 38th overall in 2008, he improved to 5-18 in two big league seasons. Three relievers finished, with Wilton Lopez getting four outs for his second save. The Astros had dropped all four games since DeFrancesco took over as interim manager Sunday after Brad Mills was fired, getting outscored 32-8. But they broke through early against Niese, who allowed three runs and six hits. Chris Snyder drew a two-out walk in the second and scored on a double by Brandon Barnes. Lyles, who entered as a .115 major league hitter, then pulled a double into the left-field corner for his third career RBI, all this season. Wright cut it to 2-1 in the fourth with his 17th homer of the season and first since July 27 at Arizona, an opposite-field shot that curled just over the wall and inside the right-field foul pole. Umpires upheld the home run call after a replay review that took 2 minutes, 19 seconds. "Im proud that Ive been as consistent as Id like to think that Ive been," Wright said. "I never thought Id hit 200 home runs in the big leagues." Greene connected leading off the seventh for his third homer with Houston since he was acquired this month from the Cardinals. Wright singled off the fence in right in the sixth but was cut down trying for a double on a strong throw by Steve Pearce. New York fell to 11-29 since the All-Star break, which includes a 2-15 record at Citi Field. NOTES: Houston will bring up LHP Fernando Abad from Triple-A Oklahoma City to start Saturday against R.A. Dickey (15-4, 2.82 ERA). ... Collins rested slumping 2B Daniel Murphy and said he plans to do so again Saturday. ' ' '