"If the Eagles are going to salvage their slim playoff hopes, they likely will have to rely on backup quarterback Vince Young.

All signs point to Michael Vick missing Sunday's game because of the fractured ribs he sustained in last week's loss to the Cardinals.Vick missed his third straight practice Friday and refrained from throwing on the sideline. Although coach Andy Reid didn't rule out the quarterback, a report from the Wilmington News Journal of Delaware said Vick will not play.

"I'm really just taking it day by day and seeing how he does," said Reid, who had Vick listed as questionable. "He made improvement from yesterday so I'm going to see how far he goes into tomorrow. We just rested him, we haven't done anything. He hasn't thrown, he hasn't done anything. He's come to all the meetings and done the brain work, but I just want him resting that thing. I'm not worried about him being in shape or anything else. We'll just see if it calms down a little bit."

If Vick doesn't play, Young, the originator of the Eagles' "Dream Team" moniker, is the expected replacement after taking all the snaps with the first team, Reid said.

Young hasn't started in about a year after he was released by the Titans following a fallout with coach Jeff Fisher."