EAGLES NEWS

The Birds have had a tough start to their season. Tonight, although they took care of the ball on special teams and played great defense, the Eagles offense struggled to score points and they lost 20-12 to the lowly Redskins who finished last in the NFC East last year. Anyway, after a shaky start Mcnabb warmed up, completing 28 of 46 passes for 240 yards. Brian Westbrook also had a good day, rushing 17 times for 96 yards. Unfortunately, neither Mcnabb nor Westbrook could find a way to put the ball in the endzone, and instead the Eagles uncharacteristically settled for 3 field goals. If they had only scored even one touchdown, The Birds likely would have found a way to win. Now, the reason for this, is the exemplary play of the Eagles defense, which held Washington to just 337 yards and 2 touchdowns. Unfortunately, as well as they played, Washington was able to find just enough holes in it to put points on the board, as Jason Cambpell fired a 16 yard touchdown pass and Clinton Portiz rumbled 6 yards for the 2nd score. So, all in all it was a good effort for the Eagles, but nowhere near good enough for them to win, as they dropped to o-2 overall, now tied with the Giants for dead last in the NFC East. Go figure.