Anyone else notice how closely the Eagles win over the Redskins resembled their loss to the 49ers at the Linc a few weeks back?
The Eagles got off to a quick start and dominated the first half, heading to the locker room up 20-3. Of course, against the Niners they imploded in the 2nd half, coughing up the lead and the game, 24-23.
On Sunday in D.C., the Eagles again failed to score in the second half. But this time they were graced with the advantage of going against Redskins' QB Rex Grossman. He was in the process of throwing four interceptions - three to Kurt Coleman - before finding a seat on the bench.
The truth is the Eagles managed to post the win - and in the process likely save their season - because they stopped the run and were able to effectively run the ball themselves, using LeSean McCoy to squeeze the life out of the 'Skins in the second half. When is the last time you remember an Eagles team able to utilize the run to control the clock, force their opponent to use all their timeouts, and then run out the clock. That's what the Eagles did when they got ball back with a little more than two minutes left on the clock. The Redskins never got the ball back. That is classic execution - and something the Eagles, in particular under Andy Reid, have been unable to do.
The question now is whether the Eagles can maintain what they did on Sunday.
But for now, they get the week off as they head for the bye.
Amazing what a win will do.
The Eagles got off to a quick start and dominated the first half, heading to the locker room up 20-3. Of course, against the Niners they imploded in the 2nd half, coughing up the lead and the game, 24-23.
On Sunday in D.C., the Eagles again failed to score in the second half. But this time they were graced with the advantage of going against Redskins' QB Rex Grossman. He was in the process of throwing four interceptions - three to Kurt Coleman - before finding a seat on the bench.
The truth is the Eagles managed to post the win - and in the process likely save their season - because they stopped the run and were able to effectively run the ball themselves, using LeSean McCoy to squeeze the life out of the 'Skins in the second half. When is the last time you remember an Eagles team able to utilize the run to control the clock, force their opponent to use all their timeouts, and then run out the clock. That's what the Eagles did when they got ball back with a little more than two minutes left on the clock. The Redskins never got the ball back. That is classic execution - and something the Eagles, in particular under Andy Reid, have been unable to do.
The question now is whether the Eagles can maintain what they did on Sunday.
But for now, they get the week off as they head for the bye.
Amazing what a win will do.
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