The Daily Numbers: 20-19 loss to Dolphins as Birds snatch defeat from jaws of victory.
16-3 lead for Eagles in 1st Quarter.
20 straight unanswered points scored by Dolphins to take the lead & game.
1 crucial missed 32-yard field goal, 1 blocked punt on brutal day for Eagles special teams.
1 Eagles TD called back because of a penalty. Riley Cooper failed to line up correctly.
1 Eagles TD missed because Miles Austin could not get both feet down in the back of the end zone.
19 of 25 for 236 yards for Sam Bradford before leaving game in 3rd quarter with shoulder injury and concussion.
1 crucial interception in the end zone that sealed the Eagles’ fate after Mark Sanchez drove them to the Dolphins 8. Raise your hand if you’re surprised.
1 batted ball that went straight up in the that resulted in a TD for the Dolphins.
15 first downs for the Dolphins.
29 first downs for the Eagles.
436 yards total offense for the Eagles.
289 yards total offense for the Dolphins.
88 offensive plays for the Eagles.
4-5 record for the Eagles, now tied with the Redskins, half-game behind the Giants, who lost to the Patriots.
2nd down at the 8 yard line with 4:30 left in the game, when for some reason Sanchez decided to force a ball into Austin, who made no great effort to catch it, or at least be sure it was not picked off.
3 points there would have given the Eagles the lead.
2 of 5 red zone opportunities converted by the Eagles.
48.1 percent completion percentage in the red zone over his career for Sanchez. Do you see a pattern here?
134 yards receiving on 4 catches for Brent Celek.
0 catches for Riley Cooper.
3 more holding penalties on the Eagles.
2 of them on center Jason Kelce.
1 more bad snap to Bradford in the shotgun for Kelce as well.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I have been watching that game for 50 years.
I Don’t Get It: The second the Dolphins receiver caught that ball that was batted up in the air for a touchdown, I was saying to myself, “Yep, this is an Eagles game.”
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Brent Celek. Huge game for one of the guys who looked like he put his heart and soul into it yesterday.
Quote Box: “We had control of the game for the most part and then all of the sudden we started doing things to really give it to the Dolphins.”
- Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins.
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