Big Plays Pace the Eagles past the Redskins

Thank God for some big plays in last night's Eagles game or we could have had another ugly loss on our hands. While the Birds did play better in their 27-17 win over Washington, despite two big plays they still did not look good on offense. DeSean Jackson's 67 yard end around run for a touchdown in the first quarter and his 57 yard catch for a touchdown in the second quarter were all the Eagles really needed to win this game as by then they had a 27-7 lead which Washington never seriously threatened. The upsetting aspect of this game was the inconsistency of the offense in the second half. McNabb seemed to be throwing the ball at his receiver's feet all night long and for the second week in a row did not seem comfortable in the pocket. McNabb was only sacked three times and did not turn the ball over, but his completion percentage was only 60% going 15 for 25 for 156 yards. He will need a better performance than that to get a win this week over the visiting N.Y.Giants. ...