So the Eagles had the chance to even their record at 2-2 after their awful 0-2 start, and they just barely took advantage of it. Actually, they played decently, but only decently. The MVP of the Eagles' D was the Redskins receivers, who dropped a lot of balls. Ramsey didn't come alive until it was almost too late. But damn, did we have to let it come down to a 2-point conversion at the end, guys? When Westbrook went 19 yards to make it 27-16 with 3:10 left, I thought that 1) the game was over and 2) that was the drive that would definitively turn the Eagles' season around (i.e. it was a chance to put the game away, and the Eagles struggled on the drive, but after McNabb's wacky spin run for a first down and Westbrook's long TD run, they'd gotten their act together.) And then they almost blew it.
But they didn't.
And eventually, their D will get healthy. Mad props to Darwin Walker on turning the game around in the 3rd quarter. Let's review his sequence:
First play: busts into the backfield, tackles ballcarrier for 2-yard loss, gets called for 15-yard face mask penalty (and deservedly so.)
Second play: busts into the backfield and sacks Ramsey for a loss of 4.
Third play: busts into the backfield, gets to Ramsey as he throws, causes the pass to float, and N.D. Kalu returns the INT for a TD.
It was amazing to watch. Walker was up out of his stance a split-second before the other 21 guys on the field. I mean, it was obvious on TV. He turned the game around almost by himself. He must have gotten Ramsey's cadence down pat.
Next week: the Birds go to Dallas to take on the improved Cowboys. I think we'll win.