will we ever win?

Pathetic

Despite 4 sacks and 4 turnovers, the Eagles still managed to lose this game. McNabb's winning streak at Chicago is over and the Eagles losing streak in prime time continues. Eagles are now in a must win game next week vs. Washington to keep pace with the NFC East.

Both sides of the ball took turns losing this game. In the first half, the Eagles lost the field position battle and the all-star secondary was burnt repeatedly for TDs. DeSean Jackson's punt return fumble didn't help the cause either. In the second, the field position situation reversed but the offense couldn't take advantage, dropping the ball repeatedly and failing miserably in the red zone. They had the ball twice inside the 5 and only got 3 points. And if you can't score a TD from the 2 (or 1) on 3 tries you deserve to lose. The offense puts up the points in the first half every game and then almost nothing in the second. You can blame Reid who always gets outcoached with the halftime adjustments. And let's not forget Shakers, who can't make anything over 40 yards anymore.

I'm sure the Eagles will try and excuse the loss by saying they would have won with Westbrook. Well, they should have won without him, but they blew it. This game felt a lot like a game from last year.

Other notes:

• It's good to know when LJ goes out the Eagles can just plug in the backups and theres no discernible difference.
• As usual, first drive of the game and the defense gives up points.
• Great pass on the TD to Jackson.
• McNabb really didn't throw a bad pass until he threw that one behind Reggie Brown late in the first.
• Can Darren Howard play tight end? Nice catch on his interception.
• Kudos to Michaels for not saying, "Akers was making them from 60 in warm-ups." But then again he probably wasn't making them from 60 in warm-ups.
• Should have gone for it on 4th and 1 anyway instead of try a 50 yard FG.
• How fat is Madden's thumb?
• Am I the only one that thinks that spot on third down right before the 2 minute warning was terrible and gave Chicago a first down?
• Orton fumbled that before the end of the half. He lost the ball, it popped up in the air, and then he pushed it forward on the follow through.
• Madden and Michaels didn't mention the Cubs until the start of the third quarter. Must be because baseball is on Fox.
• Kudos to Quintin Mikell, who unlike every moron in the NFL, took a knee in the endzone instead of running out and getting tackled at the 4.
• Good thing Reid passed on Felix Jones because he already had Booker in house.
• I can't believe the end around worked 3x in this game.
• McNabb didn't even make a move once to run with the ball.
• Is everyone as shocked as me regarding the fumbles? Eagles keep getting almost everything the other team puts on the ground.
• How about a QB sneak from the 1 yard line?
• How about a real fullback on the team?
• Hey Schoebel, how about blocking someone on 4th and goal, like maybe #96? Great job. Would LJ have made that play?
• All game the defense stuffed Forte except of course on 3rd and 6 and the game on the line.

At least Dallass and the Mets lost too.