11/18/12
The Eagles and the Redskins both came into this game at a
3-6 record. Both teams don’t have a lot to play for other than who sucks the
most. Nick Foles was making his starting debut for the injured Michael Vick,
who has a concussion. The Eagles’ fans were clamoring for Foles to start since
the beginning of the season because he had a terrific preseason. The Redskins
have an explosive offense. Robert Griffin III, A.K.A. RG3, the second overall
draft pick of 2012, is their quarterback. Another player in their fiery offense
that has been carrying the Redskins is rookie running back Alfred Morris.
The first quarter started as a disaster for the Eagles.
Foles started out throwing an interception to DeAngelo Hall who was tackled at
the Eagles nine yard line. The pass was intended for Brent Celek who has had hands
of stone as of late. Two plays later the Redskins struck first on the
scoreboard with a six yard touchdown pass by RG3 to Darrel Young to make it a
7-0 game. He was wide open on the play. Would Foles respond after the Redskins
scored first? Unfortunately, that was not the case. Instead Foles threw another
interception. Although this time the interception was caught by Brandon
Meriweather at the Redskins 20 yard line who ran 25 yards to the 45 yard line.
The second quarter began with a 41 yard field goal by Alex
Henery to make it 7-3. LeSean McCoy played a big role on that drive picking up
45 yards on two screen passes. Right after that field goal, the Redskins got
another touchdown. This time RG3 threw a 49 yard pass to Alderick Robinson to
make it 14-3. He was wide open on the play because Nnamdi Asomugha looked
confused on who to defend and thought he would have help from the safety
defending that play. The Eagles couldn’t score any more points in the first
half, and LeSean McCoy fumbled on his own 13 yard line and the Redskins
recovered the fumble. They would make this a 17-3 game at halftime when Kai
Forbath kicked a 25 yard field goal.
The Eagles scored another field goal in the third quarter
from 42 yards to make it 17-6. Brent Celek caught a 22 yard pass that took the
Eagles to the Redskins 20 yard line to get them into field goal range. After
the Eagles scored, the Redskins got another big play touchdown. This time RG3
threw a 61 yard bomb to Santana Moss that he unbelievably caught in double
coverage to make it a 24-6 game.
The fourth quarter began with the Redskins having the ball.
The Eagles stopped them on their first drive at the Eagles 18 yard line. The
Eagles did nothing on offense on that big stop by the defense so the Redskins
decided to score another touchdown. This touchdown was their last in the game,
which was a 17 yard touchdown pass from RG3 to Logan Paulsen to make it 31-6.
That was ultimately the final score. RG3 had a big play in the drive, which was
a 28 yard scramble to the Eagles 20 yard line. One final thing to note in this
game, McCoy and Celek both left the game on the final drive of the game and
were evaluated for concussions. Celek passed his concussion test and is deemed
ok. McCoy on the other hand, failed his concussion test.
Overall, Foles looked like the rookie that he is. The
Redskins were blitzing him like crazy giving Foles no time to throw his passes.
Foles’ interceptions were not his fault alone. His first interception was
thrown into tight coverage that Celek tipped in the air. His second
interception was a pass he should have thrown out of bounds, but tried to play
hero ball and throw the ball deep to DeSean Jackson. The Redskins offense was
not efficient, but explosive and took advantage of the Eagles miscues on
defense. The Redskins scored 10 of their 31 points off of turnovers.
Should the Eagles
continue playing Foles or switch to Michael Vick when he’s healthy? Sound off
and stay tuned for my next entry when the Eagles host the Carolina
Panthers on Monday Night Football.
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