Eagles-Redskins: End of 1st Quarter
Wanna know how to lose a home crowd? Sell a ton of tickets to a third-party broker so there are plenty of Eagles’ fans in your stadium, give up a 67-yard touchdown on a reverse on the opening drive of the game, and have your quarterback fumble the snap to kill a drive. (At least he recovered it.) You could always follow that up by allowing the Eagles to gain yardage in chunks on their second drive.
What to do? Flattening Brian Westbrook is a nice start. I can say that because Westbrook wasn’t hurt. He got his bell rung on a clean hit by London Fletcher. Thankfully, he walked off on his own power. But, he did suffer a concussion. He’s a classy guy and a great athlete. We wish him well. Anyhoo, you could stop the Eagles’ second and third drives, and mount a drive of your own from the 9 yard line. Oh wait, Campbell’s pass was tipped, caught by Will Witherspoon, and returned for s short touchdown. So much for mounting a drive.
Philly 14, Washington 0. The Skins currently have a 1st down on their 38. Their first three drives – two punts and an interception.
