The Redskins fell to 4-9, assuring Gibbs of a losing season. He had only one losing record in his first 12-year stint in Washington, a 7-9 mark in 1988. At least his team kept Sunday's game closer than the 27-6 loss at Philadelphia three weeks ago. The Redskins had the ball on the Eagles 27 yard line with under 2 minutes left in the game when Patrick Ramsey threw an interception in the end zone. ``They got out of here with this one -- they snuck out of here with this one,'' Washington cornerback Fred Smoot said. ``McNabb told me that at the end of the game: They crept out of here with this one.''
Washington converted an interception from McNabb into a 2-yard TD run from Clinton Portis with 12:04 remaining to make the score 17-14. But Ramsey's only bad pass of the game, the late interception, halted the Redskins' chance to pull off the upset. They did a good job of covering it,'' Ramsey said. `I was hoping Cooley would go up and get the ball, and it just didn't work out.''
Ramsey went 29-for-42 for 251 yards for the Redskins, and Laveranues Coles caught 12 passes for 100 yards despite a chronic toe injury that kept him out of practice for most of the week. Washington was hurt by 12 penalties for 137 yards. Mike Sellers was whistled for three personals, all on special teams. Clinton Portis, wearing "illegal" red socks, gained 80 yards on 23 carries.
The Eagles (12-1), who clinched the NFC East two weeks ago, secured a first-round bye earlier Sunday when Atlanta beat Oakland. They had won their last four games by at least 21 points and had beaten every NFC team they'd played this year by at least 10 points, until this game. The victory also moved Andy Reid ahead of Joe Gibbs into first place in winning percentage among active coaches. Reid's record is 68-34 (.667), ahead of Hall of Fame coach Gibbs' 144-74 (.661).
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