Redskins Beat Eagles, 17-10

The Washington Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles 17-10 in the Sunday night game of the week. The Eagles who have lost three of four and are in danger of slipping out of the playoff race, played the game without their star all-pro receiver, Terrell Owens, who was suspended by the Eagles ealier this weekend for fighting with a teammate. The controversy did not seem to hurt the Eagles on the field, as the game was well played by both teams and remained in doubt until the last minutes of the game. Washington safety Ryan Clark made the final big play of the game, intercepting Eagle's quarterback McNabb's pass with 1:25 remaining.
The Eagles had threatened overtime by moving the ball from their own 15-yard line before Clark snagged the ball on fourth-and-4 at Washington's 7. Redskin quarterback Mark Brunell completed 21 of 29 passes for 224 yards and Tight end Chris Cooley caught seven passes for a career-high 85 yards. Clinton Portis ran 21 times for 67 yards and a touchdown and Mark Sellers had a 1-yard TD run, only the second carry of his six-year career. While those numbers aren't spectacular, they sure were a change of pace after last week's 36-0 blowout against the New York Giants.
``It seemed like it was a guy here, guy there that made plays,'' said coach Joe Gibbs, who gave game balls to the whole team and added a special game ball for lineman Derrick Dockery for falling on a Cooley fumble inside the Eagles 10-yard line that kept the winning drive alive in the third quarter. ``It wasn't any one person - everyone contributed. I'm really proud of our players to bounce back after what happened last week,'' Gibbs said.
Even Washington's contoversial linebacker Lavarr Arrington was a more humble presence, having conceded last week that the coaches were right to bring him along slowly back from his knee injury. Arrington's benching earlier this season was a team distraction, but he completed his return from exile Sunday by starting the game and serving as a team captain. His six tackles tied for the team lead with Phillip Daniels, who played on a sore ankle.