by Bill Young
Just when you thought the Eagles might put some distance between themselves and the rest of the NFC East, they handed the struggling Redskins a victory. Between Vick and McCoy's injuries, the Eagles offense was decimated.
Kevin Kolb came into the game and could not throw a pass longer than 10 yards. This was most evident during the fourth quarter. The Eagles needed to go down the field but could not do so against one of the league's worst pass defenses. Precious time was lost as the Eagles routinely threw the ball over the middle for five yard gains leaving only an ending hail mary attempt that was intercepted by Deangelo Hall.
The Redskins and Eagles knocked themselves out of contention last week as Clinton Portis is now out for 4 to 6 weeks. The Eagles offense looks crippled and the Redskins offense looks like it mainly works in the first half. If the Redskins want to finish strong like the Giants and Cowboys will, the offense has to step up in the fourth quarter.
The AFC South also was shaken up when the Colts lost to the Jaguars as Josh Scobee kicked a game winning 59 yard field goal as time expired. The Colts didn't just lose the game; they lost safety Michael Doss and reserve safety James Silva for the rest of the season. While Peyton Manning has shown the ability to carry the Colts to victory time and time again, the depleted secondary will put an increasing amount of pressure on the Colts' offense. This pressure has manifested in more turnovers early in this season.
While the Jaguars always seem to play the Colts tough, this is another sign that the Colts reign atop the AFC South may be coming to an end. The loss to the Jaguars puts the Colts in a precarious position if tiebreakers get involved at the end of the year because they have already lost two division games. Ultimately, all teams in the AFC South are still in the hunt, but the Colts appear to be in the most trouble.
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