Got a request to revisit this not-so-old (by our standards) gem, so… why not?
The Redskins and Eagles squared off in this oddly dubbed Thursday Night Football game - played on a Saturday (how hard is it to change the graphics, gang?) - in what would be the beginning of the end for former college football fancy-pants Chip Kelly.
Kelly’s brief but meteoric coaching rise in the NFL started with a win over the Redskins to start the ’13 season, one which would see the previously struggling Eagles run off with a surprise division title and set sky-high expectations for the Chipster. So, it’s only fitting the Redskins should return the favor the following season and bring Kelly and the Eagles crashing down to Earth. Sure, the ’14 Eagles were in the playoff hunt again - until this game. The 3-11 (ugh) Redskins ended a six-game schnide with this surprisingly entertaining upset win in front of a holiday-addled full house (maybe it was free egg-nog day), handing the Iggles a defeat that would ultimately doom their playoff hopes. It was all downhill from there as Gang Green would follow with a disappointing (to some, I guess) 7-9 ’15 season that featured a pair of delightful Redskin wins, the second kicking the Philly to the post-season curb. It was a defeat that would be the proverbial last straw, with Kelly unceremoniously dumped after that game despite one game left in the ’15 season. Ouch.
RGIII looked surprisingly composed in this one, while the Redskins rushing attack made a mockery of the Eagles goal-line defense (were they even trying?). Fumble-fingered Philly started and ended the game with turnovers, the last one a true a season-killer that the Redskins turned into a last-second field goal to cement the upset win. Merry Christmas from Mark Sanchez, 'Skins fans. This would be the start of a lovely little joyride for Washington, the first of five straight wins over the Eagles (don’t see that too often… or ever again, it seems).
Kenny Albert and some guy that talked too much on the call from this uncommonly lovely December day in DC.
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29 сен 2024
