Philadelphia Eagles 34, Washington Redskins 10
The Eagles scored the last 21 points of this game (all in the fourth quarter), as they pulled away from a Redskins’ team that gave them a fight for three quarters last Sunday. Michael Vick completed 24 of 39 passes for 335 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 INT. He only carried the ball 1 time for 3 yards. Dion Lewis led the way on the ground for the Eagles in this game with 58 yards rushing on 12 carries (4.8 ypc) with 1 TD run. Ronnie Brown pitched in with 14 yards rushing on 6 carries (2.3 ypc). WR Jeremy Maclin (8 rec, 105 yards), TE Brent Celek (6 rec, 86 yards, TD) and WR Desean Jackson (4 rec, 86 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Eagles. WR Chad Hall only caught 1 pass in this game, but, it went for a 7-yard TD. The Eagles finished up with 75 yards rushing on 19 carries (3.9 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 39 passes (61.5%) for 315 yards as they had possession of the ball for 29:19.
The defense was in bend but don’t break mode in this game, and it was effective. LB Keenan Clayton led the way for the Eagles on D with 9 tackles and 1 pass defensed. LB Casey Matthews (5 tackles) and safety Nate Allen (5 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 interception) also pitched in for the Eagles in this game. The Redskins finished up with 130 yards rushing on 25 carries (5.2 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 45 passes (48.9%) for 247 yards in this game. The Eagles finish the 2011 season with a very disappointing 8-8 record.
