2007 Philadelphia Eagles season The 2007 Philadelphia Eagles season marked the 75th anniversary of the Eagles franchise . The team compiled an 8 – 8 record and a last - place finish in the NFC East . After a playoff run in 2006 and the return of Donovan McNabb from injury , the Eagles were considered a legitimate Super Bowl contender . With McNabb and bona fide star running back Brian Westbrook , the offense was an obvious weapon , but there were questions about the defense . However , the team ' s first few games displayed a tough Jim Johnson " bend but don ' t break defense " and an inconsistent offense . The Eagles dropped three of their first four , but they unleashed an offensive outburst in a Week 3 blowout over the Detroit Lions 56 – 21 . A primetime loss to the Dallas Cowboys in early November left Philadelphia 3 – 5 . The Eagles rallied and won a road game over the Washington Redskins the next week , and followed that with a win at home against the Miami Dolphins . In the win over Miami , McNabb went down with another November injury , the fourth time in six seasons that had occurred . The next three games , all against winning clubs , would prove to be the crux of the season for Philadelphia . Backup A . J . Feeley almost pulled off a big upset of the New England Patriots , who would finish the regular season 16 – 0 , but a fourth quarter lead was surrendered . The Eagles would again lose second half leads to the Seattle Seahawks and their rival and eventual world champion New York Giants . These losses wiped out any chances of making the playoffs . The team finished the season with three straight wins , including a 10 – 6 win over the Cowboys , who were 12 – 1 entering the game . Despite missing two games , McNabb threw for 3324 yards , 19 touchdowns , and seven interceptions . Westbrook had one of the top seasons of any running back in the league , rushing for 1333 yards and seven touchdowns , and catching 90 passes for 771 yards and 5 touchdowns . New acquisition Kevin Curtis led the team with 1110 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions ( half of them coming against Detroit ) . Third - year receiver Reggie Brown had a slow start , but finished with 780 receiving yards . On defense , Trent Cole ' s 12 . 5 sacks earned him a Pro Bowl spot and second - year linebacker Omar Gaither led the team with 103 tackles . As a unit , the defense came up with several important goal - line stands throughout the season . Offseason . After returning to the top of the NFC East in 2006 , it was an offseason of controversial transactions for the Eagles . The fates of quarterback Jeff Garcia and wide receiver Donte ' Stallworth were the two immediate questions facing the Eagles after the season ended . Ultimately , the team decided to keep neither of them . The Eagles signed A . J . Feeley to a three - year contract to be the backup quarterback , allowing Garcia to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in March 2007 . A week later , Stallworth inked a deal with the New England Patriots . Philadelphia filled the new hole in the receiving corps by signing free agent Kevin Curtis from the St . Louis Rams . They then made a trade with the Buffalo Bills on March 26 , 2007 , sending longtime defensive tackle Darwin Walker to the Bills in exchange for Takeo Spikes to provide much - needed linebacker help , and backup quarterback Kelly Holcomb . In the draft , the Eagles traded down , selecting University of Houston quarterback Kevin Kolb in the second round . The selection of Kolb sent a signal that the Eagles were looking towards a point in the future past Donovan McNabb , who had missed significant time in the three of the past five seasons . In training camp and the preseason , McNabb , wearing a knee brace , showed that he had recovered from his knee surgery and was ready to go . He stated , as he did the season before , that the team was capable of reaching the Super Bowl . He was stunned when Eagles ' management decided to cut veteran middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter on August 21 . The talk of the preseason turned out to be the booming punts of Australian rules football import Saverio Rocca . The Aussie outbooted veteran Dirk Johnson to earn the starting job . Regular season . Week 1 : at Green Bay Packers . Two muffed punts hurt the Eagles in their season opener against Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers . After Green Bay ' s first drive , Philadelphia ' s punt return man Greg Lewis muffed the punt which resulted in a fumble recovery in the end zone for the Packers . A 53 - yard Green Bay field goal put the Eagles in a 10 – 0 deficit . Sheldon Brown ' s interception led to a field goal in the second quarter . Jason Avant ' s nine - yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb tied the game , and in the third quarter , David Akers made his second field goal from 47 - yards out to make it 13 – 10 Philadelphia . Favre responded with a 13 - play field goal drive to even the score . Later , J . R . Reed muffed a punt and the Packers recovered at the Eagles 31 - yard line and Mason Crosby kicked a 42 - yard game winner . Brian Westbrook had 131 all - purpose yards and Avant had three catches for 54 yards and a touchdown . The defense collected four sacks , two turnovers , and only allowed 46 rushing yards . This was the only game that the Packers offense did not score a touchdown . Week 2 : vs . Washington Redskins . Playing their home opener on Monday Night Football , the Eagles lost to a 20 – 12 decision to the Washington Redskins . A long reception by Santana Moss led to a first quarter field goal for the Redskins . The Eagles responded with a pair of David Akers field goals in the second quarter to take a 6 – 3 lead . With nine seconds remaining in the half , Washington quarterback Jason Campbell passed to Chris Cooley in the end zone for a touchdown and Redskin lead . The teams traded field goals in the third quarter , and Clinton Portis rushed for a six - yard touchdown early in the final quarter to make it 20 – 9 . Donovan McNabb drove the Eagles to a field goal to bring them within eight points . On their last series , the Eagles got to the Washington nine - yard line , but the drive stalled there , preserving the Redskin victory . McNabb threw for 240 yards , Brian Westbrook had 162 all - purpose yards , and Akers connected on four field goals . Week 3 : vs . Detroit Lions . Attired in their throwback uniforms of yellow and baby blue , the Eagles won their first game , a 56 – 21 rout of the Detroit Lions . The offense scored touchdowns on their first five possessions . Brian Westbrook ran for a 25 - yard rushing touchdown three minutes into the game . The Lions tied the score , but the Eagles came right back with another Westbrook rushing score . Then , Donovan McNabb and receiver Kevin Curtis hooked up on 68 - yard touchdown pass . Early in the second quarter , McNabb passed to Curtis again , this time for a 12 - yard score and a 28 – 7 Eagles lead . A few minutes later , McNabb found Curtis for a 43 - yard touchdown pass , Curtis ' s third touchdown in a seven minute span . Jon Kitna attempted to rally the Lions , throwing two second quarter touchdown passes , but McNabb fed Westbrook a short pass that went for a 43 - yard touchdown , making it 42 – 21 . The Philadelphia defense tightened up in the second half , while Correll Buckhalter and Tony Hunt added short rushing touchdowns for the Eagles . McNabb , who had a perfect quarterback rating and did most of his damage in the first half , was 21 for 26 with 381 passing yards and four touchdowns . Curtis caught eleven passes for 221 yards and three scores . Westbrook had over 100 yards both rushing and receiving , with two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown . Defensively , the Eagles recorded nine sacks . Week 4 : at New York Giants . The New York Giants tied an NFL record with twelve sacks as they dealt the Eagles a 16 – 3 loss . Philadelphia entered the game with five starters out due to injury , including running back Brian Westbrook . Penalties , sacks , and the absence of Westbrook stymied the offense , which scored 56 points last week , throughout the first three quarters . The Giants took the lead on a touchdown reception by Plaxico Burress in the second quarter . A botched handoff led to a defensive touchdown for Kawika Mitchell and a 16 – 0 New York lead . David Akers ' 53 - yard field goal in the fourth quarter allowed the Eagles to avoid a shutout . Osi Umenyiora had six of the Giants ' sacks . Correll Buckhalter rushed for 103 yards in the defeat . The loss drops Philadelphia to 1 – 3 , their worst start since 1999 , as they entered their bye week . Week 6 : at New York Jets . Coming off of their bye week , the Eagles returned to the Meadowlands and beat the throwback - clad New York Jets 16 – 9 . A 36 - yard gain by Thomas Jones helped set up a short field goal by Mike Nugent on New York ' s opening drive . On third and long on the Eagles ' ensuing possession , Donovan McNabb connected with Kevin Curtis , who shook free from a tackle and scored on a 75 - yard reception . In the second quarter , David Akers kicked a 22 - yard field goal to make it 10 – 3 Eagles . After the Jets narrowed it to 10 – 6 , the Eagles embarked on a 16 - play drive that ended on an Akers ' field goal miss . Just before halftime , Akers missed again wide right . He made a pair of shorter field goals in the third quarter to stretch Philadelphia ' s lead to 16 – 6 . A McNabb interception gave the Jets the ball inside the Eagles ' red zone , but New York came away with only a field goal , leaving them down by a touchdown . On their next possession , late in the fourth quarter , the Jets managed to get a 2nd and 1 situation at the Eagles ' four yard - line . The Philadelphia defense held and the Eagles came away with a 16 – 9 victory . Brian Westbrook had 120 rushing yards and Curtis had 121 receiving yards with a touchdown . McNabb had 278 passing yards and Akers was three for five in the field goal department . The Eagles ' record went to 2 – 3 , as well as going 9 – 0 coming off a bye - week under coach Reid . Week 7 : vs . Chicago Bears . The Bears traveled to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles . The game was a defensive struggle throughout and a field goal fest through the first three quarters . Eagles kick David Akers connected on field goals of 24 , 33 , and 37 . Bears kicker Robbie Gould hit on field goals of 31 , 22 , 41 , and 45 respectively . The Bears held a three point lead late until Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb threw a touchdown strike to tight end Matt Schobel to give the Eagles a 16 – 12 lead . Eagles punter Sav Rocca pinned the Bears deep in their own territory with under two minutes remaining and no timeouts left , leaving the Bears to have to cover 97 yards if they wished to take the lead . Bears quarterback Brian Griese marched the team down the field and capped off the drive with a 15 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad with nine seconds remaining . The final was 19 – 16 Bears . The Eagles fell short on their final opportunity , and fell to 2 – 4 . Week 8 : at Minnesota Vikings . Coming off their last - second home loss to Chicago , the Eagles ground out a 23 – 16 victory on the road against a Minnesota Vikings team coached by former Andy Reid protege Brad Childress . Rookie phenom Adrian Peterson and quarterback Kelly Holcomb , who spent the offseason on the Eagles ’ roster , took the Vikings down the field for the game ’ s first score – a nine - yard touchdown pass to Visanthe Shiancoe . A 50 - yard reception by Greg Lewis down the field set up David Akers ’ first field goal , then Donovan McNabb guided the Eagles to a touchdown drive early in the second quarter , with Brian Westbrook the recipient of a short six - yard scoring pass . Westbrook carried it up the middle from the one - yard line on Philadelphia ’ s next drive to make it 17 – 7 . Ryan Longwell booted a 39 - yard field goal for Minnesota to draw the score to 17 – 10 later in the second quarter . Akers and Longwell traded field goals in the third quarter to make it 20 – 13 . A 48 - yarder by Longwell in the final quarter drew the Vikings to within four points , but they would get no closer , while Akers added his third field goal to restore the seven point lead . McNabb ’ s 333 passing yards were his most since the Detroit game , while Reggie Brown topped 100 yards for the first time all season . Westbrook had 92 all - purpose yards and a touchdown on the ground and in the air . Trent Cole recorded two sacks . Week 9 : vs . Dallas Cowboys . The division - leading Dallas Cowboys and Terrell Owens handed the Eagles a decisive 38 – 17 loss on Sunday night football in Philadelphia . Julius Jones powered into the end zone from two yards out on Dallas ’ opening drive , but Brian Westbrook answered with a short touchdown of his own after a 45 - yard reception by Reggie Brown gave the Eagles ’ first - and - goal . Then Tony Romo took over , hitting Tony Curtis for a short passing touchdown . Marion Barber III carried it in from five yards out for Dallas after Donovan McNabb was intercepted by the Cowboys ’ defense . Romo connected with Owens for a 45 - yard bomb in the third quarter , making the score 28 – 7 Dallas . After a David Akers ’ field goal , Romo got his third touchdown on a 20 - yard pass to tight end Jason Witten . McNabb finished the scoring with a 10 - yard touchdown pass to Hank Baskett . McNabb passed for a touchdown and 264 yards , but also two interceptions . Westbrook racked up 156 all - purpose yards in another strong showing . Owens burned the Eagles ’ defense for 174 receiving yards . Philadelphia fell to 3 – 5 and the team was largely uncompetitive against the Dallas squad . Week 10 : at Washington Redskins . The team rallied for a win over the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field in week 10 . Penalties on Washington ’ s defense helped allow a short McNabb to Brian Westbrook touchdown pass on Philadelphia ’ s opening drive . A fumble by L . J . Smith gave Washington the ball inside Eagle territory , and Jason Campbell capitalized with a touchdown pass to James Thrash , the former Eagle . The extra point was missed , but Campbell hit Thrash for another score later in the second quarter . The two - point conversion failed , leaving it 12 – 7 Washington . A Redskin field goal stretched Philadelphia ’ s deficit to 15 – 7 in the third quarter , but L . J . Smith , who spent much of the early season injured , caught an eight - yard touchdown from McNabb . The Eagles went for two to try to tie it , but were not successful . Campbell fired back with his third touchdown pass , this one to Keenan McCardell , to make it 22 – 13 . McNabb needed five plays to get the points back , launching a 45 - yard touchdown pass to Reggie Brown for the touchdown . Ladell Betts fumbled the ball away in Eagle territory on Washington ’ s next possession , but McNabb was sacked and fumbled it back to the Redskins on the next play . The Redskins eventually had first - and - goal from the three - yard line , but the Philadelphia defense had yet another huge goal - line stand , and Washington settled for a field goal to go up 25 – 20 . The Eagles got the ball back with four minutes to play , and Westbrook immediately took a short pass and broke free for a 57 - yard touchdown to go ahead 26 – 25 ( the two - point conversion failing again ) . The defense came up big again , with Mike Patterson sacking Campbell to jar the ball loose , and Trent Cole recovering . Westbrook carried it in from ten yards out to seal the deal . McNabb , who surpassed Ron Jaworski for the most career completions in franchise history ( 2 , 090 at game ' s end ) , passed for 251 yards and four touchdowns in the 33 – 25 win . Westbrook rushed for 100 yards and had 83 receiving yards , with three total touchdowns . The comeback win improved the Eagles record to 4 – 5 . Week 11 : vs . Miami Dolphins . After their big road win in Washington , the Eagles hosted the winless Miami Dolphins at muddy Lincoln Financial Field and won 17 – 7 . The offenses struggled in the first quarter , and the first points would actually come via special teams in the second quarter , when Ted Ginn Jr . returned a punt 87 yards to paydirt for Miami . Later in the quarter , McNabb , who had already thrown two interceptions , was hit as he threw , spraining his ankle . David Akers came on to make a 34 - yard field goal , and McNabb left the game . A . J . Feeley was spun up to play quarterback , but threw an interception of his own on his first drive . In the third quarter , Correll Buckhalter took the ball in from eight yards out for the go - ahead touchdown , making it 10 – 7 . Feeley , after some helpful runs from running back Brian Westbrook , connected with receiver Jason Avant to increase the lead . The defense played a strong second half , and Westbrook carried seven times on the final drive , which killed the final 6 : 40 of the game . Without McNabb , Andy Reid leaned hard on Westbrook , who shattered his career - high with 32 carries , while picking up 148 yards . McNabb ’ s post - game x - rays were negative . The win marked the first time Philadelphia had won consecutive games all season , as well as allowing them to reach . 500 and remain in the playoff hunt in the NFC . Week 12 : at New England Patriots . In front of a national audience , the Eagles traveled to Foxboro as 22 - point underdogs in their matchup against the 10 – 0 New England Patriots – the first meeting of the teams since Super Bowl XXXIX . The Eagles started A . J . Feeley due to McNabb ’ s injury , and Asante Samuel picked off a Feeley pass and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game . The Eagles responded with a 14 - play drive , capped by a one - yard diving touchdown by Brian Westbrook . Tom Brady finally got a chance late in the first quarter , and marched New England down the field before Heath Evans took it in from a yard out to make it 14 – 7 Patriots . However , Feeley answered back with a 28 - yard touchdown to third receiver Greg Lewis . Andy Reid then tried an onside kick . Hank Baskett recovered the ball , but the Eagles were forced to punt . In a ten - play drive of all pass attempts , the Patriots had first - and - goal , but settled for a field goal to take a 17 – 14 lead . Feeley found Lewis again on the next series , this time an 18 - yard strike with three minutes left in the half , giving Philadelphia the lead . Brady connected with Jabar Gaffney to retake the lead 24 – 21 with seconds left in the half . A long drive by New England in the third quarter resulted in a missed field goal , and Feeley responded with a touchdown drive capped by an eight - yard reception in the end zone by Reggie Brown and the Eagles took a 28 – 24 lead as the game moved into the final quarter . Laurence Maroney scored from four yards out midway through the fourth as the Patriots went back on top 31 – 28 . Feeley took the Eagles to within field goal range , but was picked off trying for a touchdown and the Patriots ’ perfect season survived . Feeley had 345 passing yards and three touchdowns , but his three interceptions were costly . Westbrook had 92 all - purpose yards and a touchdown , while Greg Lewis racked up a surprising 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns . The loss drops the Eagles to 5 – 6 . Week 13 : vs . Seattle Seahawks . The Eagles met the 7 – 4 Seattle Seahawks with A . J . Feeley at quarterback . Feeley was picked off by Lofa Tatupu on the first play leading to a two - yard touchdown carry for running back Shaun Alexander . On the Eagles ' ensuing drive , Correll Buckhalter ran for a 30 - yard touchdown run to tie the game . Tatupu caught his second interception on the Philadelphia ' s next possession and returned it to the Eagles ' eight - yard line . Two plays later , Matt Hasselbeck completed a short touchdown pass to Bobby Engram . David Akers ' field goal at the end of the first quarter made it 14 – 10 , and Hasselback connected with Nate Burleson for a 43 - yard score as Seattle went ahead 21 – 10 . Kevin Curtis got open for a 24 - yard touchdown reception to bring the Eagles within four points . With a minute left in the half , Philadelphia had first - and - goal from the one - yard line , but four straight plays failed to reach the end zone . A Bobby Engram fumble early in the second half gave Philadelphia the ball at the Seattle 40 - yard line , and Brian Westbrook , who had been stopped three times at the one - yard line earlier , rushed to the left for a 29 - yard touchdown and Philadelphia ' s only lead . Maurice Morris broke through on the left side for a 45 - yard touchdown run and the Seahawks retook the lead 28 – 24 midway through the third quarter . The Eagles ' Westbrook returned a punt 64 yards to the Seahawk 14 - yard line , and Feeley tossed another interception to Tatupu . Feeley threw for one touchdown and four interceptions , giving him eight in two and a half games . Westbrook had 139 all - purpose yards and a score and Curtis caught six passes for 111 yards and a score of his own . Week 14 : vs . New York Giants . The Eagles lost 16 – 13 to the New York Giants . The Eagles , with Donovan McNabb back under center , scored on their opening drive with Brian Westbrook finding the end zone on an 18 - yard pass from McNabb . The Giants scored an FG after having first - and - goal from the one - yard line . Another New York field goal just before halftime left the score 7 – 6 . A fumble recovery gave Philadelphia the ball at the Giant eight - yard line , and David Akers kicked a short field goal . Later in the third quarter , Westbrook fumbled and Sam Madison recovered for New York . Eli Manning connected with Plaxico Burress for a 20 - yard touchdown two plays later giving the Giants a 13 – 10 lead . A 41 - yard pass to Burress set up another Lawrence Tynes field goal making it 16 – 10 . Akers kicked a 39 - yarder after a nearly eight - minute drive by the Eagles in the fourth quarter . On the Eagles ' next drive , they crossed into Giant territory , but turned the ball over on downs . After a three - and - out , New York punter Jeff Feagles kicked the ball to the Eagles ' 11 - yard line with : 51 to play and no timeouts . McNabb led the Eagles down the field , giving Akers a chance from 57 yards out . Akers hit the right upright and the FG was missed with 1 second remaining . Westbrook rushed for 116 and had a receiving touchdown , while Trent Cole had two sacks . Burress had 136 yards and one score . The home loss leaves the Eagles at 5 – 8 . Week 15 : at Dallas Cowboys . The Eagles snapped a three - game skid and dealt the 12 – 1 Dallas Cowboys an upset loss with a big effort from the defense . The defenses dominated the first quarter at Texas Stadium . Dallas got the first score in the second quarter on a field goal after Quintin Mikell fumbled away a Tony Romo pass he had just intercepted . But , Romo was picked off again on Dallas ' next possession , this time by Lito Sheppard . Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook marched the Eagles to the one - yard line , where McNabb tossed a touchown pass to Reggie Brown for a 7 – 3 Philadelphia lead with seconds left in the half . On Dallas ' second possession of the third quarter , Romo moved deep into Eagles ' territory with two long passes to Patrick Crayton , but the Cowboys could only muster a field goal . A 13 - play drive early in the fourth quarter led to short David Akers field goal and a 10 – 6 lead for the Eagles . Philadelphia had held second half leads over superior opponents for three straight weeks , but lost each game . This time , the defense shut down the Cowboys ' efforts to score . Brian Dawkins recorded Philadelphia ' s third interception mid - way through the final quarter . With the Eagles possessing the ball at the Cowboy 25 - yard line , just over two minutes left , and Dallas out of timeouts , Westbrook broke through the defense and had a clear path to the end zone . Westbrook went down at the 1 - yard line and allowed the Eagles to run out the clock instead of scoring the touchdown and kicking the ball off . McNabb passed for 208 yards and rushed for 53 more , while Westbrook had 81 rushing yards and 63 receiving yards . The defense used three sacks and three interceptions to help contain the Dallas offense . The victory kept the Eagles ' mathematical hopes alive of gaining the final wild card spot , but they were eliminated Monday night when the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Chicago Bears . Week 16 : at New Orleans Saints . Now functioning as a spoiler , the Eagles traveled to face the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome – site of two losses in 2006 , including one in the NFC Divisional Playoffs . The first quarter would be a shootout , with the teams combined for 5 touchdowns and over 300 yards of offense . On the third play from scrimmage , Donovan McNabb scrambled for a 40 - yard gain , but fumbled , only to have the ball recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by receiver Kevin Curtis . A 52 - yard bomb to wideout Devery Henderson keyed a four - play drive ending in a New Orleans touchdown by running back Aaron Stecker . McNabb ' s second fumble was recovered by New Orleans in Philadelphia territory , setting up another short touchdown for Stecker . The Eagles offense again moved the ball and Correll Buckhalter scored on a 20 - yard scamper and the game was tied 14 – 14 . On Philadelphia ' s next drive , McNabb found the open Reggie Brown for a 31 - yard touchdown pass and a Philadelphia lead . In the second quarter , David Akers and Martin Gramatica traded field goals as the offenses settled down . The Saints had 2nd - and - goal from the 1 - yard line on their opening drive of the second half , but the Eagles ' defense stepped up with another big goal line stand and the seven point lead was preserved . McNabb then led the Eagles on a 98 - yard , seven minute drive that ended in a 9 - yard touchdown pass to Greg Lewis . The Saints answered with two field goals to get within eight at 31 – 23 , but a McNabb to Curtis touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter wrapped things up for Philadelphia . McNabb looked mobile and was effective , throwing for three scores and 263 yards . Brian Westbrook had 100 rushing yards , while Curtis had 78 receiving yards , a touchdown reception , and a fumble recovery for a touchdown . The second straight win raised the Eagles ' record to 7 – 8 and gave them a chance to finish . 500 with a win over the Buffalo Bills . Week 17 : vs . Buffalo Bills . In their final game of the season , the Eagles posted a 17 – 9 victory over the Buffalo Bills in a contest of 7 – 8 teams trying to finish the year at . 500 . On Philadelphia ' s second possession , Donovan McNabb used a series of short passes to move the Eagles to a 1st - and - goal situation . On 3rd - and - goal , McNabb hit rookie tight end Brent Celek for a touchdown . McNabb took the Eagles inside the Buffalo red zone again on the next drive , but he was intercepted and Buffalo ' s offense countered with a long drive ending in a Ryan Lindell field goal in the second quarter . Behind McNabb ' s arm , the Eagles conducted a two - minute drill and came away with a 38 - yard David Akers field goal to make the halftime score 10 – 3 . After Buffalo kicked another field goal in the third quarter , McNabb took the Eagles into Bills territory and completed a pass to Reggie Brown , who fumbled before he got to the end zone . Kevin Curtis was there to recover the fumble for a touchdown – for the second week in a row . Philadelphia went on top 17 – 6 , but a 56 - yard run by Marshawn Lynch helped the Bills to another field goal , putting them within eight with more than a quarter to play . A botched shotgun by center Jamaal Jackson was recovered by the Bills at the Eagle 28 - yard line , but on 3rd and 1 and 4th and 1 , the Eagles ' defense stuffed Marshawn Lynch , ending the Bills ' scoring threat . That would turn out to be Buffalo ' s last opportunity , as the Eagles offense and defense ground out the clock over the final quarter . McNabb threw for 345 yards and a touchdown . Brian Westbrook had 99 - all purpose yards and Reggie Brown had 83 receiving yards . The win at home allowed the Eagles to finish at 8 – 8 , and finish in last place in the NFC East .