Feeley, Eagles Drop Dolphins to 0-10
Philadelphia 17, Miami 7
Sunday, November 18, 2007; 4:14 PM
PHILADELPHIA -- Knocking out Donovan McNabb couldn't help the Miami Dolphins win a game. Backup quarterback A.J. Feeley led a pair of second-half scoring drives, Brian Westbrook had a career-best 148 yards rushing and the Philadelphia Eagles beat Miami 17-7 on Sunday, dropping the Dolphins to 0-10.
No NFL team has finished 0-16. Tampa Bay went 0-14 in 1976.
  Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, center, is tackled by Miami Dolphins' Joey Porter (55) and Derrick Pope in the second quarter of a football game Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, in Philadelphia. McNabb left the game for x-rays shortly after. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek) (Tom Mihalek - AP) TOOLBOXCOMMENT |
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McNabb left with a sprained right ankle in the second quarter, nearly a full year after his season ended with a torn knee ligament. X-rays were negative, but McNabb spent the second half watching from the sideline.
"They came back and told me he couldn't go," coach Andy Reid said. "We'll see how he does this week. He always wants to go back in, but the thing was sore and he couldn't run, so I wasn't putting him in."
Reid then squelched any quarterback controversy.
"If Donovan's healthy, he's the quarterback."
The Eagles (5-5) improved to .500 for the first time this season by winning consecutive games for the first time.
John Beck made his NFL debut for Miami, throwing for 109 yards. The 26-year-old rookie from BYU didn't commit any turnovers. Ted Ginn Jr. returned a punt 87 yards for the Dolphins' only score.
With McNabb playing cheerleader in a hooded coat and oversized mittens, Feeley finally got the offense going on the first drive of the second half.
Feeley completed all three of his passes for 41 yards, including a 17-yard toss to Kevin Curtis on third-and-7 to the Miami 13. After an offside negated Feeley's fumble, Correll Buckhalter ran in from the 8 for a 10-7 lead.
Feeley connected with Jason Avant on a 4-yard TD pass to make it 17-7 early in the fourth period.
A goal-line stand preserved the 10-point lead. The Dolphins had a first down at the 1, but didn't move any closer after two runs and one pass. Then defensive end Juqua Thomas, starting for the benched Jevon Kearse, stopped Jesse Chatman for a 13-yard loss on fourth down.
