Reid’s challenges costly
When Dallas challenged the Eagles’ third-quarter go-ahead touchdown last night, the Eagles had a pretty good idea the Donovan McNabb-to-Brent Celek score would not be overturned.Why?Because last year the Eagles watched as a Giants challenge reversed a penalty that ruled New York quarterback Eli Manning had crossed the line of scrimmage before releasing a pass. The play was a crucial one in the Giants’ victory.This time, it was Cowboys coach Wade Phillips who tossed the red hankie, challenging McNabb’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Celek.The play was similar to Manning’s throw because most of McNabb’s body had indeed passed the line. But as that play a year ago showed, the quarterback’s body …
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Reid’s challenges costly
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My heart is broken. The Eagles came out flat and couldn’t get anything done on offense. Donovan looked terrible and we couldn’t pick up short yardage. Terrible loss. I hope they can shake it off and get back on track against a Chargers team whos coming off a big win against the Giants.