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A week after being held to three measly field goals in an embarrassing 13-9 loss to the Oakland Raiders, the Eagles put up 27 points in the first half of last night’s 27-17 win over the Redskins.Don’t interpret that flurry of points to mean that all is suddenly well with Andy Reid’s offense, though. It’s not.Seven of those 27 points were scored on a 9-yard interception return for a touchdown by the Eagles’ newest linebacker, Will Witherspoon.Six more came on a pair of David Akers field goals that were set up by defensive takeaways.The only significant signs of offensive life by the Eagles came on two first-half plays involving wide receiver DeSean Jackson. The first was a 67-yard touchdown …

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Two big plays from Eagles, but much sputtering

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