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Philadelphia Drops Miami To 0-10

The Associated Press

Published: November 19, 2007

PHILADELPHIA - A gimpy Donovan McNabb watched from the sideline in a hooded coat and oversized mittens as backup A.J. Feeley put the Philadelphia Eagles back in the playoff picture.

Feeley led a pair of second-half scoring drives after McNabb sprained his right ankle, Brian Westbrook had a career-best 148 yards rushing and the Eagles beat Miami 17-7 on Sunday, dropping the Dolphins to 0-10.

Considering McNabb struggled in the first half and many in Philadelphia have called for his benching this season, the stage was set for a quarterback controversy.
Coach Andy Reid immediately squelched it.

"If Donovan's healthy, he's the quarterback," Reid said.

McNabb got hurt in the second quarter, nearly a full year after his season ended with a torn knee ligament. X-rays were negative, and McNabb stood on the sideline for the second half.

"It's a little sore. I'll be fine," McNabb said. "Could I have played? I don't think so."

McNabb played a full game after breaking the same ankle in a game in November 2002. He missed the rest of that regular season, the first of three times he went down for the season in mid-November.

"I'm going to make sure I'm right to get back out there," he said.

Led by Feeley, the Eagles (5-5) won consecutive games and improved to .500 for the first time. They moved within one game of Detroit (6-4) for the final playoff spot in the NFC.

Meanwhile, the lowly Dolphins moved closer toward becoming the first team to finish 0-16. Tampa Bay went 0-14 in 1976.

"I'm tired of searching for a positive. We need to win a game," guard Rex Hadnot said.
John Beck made his NFL debut for Miami, throwing for 109 yards.

Miami	0	7	0	0	-	7
Philadelphia	0	3	7	7	-	17

Second Quarter

Mia-Ginn Jr. 87 punt return (Feely kick), 14:35.

Phi-FG Akers 34, 7:44.

Third Quarter

Phi-Buckhalter 8 run (Akers kick), 11:09.

Fourth Quarter

Phi-Avant 4 pass from Feeley (Akers kick), 11:00.

A-68,934

	Mia	Phi
First downs	9	20
Total Net Yards	186	352
Rushes-yards	25-77	39-202
Passing	109	150
Punt Returns	3-99	4-32
Kickoff Returns	4-70	2-52
Interceptions Ret.	3-7	0-0
Comp-Att-Int	9-22-0	16-30-3
Sacked-Yards Lost	0-0	0-0
Punts	7-40.4	5-44.0
Fumbles-Lost	1-0	0-0
Penalties-Yards	3-15	4-40
Time of Possession	25:11	34:49

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Miami, Chatman 22-72, Beck 2-3, Cobbs 1-2. Philadelphia, Westbrook 32-148, McNabb 2-28, Buckhalter 3-19, Feeley 2-7.

PASSING-Miami, Beck 9-22-0-109. Philadelphia, Feeley 13-19-1-116, McNabb 3-11-2-34.

RECEIVING-Miami, Ginn Jr. 4-52, Peelle 2-27, M.Booker 1-19, Martin 1-7, Chatman 1-4. Philadelphia, Curtis 5-69, Smith 4-44, R.Brown 2-18, Tapeh 1-8, Avant 1-4, Schobel 1-4, Lewis 1-3, Westbrook 1-0.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-Miami, Feely 47 (SH).

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