Donovan McNabb returned to the City of Brotherly Love and did what he did so many times before.
He won.
Greeted by a standing ovation prior to the game, McNabb found tight end Chris Cooley for a 31-yard scoring strike to help the Washington Redskins snap a two-game losing streak with a 17-12 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
Six months after being traded to an NFC East rival, McNabb completed just 8 of 19 passes for 125 yards with an interception. The veteran quarterback also rushed five times for 39 yards, including an 18-yard scamper to secure a first down in the waning moments of the contest.
Michael Vick, who embraced McNabb prior to the contest, suffered both chest and rib injuries on a 23-yard running play during the first quarter. Adding insult to injury, the play was negated by a holding penalty.
The starter at the onset of the season, Kevin Kolb relieved Vick and completed 22 of 35 passes for 201 yards with a 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brent Celek.
Both Eagles quarterbacks found a welcome target in running back LeSean McCoy, who had 12 catches for 110 yards for Philadelphia (2-2).
Ryan Torain opened the scoring with a 12-yard touchdown run just three minutes into the contest for Washington (2-2).
Washington | Philadelphia | |
Ryan Torain | Player | LeSean McCoy |
18 | Attempts | 16 |
70 | Yards | 64 |
3.9 | Avg Yards | 4.0 |
1 | Touchdowns | 0 |
13 | Long | 12 |
Washington | Philadelphia | |
Anthony Armstrong | Player | LeSean McCoy |
1 | Receptions | 12 |
57 | Yards | 110 |
57.0 | Avg Yards | 9.2 |
0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
57 | Long | 31 |
Yards | Scoring | Defense | ||||||
Team | Tot | Rus | Pas | TD | FG | INT | Sck | FF |
Washington | 293 | 169 | 124 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 |
Philadelphia | 353 | 110 | 243 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |