Filed under: Chicago Bears, Eagles, NFC East, NFC North, NFL Quarterbacks
CHICAGO -- Every time he'd passed for more than 250 yards in a game this year -- five times coming into Sunday's match with the Bears -- Michael Vick had led the Philadelphia Eagles to victory. But that streak was stopped cold Sunday afternoon.
Even though Vick completed a season-best 29 of 44 passes for 333 yards (tying another season-best), he could have passed for so much more if there weren't so many breakdowns in the Eagles' offense.
Had those breakdowns not occurred, we'd likely be talking about how the Eagles convincingly beat the Bears, rather than how they lost 31-26 at Soldier Field, dropping Philadelphia to 7-4.
And with a short turnaround -- Philadelphia hosts Houston on Thursday night -- the Eagles are going to have to find a way pretty quickly to fix its porous offense.
Let's count the ways: of the 15 incomplete passes Vick tossed, several were dropped or bounced off the intended receivers' hands.
It wasn't that Chicago's defensive coverage was that spectacular, given the way Vick took advantage with numerous quick hits over the middle just past the Bears' linebackers and in front of the secondary.
Rather, the Eagles simply beat themselves in crucial situations. Sure, the Bears may have forced or pressured them, but the Eagles had a hard time putting two hands on the ball when they needed to most -- particularly in the red zone.
Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/11/28/michael-vick-soars-but-eagles-flutter-away-red-zone-chances-in/
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