Anemic Eagles fall into last place

LANDOVER, Md. – With or without Terrell Owens, the Philadelphia Eagles are losing and in danger of slipping out of the playoff race.

The Eagles fell to sole possession of last place in the NFC East on Sunday night because of their anemic running game and an offense that produced only one touchdown. The Washington Redskins, rebounding from the worst loss of coach Joe Gibbs’ career, rode a more balanced attack and touchdown runs by Mike Sellers and Clinton Portis to a 17-10 victory.

“I’m really proud of our players to bounce back after what happened last week,” Gibbs said.

Owens’ replacement in the starting lineup, rookie Reggie Brown, caught a 56-yard pass for his first career touchdown. He finished with five receptions for 94 yards.

But Westbrook gained only 24 yards in 17 carries, more evidence why Philadelphia entered the game with an unseemly imbalance of passing the ball a league-high 72 percent of the time.

Washington’s passing was precise as Mark Brunell completed 21 of 29 passes for 224 yards. H-back Chris Cooley caught seven passes for a career-high 85 yards. Portis ran 21 times for 67 yards.

“It seemed like it was a guy here, guy there that made plays,” said Gibbs, who gave game balls to the whole team.

The victory ended Washington’s seven-game losing streak against Philadelphia. The Eagles have lost three of four.

Philadelphia made it close, taking the ball from its 15-yard line to Washington’s 7 in the final minutes. The drive ended when Ryan Clark intercepted McNabb’s pass on fourth-and-4 with 1:25 remaining.