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Donovan McNabb was asked about the way TV cameras caught him, after one of the Eagles' failed red zone excursions, turning toward the sideline and seeming to yell "just run the ball," or something similar.

Subject: Don't call it a comeback After the Chargers game, Donovan McNabb said he tried to lead the team on a game-winning drive but there wasn't enough time.

DeSean Jackson breaks loose on a return, only to have it called back because one of the Birds' nine penalties on the afternoon.

Coach Andy Reid confirmed what seemed to be implied in a statement released by Pittsburgh concussion specialists on Wednesday concerning Brian Westbrook 's immediate future: that the running back is out for the next three games.

Those often tiresome proclamations of certain victory in a crucial upcoming game just aren't his style.

Donovan McNabb called it a "must win," and just to be clear, he was only referring to his Philadelphia Eagles.

It was not a postgame topic for conversation, given that the Eagles were on the short end of a 31-23 score, but quarterback Donovan McNabb put up some huge numbers in defeat.

SUNDAY NIGHT, Soldier Field, Chicago. Also known as the scene of the crime. Late last September, this is really where it started for the Eagles .

The Eagles kept settling for field goals when they need touchdowns. That red-zone inefficiency has been a constant theme for them and it came back to haunt them again Sunday in their 31-23 loss to the San Diego Chargers.

It was a theme McNabb brought up earlier in the season, when asked what the loss of Kevin Curtis meant to the receiving corps.

For the second straight week, the Eagles spent Monday scrambling to address roster issues, and cornerback was the place they had to focus on the most.

An inability to run the ball effectively, score touchdowns in the red zone and convert short-yardage situations cost the Philadelphia Eagles again.

Southern California cities are infamous for late-arriving, fair-weathered sports crowds.

We forgot to do the weekly Eagles penalty count last week. And it seems fitting to post the numbers right away after the Birds' 31-23 loss to the Chargers.

Like they did last week, the Chargers will be facing an NFC East opponent not entirely happy with its current situation.

Welcome to the latest episode of ''Who Wants to be an Eagles Linebacker,'' starring Tracy White, Joe Mays and special guest star Moise Fokou, whose last name thankfully is pronounced exactly the way it's spelled.

Leonard Weaver has a typical brickhouse body for a fullback, blocks with force and appreciates every time he gets a handoff because he knows he won't get many opportunities.

Eagles' Leonard Weaver, right, avoids a diving C.C. Brown on his way to a touchdown on the opening drive of the first quarter.

Have you heard the one about Andy Reid's fullback who almost ran for 100 yards? Actually, it's no joke.

Brian Westbrook will not play in Sundaya s game with the New York Giants, according to the Philadelphia Eagles.