For those people who thought sitting Brian Westbrook would be a good idea last night against the Bears, you got your wish, however, the outcome was a far cry than what had been expected.  Last nights 24-20 loss at the hands of Chicago lie directly at the feet of Westbrook, who was sorely missed during a fourth quarter goal line stand that prevented The Eagles from taking the win and keeping pace in the ultr competitive NFC East.

With the Redskins beating the Cowboys yesterday afternoon, the Eagles are suddenly in last place in the NFC East, a game behind Washington and Dallas, 1 1/2 games behind the defending Super Bowl Champs, NY Giants.

The bears tried giving the game away on several occasions, with 4 turnovers that led to only 6 points for the birds who were held to just 6 points in the second half.

Also missing from the Birds lineup last night was Right Guard Shawn Andrews.  Andres was missed throughout the game, as the Eagles had a difficult time establishing the run early on, relying on end arounds from  (2 rushes 35yrds) to get any traction against the tough Chicago D.

He was also sorely missed on that final goal line stand that ultimately ended the game with just over 3 minutes left.

This loss will cause a lot of people to panic in Philly, and no doubt it was a frustrating loss.  It is however, early in the season, and the Birds have gotten off to much worse starts then this.  They have a huge game this Sunday at 1pm vs. the Redskins which now does turn into one of those early season “must win” games.  A loss to the Redskins won’t end the season, but it certainly would put the Birds in a very tough whole to climb out of the cellar in the toughest division in football.