Philadelphia played just good enough to come away with an easy win over the once pretty good San Diego Chargers. Even though Doug Flutie had a pretty good game, it was the Eagles defense that won the game forcing Charger mistakes all game long. Flutie threw 44 times for 20 completions and 307 yards. He also rushed 8 times for 45 yards. But more importantly, he was intercepted twice and fumbled. The fumble was a critical play as he was scrambling from the relentless Eagles pass rush. At the last second, Brian Dawkins came up with the big tackle and strip of the football. It was Hollis Thomas who pounced on the ball. Seven plays later, David Akers kicked his first field goal of the day, a 37-yard game clincher that gave the the Philadelphia Eagles an almost insurmountable 24-14 lead.

Brian Dawkins was the star of the defense. He recovered another fumble by LaDainian Tomlinson and ran it back 49 yards for a touchdown and 14-7 lead. He made numerous hits on San Diego receivers and forced their drops. He should of had his first INT of the year, but Troy Vincent made a spectacular diving grab of the ball right in front of his waiting arms. Though Doug flutie was only sacked twice, he could of been sacked ten times if not for his quick feet and hurried throws. The Eagle special teams did a terrific job too, often pinning the Chargers deep in their own territory with Brian Mitchell on the other hand given the Birds pretty good field position. Mitchell's combined 112 yards put him only 22 yards short of the magical 20,000 yard club. Only other members are Jerry Rice and Walter Payton.

The Eagles offense led by Donovan McNabb had a pretty good day overall. Give credit to the Chargers defense who kept themeselves close to the Birds most of the day. McNabb completed 22 of 44 passes for 221 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 pick. Duce Staley led the team with 5 catches, 88 receiving yards and one touchdown. The touchdown happened with 1:57 left in the first half. Though the Eagles only scored 3 second half points, the defense held San Diego scoreless in the 3rd and 4th quarters. Jeff Graham made an absolute circus catch soon after the Eagles took an early 7-0 lead. It appeared that Brian Dawkins went for the pass and came up short. It was however, Troy Vincent who had coverage on him, but failed to look back for the ball. Graham reached around Vincent and plucked the ball from around him and then proceded to the endzone for a touchdown. The play went for 61 yards. Graham scored the other touchdown too, with 1:01 left in the half. Overall, the Eagles played well on both sides of the ball, especially on defense led by Brian Dawkins who led the team with 8 tackles along with Jeremiah Trotter who also had 8 tackles. The difference was the 4 forced turnovers by the Eagles defense. Next week, the Eagles will have a chance to clinch the division with a win versus the Redskins and a Giants loss.