As someone who was at the game with the poor people up in the 400's yet again for double duty (Capitals game afterwards) it was quite interesting to see all those Eagles fans up there, and it wasn't only the poor people who were infesting the stadium, it was all over. In the lower bowl, there were Eagles fans everywhere. It was basically South Philly in my standing room only stands. Surrounded by Eagles and Cowboys fans. There were like 5 Redskins fans in that section. 5.
It's been two games now at FedEx and every time I see someone get thrown out or security at work. It really is not a family friendly place, profanities are all over the place, beer gets spilled all the time, fights often break out in the stands
Haven't seen that happen at Caps and Nats games.
Anyway it was a good game and the crowd was as mentioned very pro-Philadelphia and they would hoot and holler at everything and British people were behind me yelling DEFENSE and it was crazy but the Skins got that early 13-0 lead so that shut them up. Note that the Eagles had two opportunities that half to put points on the board, but fumbled away the football (I believe in the Redskins territory but I am not sure) and the missed field goal.
My concern was with the second half where at least 3 times the Redskins secondary got burned for touchdowns. The last time was the most irritating, since the play before, there is this phantom PI call when nothing happened. It was one of the most baffling and inexplicable calls I've ever seen and I've got to think that was a major refereeing error because after you catch a damn ball and the defender touches you, it cannot possibly be pass interference. Of course after that egregious call the Eagles get way behind the secondary and score a TD
The Redskins had to scrimmage from the 10 once in the fourth quarter, and looked pretty anemic, so I was kind of wary they'd do it again. But I was impressed by the way Kirk led the team down the field systematically, with the help of Eagles penalties. When the winning touchdown was scored, the whole place burst apart and the Eagles fans that had been yelling and screaming and hollering all day were stunned silent. All in all, they weren't that bad, the worst was still the Mets fans who invaded Nationals Park on Labor Day.
It was a good win today, and I'm happy, but the Falcons are going to be tough. This secondary is questionable. Matt Ryan and Julio Jones have the opportunity to splice this porous secondary apart but I'm not worried about that now. Today it's time to relax and celebrate seeing that in person, which was amazing and something I won't forget.