The Eagles successfully grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory by coming from ahead loose to the Dolphins by the score of 20-19 to fall to 4-5 on the season. After the Dolphins took a 3-0 lead the Eagles scored the next 16 points that included the Dolphins giving up a safety for a third straight game, and it looked like the route was on. Sometimes looks can be very deceiving and that’s what happened on this game. Things started to go downhill for the Eagles after Caleb Sturgis missed a 32 yard field goal that would have put the Eagles up 19-3. Suddenly the Eagles offense couldn’t convert third downs, the blocked punt that led to a Dolphins TD. Ryan Mathews suffers a concussion and is forced out of the game. Then Sam Bradford is forced out of the game with a shoulder injury, an AC sprain in his left shoulder, and also diagnosed with a concussion, and replaced by Mark Sanchez. The fluky TD the Dolphins scored on a deflected pass by Connor Barwin. Mark Sanchez doing what he does best throwing an interception at absolutely the wrong time that cost the Eagles at least the chance to take the lead with a field goal. Getting one last chance but turning the ball over on downs thanks to a pass that was five yards short of the first down on fourth down.  

 
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