Washington understandably had issues moving the ball for most of the night. It wasn't a surprise to see them work in a couple of trick plays in the second half to try to provide a spark, but the Eagles didn't have any of it. The first play was broken up by Bennett, whose presence in the backfield appeared to spook Jamison Crowder from taking his designed path on the reverse. That messed up the entire timing of the play and resulted in a huge loss. Later in the fourth quarter, the team tried a double pass in the direction of Chris Thompson, and it would have gone for a long touchdown had it not been for the play of Rasul Douglas. The second-year corner recognized what was coming and defeated two blocks to trip up Thompson after a short gain.

Fran Duffy is the producer of the Emmy-nominated Eagles Game Plan show which can be seen every gameday during the season on NBC10 in Philadelphia. He is also the host of two Eagles-related podcasts, Eagle Eye in the Sky, which examines the team from an X's and O's angle each and every week as well as the Journey to the Draft podcast, which covers college football and the NFL Draft all year round. Fran also authors the Eagle Eye in the Sky column, which runs four times a week during the football season to serve as a recap for the previous game and to preview the upcoming matchup. Prior to joining the Eagles in 2011, Duffy was the head video coordinator for the Temple University football team under former head coach Al Golden. In that role, he spent thousands of hours shooting, logging, and assisting with the breakdown of the All-22 film from the team's games, practices, and opponents.