PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jeff Garcia can’t make them forget Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia, can he?
Well, if he plays like vintage McNabb, as he did Monday night in leading the Eagles past the Carolina Panthers 27-24, Garcia certainly will ease the pain of not having the injured star quarterback.
Garcia threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns, and Brian Dawkins’ 38-yard interception return set up David Akers’ 25-yard field goal with 3:13 to go.
After Garcia struggled early, he was nearly unstoppable, using his arm and his legs to offset Carolina’s dangerous pass rush.
The 36-year-old veteran, who replaced the injured McNabb (torn right knee ligament) two weeks ago and lost twice, had TD passes of 8 yards to Brian Westbrook, 30 to Donte’ Stallworth and 40 to Reggie Brown. When Lito Sheppard picked off a fade pass to Keyshawn Johnson with 25 seconds left, the Eagles were back in the playoff chase, tied with Carolina, Atlanta and the New York Giants.
One of the great benefits of life in the NFC is that a .500 record makes you a contender.
AP-ES-12-04-06 2356EST
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