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PHILADELPHIA — Knocking out Donovan McNabb couldn’t help the Miami Dolphins win a game.
Backup quarterback A.J. Feeley led a pair of second-half scoring drives, Brian Westbrook had a career-best 148 yards rushing and the Philadelphia Eagles beat Miami, 17-7, dropping the Dolphins to 0-10.
No NFL team has finished 0-16. Tampa Bay went 0-14 in 1976.
McNabb left because of a sprained right ankle in the second quarter, nearly a year after his season ended because of a torn knee ligament. X-rays were negative, but McNabb spent the second half on the sideline.
The Eagles (5-5) improved to .500 for the first time this season by winning consecutive games for the first time.
John Beck made his NFL debut for Miami, throwing for 109 yards. Ted Ginn Jr. returned a punt 87 yards for the Dolphins’ only score.
With McNabb playing cheerleader in a hooded coat and oversized mittens, Feeley finally got the offense going on the first drive of the second half, leading to the go-ahead touchdown.
Quoteworthy: “I’m tired of searching for a positive. We need to win a game.” -- Rex Hadnot, Dolphins guard
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