10 observations: Eagles-Bears

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Now on to the observations:

The Bears' offensive possessions in the third quarter: three-and-out, interception, three-and-out, fumble, three-and-out, fumble. The Eagles' total points in the third quarter: three. Chicago was giving the game away, and the Eagles couldn't take it.

Should the Eagles have run the ball more? It's tough to say. In the first half,

carried six times for 4 yards. Not good. In the third quarter, when he got banged up, Buckhalter had three carries, one of which went for 25 yards. And in the fourth quarter, he carried for 35 of his 66 total yards.

Did you notice

incorrect math? When the Bears had their final possession, he said if the Eagles stopped them on three downs, the offense would get the ball back with about 1:10 left. In reality, the Eagles stopped them and got the ball back with 28 seconds.

We did a quick poll during the live chat asking you all what play the Eagles should've called on fourth down from the 1. The majority said a quarterback sneak to

, so the second-guessing of

play call in understandable. Did Reid consider using a sneak? After the game, he said yes, but he held off because of McNabb's chest injury. When's the last time a QB got injured or reaggravated an injury on a QB sneak? Can someone please look this up?

One of you made the point during the chat that opposing kickers never miss field goals against the Eagles. It seemed true at the time, so I had to look it up. Through four games, opposing kickers are six-for-six against the Birds. Two of those kicks were from more than 50 yards, and four were from more than 45 yards. Incredible.

is 8-for-10 on the year, with his two misses coming yesterday.

What's your biggest concern after four weeks? High on the list has to be the offense's inability to score late in the game, and that includes the flat-out ugly two-minute offense. In both losses, the Eagles had a chance to win in the fourth quarter, and in both spots, they came up short. On the bright side, the defense has allowed just three total points in the second halves of the last two games.

7. The optimist says:

The pessimist says:

In the first three games, the Eagles converted 19 of 40 third-down chances, a rate of 48 percent. Last night they converted two of 13, 15 percent.

I moderate our Eagles chats during the week, and it seems like the same questions keep coming up from you guys. I don't have answers, but I thought I'd share them. Feel free to discuss.