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A pair of rookies helped the Eagles save their fleeting season and come from behind to defeat the Bears 24-20 Sunday night.

It was like most nine-car pileups when viewed in slow motion. A dozen things had to happen along the way for the result to end up being what it was, in this case a 24-20 Eagles victory over the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.

Veteran Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown has not missed a game in his eight-year career, and he's not going to miss one tonight.

Like every other position on the Eagles, special teams has felt the sting of injuries, especially the kick-return unit.

For the second consecutive week, the Eagles will go with a different look at linebacker because of a knee injury to weakside starter Akeem Jordan.

Confirming that Brian Westbrook will remain out until at least the first week of December and probably longer than that, Eagles coach Andy Reid also revealed on Friday that his squad will once again be without weakside linebacker Akeem Jordan and safety Quintin Demps for Sunday night's game at Chicago.

For some players, there is a temptation to try to take on too much when circumstances present opportunity.

Joe Mays had a chance to start for the Eagles at middle linebacker, but he couldn't lock up the position.

For the second straight week, the Eagles spent Monday scrambling to address roster issues, and cornerback was the place they had to focus on the most.

By his estimation, Sheldon Brown hasn't missed a game that counted since sixth grade.

Donovan McNabb's assertion that this is a "must-win" game for the Eagles will rightfully get a lot of attention here in Philadelphia.

The Eagles arrived back in Philadelphia after 3 a.m. following a tough 31-23 loss to the San Diego Chargers and the immediate concern was over the concussion running back Brian Westbrook suffered early in the third quarter.

"We've got to do better there," coach Andy Reid said a few times Monday. The Eagles rallied from a 28-9 fourth-quarter deficit to lose 31-23 to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

The Eagles kept settling for field goals when they need touchdowns. That red-zone inefficiency has been a constant theme for them and it came back to haunt them again Sunday in their 31-23 loss to the San Diego Chargers.

Ashley Fox tweeted during the Eagles' 31-23 loss to the Chargers yesterday. Here's a sampling.

The injuries just keep on coming. Before the Eagles even took the field yesterday at Qualcomm Stadium, they learned that left tackle Jason Peters, their top off-season acquisition, would not play because of a sprained ankle.

Ita s going to be another rough week for the Philadelphia Eagles and Andy Reid, after San Diego beat a short-handed Eagles team in a 31-23 win.

This is one of those games where everything seems to be working against the Eagles.

Philadelphia commuters had to endure the recent SEPTA strike that denied them bus and subway rides.

The fact that DeSean Jackson has kicked his old agent to the curb and hired Drew Rosenhaus to get him a new megabucks contract from the Eagles hardly comes as a shock.