Veterans want to get back on track vs. Cowboys

PHILADELPHIA » The Eagles are coming off what one veteran described as “probably our worst half” of offense this season.

And that wasn’t a rip job of quarterback Nick Foles, who looked like a cross between Geno Smith and Derek Carr before marching the Eagles into range for the go-ahead field goal on their last offensive possession in a too-close-for-comfort win over the Oakland Raiders Monday.

No, it was a team effort. The Eagles accumulated just 56 yards, two first downs and until Derek Barnett’s scoop-andscore on a desperation lateral, just two field goals in the second half of their 19-10 victory.

The guilt has been so overwhelming that Eagles veterans unanimously agree it’s best to at least try to work out the kinks in their otherwise meaningless regular season finale against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday at the Linc.

The Eagles, despite the dismal numbers, still are among just five teams to rank in the top 10 in both offense and defense. Not coincidentally, four of the teams have clinched division pennants.

For starters, Foles was unhappy with his accuracy, as he connected on just 19 of 38 attempts for 163 yards, one touchdown and one interception. His passer rating of 59.4 was only slightly higher than the completion percentage.

Third down was a product of that inaccuracy and the decisions of Foles, who has vowed