The bottom line, though, is the Eagles improved to 4-2, and they're bunched at the top of the NFC East with the New York Giants (5-2) and Dallas Cowboys (4-2), the next two teams on their schedule.
"I thought defensively we played very good football," Reid said. "Offensively, we had our bright spots. It was hit or miss on offense I thought."
If the Eagles are to overtake the last two winners of their division, they will need to be far more consistent on offense and add another weapon besides the ultra-dangerous DeSean Jackson.
With or without Westbrook on the field, it's apparent that Jackson is vital to any offensive success the Eagles hope to have, a lesson the Redskins learned in painful fashion on a night on which many of their fans exited the stadium before the start of the fourth quarter.
Jackson set the tone for the evening on the Eagles' opening offensive series when quarterback Donovan McNabb faked a hand off up the middle to Westbrook, then tucked the ball into the stomach of his second-year receiver on an end-around play.
Sixty-seven yards down the left sideline later, Jackson celebrated a touchdown that put the Eagles up, 7-0.
Jackson's second touchdown of the evening came just after the two-minute warning in the first half. Using a double move, he easily ran past the Redskins' coverage and waited for a pass that was underthrown by McNabb before working his way into the end zone for a 57-yard score.
"It was good to be able to be put in spots that I could take advantage of the defense," Jackson said.
By the end of the night, Jackson had two catches and one rush for 136 yards and two touchdowns. The Eagles' other 53 plays also totaled 136 yards without a touchdown.
"We had a few big plays, which is great, but consistency-wise, we have to get better," tight end Brent Celek said. "We puttered out too many times. I don't even think we were ever in the red zone."
