Coach Andy Reid had his own opinion.
"I think this was great work for him," Reid said. "I think there were some positive situations. He did some good things early, and we just got to keep it rolling and give him opportunities. Everybody had a little piece of that pie."
Kolb was not happy.
"That wasn't quite as sharp as we would have liked it, for sure," Kolb said. "There are a lot of details we have to clean up. There needs to be some special attention to it, starting with myself. The shining light of the whole thing is that it's 0-0 come here in two weeks, and we start fresh."
If there was a saving grace for the starting offense it was that the running game, seemingly buoyed by the return of left guard Todd Herremans, showed a pulse. LeSean McCoy ran for 28 yards on five carries, the bulk of those yards coming on an 18-yard touchdown burst that gave the Eagles a first-quarter 7-0 lead.
"The fullback and linemen made a nice crease and some great down low blocks. I just hit it," McCoy said.
Fullback Leonard Weaver trudged 12 yards on three tries, and Mike Bell finally got his first game action of the preseason. The running back, set back by hamstring and calf injuries, managed just 17 yards on eight carries. But his return was a welcome addition in light of the run game's recent struggles.
The rest was a mess, until backup quarterback Mike Kafka hit Riley Cooper with a touchdown pass for the win in the final minute.
In the first two preseason games, the Eagles failed to score a touchdown the three times they reached the red zone. McCoy's scamper was the first six-pointer from inside the 20-yard line. But the drive started after a Kansas City fumble on its own 22. And Kolb wasn't even under center when McCoy scored.
