Brent Celek

'MONDAY NIGHT Football. " A six-game losing streak. The Andy Reid era sputtering to a ragged close, with Jon Gruden right there in the broadcast booth, analyzing the proceedings. In the 2-8 Carolina Panthers, an opponent that provides the potential for what would have to be the worst Eagles loss in a season defined by them. People around the team are worried about an ugly scene at Lincoln Financial Field. "It might be a little hostile," said tight end Brent Celek, who is as much a part of the community as anyone on the team.

Here is Paul Domowitch's report card from the Eagles' loss against the Panthers.  Click here  to enter your grades. We will publish the results in Wednesday's Daily News. RUSHING OFFENSE: No LeSean McCoy? No problem. Rookie Bryce Brown had an outstanding first half, rushing for 129 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown run. Brown had four double-digit runs in the first half and gained 26 yards on a pair of direct-snap run. He rushed for 150-plus yards and two touchdowns, but also had two costly fumbles.

Nick Foles entered Sunday's game as the Eagles' greatest hope to save this season. In the end, those expectations were far too unrealistic and Foles performed simply like a rookie QB playing on the road behind a leaky offensive line in his first NFL start. Two things were learned from Foles' debut as a starter: He needs a lot of work. Michael Vick was not the primary reason for the Eagles' woes on offense this season. He was just one of the many problems created by Andy Reid's decisions, Marty Mornhinweg's play-calling, and Howie Roseman's evaluations.

Up-Down Drill   Jeffrey Lurie His offseason decisions to retain coach Andy Reid and give general manager Howie Roseman more authority have backfired. Lurie will have to fire Reid to pacify an angry fan base. It will be the right move - but can the owner be trusted to hire a replacement?   Andy Reid We were about done picking on Big Red at this point, but then he had LeSean McCoy carrying the football while down 25 points with less than two minutes left in the game.

LANDOVER, Md. - It isn't just the rest of the football world that is talking about the end of the Andy Reid era with the Eagles. The players are starting to see the writing on the wall. Three veteran Eagles said that Sunday's 31-6 loss to the Redskins was likely the final nail in the coffin for their head coach. "I know it. I know it," said one defensive player who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject. "And the only reason I'm here is because of Andy.

Here are some observations and ruminations about Sunday's Eagles-Redskins game: It's like a bad rerun. The Eagles gave up another long touchdown after there was an obvious breakdown in the secondary. It was difficult to say for certain who blew his coverage during a second-quarter touchdown. Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha was closest to the play, but he looked like he was playing a quarter zone. Safety Nate Allen, meanwhile, appeared to have made a bad read and left Aldrick Robinson all alone in the end zone.

This is it. This is  really  it. The 3-6 Eagles must win Sunday in Washington or their already minuscule chances of making the playoffs are cooked - which they probably are anyway. Since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978 no 3-7 team has made the playoffs. So while the Birds wouldn't officially be eliminated, the end of the  Andy Reid  era would be all but mathematically over with a loss. But if the Eagles were to beat the Redskins - and that is certainly plausible - they would still have a flicker of hope.

LANDOVER, Md. - It isn't just the rest of the football world that is talking about the end of the Andy Reid era with the Eagles. The players are starting to see the writing on the wall. Three veteran Eagles said that Sunday's 31-6 loss to the Redskins was likely the final nail in the coffin for their head coach. "I know it. I know it," said one defensive player who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject. "And the only reason I'm here is because of Andy.

LANDOVER, Md. - LeSean McCoy sustained a concussion in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter of the Eagles' 31-6 loss to the Redskins on Sunday. The Eagles trailed by 25 points after the two-minute warning when a running play was called for McCoy. After the game, coach Andy Reid defended keeping McCoy in the game despite the lopsided score. "We were trying to catch up and win the game," Reid said. McCoy appeared woozy in the locker room. There likely will be more information on his status on Monday.

LANDOVER, Md. - There are different levels of bad, as the Eagles are learning now on a weekly basis. They look different, and they smell different, and they come with different sets of consequences. And this is the fear: That things are getting so bad, the team is not going to be able to get a good reading on rookie quarterback Nick Foles by the end of this lost season. The Eagles are a certified disaster - 3-7, losers of six in a row, certified - and there is no turning back, not now. The injury-wracked offensive line has made offense difficult - and at least there is an explanation for that.