Eagles touchdown to clinch title
Philadelphia (11-3) extended its winning streak to five games and improved to 4-0 since star quarterback Donovan McNabb went down with a fractured ankle.
The Eagles improved to 10-0 against NFC opponents.
“That was our goal coming into the season,” Emmons said. “We wanted to win the division, then we wanted home-field advantage and that's what we’re striving for. The other goal is to win the Super Bowl.”
Feeley helped make the final regular-season game in the history of Veterans Stadium a success, with a 38-yard touchdown pass to running back Duce Staley in the first quarter and a six-yard strike to Antonio Freeman late in the third quarter.
Feeley improved to 3-0 as the starter since replacing backup Koy Detmer, who is out with a dislocated left elbow.
If the Eagles win their final two games, road contests against Dallas and the New York Giants, they would clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
The Eagles won the NFC East last season when they advanced to the conference championship game before losing at St. Louis.
Washington (5-9) has lost three straight and five of its last six games.
In Miami, defensive end Jason Taylor recorded three sacks and forced two fumbles as the Miami Dolphins posted a 23-17 victory over the Oakland Raiders in a battle of division leaders.
The win moved the Dolphins (9-5) into sole possession of first place in the AFC East, one-half game ahead of New England (8-5), which plays at Tennessee on Monday.
Marvin Harrison set a single-season record for receptions as the Indianapolis Colts rallied from a 16-point deficit early in the third quarter to post a 28-23 victory over the host Browns.
Harrison caught nine passes for 172 yards, giving him 126 receptions and breaking Herman Moore’s previous NFL mark of 123.
Tampa Bay’s Martin Gramatica kicked three field goals, including the go-ahead kick with 3:04 to play, as the Bucs clinched a playoff berth with a 23-20 triumph over the Detroit Lions.
Gramatica’s 38-yard field goal snapped a 20-20 tie, and after Jason Hanson came up short on an attempted career-long 57-yard kick with 1:51 to play, the Buccaneers ran out the clock.
Lions rookie quarterback Joey Harrington left the game after one offensive series with an irregular heartbeat and was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.
Priest Holmes rushed for 161 yards, but did not reach the end zone and left with a hip injury in the fourth quarter as the Kansas City Chiefs were left trailing the Denver Broncos 31-24.
Holmes entered the day two touchdowns shy of tying Marshall Faulk’s single season record of 26 for the St. Louis Rams in 2000.
The reigning NFL rushing champion, Holmes has 24 touchdowns - 21 rushing and three receiving. He has two games left to set the record, but may not be able to play after suffering a hip injury in the fourth quarter.
The Green Bay Packers held on for a 20-14 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in a game between division champions.
A couple of teams kept their playoff hopes afloat, including Balitmore in the AFC race as the Ravens beat host Texans 23-19.
In New Orleans, Daunte Culpepper threw a 13-yard touchdown to Randy Moss with five seconds remaining, then ran for the two-point conversion, as the Vikings snapped a 17-game road losing streak with a thrilling 32-31 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
In Buffalo, Doug Flutie guided his team to the tying score in the fourth quarter, but Travis Henry capped a big day with a 26-yard touchdown run, leading the Buffalo Bills to a 20-13 victory over the San Diego Chargers.
First-place Pittsburgh forced four turnovers and Jerome Bettis rushed for two touchdowns in a 30-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers.
In Chicago, rookie cornerback Roosevelt Williams recovered Wayne Chrebet’s fumble deep in Chicago territory with 79 seconds left as the Bears dealt a virtual death blow to the Jets’ playoff hopes with a 20-13 victory.
The Seattle Seahawks capitalised on three turnovers by quarterback Michael Vick for a 30-24 win over Atlanta and Marc Bulger replaced Kurt Warner at quarterback and made the most of his opportunity, leading the Rams to a 30-28 win over Atlanta.
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