<P> One week before their bye, the Eagles faced the Jacksonville Jaguars and failed to score a touchdown in a 13 - 6 loss . After their bye, they routed the Redskins, which not only kept Reid / McNabb perfect after the bye week, it put them back on track after three consecutive losses . The Birds were on a roll going into their match with Vince Young's Titans, but were dominated throughout the game, losing 31 - 13 . The bigger loss however was Donovan McNabb - who suffered a season ending injury for the second straight year . </P> <P> With Donovan McNabb going down to injury, the Eagles called on Jeff Garcia to lead the team . The move was a highly unpopular one, because fans believed A.J. Feeley was their best bet . After falling to Peyton Manning's Indianapolis Colts, the Eagles' record stood at 5 - 6, and they did not appear to be in playoff contention . </P> <P> However, Garcia led the team to an improbable five - game winning streak, which included a three - game NFC East road trip and a Christmas showdown in Dallas . The Eagles finished the season 10 - 6, but lost the tie - breaker to the Saints, meaning they would be the third seed . </P> <P> The Eagles won their home wild card game against the Giants 23 - 20, on a David Akers' field goal . The game officially sent Tiki Barber into retirement . Their divisional playoff game was a Week 6 rematch against the Saints . The Eagles lost by the same score as in the regular season: 27 - 24 . Andy Reid made the controversial decision to punt with less than two minutes remaining . </P>

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