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While the Knicks were destroying the Lakers Thursday night, some of you may not have realized there was a football game going on between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Phumbles.

It was not a pretty game. There’s no way to even pretend it was. I hope you didn’t watch it. Especially if you were an Eagles fan.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Eagles actually had the lead, 13-10. Here is the chronological sequence of their offensive plays, starting from a 2nd and 2 inside Bengals’ territory with 9:46 left in the third until 11:32 left in the fourth.

- Eagles 10 yard penalty
- Completed pass for 4 yard loss
- Eagles 5 yard penalty
- Handoff for 2 yard loss
- Punt

(next possession)
- Interception returned 44 yards (first play)

(next possession)
- Competed pass for 8 yards
- Nick Foles (Eagles QB) fumbles. Bengals returned it 25 yards for a touchdown

(next possession)
- Eagles penalty on kickoff, 1st down at the 9
- Completed pass, receiver fumbles to the Bengals

(next possession)
- Eagles fumble the kickoff, Bengals get it back

(next possession)
- Eagles penalty on kickoff, 1st down at the 9
- Nick Foles sacked
- Handoff for 1 yard gain
- Incomplete pass
- Punt

That translates to two positive plays (half of those being a one yard handoff) and 14 negative plays, including 4 turnovers within 6 plays. And by then the Bengals had quickly scored 24 points without breaking a sweat. Tough to get much uglier than that.

All this was after this great play from the first quarter.

A week after ending an 8-game losing streak, this? Fans were restless after Michael Vick turned the ball over a lot earlier in the season but that was nothing like Nick Foles’ group lately. Maybe Vick wasn’t so bad after all. Coach Andy Reid should be wearing a bag on his head. For a team that threw around the words “Dream Team” and “Dynasty,” this is the most embarrassing team I’ve seen in a while.

Well… a while being less than a week ago when the Cardinals were shut out 58-0.

Or… three weeks ago in the second quarter of the Jets debacle on Thanksgiving.

Gosh, there has sure been some bad football lately.