Late Interception Dooms Eagles

Husted`s 24-yard field goal with four seconds left lifted the Redskins to a 17-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

Husted, who earlier missed two field goals, struggled since replacing injured kicker Brett Conway last month. Husted missed four of his first seven attempts, but he beat Tampa Bay with a 20-yarder in overtime last week.

Washington (4-2) moves into first place in the NFC East. The New York Giants were 3-2 entering Sunday`s game at Atlanta.

Darrell Green set up the winning field goal by intercepting Donovan McNabb and returning it 33 yards to Philadelphia`s 19 with 23 seconds left.

Stephen Davis ran 13 yards on the next play, and appeared to fumble, but the play was ruled dead after the officials blew the whistle.

Philadelphia (3-3) had beaten Washington in nine of its last 10 at Veterans Stadium.

Brad Johnson was 23-of-36 for 289 yards, and Davis had 84 yards, including a touchdown. McNabb was 17-of-34 for 186 yards, including two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Philadelphia appeared to get the ball at Washington`s 24 after Deion Sanders fumbled a punt return with 2:43 left. But the call was overturned when replays showed Sanders` left knee was down before he lost the ball.

McNabb`s 8-yard TD pass to Na Brown gave the Eagles a 14-7 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Philadelphia began the drive at its 32 after Husted missed his second field-goal attempt _ a 42-yarder. McNabb kept it alive with a 22-yard run on 3rd-and-10, and two plays later connected with Brown, who caught his first career TD pass in two seasons.

The Eagles appeared to take control when Damon Moore intercepted Johnson at the Eagles 6. But Moore fumbled the return, and James Thrash recovered to give Washington the ball at the 15.

Skip Hicks ran in from the 3 two plays later to tie it at 14 with 10:15 left. Philadelphia played its first game without Duce Staley. The star running back injured his right ankle in the fourth quarter of last week`s 38-10 victory over Atlanta, and might be lost for the season.

Eagles running backs had 46 yards on 13 carries, and McNabb led with 43 yards.

Washington took a 7-0 lead on its opening possession. Davis` 12-yard TD run capped a quick five-play, 69-yard drive which began with a 34-yard end-around run by Thrash.

The Eagles went three and out on their first three possessions. After Sanders fumbled following a 22-yard punt, Brian Mitchell threw a 21-yard halfback pass to Chad Lewis for the Philadelphia`s only first down of the first quarter.

The Eagles tied it at 7 on a 30-yard TD pass from McNabb to Johnson with 1:29 left in the first half.

The play capped a six-play, 92-yard drive that included two Washington penalties and passes of 26 and 18 yards to Torrance Small.

Husted hooked a 33-yard FG attempt in the second quarter that would have made it 10-0. Irving Fryar left the game after colliding with Eagles safety Tim Hauck. He left on a stretcher with his neck immobilized.

Fryar had movement in his arms and legs, and was talking, according to a television report.

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Author: AP