Reid's Clock Mismanagement

My friends and I recalled the 2008 Skins-Eagles game in which Reggie Brown was stopped at the goal line for what would have been the game tying score as time expired. It got us thinking about how Andy Reid's clock mismanagement has cost the Eagles at times, though there is no definitive account of how many points/games it has actually cost.

In any case, this game from 2008, a Redskins 10-3 victory is definitely one of them. While they may not have won the game, his brutal use of timeouts helped them lose the game.

Below are highlights from the ESPN play by play of the game.

Reid called his first second half timeout AFTER THE SECOND PLAY OF THE HALF! At the 14:05 mark.

They called their second timeout to stop the clock on 2nd down of the skins last offensive possession. They didn't have to use their 3rd TO on 3rd down because of a skins penalty.

they used their last timeout on their last offensive drive.

Clearly as you can see by the play by play, had they had their last timeout they in all likelihood would have been able to run at least one extra play from the 1 yard line after the Brown catch (probably in place of the McNabb spiking though they may have called it earlier in the drive. Either way, it would have saved enough time for an extra play).

Of course they may not have scored but without the TO they had no chance to do so.

Fascinating that Brown/McNabb are the goats of the game for not running the route into the end zone (deservedly so) but the larger issue that went unaddressed is Reid's carelessness with the timeouts that was just as important as the final play.

1st and 10 at PHI 17	B.Westbrook right tackle to PHI 20 for 3 yards (C.Horton; A.Montgomery).
2nd and 7 at PHI 20	(Shotgun) D.McNabb pass incomplete deep middle to D.Jackson (L.Landry, M.Washington).
	Timeout #1 by PHI at 14:05.

4th Quarter

2nd and 10 at PHI 45	C.Portis left tackle to PHI 41 for 4 yards (C.Gocong, S.Bradley).
	Timeout #2 by PHI at 04:01.

A skins holding penalty on 3rd down (declined). Skins punt.

Final Eagles drive, got the ball on their own 9 with 3:48 to go in the game.

the last several plays

3rd and 10 at WAS 29	(Shotgun) D.McNabb pass short middle to B.Westbrook to WAS 23 for 6 yards (L.Fletcher).
	Timeout #3 by PHI at 00:27.
4th and 4 at WAS 23	(Shotgun) D.McNabb pass short left to B.Westbrook to WAS 18 for 5 yards (J.Taylor).
1st and 10 at WAS 18	(No Huddle) D.McNabb spiked the ball to stop the clock.
2nd and 10 at WAS 18	(Shotgun) D.McNabb pass deep middle to R.Brown to WAS 1 for 17 yards (F.Smoot, L.Landry).The Replay Assistant challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was Upheld.
	End of Game