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What we learned about the Eagles en route to 13-3: It was the best of times, and then it wasn't

Nobody saw a 13-3 Eagles regular season and No. 1 NFC playoff seeding about to unfold back when we began this journey, Sept. 10 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. With a little time to catch our breath before the Eagles’ playoff quest begins, it might be instructive to look at how we got here, and what we learned along the way.

Eagles 30, Redskins 17: Lotsa stuff here that gave us hints of what was to come. Halapoulivaati Vaitai played more than a half for 35-year-old Jason Peters, who suffered a groin tweak; Peters, the Eagles’ nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle, would suffer a season-ending knee injury in the rematch with the Redskins, Oct.