Eagle View: Good, bad and ugly from Eagles-Colts game

Here is a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from the Eagles-Colts game:

So much for producing long, drawn-out drives to keep Peyton Manning and company off the field. The Eagles' offense wasted little time getting on the board. The Birds needed only three plays and 1 minute, 46 seconds to jump out to a 7-0 lead. LeSean McCoy did the bulk of the work, zig-zagging his way for a 62-yard run on the game's first play from scrimmage. Two plays later, Michael Vick hit DeSean Jackson on a slant for a 9-yard score and a perfect start.

On a third and 9 in the second quarter, Vick did what he does so well. With nowhere to throw, he did it himself, taking off for one of his signature 24-yard runs. It was vintage - except for the end. Vick, in his first game back from a bruising rib injury, made a point of dancing out of bounds once he was hemmed in. It seemed he couldn't bring himself to slide and give himself up. But surely his coaches - and his ribs - appreciated his discretion.

Rookie linebacker Keenan Clayton got his first action of the season. The onetime college safety was used in coverage situations and notched his first tackle.

Linebacker Ernie Sims came through with the biggest play of his Eagles career, sacking Peyton Manning on a second and 10 from the Eagles' 33 deep into the fourth quarter, slowing a desperation Colts drive.

Andy Reid must have gotten bad information from his coaching staff upstairs when he challenged whether Reggie Wayne scooped up a low throw by Manning in the second quarter. Replays clearly showed that the receiver made a clean grab, and Reid once again was caught playing fast and loose with his time-outs.

Reid had another challenge go wrong in the fourth quarter when it seemed obvious from TV replays that Jason Avant did not score a touchdown near the left pylon.

With Vick under center, the Eagles were seven of eight in scoring touchdowns inside the red zone going into Sunday's game. They upped their percentage with the touchdown pass from Vick to Jackson on the game's first drive. But on the offense's next three possessions - all of which reached inside the Colts' 10 - the Eagles could not get into the end zone and had to settle for field goals.

Jorrick Calvin's lateral to Dimitri Patterson on a kickoff return in the second quarter seemed to work. Patterson had lots of room to run and found himself one-on-one with kicker Pat McAfee. But as Patterson tried to make his move, he lost the ball out and bounds, practically tossing it forward. What looked like a big return netted 22 yards.

When the weather turns cold and the pressure is on, Eagles punter Sav Rocca always seems to deliver. That's a joke, in case you're a member of the Sav Rocca fan club. The Australian had been tremendous up until Sunday, averaging more than 47 yards a punt. But Rocca has a history of inconsistency when the season gets into the colder months. He had a chance to boot the Eagles out of trouble as they were reeling late in the second quarter. Rocca shanked an 18-yarder that gave the Colts field position at the 50. Seven plays later, Indianapolis kicked a field goal and took a 17-16 lead into the half.