Eagles Don’t Miss a Beat With Feeley

Backed by a dominant defense, the Philadelphia Eagles proved they can win with their No. 3 quarterback. The St. Louis Rams still haven’t won without theirs.

Bobby Taylor returned an interception 23 yards for a touchdown, and third-string quarterback A.J. Feeley did just enough to help the Eagles beat the Rams, 10-3, Sunday. The teams played in last season’s NFC championship game.

The NFC East-leading Eagles (9-3) shut down St. Louis’ once-potent offense, forcing five turnovers and sacking Kurt Warner eight times, including four by backup defensive end N.D. Kalu.

“When we go out and play and there’s no letdown in any quarter, there’s no team we can’t beat,” All-Pro safety Brian Dawkins said.

Feeley, starting his first game since his junior season at Oregon in 1999, completed 14 of 30 passes for 181 yards, and lost one fumble. He played because Donovan McNabb is out with a broken right ankle and Koy Detmer has a dislocated left elbow.

“It felt great. It’s been a long time since I played a whole game,” said Feeley, who started eight games his junior season, before getting hurt and losing his job to Joey Harrington.

Warner, the NFL most valuable player last season, was 20 for 42 for 218 yards and two interceptions. He also lost a fumble in the first quarter, and lost nine yards when he dropped the ball on a pump fake.

The Rams (5-7), who beat the Eagles, 29-24, in the conference title game in January, are 0-6 when Warner starts. They won five in a row with No. 3 quarterback Marc Bulger as a starter after backup Jamie Martin was injured in his first game playing for Warner, who broke his pinkie in Week 4.

“We made mistakes all across the board,” said Warner, whose right hand was wrapped in ice after the game. “In the past, we’ve always been able to overcome it. For whatever reason this year, we haven’t.”