Eagles lose McNabb for season

PHILADELPHIA —  Donovan McNabb’s season is over early -- again.

The Philadelphia Eagles lost their star quarterback for the rest of the season because of a torn knee ligament in a 31-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

McNabb will have surgery on his right knee and is expected to be sidelined from eight months to a year. It’s the third time in five years McNabb has been injured with six games or more remaining in the regular season.

“It’s an unfortunate thing,” said Jeff Garcia, who replaced McNabb. “Donovan is a competitor, a leader, and he was having a great season. He’ll be missed.”

McNabb was injured on the second play of the second quarter on a seemingly harmless play. He was rolling to his right near the Tennessee sideline and was bumped out of bounds by Kyle Vanden Bosch after throwing an incomplete pass.

“If he was running to the sideline trying to get out of bounds, I don’t take that shot, but he reared up and tried to throw it and I was trying to get a hand in his face,” Vanden Bosch said. “I never play with the intent to get anybody hurt. It’s a freak deal.”

The Titans (3-7) took advantage of McNabb’s absence.

Travis Henry had a 70-yard touchdown run, Adam Jones returned a punt 90 yards for a score and Vince Young was efficient.

Garcia was 26 for 48 for 189 yards and one touchdown.

Coach Andy Reid wouldn’t say who would start for the Eagles (5-5) at quarterback at Indianapolis next week.

Young ran for 49 yards and threw for 101 yards and one touchdown. He completed eight of 22 passes.

Henry had 143 yards in 18 carries, and Tennessee finished with 209 yards on the ground.