"DeSean Jackson made it through three quarters before getting benched this time.

Head coach Andy Reid said he was just trying to give some other players a chance to make a play when he sat the star wide receiver for the final period of the Philadelphia Eagles' 38-20 loss to New England Sunday.

But Jackson struggled during the time he played against the Pats, catching just four of the 10 passes thrown to him, and dropped what could have been a pair of touchdowns.

"He has to do a better job," said Reid, asked about the play of the two-time Pro Bowl pick, who also appeared to short-arm a pass when a defender was bearing down on him and signaled for a fair catch and then let the ball hit and roll for a 55-yard punt in the third quarter."