"It started off OK.

Right tackle Winston Justice handled the trickery and blitzes and generally kept the blind side of Michael Vick clean. Usually, Justice faced former USC teammate Clay Matthews. Usually, Justice did his job.

Then, the madness.

With 2 minutes, 52 seconds to play in the third quarter, on the first play of an Eagles' drive that began at their 46, Justice false-started.

On the next play, he lined up in the backfield, a penalty, and threw Matthews to the ground, an egregious holding penalty.

"I got two penalties in one play. That's hard to do. I did it," Justice said. "You can't make mistakes like that. I made a big one."

He cost his team 15 yards before they'd gained 1.

The Eagles overcame Justice's errors and drove to the Packers' 16, but Justice's handlers had seen enough.

Brusquely, after the series, offensive line coach Juan Castillo told Justice he was out. Castillo told King Dunlap he was in.

Dunlap stymied Matthews, helped the Birds march for a touchdown and appeared to have won a job.

"We had a couple of penalties on that drive, and I felt a little change might help," coach Andy Reid said.

He knew he had an option.

Dunlap started three of the last four games in place of Justice, who missed two games due to injury and was rested with the other starters in the finale.

"King's done a good job," offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said. "And, so, he was sitting there, available."

And, so, Justice took a seat, alone, on the bench. No one went within 20 feet of him. As the Eagles marched toward the Packers' end zone, Justice did not stand on the sideline."