PHILADELPHIA — Risking a collision with the Redskins’ defense and with high football irony Sunday, Andy Reid finally gave the fans a wish. He authorized what could be a franchise-turning running play.

Though down 25 points and with less than two minutes left, Reid allowed his most valuable offensive player, LeSean McCoy, to run the ball. The result was a seven-yard gain, no points and McCoy in Stage 1 of concussion recovery. There are five published stages of concussion-treatment protocol.

With that, Reid’s list of professional headaches reached a new stage of its own.