the 49ers in the seventh week of the season, they rallied back to take the division lead going into another matchup in Los Angeles on Monday night for the thirteenth week of the season, for which the matchup was against Washington (now coached by Allen). After falling behind 31–10, Gabriel led the Rams back to within 31–24 and was driving to a possible tying score when he was intercepted; it was returned for a touchdown and the Redskins won. Once again, the Rams fell into second place behind the 49ers and behind the Redskins for the wild card berth. Despite winning in Pittsburgh in the final week of the year, the 49ers came from behind to beat the Lions, 31–27, and win the division. In 1972, Gabriel's knee and shoulder injury problems deteriorated. After making 89 consecutive starts over eight seasons, he missed two games and lost playing time in all twelve other games. Still, after a Monday night win in San Francisco in the twelfth week, the Rams regained first place. But losses to the Cardinals and Lions in the final two weeks (combined with a previous loss to the woeful Saints), doomed their season. The Rams finished 6–7–1 and coach Tommy Prothro was fired. After the 1972 season, the Rams hired Chuck Knox as their new coach and obtained John Hadl to be the quarterback. After he threatened to accept a $100,000 contract with the Las Vegas Casinos of the Southwestern Football League in April 1973, Gabriel was traded from the Rams to the Philadelphia Eagles for Harold Jackson, Tony Baker, a 1974 first-round selection (11th overall–John Cappelletti) and first- and third-round picks in 1975 (11th and 67th overall–Dennis Harrah and Dan Nugent) on June 8, 1973. Gabriel improved a 2–11–1 Eagles team to a 5–8–1 record. Gabriel was voted to the Pro Bowl for the fourth time and was voted the "Comeback Player of the Year" by Pro Football Weekly. For the 1973 season, Gabriel led the Eagles with 270 completions, 460 attempts, and 3,219 yards, and 23 touchdowns (all were league highs) as the Eagle offense was the most prolific passing game in the NFL. Gabriel played through 1977 but his final two years were in a backup role. In his last season, he backed up Ron Jaworski, who had played for the Rams from 1973 to 1976. In his career, he had a winning record