Maxwell, Eagles secondary recovering from nightmarish game

ATLANTA - Byron Maxwell had taken his 6-foot-1, 207-pound body and curled it into a ball at the bottom of his locker in the Georgia Dome, scooping up the rest of his personal items to pack after a performance that was hard to watch and harder to forget.

Eleven times in his debut with the Eagles, in their 26-24 loss to the Falcons on Monday, Maxwell had an opportunity to defend a pass from quarterback Matt Ryan, according to the scouting and statistical firm Pro Football Focus. Ten times, Ryan completed the pass - for 179 yards and a touchdown, for a robust 149.1 passer rating and an irresistible collaboration with Julio Jones, Atlanta's dynamic wide receiver.

As the capstone to a dominant…