First off, we at Phillypurge.com would like to say congrats to Andy Reid and the Eagles on their resounding victory over the Giants. And, we will be the first to say when we're wrong on something.
We expected the Eagles to get bushwhacked by the Giants on Sunday because the evidence over the past 9-plus seasons suggested that Andy Reid would go into New York yesterday and try to beat a good team with a pass-first strategy. We felt the only way they'd win is if the Giants made plenty of mistakes. Turns out that wasn't the case.
Now, onto the game. This is what happens when you emphasize a balanced mentality on offense; good things happen.
Even though the Eagles had just 6 yards on their first 7 carries, Andy Reid decided to stick with it. Hell Brian Westbrook had a career-high 33 carries yesterday.
Let's not give the entire credit to the running game though. The Eagles' defense was terrific. And, Trent Cole's blocked field goal was as picturesque as Sedona Arizona at sunset.
"I was trying to impersonate Bobby Boucher, you know dude from that Adam Sandler movie", said Trent Cole as he got onto the bus after the game.
Judging from yesterday's victory you'd think the Giants just gave the game to the Eagles. And, the New York scumbag fans were in a frenzy after the game.
"Hey yo, the f**kin refs f**ked us the game. It was bulls**t call after bulls**t call and if there weren't those 40 mile an hour winds we woulda won", said a Giants fan as he cleaned up puke from his filthy sweatshirt.
Another Giants fan had this to offer. "Philthadelphia had a cheap ass victory and that's all the f**k I'm gonna say. If they woulda played us 100 times we woulda beat them f*gs 99 times", said another drunken Giants blowhard fan.
Isn't that what happened in the Super Bowl though? The Patriots played their worst game and the one time the Giants could have won out of 100 times, they actually did.
One of our reporters saw another Giants fan urinating on someone's lawn in the 'burbs of Jersey afterwards and they attempted to chase after them mid-urination when they saw our reporter had on an Eagles hat.
Suffice it to say Giants fans aren't a happy bunch. And, we couldn't be happier to see them miserable after a great victory.
Andy Reid was all smiles when we caught up to him back in Philly late last night. "You a**holes happy now? We ran it down their throats and we're winning", said Reid. Then we asked him if he'd continue to go with the balanced attack he had this to say. Reid said, "Look I may be stubborn, but I'm not an idiot. I know this team stinks if we pass 50 times a game. And, I still want to have a job next year."
What does this portend for the 7-5-1 Eagles? They now just have to leapfrog the Falcons and Cowboys for that 6th playoff spot.
All three of the Eagles' NFC East foes lost yesterday. And, Dallas has some brutal games coming up against the Giants, Ravens, and the regular season finale against the Eagles. The Eagles on the other hand have the Browns and Redskins up next.
With the Redskins imploding once again late in the year you can count them out.
As long as the Eagles continue to utilize a balanced-attack and getting the job done on defense, it's not unreasonable to think they can finish up 10-5-1 and sneak into the playoffs.
Does that make them a Super Bowl team? Not even close. Let's just see what they do these next three weeks first.
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