Yesterday was the happiest day ever and I was never happier to be wrong. I couldn't have been more wrong on all my prognostications. I had the Eagles losing to Dallas, Oakland falling to Tampa, and us looking at another gloomy offseason.
Boy was it great to be wrong! We witnessed a miracle yesterday. How else can you explain Oakland coming back from 10 down and the Texans upsetting the Bears?
Yesterday's turn of events was about as improbable as you'll ever see and the Eagles particularly Andy Reid and the defense deserve all the credit in the world for taking advantage of the opportunity given to them. On a day with weather that was summer-like there was definitely something strange in the air in Philly.
First off, Oakland was down 10 points with a little over 12 minutes left and came on like a house on fire to take down the Bucs.
Then shortly after that the Texans sealed the deal over the Bears in Houston.
The Eagles then at kick-off had their destiny in their hands. And, they didn't let up from the opening moments.
Chalk this one up to Reid getting back into the balancing act and the defense. Those two turnovers for TDs destroyed the Cowboys and there was no coming back from it.
One could argue this one was over once the Eagles had a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter.
No matter what happens in the playoffs (and the Eagles can go very far in a wide-open conference) the lasting image of this season will be that of Reid waving his arms up to get the crowd pumped up. Finally, he got it...at least yesterday he did. And, the lasting image of the Cowboys will be of Romo laying face flat on the turf.
Amazing what this game has done for the fortunes of this franchise. Instead of discussing the Kolb-era it's almost a lock McNabb will return. And, you can bet Reid will return as coach. It's another story if he'll remain the GM though.
The Birds will head to Minnesota next week to take on the Vikings.
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WTF? Hello? Are you guys still alive???
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