THEY MIGHT NOT BE GIANTS
Now that the Eagles have miraculously found their way into the playoffs, you're going to hear comparisons to last year's New York Giants, who won three straight road games as a wildcard team en route to an unlikely Super Bowl title.
THEY MIGHT NOT BE GIANTS
Bob Brookover
Now that the Eagles have miraculously found their way into the playoffs, you're going to hear comparisons to last year's New York Giants, who won three straight road games as a wildcard team en route to an unlikely Super Bowl title.
In fact, Donovan McNabb made the reference after Sunday's rout of the Dallas Cowboys.
"The Giants got it done last year, there's no reason we can't do it now," the Eagles' quarterback said.
There's one major difference between this year's Eagles and last year's Giants as well as the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers, who also were a wildcard team that won it all.
The Giants and Steelers had won all season on the road. The Giants, of course, reeled off 10 straight road victories to reach the Super Bowl after losing their season opener at Dallas. Even though Eli Manning and the Giants were wildly inconsistent during the regular season, they always seemed to find a way to win away from home.
The 2005 Steelers went 6-2 on the road before winning three straight road games to reach the Super Bowl as the AFC's sixth seed.
The 2008 Eagles went 3-4-1 on the road and if you look back, there was only one game all season where you could say they played well from start to finish. That, of course, was their win over the Giants at the Meadowlands. After a slow start, they played pretty well in beating a depleted Seattle team at Qwest Field, but they had to stage a frantic fourth-quarter rally to win at San Francisco.
To reach the Super Bowl, the Eagles have to win three straight games against playoff teams on the road. The odds of that happening are longer than them even being in these playoffs, but they at least have a chance.
Hey nanandjoe. Why don't you spend some time on your own Cowgirl board and wallow in the shame you all should have for that predictable choke job your "team" just displayed to the world. Oh, that's right. You really don't have an active board in Dallas. You must be a friggin' masochist to want to come troll on our boards and get slapped around like your choke-artist Cowpunks did yesterday. Get a life yourself, jerkwad and try to shut ME up.— eagles7777- nanandjoe........Yeah, what eagles7777 said biotch!!— Voytas
- OK so the Eagles only have to beat Vikings, Giants, and Carolina and then get to face the Steelers in superbowl who they already beat? I would have taken this scheme in september and been pleased. Try to be positive and get behind the team! What a defense!— reddevil
- If Team Reid that crushed the cowboys yesterday shows up again next week in Minn and the rest of the way, there is no one that can stop them. REMEMBER though, Team Reid has been grossly inadequate with the play calling all season and is the main reason we had to hope (and recieved) a Xmas miracle to be where we are right now. I'm still not getting my hopes too high with AR at the helm because the team that showed up against the 'skins can easily rear its ugly head again next week in Minn. GO BIRDS!!— BMan
- 1. They have won 4 of last 5 convincingly, including giving up only 10 points in DC. 2. The defense is on its best roll since Buddy Ryan. 3. The odds weren't any longer for the Phillies in September. 4. The last time the Phillies won the World Series, the Eagles went to the Super Bowl. 5. Defense wins championships.— craig123
- DaveH - I saw that too, but unfortunately Moats just did not fit in with the Eagles offense. But he did help the birds out big time yesterday!— Srfstarvd
- nice way to add optimism to your writing,,. LOSER!!!— osi is hurt boohoo
- They can beat the Vikes if the D plays like they did against Dallas. Where they go from there is anyones bet.— chasing history
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- If this is Brian Dawkins last year as an Eagle, it must mean he's retiring. If he isn't Jeff Laurie better open up the check book to keep him. This guy is nothing but SUPERMAN. Future Hall of Famer.— thomasg
- The question of course is if the Eagles play like they did yesterday. Yesterday the game was over early and there was no pressure on McNabb or Reid. They are not good under pressure.— unknownblogger
- i have to believe that the eagles can make it to the superbowl.my reasoning is that as a lifelong steeler fans i recall the game early in the season when the eagles whipped us and whipped us good.now it seems to me that the eagle team we faced then is the same eagle team you see today.and if you eagle fans remember that game and then think about the way they played recently im sure you will have faith that they can do it.— oaklanddom
- The only way the Birds win is if they run as they did yesterday. The game was made lopsided by Dallas' utter self-destruction, but the difference between that game and the 'skins game was that Reid committed to the run. This Defense is really, really good. All they need is some time to rest on the sidelines and an offense that doesn't lose the game. In other words some ball control by the offense and no bone head plays by McNabb. As I say this, I become more pessimistic. I predict a victory next week and a loss the following week in a fairly close game.— Fritz and Alice
