Monday, November 15, 2004
Monday Night Madness...
The most awful moment I can remember as an Eagles fan was Week 3 of the 1997 season, when the Eagles fell behind 21-20 to the Cowboys in Big D, rallied and botched the game-winning field goal. I stayed up until 1AM to watch the game and I was so crushed by the Eagles loss I skipped classes in the morning. Awful. Awful. Awful.
Tonight has a chance to be something great for the Eagles. They open the first of three games against division rivals. If the Eagles win them all, they'll emerge 10-1 and sitting in the driver's seat.
-An Eagles victory would drop the Cowboys to 3-6, along with the Redskins. I think it is a safe bet that the Eagles win will 11 games, so tonight could essentially eliminate the Cowboys and Redskins from the playoff hunt.
-As for the Giants, I try not to take pleasure in the pain of others, but consecutive losses to the Bears and Cardinals? That's laughable. The bad news for the Giants is that they could finish the season 7-9: they have to play games against the Eagles, the Ravens, the Steelers, and the Falcons. After pounding on muffins during their four game winning streak, these guys are in trouble. I don't think they stand a chance.
-Meanwhile, the conference battle heats up ... the Seahawks, Rams, Packers and Vikings are all at 5-4 and they collectively have the look of seeds 3-6 for the playoffs. I don't think any of them could catch up. I think the race for homefield advantage is between the Falcons and the Eagles. This season has been a march towards the inevitable battle between these two teams, between these two quarterbacks, in the NFC title game.
-As for tonight: call it Eagles 31, Cowboys 14. And Bill Parcells will call his team "stupid" six or seven times on Tuesday morning.
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Tonight has a chance to be something great for the Eagles. They open the first of three games against division rivals. If the Eagles win them all, they'll emerge 10-1 and sitting in the driver's seat.
-An Eagles victory would drop the Cowboys to 3-6, along with the Redskins. I think it is a safe bet that the Eagles win will 11 games, so tonight could essentially eliminate the Cowboys and Redskins from the playoff hunt.
-As for the Giants, I try not to take pleasure in the pain of others, but consecutive losses to the Bears and Cardinals? That's laughable. The bad news for the Giants is that they could finish the season 7-9: they have to play games against the Eagles, the Ravens, the Steelers, and the Falcons. After pounding on muffins during their four game winning streak, these guys are in trouble. I don't think they stand a chance.
-Meanwhile, the conference battle heats up ... the Seahawks, Rams, Packers and Vikings are all at 5-4 and they collectively have the look of seeds 3-6 for the playoffs. I don't think any of them could catch up. I think the race for homefield advantage is between the Falcons and the Eagles. This season has been a march towards the inevitable battle between these two teams, between these two quarterbacks, in the NFC title game.
-As for tonight: call it Eagles 31, Cowboys 14. And Bill Parcells will call his team "stupid" six or seven times on Tuesday morning.
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