We have an unusual late-season Sunday to savor this weekend: No Eagles game.
That's because the Birds are playing Monday night against the Browns.
But there are two games that should command lots of attention from Eagles fans Sunday. First at 1 there is the Bucs in Atlanta to play the Falcons. Break out your Bucs gear, folks. Yes, I know all about Joe Jurevicius. He's still running in my mind, too. But the Eagles need the Falcons to lose a game in these last three weeks to clear a path to the playoffs by winning their last three.
It's pretty simple. If the Falcons lose and the Eagles win their last three, the Eagles are in.
Then there's the Sunday night game. This one is delicious. The banged-up Giants are in Dallas to play the Cowboys, who simply are banging their heads together. Our old pal Terrell Owens is up to his old stuff, making noises that QB Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten are making up plays to exclude him. The Giants will be without star running back Brandon Jacobs, who will rest a cranky knee.
I like the Falcons to win at home, and the squabbling Cowboys to edge the Giants.
That, of course, brings us to Monday night. I wish I could say this was going to be a cake walk. I can't. This is the Eagles, remember? They're coached by Andy Reid.
It's expected to be unusually mild on Monday, game time weather will be more like a Phillies World Series game than a December football tilt.
I expect Andy Reid to fill the air with footballs just so he can prove everyone wrong about why the Eagles have won their last two games in impressive fashion.
It will be closer than it should, but expect the Eagles to survive.
Make it 27-17, Eagles.
Then it's on to D.C. and a date with the Redskins, and of course another week of controversy surrounding the Eagles offense.
That's because the Birds are playing Monday night against the Browns.
But there are two games that should command lots of attention from Eagles fans Sunday. First at 1 there is the Bucs in Atlanta to play the Falcons. Break out your Bucs gear, folks. Yes, I know all about Joe Jurevicius. He's still running in my mind, too. But the Eagles need the Falcons to lose a game in these last three weeks to clear a path to the playoffs by winning their last three.
It's pretty simple. If the Falcons lose and the Eagles win their last three, the Eagles are in.
Then there's the Sunday night game. This one is delicious. The banged-up Giants are in Dallas to play the Cowboys, who simply are banging their heads together. Our old pal Terrell Owens is up to his old stuff, making noises that QB Tony Romo and tight end Jason Witten are making up plays to exclude him. The Giants will be without star running back Brandon Jacobs, who will rest a cranky knee.
I like the Falcons to win at home, and the squabbling Cowboys to edge the Giants.
That, of course, brings us to Monday night. I wish I could say this was going to be a cake walk. I can't. This is the Eagles, remember? They're coached by Andy Reid.
It's expected to be unusually mild on Monday, game time weather will be more like a Phillies World Series game than a December football tilt.
I expect Andy Reid to fill the air with footballs just so he can prove everyone wrong about why the Eagles have won their last two games in impressive fashion.
It will be closer than it should, but expect the Eagles to survive.
Make it 27-17, Eagles.
Then it's on to D.C. and a date with the Redskins, and of course another week of controversy surrounding the Eagles offense.
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