It was a hell of a weekend for comebacks.
I was almost tempted to roll out a front page this morning, that declared, "They're Baaaaaack!"
Of course, most people would immediately connect that with Carson Wentz.
Nine months after he hobbled off the field with a shattered knee ligament in L.A. against the Rams, Wentz was back under center, leading the Eagles to a 20-16 win over the Colts.
It wasn't especially pretty, except for the vision of Wentz returning and looking none the worse for wear.
The guy who was on his way to an MVP season last year picked up right where he left off, marching the Birds down the field and hitting Dallas Goedert for a TD.
Wentz looked every bit as mobile and elusive as before the injury, and he looked like he had not hesitation about putting himself in harm's way to avoid injuries.
The game film on this one is not going to be sent to Canton. It was a sloppy affair, matching the penalties and the rainy weather.
Wentz wound up 25 of 37 for 255 yards and a pick. He also suffered a lost fumble.
It was left to the defense to come up with one of their specialties, keeping the other team out of the end zone with just seconds on the clock and the game in the balance.
Just as they had done to the Falcons, the Birds' defense denied Andrew Luck and the Colts on 4th down inside the 5, with Derek Barnett getting the sack as Luck stumbled to the ground.
The bad news? That now makes the Heron's Nest a lowly 0-3 on The Dreaded Saturday Eagles Pick. I need to reverse that trend.
As good as the sight of Wentz back at QB was, it was not the greatest comeback of the weekend.
At least in my book.
That lofty status belongs to none other than Tiger Woods.
I happen to be a golf nut, in addition to an Eagles zealot.
I would be lying if I did not tell you I was flipping back and forth furiously between the Eagles and Tiger at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Luckily, the Eagles held off the Colts in plenty of time to change over to the golf tournament. Sorry, Eagles Post-Game Live, yesterday you took a back seat to the Drama at the East Lake Club in Atlanta.
I've always been a Tiger Woods fan.
Look, as I've said many times, I'll always flip on the TV and catch some of the tournament on Sunday afternoon.
But when Tiger and his red shirt is on the leaderboard Sunday afternoon, golf becomes something bigger than sports. It's an event. Woods had a penchant for drama, for doing things that people had never seen on a golf course before.
He's still got it.
Don't believe it?
Did you happen to see the throng that joined Tiger as he made his way up the 18th fairway yesterday.
I know the guy has had his issues.
But to overcome all of that, his personal travails and the four back surgeries that many thought would close the book on his storied career, is almost too much to believe.
I know that for many, Woods lost a lot of his personal appeal when his dirty laundry fell out of the closet.
Given that, it's hard not to admire what he did yesterday, the culmination of a comeback many thought would not every happen.
Woods had not won on the PGA Tour in more than five years. It was his 80th tour victory.
There were lots of big sports stories this weekend. Two of them involved comebacks.
Carson Wentz is back, and the Eagles continue to win, even if they are not exactly lights out at this point.
When Tiger Woods won his first Masters a couple of decades ago, it marked a huge point in golf, for a lot of reasons.
It was termed a win for the ages.
Yesterday's was another one.
Tiger Woods is back. So is Tigermania. Just ask those thousands who ran after him on the 18th fairway yesterday.
This isn't just golf. It's an event.
And no one commands the stage like Tiger Woods.
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