Published 11/17/2008
by Claudio 21
at Bleacher Report - NFL
I'm not an Eagles fan, so I can actually care less, but the people of Philly do care. They care now more than ever considering that their team had preseason Super Bowl aspirations and have failed to fulfill them.
It also doesn't help the Eagles that the Phillies just won their first World Series title across the street, and expectations and scrutiny are going to be much higher across the city of Philadelphia. But let's talk about what everyone wants to talk about—yesterday. What occurred yesterday in Cincinnati was absolutely inexcusable. The Eagles finished a game they were supposed to win and keep them in the hunt for an NFC wild card berth in a tie.
The hilarious part of it all is that the "bird-brains" didn't know a game could end in a tie. What? Are you kidding me? Both McNabb, Reid, and the rest of the players stood on the sidelines as if the game wasn't over and the referees were going to change the rules for them this one time.
Absolutely dumbfounding. Yesterday, the Eagles ...
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