It's tough to beat the same team twice. Think the Eagles can do it?
2006-12-22 11:29:45 · 17 answers · asked by Truth B. Told ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID 6 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Yes definatly westbrook will have a big day and so will Jeff Garcia. I dont think Tony Romo will handle Brian Dawkins and the Philly defense.
2006-12-23 10:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Eagles do not "suck compared to the Cowboys." In fact, they are both playing at the exact same level--about 16% better than the average team. However, when two equally matched teams play, the home team usually wins. The game is in Dallas.
For further reading, here is Mike Tanier's game preview, on foxsports.com linked below:
So much has happened since the Eagles beat the Cowboys in Week 5. There was the T.O. children's book, the T.O. ignoring Bill Parcells incident, the T.O. sleep disorder incident, the T.O. snitch incident, and the T.O. spitting incident. Oh, yeah, Donovan McNabb got hurt, Drew Bledsoe got benched, and assorted other non-T.O.-centric events also took place.
For those of you with a short memory (and a vice-like grip on your sanity), we were in the throes of the T.O. pill incident when these teams last met. McNabb was not just healthy but on fire, completing bombs to Reggie Brown and Hank Baskett in the Eagles' victory. Bledsoe was still rooted like a Douglas Fir in the Cowboys pocket, suffering seven sacks in a game that marked the beginning of the end of his Cowboys career.
And Terrell Owens gave Philadelphia fans what they wanted most of all (besides an Eagles victory): a nearly invisible three-catch performance, complete with some untimely drops. The game was much closer than the 38-24 score indicates: the Cowboys nearly tied the game in the final seconds before Lito Sheppard returned Bledsoe's third interception 102 yards for a touchdown.
A month ago, all Eagles fans wanted in their stockings was a sweep of the Cowboys. But after winning three straight games against conference opponents, the Eagles have their eyes on a bigger prize: the NFC East crown. The Eagles will win the division if they win out. But the Cowboys are also big-game hunters right now: the NFC East and a first-round postseason bye are at stake, and they want to spend as much of January in Big D as possible.
A lot has changed since Week 5. Tony Romo gives the Cowboys a more mobile quarterback to combat the Eagles pass rush, but the Eagles secondary is also healthier (Sheppard is at full speed and Rod Hood is back), so they won't have to scheme to hide their nickel and dime corners. Jeff Garcia isn't McNabb, but Andy Reid has started running the ball more, and it turns out that the Eagles have a darn good ground game. The Cowboys are surrounded by even more distractions now than they were then, but Bill Parcells seems to have gotten his team to tune them out (maybe Owens is giving lessons). If nothing else, the change of venue favors the Cowboys, who were clearly rattled by the bloodthirsty Philly crowd in October.
Standard Rundown policy prevents us from making a pick for Eagles-Cowboys games. It's also a bad idea to reveal your deepest Christmas wishes to strangers on the Internet. But somewhere below peace on Earth and above the season five 24 DVD boxed set, you'd better believe that there's an Eagles victory on our list.
2006-12-22 19:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Math problem:
Eagles + 2 straight divisional games + travel + hot Cowboys at home ='s Dallas 28 Philadelphis 13.
Ask santa for soemthing else. This one will not be under the tree.
2006-12-22 21:30:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eagles r going to beat them easily!
2006-12-23 15:41:25 · answer #4 · answered by jhood2444 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I think that the Eagles will pull out this one. Besides I dont like the Cowgirls.
2006-12-22 22:44:30 · answer #5 · answered by Dark Viper 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cowboys gonna eat Eagle stew for Christmas. Will T.O. get fined for spitting out a feather if one gets in the stew?
2006-12-22 19:44:13 · answer #6 · answered by jesuscuresislam 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Eagles have surprised me before. It CAN be done and I'm giving them a 50% chance on this one.
2006-12-22 19:44:26 · answer #7 · answered by bitto luv 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cowboys will win they are much better and that will be a good christmas present
2006-12-23 18:25:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, Ealges lose 31-10
2006-12-22 19:40:38 · answer #9 · answered by Greg 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, and when they lose they'll get booed straight off our field! It's going to be a nasty game.
2006-12-23 05:16:26 · answer #10 · answered by mtoWCS09 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋