November 10, 2008

Football Day

Happy as I am about the Vikings beating the Packers at the Dome for the first time in the Childress era, otherwise it was quite a weird Sunday. Weirdest of all was the Giants-Eagles game at the Linc, which I attended last night.

Neither team played particularly well, but the Eagles' defense was especially weak, unable to stop the run at any point in the game. Meanwhile, Philly has once again decided that Donovan McNabb is worthless, presumably because he only scored 31 points against the best team in the NFC, and only managed to score one touchdown in the last five minutes when down by 12.

Nope, this one goes more on Andy Reid, for calling unsuccessful challenges on consecutive plays in the fourth quarter. Then again, I do agree with Iggles Blog when they ask, "Why does a five-point loss to the best team in the conference mean the coach should be fired?" I also would in no way assume that a team with a 5-4 record and an easy upcoming schedule has lost all hope of making the playoffs.

Other notes from the game: Cole Hamels and Pat Burrell were there and got the loudest cheers of the night. Joe Biden was there too, in owner Jeffrey Lurie's box; the two of them were booed, though I'm not sure who the booing was directed at. That's actually a somewhat common debate topic for the day after Eagles games: "Who were they booing?" The answer, usually, is all of the above.

And finally, the best thing about going to a game in person- no "Saved by Zero."

Posted by Stephen Silver at November 10, 2008 04:30 PM
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