Bizarro Eagles Don't Start the Game, But Do Finish It

At first last night we got the queasy feeling that we were going to see a repeat of maddening Eagles' performances of the past, like the recent Giants game. The Birds were once again just not playing to their full abilities, and were slowly creeping towards losing what should have been a sure win. Poor time management (a perpetual Eagles problem), especially at the end of the first half, combined with bad ball-handling (boo Buckhalter!) and incomprehensible play calls (what was with that fake field goal?!) combined to ruin multiple scoring opportunities and leave the Eagles behind 9-7 at the beginning of the second half. But the birds came out of the locker room with a new outlook, energy, and determination, and instead of seeing a replay of the Giants game, we got to see the reverse: the Eagles limped and fumbled through the first half and utterly dominated the second. Donovan took matters into his own hands, rushing for some crucial first downs and even two touchdowns. A faltering Packers secondary and an inaccurate Brett Favre certainly helped. The Packers never scored again, and the Eagles ended up winning the game 31-9. In fact, Green Bay hasn't won in Philly since 1962; we're glad the Birds kept it that way. Now let's see if they can defend themselves against the hated T.O. and the hated Cowboys next week. Go Eagles!

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