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For the past two years, however, I have been here, amidst the followers of a certain rare bird of prey. Unrelenting in their passion for all things Eagles, the fans of Philadelphia remind me of the fans of Pittsburgh, save for, of course, the jewelry adorning our five fingers. It's this same relentlessness that has holed me up in places like Fox and Hound or my humble abode for fear of verbal abuse at showing my true colors. Throughout the playoffs I have not had that same fear. I have been waving my Terrible Towel, proudly sporting my Super Bowl XL championship t-shirt, and humming the"Here We Go, Steelers" anthem that has been a part of Steeler lore since the era of Terry Bradshaw, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Lynn Swan, Jack Lambert, Mean Joe Greene, and the rest of the vaunted Steel Curtain defense.

Misery loves company. Like so many of you, I watched the Eagles' debacle disappointment epic fail yesterday against the Cardinals at a bar with a number of friends close at hand. At least we suffered together. And I even suffered with those who weren't there because they were at other bars or wherever, thanks to the glory of text messaging. And so, as my farewell to the Eagles, at least until they find a way to piss me off on Draft Weekend, I present to you my Eagles-Cardinals recap, as summed up through text messages.

"Dayenu" is a song traditionally sung at Passover. Its title translates, roughly, to "It would have been enough." And all we can say about yesterday's game is that if the Eagles turned in more plays like this one, well, "dayenu."

Most of the national hype about this weekend’s Conference Championship Games has been about the Steelers and the Ravens, and understandably so. There’s nothing like two division rivals meeting in the playoffs with a championship bid on the line. Think Yankees-Red Sox ALCS games or Flyers-Penguins Eastern Conference Finals. It’s simply the highest of high drama punctuated by vitriol and hatred built up over an entire regular season or, in some cases, whole generations.

“The Eagles probably won't win the Super Bowl, but there's no reason not to get pumped for the possibility and gather with friends and hot wings to cheer them on this Sunday.”