Super Bowl Bound!!!

Posted: January 21st, 2018 | Author: | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 347 Comments »

The Eagles did it. They whipped the Vikings and are now headed to the Super Bowl.

Nick Foles was brilliant.

The defense dominated after a poor opening drive.

Amazing performance by a special team.

Fun now…analysis to come later.

Congrats Eagles fans…you deserve this.

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347 Comments on “Super Bowl Bound!!!”

  1. 1 Corry said at 9:42 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    One more game fellas. Pray to whoever you pray to, keep to your game day rituals, and FLY EAGLES FLY!!!

  2. 2 D3FB said at 9:42 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    HOLY SHIT.

    44-6 MOVE OVER.

    HOW BOUT BIG V?!

  3. 3 xeynon said at 9:54 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I didn’t hear Griffen’s name mentioned once.

  4. 4 P_P_K said at 10:06 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    44-6 was my son’s first game.

  5. 5 oreofestar said at 9:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    AAAAHHHH!!! WERE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!

  6. 6 RobNE said at 9:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I’d give my second born to beat the Pats that badly

  7. 7 D3FB said at 9:47 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Any life advice to surviving the next two weeks up here without murdering 10000000 people?

  8. 8 RobNE said at 9:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I already had people telling me the job isn’t done. I said why do pats fans think “working as a team” is why you win and not BB or Brady. They said how many rings do eagles have? ( that’s not responsive). No it will suck. I’ll likely watch at home without my son. Can’t go to the neighbourhood party be outnumbered 50-1

  9. 9 D3FB said at 9:55 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I brought up them needing to cheat again and was told “that’s not factual” (I mean jfc what planet do they live on) and my girlfriends parents and cousins both are having parties (and are all pats fans), pretty sure I’m gonna have to come down with the “flu” that morning

  10. 10 RobNE said at 9:59 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Plus I’ll get invited to like 10 parties now. Everyone will want a token Eagles fan to make fun of. They have no fear of losing.

  11. 11 D3FB said at 10:00 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Yeah I’m already trying to explain that me telling her family members to eat my ass (winning) or to fuck off and die (losing) isn’t a good look

  12. 12 RobNE said at 9:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I meant with my son. He’s 8 and a pats fan.

  13. 13 D3FB said at 9:59 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It’s not too late to put him up for adoption

  14. 14 RobNE said at 10:00 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    He’s adopted already. Forever family means forever.

  15. 15 D3FB said at 10:01 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    That’s awesome and fair enough. Just a good grounding it is.

  16. 16 RobNE said at 10:04 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Just seemed selfish to push the eagles too much. I pushed a little then he chose the dark side.

  17. 17 SteveH said at 10:35 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Nahhh man, I think you can let that one go.

  18. 18 P_P_K said at 10:36 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Very cool.

  19. 19 Insomniac said at 9:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    We’re not done yet.

  20. 20 Westpaceagle said at 9:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Just joining. What did I miss? Jk go fucking BIRDS!!!!

  21. 21 Philadelphian said at 9:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Than God we have the least qualified head coach and QB in the NFL.

  22. 22 Ankerstjernen said at 9:54 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    You have to love what this does to Michael Lombardis credibility. I mean, basically this kills his career better than a picture of him doing blow on a naked hooker, right?

  23. 23 Tumtum said at 9:55 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Media members held accountable for being talking completely out of their ass? Lol.

  24. 24 Westpaceagle said at 9:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    This team man

  25. 25 Dragon_Eagle said at 9:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    That happened, right? If I wake up and its Sunday fucking morning, there will be carnage.

  26. 26 scratcherk said at 9:47 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Lol

  27. 27 Ark87 said at 9:47 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Hah, so many years ago I fantasized about Foles taking us to a Superbowl. Can’t believe it’s all come back around.

    And of course, can’t forget Carson, who delivered the home field to the eagles by clinching the 1-seed

  28. 28 D3FB said at 9:48 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    When did the trophy get so lame?

  29. 29 A_T_G said at 9:49 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Not as lame as Bradshaw, half the song then annoyed it didn’t stop?

  30. 30 D3FB said at 9:49 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I was hoping Lurie would just grab the mic and tell terry to shut the fuck up and let the people sing

  31. 31 truehaynes said at 9:56 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    im glad lurie didnt stop

  32. 32 Dragon_Eagle said at 9:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Lurie gets it.

  33. 33 SteveH said at 10:34 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Yeah that was a sad sack trophy presentation, Bradshaw is going senile, he needs to be let out to pasture.

  34. 34 A_T_G said at 9:48 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    You deserve it too, Tommy. You saw us through some dark days with perspective and patience.

  35. 35 Ark87 said at 9:48 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    look at JP up there. This team has respect for there vets.

    Stop terry

  36. 36 D3FB said at 9:49 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Tommy is gonna be so lonely in Mobile next week

  37. 37 SteveH said at 10:33 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    How the hell is he going to focus with the superbowl looming.

  38. 38 D3FB said at 10:36 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    The only thing he’s going to ask players is if they will be available at 32 or after pick 100. Otherwise they don’t exist to us.

  39. 39 Dragon_Eagle said at 9:49 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Sean McVay is almost certainly going to be named coach of the year since its based on regular season only,

    By now, everyone knows Doug Pederson is THE coach of the year.

  40. 40 Insomniac said at 9:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I’ll take him hoisting the Lombardi Trophy over that shit now.

  41. 41 A_T_G said at 9:52 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I think McVey was already named?

  42. 42 D3FB said at 9:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Pretty sure that was just the PFWA, think the official one is the day before the game.

  43. 43 A_T_G said at 9:59 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Thanks.

  44. 44 ChoTime said at 9:49 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    man, it’s been 14 years.

  45. 45 sonofdman said at 9:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    13 but whose counting?

  46. 46 Tumtum said at 9:57 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I just thought about that Superbowl Party. Now I feel so old…

  47. 47 Westpaceagle said at 9:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Those shirts that fit over guys wearing pads are huge

  48. 48 A_T_G said at 9:51 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    A lot of Americans wear that size…

  49. 49 Dude said at 9:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It’s healthy if you drink diet.

  50. 50 xeynon said at 9:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Doug Pederson is a mothereffing football god.

    I can’t wait to hear Lombardi’s take after this one.

  51. 51 D3FB said at 9:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    “Well Jim Schwartz shut them down”

  52. 52 Insomniac said at 9:51 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    “Foles is the next Kurt Warner”

  53. 53 Ankerstjernen said at 9:55 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    “Let’s see how he does in two weeks.”

  54. 54 sonofdman said at 9:56 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    “He’s been ok so far, but really we need to see how he does against Belichik.”

  55. 55 RobNE said at 9:56 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    He actually gave credit on twitter. I’m not smart enough to post it.

  56. 56 Poiple Viking said at 9:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Congrats Guys. The Eagles dominated today. Good luck in the Super Bowl. Beat the hell out of them.

  57. 57 xeynon said at 9:52 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Thanks for being so classy. I hope you guys get one soon if we can’t.

  58. 58 Poiple Viking said at 9:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Better loss to you All than in the bowl. I couldn’t take 0-5

  59. 59 xeynon said at 9:56 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    We know the feeling man.

    You guys have a hell of a team and a hell of a coach. I have a feeling one of these years the dice will fall your way.

  60. 60 Dragon_Eagle said at 9:52 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Thank you, man. With Zimmer, I have a feeling we’ll be seeing you guys in the playoffs regularly for years to come.

  61. 61 Ark87 said at 9:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    We’ll take all the luck we can get. Hopefully we represent the NFC well and put the dirty Pats down

  62. 62 RobNE said at 9:56 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Thx man I’ve never seen someone stop by to say that. Good luck next year great season.

  63. 63 A_T_G said at 9:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Class act. Thank you.

    Out of curiosity, who do you hope to see starting at QB next year? Big decision coming for you guys.

  64. 64 sonofdman said at 9:59 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    The Eagles would probably be willing to deal the Vikings Foles for another first round pick.

  65. 65 Poiple Viking said at 10:34 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Lol. somebody will pay that price. I like Keenum. I can’t blame him much. D line got zero pressure and the O line was giving it up on the inside and especially the outside. Where ya gonna go??

  66. 66 sonofdman said at 10:35 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Yeah, it is hard to put the blame on Keenum in a game like this.

  67. 67 Poiple Viking said at 10:40 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    The Vikes, Zimmer, invested heavily in the defense with money, FAs and top,draft picks for a couple of years. They didn’t get it done today. You want a top D then you need stops, sacks and turnovers in Big games. Got none of that today. They are a better D than that. At least they didn’t quit. Great to see that

  68. 68 RobNE said at 10:03 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    And how did u find us??

  69. 69 Poiple Viking said at 10:32 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Google. I saw all the comments on an article,a few days ago. Great comments and insights. Hardly dicks at all. You all need to work on that.

  70. 70 D3FB said at 10:35 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    Better?

    Sincerely an Eagles fan who grew up in Farmington

  71. 71 Poiple Viking said at 10:41 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Lol Farmington is great. I spent years in Elko. Amazing Pheasant hunting!

  72. 72 RobNE said at 10:36 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I thought being under the radar helps with that.

  73. 73 Poiple Viking said at 10:43 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I had To dig a little lol.
    But seriously, great fans here.

  74. 74 ChoTime said at 10:43 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    We save our vitriol for infighting. 🙂

  75. 75 Poiple Viking said at 10:49 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Lololol. I love that. Ya, we know that one also

  76. 76 Poiple Viking said at 10:37 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Vikes have a young guy named Sloter. A strong arm but I don’t know if he will be anything. Too early. I would sign all three QBs. Keep,Keenum and deal Bradford or Bridgewater or both for,draft picks. They need O line depth badly. It’s better than last year but two guys out with injuries.

  77. 77 RobNE said at 10:40 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Don’t you think Teddy is better than Keemun?

  78. 78 Poiple Viking said at 10:47 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Well maybe, a stronger arm certainly, smart, lovable leader. But he was just starting to come around when he blew up that knee. He made some Bradford like throws in the final preseason game he played and had much more mobility.m But it’s been two years. He might be amazing in the right place or never find the right situation. It will be waaaay interesting to see what the Vikes decide.
    Case’s strength is his ability to keep his eyes downfield, feel the pressure and adjust while doing progressions. It’s really his secret power. Makes him a better choice than a healthy Bradford, at least behind this O line.

  79. 79 Stephen E. said at 4:08 PM on January 22nd, 2018:

    The rookie is the only one under contract. There won’t be any trades without a re-signing.

  80. 80 Tdoteaglefan said at 10:00 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Much respect…if we lost i’d be upset but i would have been pulling for you guys to beat the pats in the superbowl.

  81. 81 Dragon_Eagle said at 10:03 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Same here.

  82. 82 Smoky said at 10:04 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    stay strong. always liked the vikings. you’ll get one.

  83. 83 P_P_K said at 10:05 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Class act.

  84. 84 lewis don said at 9:51 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Of all the years I have had the honor of being a fan with you all, this has been the most special. This is a team that just beats the odds through sheer will power and talent. I never felt this was the most talented team we ever had but I felt those guys were going to come out and give it their all. Nick. I was wrong about him. I didnt think he had what it took. He proved something to me. He showed guts. Win or lose. Nick Foles deserves some respect.

  85. 85 scratcherk said at 9:54 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    When I was telling people why I thought the eagles would win the last two weeks, it was hard to explain… This team is just special…

  86. 86 P_P_K said at 10:05 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I’m saying the same thing about winning in two weeks.

  87. 87 lewis don said at 4:33 PM on January 25th, 2018:

    Nick Foles looked horrifying the last couple games of the regular season and honestly I am queasy thinking about which Nick we will get. But When you think about it. We have a reason to think this team is good. I think throughout the season, the offense at times felt pedestrian. But Doug has flashes. The Flashes from everybody this year was better than any I remember as an eagles fan. Except I don’t think we have a rusher as good as Hough Douglas or Jevon Kearse. I do think Barnett has Flashed that he could that good if not better. His bend is Godly and his length is filthy. Graham and Curry are above average and terrible to deal with. Fletcher Cox is a beast, probably the best DT we have ever had. As eagles fans we remember the bad tackling years, the god awful offensive outings where we couldn’t convert on third down. The bad redzone defense, the CB that couldn’t track the ball, and the list goes on. When we got so much of that and then turn around and see those things eliminated. Subconsciously we feel like that foggy doubt dissipate. I think we can see it because we have withstood all the bad. We know it aint that. But I argue we haven’t seen the best. And thats whats special. We know what we couldn’t do. but WHAT CAN WE DO. CAN NICK FOLES SHAKE A DEFENDER BREATHING DOWN HIS NECK AND THROW A BEAM TO ALSHON JEFFERY WHO BROKE HIS ROUTE BECAUSE HE HAS IQ. Before it happened. I would have said no. now, I say I think he has more special sauce where that came from.

  88. 88 Bert's Bells said at 9:55 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I hope the team spends the next two weeks recording the hit track “Dougie’s Watching You”.

  89. 89 RC5000 said at 9:56 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Truly thought our lines could beat theirs and possibly dominate! Besides Nick’s obvious poise and performance that was key. Though everyone was awesome!

  90. 90 xeynon said at 10:00 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    The Eagles offensive line was mauling people and the defensive line was in Keenum’s grill every time he dropped back to throw. If both units play like that again in two weeks we will have a parade on Broad Street.

  91. 91 Reservedly Optimistic said at 10:18 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Doug has this whole team in position to do just that! I hate the Patriots. It would be great to get our first against Patriots.

  92. 92 P_P_K said at 10:19 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I was sorta’ hoping the Pats would beat the Jags so we can beat them in the SB.

  93. 93 D3FB said at 9:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Zimmer isn’t speaking. We broke him.

  94. 94 Eagles_Fan_in_San_Fran said at 10:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    That was rather odd. Sean Payton took the mic after that absolutely killer loss and was gracious. Zimmer had a full half for this loss to sink in and he’s a no-show afterwards?

  95. 95 bobeph said at 9:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    ric flair wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  96. 96 Tumtum said at 9:59 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Am I allowed to worry out loud about the Patriots yet?

  97. 97 Ark87 said at 10:00 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Monday at 10, 24 hour policy

  98. 98 RobNE said at 10:02 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Agreed

  99. 99 Dragon_Eagle said at 10:00 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    No.

  100. 100 P_P_K said at 10:04 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    This team can beat the Pats. Seriously.

  101. 101 D3FB said at 10:07 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Their defense can bleed and can’t pass rush worth a damn, they can’t really run it, the one scary thing is the eagles will have to keep scoring. No lead is safe.

    Also getting to end the dynasty with Big Dick Nick is going to be so perfect.

  102. 102 xeynon said at 10:08 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Yep. Brady is incredible but he and Gronk are the only two guys on that team playing at that level. Still might be enough but we can play with them.

  103. 103 D3FB said at 10:09 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    If you can take away Gronk and keep Cooks from hurting you, you’ve got to feel good about our odds.

  104. 104 RobNE said at 10:10 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Or if Gronk doesn’t play.

  105. 105 D3FB said at 10:11 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    How many brain cells does the dude have to damage? There’s no way he’s not playing.

    https://twitter.com/Astonia67/status/955188709246275585

  106. 106 Ark87 said at 10:20 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It’s unfortunate in a few ways, but yeah, he’s playing.

  107. 107 Crus57 said at 10:22 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Can he play beer pong? then he’s not concussed.

  108. 108 P_P_K said at 10:08 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Exactly. The Eagles match well against the Pats. Brady can be rattled in big games, ask the Giants.

  109. 109 Mac said at 10:08 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I prefer it.

  110. 110 kajomo said at 10:11 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I Wanted the patriots. They are very beatable

  111. 111 Ark87 said at 10:00 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Always liked Howie Long, It’s a nice perk to have him come over to the Green side along with his son. And his grandson has every wife in America swooning.

  112. 112 levdog said at 10:01 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    No injuries – this is our year fellows.

  113. 113 D3FB said at 10:02 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I mean other than the laundry list of preexisting ones…

  114. 114 A_T_G said at 10:02 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I hope those fireworks set some greasy light poles ablaze.

  115. 115 Dragon_Eagle said at 10:02 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Everyone, you are now officially allowed to use the 9-letter S word without recrimination. Thank you for your patience,

  116. 116 A_T_G said at 10:03 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Swaziland?

  117. 117 Dragon_Eagle said at 10:07 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    That, too.

  118. 118 Masked Man said at 10:14 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    “SUPERBOWL!”

  119. 119 P_P_K said at 10:19 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    LII!

  120. 120 JJ_Cake said at 10:03 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Never loose Faith! So glad Foles had a great game, very proud of this Eagle team. Way to represent Philly fans. #flyeaglefly One More Game to win!

  121. 121 Tumtum said at 10:05 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    So I cant worry about the pats. How about this: Panthers beat Pats we beat Panthers ifso factso…we beat the Patriots!

  122. 122 Ark87 said at 10:06 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    We got the formula. D-line, O-line, hog clock. We all we need!

  123. 123 A_T_G said at 10:15 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    With big balls Doug and huge Cox.

  124. 124 P_P_K said at 10:07 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Pats struggle against the Jags, Eagles dominate Vikings = Eagles dominate Pats.

  125. 125 bobeph said at 10:06 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I love all of you

  126. 126 Mac said at 10:07 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Dude.

  127. 127 P_P_K said at 10:08 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Dude!

  128. 128 Dude said at 10:26 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    What?

  129. 129 Dragon_Eagle said at 10:31 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Dude,

  130. 130 Allen3000 said at 10:08 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Mike Zimmer’s glasses just scream “I know I’m not getting laid and I’m okay with that!”

  131. 131 P_P_K said at 10:09 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    He’s 1-11 in the postseason.

  132. 132 scratcherk said at 10:23 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    he had a retinal detachment and only has one good eye now, so those are those indestructible safety glasses.

  133. 133 D3FB said at 10:24 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It was really rude for the Eagles offense to keep rubbing it in his eye

  134. 134 scratcherk said at 10:27 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    at least it was his bad eye

  135. 135 Dragon_Eagle said at 10:12 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Stars of the game:

    1) Foles
    2) Barnett
    3) Ajayi

  136. 136 D3FB said at 10:12 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    1. Foles
    2. Robinson
    3. Doug
    4. Big V
    5. Barnett

  137. 137 A_T_G said at 10:13 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Alshon.

  138. 138 D3FB said at 10:17 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    He was big too.

    The crazy part is if I told you my 5 were the reason we won the championship in August you would have me committed.

  139. 139 A_T_G said at 10:20 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I would have assumed Robinson was picked up by our opponent after we cut him getting down to 53 and was forced onto the field by many injuries and, covering Ags, led to our victory.

  140. 140 D3FB said at 10:23 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Agholor is going to burn Rowe for the game winning TD

  141. 141 A_T_G said at 10:24 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Not before Ertz burns Chung.

  142. 142 P_P_K said at 10:25 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Man, you beat me to that post.

  143. 143 D3FB said at 10:25 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    See top of the thread

  144. 144 daveH said at 10:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    German, AC Viking, Tommy, ATG, Cho Time, Dave, SteveH, D3FB,Hawaiian Eagle, DragonEagles, PPK, MaskedMsn, Geagle. MEDIA MIKE, Media Guy, Ark87 …. !!!!#

  145. 145 Dude said at 10:25 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Big V isn’t high enough. We got several closeups of him tonight, and he was exceptionally adequate.

  146. 146 scratcherk said at 10:27 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    love it.

  147. 147 D3FB said at 10:27 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    He was fantastic, I just don’t know how you knock any of the three above him down at all.

  148. 148 Dilleria said at 10:48 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    amazed at how good Big V did…that seemed like the main reason the offense played so well…O-Line

  149. 149 daveH said at 10:55 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    TEAM! !
    SO MANY MOVING PARTS ALL MADE IT HAPPEN. .. 1 MORE TO GO

  150. 150 P_P_K said at 10:13 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Long.

  151. 151 Ark87 said at 10:12 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It’s crazy, no one has let us down, everyone showed up. Ajayi, Blount, mother freaking Clement. Torrey Smith actually showed up. Alshon performed like a true #1 vs a probowl CB. There was no weak link on the O-line. And no one played small on the Defense.

  152. 152 Allen3000 said at 10:14 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Very true about Alshon. He definitely earned his paycheck today and proved why we brought him in to be a legit #1 WR.

  153. 153 Dude said at 10:23 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    That early Torrey drop had me pulling my hair out.

  154. 154 RC5000 said at 10:26 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    There’s always something isn’t there?

  155. 155 sonofdman said at 10:28 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    In both games, players who made mistakes early came back with big plays to redeem themselves. In this game, Smith with the drop comes back for some nice catch and runs and the beautiful TD catch and Burton not getting his feet made a nice play with a hard run for a first down. Against the Falcons, Ajayi fumbles and comes back and runs like a madman, and Burton let’s the punt hit him for a turnover and comes back and blocks punt.

  156. 156 Masked Man said at 10:15 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    My random point by point-
    1) Thought that our DBs could run with the Minny WRs all day long. They did.
    2) Thought that Doug Pederson could be the difference not only in this game, but in the playoffs in general. So far he is.
    3) Jim Schwartz has tightened the defensive rotation, especially the D
    Line, like a basketball team in the playoffs that starts to go only 7-8
    players deep during the big games. And it’s working.
    4) Chris Long had a strong game. Pressured and hit Keenum to cause the Pat Robinson interception and TD. Then fell on the fumble after Barnett sacked
    Keenum. Eagles scored on the next offensive drive. Big plays.
    5) Nick Foles has been getting better every week, in case nobody noticed. Almost perfect passing rating today? Wow!

  157. 157 P_P_K said at 10:17 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    But never thought we would steamroll their D. Great gameplan by Doug, awesome execution by Nick & squad.

  158. 158 Masked Man said at 10:19 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Doug has revamped the offense to play to Nick’s strengths while playing the games over a 6 week span.

    New York
    Oakland
    Dallas
    Atlanta
    Minnesota

    He’s 4-1 in the games and 2-0 in the playoffs and Super Bowl bound! Big “Wow” for Dougie!

  159. 159 P_P_K said at 10:20 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Big “Woof” for our underdog Coach!

  160. 160 Masked Man said at 10:21 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    ARF! ARF!

  161. 161 P_P_K said at 10:21 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    He’s never been neutered.

  162. 162 RobNE said at 10:21 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Hey D3B and I are coming to your house in 2 weeks.

  163. 163 P_P_K said at 10:23 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    My & my buds host some of the best Eagles football you could watch. You guys would fit right in. But, I might not be here because, no kidding aside, a friend from Minn called and said she might have tickets to the game for me & my son.

  164. 164 D3FB said at 10:23 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I hate you

  165. 165 P_P_K said at 10:29 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    There goes your ticket.

  166. 166 A_T_G said at 10:26 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Dad? Is that you?

  167. 167 P_P_K said at 10:28 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    You forgot Father’s Day.

  168. 168 A_T_G said at 10:32 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    What do you mean? I got you NFC champs Eagles?

  169. 169 P_P_K said at 10:35 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Yea, but you made me wait 13 years.

  170. 170 daveH said at 10:49 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    ATG did you post that 50 Cent gif last week ?? It rocks. .i saved it but i can’t get it to upload

  171. 171 A_T_G said at 11:47 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Not me.

  172. 172 Insomniac said at 10:41 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Why would she invite gang members over?

  173. 173 P_P_K said at 10:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Some chicks like bad boys.

  174. 174 Philadelphian said at 10:32 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Actually, I believe since this was the first game since the Giants game that Foles played in good weather. That fact and his 5th straight start made Pederson believe he could take the handcuffs off Foles and the offense.

  175. 175 Masked Man said at 10:36 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Hey Big Philly!

    You kept the faith the whole way this season man. Never down on the team. Always seeing the possibilities. It’s been cool all season checking out your posts and rooting for the team with you! Enjoy the moments! Big game in two weeks!

  176. 176 Philadelphian said at 10:52 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Now, let’s get revenge against the Patriots.

  177. 177 RC5000 said at 10:39 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I thought our OL could possibly dominate their DL. We have a pretty great OL. Their interior DL just didn’t scare me.

  178. 178 A_T_G said at 10:18 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Nick’s performance seemed to mirror the temperature, a good sign going to play in a dome.

  179. 179 Dan in Philly said at 11:05 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    The big thing nobody was talking about. Foles was terrible when the temperature was below freezing and it was windy, and great otherwise. Fly Eagles Fly!

  180. 180 mtn_green said at 10:19 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    AS it turns out wiz was the missing link all season long. Qb is plug and go.
    Wiz Rocks!!!!

  181. 181 Masked Man said at 10:20 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Didn’t hear Big V’s name all game long. Solid!

  182. 182 nicolajNN said at 10:20 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Being from Denmark, I only started to really follow the NFL in 2005, and picked the Eagles as my team, so this is a first for me. This season has been incredible and unforgettable. This is unbelievable, this is a special team, I love these guys, everyone stepping up, including the coaches, we have a real shot at winning in two weeks.

    It’s 4 in the morning here(luckily I have the day off), but I can’t sleep, I’m bubbling. This is so f’ing amazing

  183. 183 P_P_K said at 10:21 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Fly Eagles Fly!

  184. 184 Allen3000 said at 10:22 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Still got a job to finish, but WOW, what a ride this season has been! Not enough thanks can be given to Tommy for his insight and reasoned takes on each game. This site is by far the most reliable and full of great people.

    I can remember as a kid in the very early 90s just thinking how great it would be to win a playoff game. That big win vs. the Saints (who were also colossal chokers in the postseason) was like a Christmas gift. Ditto for the big win over Detroit in ’95. Then when Andy and McNabb came on board with the dominant defense I thought for sure they would eventually get to a SB. It took 4 tries, but sure enough they did.

    I guess where I’m going here is…we have to savor the moment! It’s only happened 1 other time in my life so I’m obviously elated. But this time, we have to seize the moment and finally bring one home for the all the past legends who so desperately wanted to win one for Philly.

    A big SB win couldn’t happen to a better group of players/coaches. I really think we have a special group of guys. So many class acts. Sure would be nice to finally hoist that elusive Lombardi trophy.

  185. 185 P_P_K said at 10:24 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    IN an era of pompous, spoiled, egotistical athletes, this team truly is something special.

  186. 186 SeanofDead said at 10:23 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7fadcdd6974f330daf72d6990565156fed1657215c41a1024545a0896bfe13df.gif

  187. 187 Insomniac said at 10:24 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    So..if we do win the Eagles Mt Rushmore would be..

    Dougie
    Wentz
    Howie
    Foles

    right?

  188. 188 Ark87 said at 10:26 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I don’t know, but whoever it is, one of us will have to step up and get Tommy a new graphic. I think if we do win the big game, I think that constitutes a change.

  189. 189 daveH said at 10:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Who put up the 50 gif a few what’s ago …? I saved it, but it won’t load for me

  190. 190 Masked Man said at 10:39 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Yeahh…

    Everybody is standing on the shoulders of Carson and the 13 games he had. Howie put it together. Doug made is special. Nicky held the fort and is peaking at the right time.

  191. 191 daveH said at 10:44 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Dougie Wentz Howie Foles & Cox.

  192. 192 D3FB said at 10:25 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    This is awesome

    https://twitter.com/ussoccer_wnt/status/955275403408523264

  193. 193 xeynon said at 10:27 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    My guess is the Ertz children are going to be first round picks in whatever sport they take up in about 20 years. Talk about good athletic genes.

  194. 194 D3FB said at 10:32 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Plus mom and dad went to Santa Clara and Stanford and they’ll be millionaires. They’ll lead charmed lives.

  195. 195 sonofdman said at 10:29 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    How cool!

  196. 196 ChoTime said at 10:31 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    So weird, my Mom’s maiden name is Ertz. I’ve never even heard of anyone with that name who’s not part of my family. This has nothing to do with my support of ZE!

  197. 197 RC5000 said at 10:35 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    You’re probably related to him?

  198. 198 ChoTime said at 10:39 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Maybe from somewhere back in Germany I guess.

  199. 199 RC5000 said at 10:47 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Yeah you most likely are. In 2010, there were only 642 people with the last name Ertz living in the US.
    http://names.mooseroots.com/l/67285/Ertz

  200. 200 ChoTime said at 10:55 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Very cool chart! There are some in Louisiana, too. Our people are from Iowa.

  201. 201 RC5000 said at 11:00 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    His father went to Lehigh and school in Reading…a lot of Germans who go way back in USA came through Germantown, Lancaster, Lehigh Valley (Pa. Dutch) originally.

  202. 202 SteveH said at 10:48 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    You should hit him up for tickets, long lost cousin and all that.

  203. 203 daveH said at 10:41 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    My mom maiden name is Cox .. the Cox jokes end next week! !!

  204. 204 P_P_K said at 10:28 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Dawk and Wilbert were honorary Captains today. I hope they do something like that for the SB.

  205. 205 Gary Barnes said at 10:31 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Movie sequel in two weeks:

    Pats: Revenge for 2004

  206. 206 Someguy77 said at 10:34 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I freely admit I gave up on the season (at least getting to the Super Bowl) when Wentz went down.

    Nice to see something break on the positive side for a Philly sports franchise this decade where much hasn’t.

  207. 207 daveH said at 10:37 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    https://youtu.be/-iFOVi0vJGU

  208. 208 nathaniel driver said at 10:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Savage haha

  209. 209 A_T_G said at 10:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It seems like someone with the proper talents could insert teams emblems into this. Tom is the goat, right?

  210. 210 daveH said at 10:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Tom & Beli with 10th trip to supert bowl are clearly g o a t meat

  211. 211 SteveH said at 10:38 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    You should see the salt coming from my Cowboy fan friend. God I bet this stings for those front running fuckers.

  212. 212 RC5000 said at 10:41 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Nick is getting x-rays on ribs. He will play obviously but hope he can be as recovered as possible.

  213. 213 Ark87 said at 10:43 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    There’s no way that he doesn’t play in 2 weeks

  214. 214 A_T_G said at 10:43 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Just to make sure he has a normal heart and not a cold, steel one of an assassin, right?

    Right?!

  215. 215 P_P_K said at 10:43 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    After precautionary xrays, Foles announces, “I’m good.” http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/21/nick-foles-im-good-after-x-rays-on-ribs/

  216. 216 SteveH said at 10:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    This team has me believing we’d beat the Patriots with Sudfeld if we had to.

  217. 217 P_P_K said at 10:41 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Looking at the National media coverage describing the Eagles win with superlatives such as “blow out” “rout,””dominate,” destroy, “soar.”

  218. 218 xeynon said at 10:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    And yet we’re 5.5 point underdogs in the SB, the early conventional wisdom seems to be that the Patriots will win easily, and people are complaining that it won’t be a competitive game

    Got news for you guys: if the Patriots don’t do a better job blocking Cox, Graham, Barnett, Curry and Long than the Falcons and Vikings did, and the Pats’ defense (which will be easily the worst of the three the Eagles have faced this offseason statistically) doesn’t do a better job pressuring the QB or getting off blocks in the run game than the Falcons’ and Vikings’ defenses did, you’re all going to be wrong again.

    Man, if we manage to pull this off and win this SB it will be SO sweet to prove all these morons wrong.

  219. 219 P_P_K said at 10:48 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I was more worried about the Vikes than the Pats. The Giants showed how to beat up Brady in the SB and throw him off his game, and you’re 100% right about the Pats D.

  220. 220 xeynon said at 10:51 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Yep. I don’t want to get cocky, because I respect the hell out of Brady and Belichick and we could absolutely lose the game. But I think our offense will not have a problem moving the ball against their D, and I think our defense is quite capable of replicating the Giants’ blueprint and wrecking their offense by dominating in the trenches.

  221. 221 Guy Media said at 10:59 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Further news; the Patriots never cover in the Super Bowl.

  222. 222 Ark87 said at 10:42 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    So the defense almost had a shut out. It was a net 0, really. Always a good day when your defense scores as many points as they allow.

  223. 223 YUGE said at 10:42 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    THEY FUCKING WON!!!!

  224. 224 Someguy77 said at 10:42 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Here's a list of quarterbacks in NFL history who've completed 75 percent of their passes in back-to-back playoff games: Joe Montana.Nick Foles.— Reuben Frank (@RoobNBCS) January 22, 2018

  225. 225 Someguy77 said at 10:43 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    So when Foles wins Super Bowl MVP in 2 weeks, does this mean the Eagles can trade Wentz to the Browns for 3 future first round picks including the No, 1 pick this year?

  226. 226 ChoTime said at 10:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    When we beat the Patriots, we can all say:
    https://youtu.be/BI5IA8assfk?t=1m8s

  227. 227 Poiple Viking said at 10:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    A situation similar to Brees and Rivers in San Diego

  228. 228 Dan in Philly said at 11:03 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    If Nick Foles wins the Superbowl, who will be the QB next year? Who cares!!!!!!!!!

  229. 229 Guy Media said at 11:04 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    No, it means Howie can trade Foles to the Jags for their 2018 first rounder and Telvin Smith.

  230. 230 scratcherk said at 10:44 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    is there a difference between the two?

  231. 231 Insomniac said at 10:44 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I think one runs like a giraffe.

  232. 232 sonofdman said at 10:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    One is the greatest of all time, the other won 4 Super Bowls with the 49ers!

  233. 233 P_P_K said at 10:44 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    This is so much fun, how come we haven’t done this before?

  234. 234 Masked Man said at 10:44 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Hey everybody! German Eagle was at the game, right? Eagles guest?

  235. 235 P_P_K said at 10:44 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    We can thank him now.

  236. 236 Insomniac said at 10:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I believe GE and Sb2Bowl were at the game. Can’t confirm tho

  237. 237 ChoTime said at 10:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Last seen shimmying up greased light poles.

  238. 238 D3FB said at 10:48 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    GE as seen pictured here

    https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/955284338924511237

  239. 239 sonofdman said at 10:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    The guy on the car or the bird mask guy at the end? 🙂

  240. 240 Someguy77 said at 10:57 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Is this South Philadelphia or a Purge sequel?

  241. 241 SteveH said at 10:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    That’s fucking incredible.

  242. 242 Masked Man said at 10:51 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Awww… It’s nuts out there! I’m happy about it too.

    But that’s why I watch on TV. Hahahaha!

  243. 243 scratcherk said at 10:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    LOL at Lurie clowning the Vikings. “They have a great stadium. And we get to play there in two weeks!”

  244. 244 SteveH said at 10:46 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Holy shit Lurie is an undercover savage lol.

  245. 245 P_P_K said at 10:47 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Cold blooded man.

  246. 246 Someguy77 said at 10:48 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    My favorite radio call was the pick-6 by Robinson. It was a pretty memorable call by Reese.

  247. 247 daveH said at 10:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Wotld love to hear it

  248. 248 Someguy77 said at 10:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Merrill Reese on Robinson’s INT https://t.co/t4m9FUCtYp— Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) January 22, 2018

    Wasn’t as good on the 2nd listening. Still fun though

  249. 249 daveH said at 11:38 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Thank yooooooooo

  250. 250 Masked Man said at 10:48 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    “Hello, Super Bowl: Underdog Eagles dominate Vikings 38-7”

    http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/21/hello-super-bowl-underdog-eagles-dominate-vikings-38-7/

  251. 251 Someguy77 said at 10:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    More Chris Long, talking about the crowd noise during pregame at the Linc being so loud it sounded like the fourth quarter… #Eagles pic.twitter.com/DHF0fOQWo2— Matt Mullin (@matt_mullin) January 22, 2018

  252. 252 Someguy77 said at 10:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It should have been that loud though in the 1st quarter though. It was way too quiet after that early TD.

  253. 253 daveH said at 10:50 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    GERMAN DRIVE SAFE. .IN FACT JUST KEEP DRIVING TO MINNEAPOLIS. .YOU HAVER PLENTY OF TIME

  254. 254 Someguy77 said at 10:54 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Win One for Merrill.

    Longest-tenured NFL announcer now (since 1977) and been the voice for Eagles’ football for 3 generations now.

  255. 255 Someguy77 said at 10:55 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Love to see the passing numbers off play-action tonight. I bet they are ridiculous.

  256. 256 Guy Media said at 10:56 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    WOW WOW WOW!

    We’re in the Super Bowl

  257. 257 xeynon said at 10:57 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Maybe just the former lineman in me, but I’m already pissed off by some of the pre-SB analysis I’m seeing from the national media. It’s all about how the Eagles are big underdogs because their QB is better than our QB.

    That is true, but these people completely ignore that our O line is way better than their D line and our D line is way better than their O line. The Eagles have one of the best offensive lines and one of the best defensive lines in the entire league. They are dominant in the trenches. That’s really important. Do people not remember how Tom Brady lost his two Super Bowls?

  258. 258 Guy Media said at 10:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I’m more pissed off about Diggs and Barr acting like they’re somebody on our field when they’re clearly NOBODIES and should shut the fuck up and/or jump in front of a moving train for acting like that on our field.

  259. 259 P_P_K said at 10:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I remember how Brady lost his two Super Bowls, and hostory will three-peat itself in two weeks.

  260. 260 HawaiianEagle said at 11:08 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I say whatever. Get ready for Blah Blah Blah for 2 weeks. We’ll see who are SB Champs on the 4th…

  261. 261 xeynon said at 11:17 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It just annoys me that people who get paid to comment on/write about this sport know so little about it.

    Having a franchise QB is one of the most important pieces for winning at the highest level in football. Having great offensive and defensive lines is only slightly less important. But because it’s a lot less sexy, nobody talks about that or acknowledges that as big of a mismatch as Brady-Foles is in their favor, the matchups on the lines are equally big mismatches in our favor.

    I can certainly see a scenario in which Brady plays brilliantly and beats us. But a scenario in which our OL knocks the hell out of their defense and keeps the ball away from him with long drives while our pass rush is in his face every time he drops back is also on the table. This Eagles team is very similar to the two Giants teams that beat him, but even better along the lines.

  262. 262 HawaiianEagle said at 11:21 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Agree. I’ll stay in the silent minority and gloat afterwards.

  263. 263 ColorSgt said at 11:25 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    This truth has been around for a very long time. “Football is won and lost in the trenches.” Every football expert should know this. Many times the skill of the lines are a wash so you can point to other reasons why a team might win, but that will not be the case in this SB.

  264. 264 Dude said at 11:08 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Tom Brady never threw 7 TDs in a game.

  265. 265 kajomo said at 11:38 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Dude that’s what I’ve been saying all day

  266. 266 xeynon said at 12:08 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    I don’t think you’re wrong to say that we match up decently against the Patriots. I still think Jacksonville would’ve been the easier opponent (I think Schwartz’s defense would murder Blake Bortles), but I agree with you that the Patriots are very beatable.

  267. 267 A_T_G said at 10:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    This guy saw it as a challenge…
    https://twitter.com/mattgelb/status/955278989643472896

  268. 268 Someguy77 said at 11:00 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It as almost as if you told a bunch of kids not to do something and then idiots are even more encouraged to do it (see eating Tide pods on social media).

  269. 269 Someguy77 said at 11:01 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Didn’t realize the Quick and Reese have been broadcasting partners now since 1998.

    Still partial to Walters (just a better color analyst especially on OL/DL play) but Quick has grown on me over the years even if i wouldn’t say he is the most astute color analyst.

    Really long time for two announcers in the NFL to stick together. Curious to see if it is the longest-tenured broadcasting NFL duo since Reese is the longest tenured NFL team announcer at this point.

  270. 270 SteveH said at 11:03 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    https://screengrabber.deadspin.com/eagles-win-38-7-1822286018

    Presented without further comment.

  271. 271 Dragon_Eagle said at 11:03 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Oh dear.

  272. 272 Guy Media said at 11:03 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    That clip was melting Twitter

  273. 273 A_T_G said at 11:08 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    The real Dawk would have run through that and brought the roof down.

  274. 274 daveH said at 11:28 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Girder down, Subway delays for weeks !!

  275. 275 Someguy77 said at 11:06 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Wins Eagles Twitter verse tonight (it was at half time)

    We just have been contacted by the @MinneapolisPD and are assisting in the locating of the Minnesota Vikings defense. If located we will let you know. We must hurry as we have been given a 30 minute time limit to assist /802— Sioux Falls Police (@siouxfallspd) January 22, 2018

  276. 276 Masked Man said at 11:22 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Sioux Falls South Dakota trolling the Vikings defense.

    Ooooohhh, Snarky!

  277. 277 Ark87 said at 11:07 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    https://www.theringer.com/nfl-playoffs/2018/1/21/16918010/minnesota-vikings-championship-game-failure

    First article out of the Ringer goes without a single mention of the Eagles playing out of their god-damn mind. A reckoning is coming for your Pats-loving boss!

  278. 278 xeynon said at 11:23 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Ridiculous. It’s like they don’t even acknowledge that there was another team on the field.

    The reason the Vikings failed at all those things is that Doug Pederson and Jim Schwartz are terrific football coaches and had offensive and defensive game plans that consistently befuddled and overwhelmed the Vikings, and the Eagles have a lot of good players who balled out of their goddamned minds tonight. Yet reading this story you’d think those failures happened in a vacuum.

  279. 279 Someguy77 said at 11:11 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    “According to multiple sportsbooks, the Patriots will open up as 5.5-point favorites over the Eagles in the Super Bowl.”

    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2018-super-bowl-odds-line-eagles-are-big-underdogs-again-this-time-against-patriots/

    Eagles will likely continue to play the ‘underdog card’ as well as local media the next 2 weeks but being dogs by -5.5 isn’t that much especially against a defending Super Bowl champion.

    http://www.oddsshark.com/nfl/super-bowl-betting-odds-history

  280. 280 Nailed It! said at 11:17 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Ha coming off a comeback 4 point win off the jags at home, that is a damn sucker bet that Vegas is begging people to take. After the demolition of the vikes Vegas needs to put the betting on New England to win.

  281. 281 xeynon said at 11:19 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Vegas has been wrong about us all season. Why not one more time?

  282. 282 Someguy77 said at 11:16 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Real eye patch or prop comedy?

    Only in Philly can you find a bro in an eye patch on the news screaming Big Dick Nick pic.twitter.com/xIGjD94F36— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 22, 2018

  283. 283 Someguy77 said at 11:22 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Vikings’ defense – 25% 3rd down success rate (best since 1991)
    Eagles offense – 71% tonight

    I have to go back and look but the Eagles completed at least 3 third downs that were 8 yards or more tonight.

  284. 284 xeynon said at 11:24 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    That to me is the most unbelievable stat of all. And it’s not like all those 3rd downs were short yardage either – Foles was picking them apart even on 3rd and long.

  285. 285 Masked Man said at 11:25 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I still can’t believe that Doug called a Flea Flicker to Torrey Smith for a TD…

  286. 286 xeynon said at 11:27 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    You know how Jacksonville froze up and chickened out today rather than going for the jugular when they had the Pats on their heels?

    Yeah, I don’t see Doug doing that if the Eagles get the lead.

  287. 287 dillinja said at 11:31 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Yeah one of the key moments in the game was the drive right before half time when we got the FG

  288. 288 ColorSgt said at 11:29 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Torrey sold it well.

  289. 289 daveH said at 11:29 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Siiiiiiick catch of the season for Mr Smith as well !!

  290. 290 Someguy77 said at 11:30 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    It was a pretty amazing play.

    The absolute TD bomb Foles made to Jeffrey for the TD tonight by shuffling around & moving up in the pocket to avoid pressure was one of the best throws this year I have seen.

    Just aired it out and nearly hit Jeffrey in stride

  291. 291 ColorSgt said at 11:31 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Honestly Wentz probably would have over or under thrown that pass.

  292. 292 Someguy77 said at 11:33 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Nick Foles 53-yard TD pass to Alshon Jeffrey! #CarolinaMade pic.twitter.com/7VDIKH2NxO— Kirk Hollingsworth (@theUSC) January 22, 2018

  293. 293 Someguy77 said at 11:35 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Lots of deep strikes. Eagles must have seen some weakness in the Vikings’ secondary especially vs off play-action.

    That throw to Jeffrey was aired out 50+ yards in the air. Damn impressive.

  294. 294 Bert's Bells said at 11:40 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I think it was less seeing something in the defense, more guessing the Vikings were scheming to stop the run and the quick pass which would leave the opportunity for big plays out there.

  295. 295 xeynon said at 11:34 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    When Foles is on his game, he is a really capable QB. He was dropping dimes tonight.

  296. 296 FairOaks said at 11:38 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Mostly has to do with protection, IMHO. When he’s not running and has time (or it’s rare), he can be very very good. If holes open up in the lines, and he starts running backwards, it can get ugly quick.

    We have won the battle in the trenches the last two games, which has been the absolute key, and we’re going to have to do that against the Patriots to have a chance.

  297. 297 xeynon said at 11:41 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Protection is a big part of it, but even when the Vikings did collapse the pocket tonight, he stepped up, escaped the pressure, and made good throws. I think confidence, rhythm, and play calls which play to his strengths as a more instinctual, see-and-throw type player are also huge.

    I think the battle of the trenches in the SB is a mismatch in our favor, honestly. It’s one reason I’m actually more confident they’ll win the SB than I was that they’d win this game.

  298. 298 Bert's Bells said at 11:43 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Foles moved better in the pocket than I can remember ever seeing from him. He wasn’t running back, he didn’t have happy feet, he climbed the pocket, had good lateral steps, different arm slots, pulled it and reloaded with confidence. Good protection, yeah. But his pocket presence was tops.

  299. 299 Someguy77 said at 11:32 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22056762/ranking-top-10-qb-playoff-performances-qbr-era

    Foles had the 4th best playoff game by QBR tonight since it first started to get used in 2006.

  300. 300 Froogal Stoodent said at 11:36 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I wouldn’t trust that one bit: https://offthemonstersports.com/2015/10/espns-invented-qbr-rating-system-is-severely-flawed-get-a-load-of-this/

  301. 301 xeynon said at 11:45 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    He also passed the much-discussed eye test today. It wasn’t just statistically a great game, he looked like a guy playing a great game.

    If you knew nothing about the identities of these players or their track records in the league, and somebody told you that the Eagles had an elite QB, you wouldn’t change your mind based on watching Foles play tonight.

    I honestly think it might well have been his best game in an Eagles uniform, 7 TDs against the Raiders included.

  302. 302 Mitchell said at 11:37 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    #1moar
    #BigDickNick
    #thisisHowiedoit
    #DougsballsbiggerthanChips
    #Wasthatafleeflicker?

  303. 303 Mitchell said at 11:38 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Two things that stood out to me about Foles. 1. When did he get that pocket awareness? 2.When did he learn to throw guys open?

  304. 304 SteveH said at 11:39 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    So Barnett, who we took with the Vikings pick that we go for Sam Bradford, makes a key strip sack to help the Eagles beat the Vikings. Love it.

  305. 305 Someguy77 said at 11:41 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    People always seem to like the fiery, emotional coach vs the calm, passive coach.

    I’ll admit I was a not of the Pederson hire but I’ll take the calm, passive coach over the fiery, animated coach as the head coach any time.

    The later seem to have pretty limited shelf lives and tend to wear out their welcome pretty quick especially if their teams don’t win.

  306. 306 xeynon said at 11:47 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Doug is pretty quickly establishing himself as a master tactician which I think is the most important thing.

    He just surgically dissected the best defense in the NFL with a backup QB. He shredded a historically great 3rd down defense on 3rd downs. That was off-the-charts-good game planning and play calling.

  307. 307 RC5000 said at 11:51 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Sweet highlight reel…

    https://youtu.be/KbbgQsTbQ9Q

  308. 308 SteveH said at 11:51 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Nick Foles is the quarterback Dak Prescott wishes he could be.

  309. 309 wee2424 said at 11:58 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Lol at Dallas. We have 2 QBs better then Prescott.

  310. 310 kajomo said at 12:13 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    Just curious…what is your general position on Dak?

  311. 311 SteveH said at 12:23 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    Dak aint shit, and the whole world needs to know it lol.

  312. 312 nathaniel driver said at 12:33 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    To be fair, some of Dak’s worst games came when he didn’t have Sean Lee…

  313. 313 Ryan Rambo said at 12:51 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    LMAO! Sarcasm?

  314. 314 nathaniel driver said at 1:03 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    Bingo! Hah

  315. 315 Chris Lindeman said at 3:16 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    Dak is a fourth rd draft pick that plays like a fourth rd draft pick.

  316. 316 Sean E said at 11:52 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I think we match up better against NE than JAX. Brady will be a statue with a huge target on him for the best pass rush in the league.

  317. 317 xeynon said at 12:05 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    I agree we match up well with New England.

    May be tempting fate here, but while I respect the Patriots, I don’t fear them at all. I absolutely think we can move the ball on their defense, and I think our pass rush is capable of giving Brady problems.

  318. 318 PhanFromAfar said at 12:12 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    The one thing we have that Jacksonville doesn’t is a good mix of veterans and youth. IMO it was the lack of experience that caused the Jags to fade today.

  319. 319 xeynon said at 12:15 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    That and the Jags’ coaches suffering some major shrinkage in key spots.

    Big Balls Doug is not going to be running the ball into the middle of the line against an 8 man front if he has a 10 point lead. That much is certain.

  320. 320 PhanFromAfar said at 12:43 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    On offense, yes. They got too conservative and lacked the creativity to counter NE’s adjustments. I have no doubt that Pederson & Co will bring some shiny new ideas handcrafted to beat NE’s defense.

    On defense, the Jags young players just got eaten alive by Brady’s experience. We have the veterans on defense to help keep our younger players smart.

  321. 321 SteveH said at 11:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    Man Charles Barkley is on TV drunk as hell right now lol. He’s like 1 beer away from being like “hey… hey… hey… lemme tell u something… Gunner… I gotta tell you something…”

  322. 322 Kohlhaas said at 11:53 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    congrats everyone! Just got home from a huge Eagles game viewing. Many high fives were given. Oddly enough. Not much is as satisfying as a high five from another grown man when the sports team you both favor does something worth celebrating!!!

  323. 323 Kohlhaas said at 12:00 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    This isn’t sarcasm. My friends and I jump around like idiots when something good happens in an Eagles game.

  324. 324 daveH said at 12:02 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    KEEP JuppIN AND KEEP THE HIGH 5S FLOWING

  325. 325 SteveH said at 12:22 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    I’m pretty sure the neighbors think we’re lunatics, the way we scream. When Patrick Robinson scored that pick 6 I think it changed from screaming to shrieking.

  326. 326 wee2424 said at 11:56 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    During the regular season if forced to nitpick many believed HR’s only slight “blunder” was paying Nick Foles that much money. About that….

    Hats off Howie.

  327. 327 SteveH said at 11:57 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I felt like we gave up on Nick too quickly. Turns out I might have been on to something.

  328. 328 wee2424 said at 11:59 PM on January 21st, 2018:

    I read an article about it like a month plus before Wentz even went down.

  329. 329 xeynon said at 12:14 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    He is not the talent Wentz is. But in the right scheme, with the right coaching, he can win.

  330. 330 PhanFromAfar said at 12:07 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    I was one of the few that loved the move. I took it as the FO acknowledging, and hedging against Wentz’ injury history. I figured we’d see seasons like this and there aren’t many QBs I’d rather see taking over than Foles.

  331. 331 wee2424 said at 8:44 PM on January 23rd, 2018:

    Yeah, he did have his share of injuries in college. Also had that injury during preseason of last year. He plays hard and is a big target.

  332. 332 kajomo said at 12:11 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    I was certainly wrong

  333. 333 Ark87 said at 12:03 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    So, I should mention, that my aunt and uncle (Redskins, Saints fan respectively) got me a rather nice but semi-gag gift for christmas. It like one of the wall display cases that you can velcro stuff to or w/e. Obviously the dig is that the thing is devoid of anything superbowl related. But they filled it with a couple of old Eagles patches and signs aaaaand a rookie Nick Foles card that is in a card protector an anything.

    Joke’s on them!

  334. 334 A_T_G said at 12:10 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    Wait until the spring, when the Saints and Redskins are bidding for the Foles trade to come their way.

  335. 335 PhanFromAfar said at 12:48 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    Had velcro been invented yet when the Redskins last won a Superbowl?

  336. 336 Someguy77 said at 1:09 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    1991 which was well after velcro’s 80s halcyon days.

  337. 337 PudgyPanda said at 4:10 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    Velcro was invented for the astronauts of the 60s.

  338. 338 SteveH said at 12:03 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    https://twitter.com/mlombardiNFL/status/955258607657824257

  339. 339 xeynon said at 12:03 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    About time.

  340. 340 SteveH said at 12:03 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    What else can he say now? Fuck Lombardi.

  341. 341 FairOaks said at 12:38 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    He can sleep on it and say “on second thought, let’s see how he does in the Super Bowl against a good coach”.

  342. 342 Someguy77 said at 1:08 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

  343. 343 RC5000 said at 12:25 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    https://twitter.com/NOTSCTop10PIays/status/955301112718004224

  344. 344 Ryan Rambo said at 12:37 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/20603986ad5741467afd13996613dca481aa13eb874629924a805df3ec930a6d.jpg

  345. 345 SteveH said at 1:24 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    lol, Darby on getting destroyed while blocking on Robinson’s TD return:

    https://twitter.com/AP_XxX11/status/955303291902193664

  346. 346 Sb2bowl said at 1:45 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    Amazing game- LFF was rocking tonight. Had the chance to meet the good Steve Smith; we’re winning the Super Bowl! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/eae68673e825510fbc63d840f84fe6341b9d7f26bb81467ae41e3bcda21fb245.jpg

  347. 347 PudgyPanda said at 4:13 AM on January 22nd, 2018:

    One quibble. Eagles players mocking Vikings fans with the Skol thing.
    Unprofessional. Also this kind of disrespect has a way of biting the perpetrators on the butt.