Eagles Aren't Acting Like Underdogs
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There's something curious about these Philadelphia Eagles. They are supposed to be Super Bowl underdogs, fraught with first-time jitters and wide-eyed wonder. Instead, they are loose and talkative, witty and confident.
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New England's top-ranked team wouldn't be accused of arrogance if it expects to move up in the next Division 1 polls.
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Upon further review, the Patriots' play this season has raised few red flags. They have been largely unchallenged on their way to a 3-0 start.
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It&#39;s always nice to finish important business early and the Eagles were able to do just that with Sunday&#39;s win at the Meadowlands.
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The perception is that the New England Patriots are awesome, the result of their NFL record 20-game winning streak. In truth, they just win, not overwhelm _ their margin of victory during the streak is just about nine points per game.
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The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East again. Big deal. They did that before the season started. The Eagles have played four games in the division and have outscored the Redskins, Cowboys and Giants by a combined 135-50.
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The Patriots and Jets still are spotless, although neither looked invincible in improving to 5-0. The Eagles, however, have an unbeatable look about them.
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How predictable was this? All the frustration from the pummeling in Pittsburgh was due to be taken out on somebody. And the way the Cowboys have played the past few weeks, they seemed like the perfect patsy for the Eagles.
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Yo, Philly. Lose those jitters and relax. Your Eagles made it to the Super Bowl. Donovan McNabb &amp; Co. ignored the burden of three straight losses in the NFC championship game and warmed a frozen city's heart, stuffing Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons 27-10 on Sunday.
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Consistency isn&#39;t sexy. It&#39;s not a quarterback throwing bombs, or backs bursting into the secondary, linebackers in their wake.
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Nobody in the Green Bay Packers&#39; locker room had anything nasty to say about the Eagles. They didn&#39;t say anything about the fact that with the score 44-3 late in the fourth quarter yesterday, Donovan McNabb
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The Eagles are off to one of their best starts in five years, undefeated after their first three games for the first time since opening the 1999 campaign with a 4-0 record.
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The Philadelphia Eagles were 28 points better than Dallas last month. Julius Jones could change that for the Cowboys this time around.
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Brendan Shanahan sure doesn't mess around in overtime.
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Head coach Brent Sutter wasn&#39;t about to be deceived by the score, nor was he ready to lambaste his squad for a lapse they were able to bounce back from in the end.
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Donovan McNabb was not his old self, but he was better than the out-of-whack and possibly injured Tony Romo, leading the Eagles past the Cowboys.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- For starters, it was what it was: a victory. While Boston College did not score many style points in Thursday night's 31-24 triumph over Central Michigan before a Kelly/Shorts Stadium crowd of 25,418, the Eagles, to a man, were relieved to have escaped another season-opening road game against an upset-minded host from the Mid-American Conference. Two ...