Eagles @ Cowboys Game Thread Christmas Day 2006

[phillywin2k5]

livin in NNJ at a family friends house for Xmas day, 3 Cowboy fans, 3 Gints fans and me the only Eagles fan watching the game. It almost got ugly with the degenerate gambler Cowboy fan, he was SOOO PISSED that i was vocal during the game, after the game he went outside, probably to let his bookie know the check is in the mail, he came back in the house 2 mins later and grabbed his coat and left with his ugly bitch of a wife. Best Xmas in a long time, not only to see 75,000 Cowgirl fans go home with a sack of coal but to piss of Cowboy fans in my own presence, PRICELESS!

[QB Eagles]

From Elias via ESPN:

• The Eagles completed their march through the NFC East by taking a 23-7 decision in Dallas to clinch a playoff spot. That win came on the heels of road victories against the taterskins and the Giants, marking the first time in 19 years that any NFL team has won three consecutive games -- all in the division and all on the road.

The last team to do that was the Saints in 1987. In consecutive weeks, the team of Jim Mora the Elder defeated three NFC West rivals -- the Falcons, Los Angeles Rams and 49ers -- all on the road. The only other team to do that since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger was Washington in 1971.

• The Eagles qualified for the playoffs despite losing five out of six games during the middle of the season. Over the past six seasons (2000-2005), only one of the 72 postseason teams lost five of six games at any point during the season: the Jets did it in 2002.

• Andy Reid now has a 12-4 (.750) record against the Cowboys. It's the highest winning percentage by any of the 16 individuals who have head-coached at least 10 regular-season games vs. Dallas.

Only three head coaches have had 10-or-more regular-season wins vs. Dallas: Joe Gibbs (14-15), Reid (12-4) and Bill Parcells himself (10-8).

• Philadelphia showed fine offensive balance in its victory in Dallas, gaining 204 rushing yards and 222 passing yards. It had been more than 26 years since the Eagles last won on the road while gaining at least 200 yards in each category; in September of 1980, the Eagles beat the Vikings, 42-7, in old Metropolitan Stadium, gaining 249 yards on the ground and 280 through the air.

• Tony Romo had a season-low 45.5 rating on the 29 passes he threw on Monday. Although Romo has topped a 100 rating in four starts this season, the Christmas Day game marked the third time in the last four games that Romo has finished with a sub-60 rating.

• The upshot of the Eagles' win in Dallas is that, should the Eagles defeat the Falcons next week, the Cowboys will face the prospect of opening the playoffs on the road. No one has to tell Bill Parcells what that means: He's 7-1 all-time in playoff games in his own stadium, but 2-5 in playoff games on the road. (His 11-7 overall postseason record also includes a 2-1 mark in neutral-site Super Bowls.)

[Dillen]

I don't know why, but it seems to me the Eagles always contain great players.

Proof that Payton Manning sucks? I think so.

That game doesn't count for many reasons, one of them included that it would make my statement wrong.

[Tomahawk]

I thought TO was out of bounds on that ball.

He was, but probably didn't know. He had to blame something other than himself though.

[Butchers Bill]

From Peter King before the game:

Philadelphia at Dallas, 5 p.m. This is the time of year that dreams come true, right? If you're from south Jersey or Philly, the gift you really wanted for Christmas would be the most unlikely division title in recent Eagle history. In order to do that, the Birds need a win at Dallas. That would make Philly and Dallas 9-6 with one game to play, and it would give the Eagles the tiebreaker edge by virtue of a series sweep with the Cowboys. But I don't see it. I see the bubble bursting because of a great game from Tony Romo, and no drops from Terrell Owens. Dallas, 27-17.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Peter King rules.  At nothing.

[Magical_Retard]

Peter King rules.  At nothing.

hes pretty good at calling ppl after games and talking about that on nfl tonight on nbc.

i mean that takes talent.

[phillywin2k5]

as much talent as it takes to be one of the 4 tards on Inside the NFL on HBO. The old show with Nick, Len, Glanville, and Marino was atleast entertaining. Now with UNIBROW MONOTONE CARTER, PENCILNECK NFL NETWORK FLUNKEE COLLINGSWORTH i cant stand watching 20 mins of highlights with these bumbling morons

[Rome]

as much talent as it takes to be one of the 4 tards on Inside the NFL on HBO. The old show with Nick, Len, Glanville, and Marino was atleast entertaining. Now with UNIBROW MONOTONE CARTER, PENCILNECK NFL NETWORK FLUNKEE COLLINGSWORTH i cant stand watching 20 mins of highlights with these bumbling morons

Not even Harry Kalas' golden baritone can save that nauseating show.  I can tolerate Marino (barely) but the rest of them should be tossed into an industrial-sized meat grinder.

[mussa]

Trent Cole is an unleashed animal on the field. I love his nastiness. He needs to chill though. He's going to seriously kill someone. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Rod Hood and Sheldon Brown need to chill on the illegal contact and holding penalties. I've been disappointed in how Sheldon has played this year.

[SunMo]

yeah, im not sure what he was doing on TO's TD, he was caught flat footed in the endzone.

[mussa]

Sheldon has been inconsistent all year. 

Alright, did anyone noticed that Shawn Andrews block yesterday on the Dallas linebacker. It was a 3rd and short rollout pass that Garcia tucked and cut back through the center of the field. Andrews just destroyed the guy. I saw it coming a mile away. The guy got manhandled.

Another great was a run play by Dallas. The FB tried to block Killa but got decleated, tossed to the side and Cole crushed Jones in the backfield.

Man we just straight beat their ass.  Anyone else care to share a o-line mauling or D-line raping momento from last nights win?

[SunMo]

ESPN showed a great play were both a lineman and fullback were pulling out to block Dawkins on the outside and he took them both out and the runner got tackled. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Sheldon has been inconsistent all year. 

Alright, did anyone noticed that Shawn Andrews block yesterday on the Dallas linebacker. It was a 3rd and short rollout pass that Garcia tucked and cut back through the center of the field. Andrews just destroyed the guy. I saw it coming a mile away. The guy got manhandled.

Another great was a run play by Dallas. The FB tried to block Killa but got decleated, tossed to the side and Cole crushed Jones in the backfield.

Man we just straight beat their ass.  Anyone else care to share a o-line mauling or D-line raping momento from last nights win?

That Andrews block was on Bradie James #56. He destroyed him.

Yesterday was Andrews' best game as a pro. He was killin dudes.