The Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to punt the ball with one minute and fifty seconds left in the game perplexed Eagles fans everywhere, who watched their storybook season end with a disheartening whimper, rather than with the fight this Eagles’ season had come to represent. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for January, 2007
Heartbreak On The Bayou: Saints End Eagles’ Improbable Run
Posted by Ryan T. Bright on January 16, 2007
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Headed To New Orleans: Birds Post Giant Win
Posted by Ryan T. Bright on January 9, 2007
With the memory of Tony Romo’s infamous field goal gaffe still fresh in their minds. David Akers took a rainy field, along with newly re-acquired holder Koy Detmer, in an attempt to kick the Philadelphia Eagles to a place deemed unimaginable a month prior. Unlike the Dallas game the night before, the ball was snapped and held to perfection. Akers’ kick was dead on — sending the Eagles to the second round of the playoffs as well as concluding another chapter in their fairytale season. Read the rest of this entry »
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