Philadelphia(-6') for 1.5*
They were a prime suspect coming into the season, and IMHO the Eagles are showing that Super Bowl look. The bigger the game is for them, the more likely it is that my money will be on Philadelphia, until there is some convincing evidence to the contrary. A Monday night home game for control of the division off the momentum of last week against a rival that has given them difficulties in the past should have their full attention.
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Newsday(10/28/02):
Rookie tight end Jeremy Shockey got into the act Friday on WFAN radio when he said of the Eagles' elite secondary: "I was watching film, and I don't think they are all that good." He also said of the Eagles, "They play us differently, because they know in their hearts that they really can't beat us."
The animosity built gradually during a nine-game winning streak for the Giants in Fassel's first four seasons. Then came two bitterly fought games in 2001 in which the Giants blew fourth-quarter leads twice, first in that October game, later in a 24-21 loss in Philadelphia. Had the two results been reversed, both teams would have finished 9-7 and the Giants would have won the division.
"In the past couple of years, you had to go through New York in order to win the NFC East," Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said. "Last year, we sort of reversed that a little bit."
If the Giants win, both teams will be 4-3 and the Giants will have the tiebreaker edge. If the Eagles win, they will have a two-game lead plus a tiebreaker.
"This could make a difference in the way the rest of the season goes for both teams," Collins said.
The Giants are 1-4 after byes under Fassel and 1-5 on Monday nights, statistics he has been asked about often during the past two weeks. Asked if he is tired of losing on Monday nights, he snapped: "You're -- right I get tired of losing on Monday night. I get tired of losing on Sunday."
The Eagles are 6-0 in prime time under Andy Reid, including 2-0 on Mondays. They beat the Redskins, 37-7, on the road Sept. 16.
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Just in Jest: How do you keep a Giant player out of your yard? Put up goalposts.
GL
They were a prime suspect coming into the season, and IMHO the Eagles are showing that Super Bowl look. The bigger the game is for them, the more likely it is that my money will be on Philadelphia, until there is some convincing evidence to the contrary. A Monday night home game for control of the division off the momentum of last week against a rival that has given them difficulties in the past should have their full attention.
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Newsday(10/28/02):
Rookie tight end Jeremy Shockey got into the act Friday on WFAN radio when he said of the Eagles' elite secondary: "I was watching film, and I don't think they are all that good." He also said of the Eagles, "They play us differently, because they know in their hearts that they really can't beat us."
The animosity built gradually during a nine-game winning streak for the Giants in Fassel's first four seasons. Then came two bitterly fought games in 2001 in which the Giants blew fourth-quarter leads twice, first in that October game, later in a 24-21 loss in Philadelphia. Had the two results been reversed, both teams would have finished 9-7 and the Giants would have won the division.
"In the past couple of years, you had to go through New York in order to win the NFC East," Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said. "Last year, we sort of reversed that a little bit."
If the Giants win, both teams will be 4-3 and the Giants will have the tiebreaker edge. If the Eagles win, they will have a two-game lead plus a tiebreaker.
"This could make a difference in the way the rest of the season goes for both teams," Collins said.
The Giants are 1-4 after byes under Fassel and 1-5 on Monday nights, statistics he has been asked about often during the past two weeks. Asked if he is tired of losing on Monday nights, he snapped: "You're -- right I get tired of losing on Monday night. I get tired of losing on Sunday."
The Eagles are 6-0 in prime time under Andy Reid, including 2-0 on Mondays. They beat the Redskins, 37-7, on the road Sept. 16.
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Just in Jest: How do you keep a Giant player out of your yard? Put up goalposts.
GL
