Payback is SWEET

Wow, where to start with this one. For starters, I loved the way the team fought today. It seems like we had to beat two opponents today, the Giants and some flag-happy refs. But you know what? They did it, even when thing looked pretty dark. I mean Garcia gets flagged for a taunting foul deep in Giants territory, then gets PICKED and its returned deep into Eagles territory, PASS INT called on Sheldon and a quick Giants TD and about a minute after it looked pretty bright (with the Eagles up 21-16 and driving for insurance points), we are down 22-21. I know a lot of you (like me) we groaning a bit, and wondering why the Eagles ALWAYS have to make things so difficult and if we were they going to go into the tank emotionally with that huge momentum swing.

To my delight, the Eagles kept FIGHTING...they stuffed the Giants 2-pt conversion and right then and there I knew this team wasn't going to pull another 4th qtr swoon. Boom, boom, boom down the field and there were the Eagles knocking on the door again...then BLAM Garcia and Brown knock it down with a sweet rainbow strike on 2nd and 8 from the 19 yard line. A well executed 2pt conversion (which was, BTW, their only official attempt of the season) and its 29-22 and the Eagles have done what I doubt many in the Meadowlands thought they could, go into Giants' Stadium and drive the ball down the Giants throats late in the 4th quarter with the game/season on the line. I thought it fitting that the player who may have cost the first Giants game (Trent Cole with his goofball groin kick) came up with the play to seal the win, with a funky high-stepping jaunt into the endzone off lil Ewi's second INT of the day...

Last but not least: making those jackasses Shockey and Burress eat some crow was SWEET. I wondered during the week why the Giants players were running their mouths, and was quietly happy that the Eagles kept their focus where it needed to be: between the white lines from 4:15-7:15 Sunday evening....