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They looked dead in the water the entire first half. If Detroit hadn't been playing hot potato with the ball, the Birds could have been buried. Foles couldn't throw, nobody could catch and Shady kept doing dumb shit behind the line and losing yards. John Lynch couldn't find enough compliments about all the talent on the Lions. And conversely, "Kelly's offense wasn't designed to handle this weather", "Shady McCoy's game of quit jukes couldn't work in this snow", "The Eagles O line was not up to dealing with Detroit's 2 monster DTs" and blah, blah, blah! It was so bad I had to go to mute.
The Birds continued to look lost in the 3rd quarter and when Ross ran the punt back making it 14 zip, I was reduced to hoping they could avoid being shut out. Meanwhile, the easy-to-hate Lions with dreads hanging down to their asses were strutting around like they had won the game/
Then something happened! I think Riley Cooper's spectacular over-the shoulder catch (after turning both ways) turned the game around. That's a great catch on a dry day.
It was like that catch turned a switch on. Chip started calling North - South running plays, the Oline started pushing Detroit's twin cheap shot twin DT thugs around and Shady went absolutely crazy. Foles started hitting receivers who started hanging on to the ball.
The Birds were on a fucking mission.
Even when Ross ran the KO back to put Det up 6, you just had the felling that Chip and his crew had figured out these pricks and would get it right back. It took all of 3 plays and 57 seconds culminating in Shady's lovely little 57 yarder.
The Birds scored 28 pts in the 4th (would have been 35 but Celek sacrificed a TD to run out the clock...unnecessarily). Meanwhile in the booth, Lynch spent the 4th quarter eating crow for dissing Chip, Shady, the Birds' O Line.
This would have been a game to remember in any case because of the virtual white out conditions in the first half and the absolute domination of the comeback, including Shady setting a new rushing record. But coming as it did in an almost must win situation in the battle with Dallas for the division it was
HUGE!
In closing, and in the spirit of brotherhood, good sportsmanship and with all the warmth of the approaching holiday season, let me say"
- John Lynch...Have a Merry Christmas and go fuck yourself!
The Birds continued to look lost in the 3rd quarter and when Ross ran the punt back making it 14 zip, I was reduced to hoping they could avoid being shut out. Meanwhile, the easy-to-hate Lions with dreads hanging down to their asses were strutting around like they had won the game/
Then something happened! I think Riley Cooper's spectacular over-the shoulder catch (after turning both ways) turned the game around. That's a great catch on a dry day.
It was like that catch turned a switch on. Chip started calling North - South running plays, the Oline started pushing Detroit's twin cheap shot twin DT thugs around and Shady went absolutely crazy. Foles started hitting receivers who started hanging on to the ball.
The Birds were on a fucking mission.
Even when Ross ran the KO back to put Det up 6, you just had the felling that Chip and his crew had figured out these pricks and would get it right back. It took all of 3 plays and 57 seconds culminating in Shady's lovely little 57 yarder.
The Birds scored 28 pts in the 4th (would have been 35 but Celek sacrificed a TD to run out the clock...unnecessarily). Meanwhile in the booth, Lynch spent the 4th quarter eating crow for dissing Chip, Shady, the Birds' O Line.
This would have been a game to remember in any case because of the virtual white out conditions in the first half and the absolute domination of the comeback, including Shady setting a new rushing record. But coming as it did in an almost must win situation in the battle with Dallas for the division it was
HUGE!
In closing, and in the spirit of brotherhood, good sportsmanship and with all the warmth of the approaching holiday season, let me say"
- John Lynch...Have a Merry Christmas and go fuck yourself!
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