In perhaps the most lopsided 23-20 game I’ve ever seen, the Eagles beat the Giants on Wild Card Weekend. Essentially, the Giants had two relevant drives the whole game (including several penalties) and managed a couple field goals. The Eagles, meanwhile, were generally adept at moving the ball and managed to hold the Giants on several occasions. The close game just might have saved Tom Coughlin’s job (I think he’ll be out anyway) and moves the Eagles onto Divisional Playoff Weekend in New Orleans against the Saints. Let’s hope the Men in Green have gotten their bad football out of the way.
I watched the game at The Town Tavern on West 3rd Street. Town Tavern is essentially an “Eagles Bar” where all New York-based Eagles fans come to watch the games. It’s a great experience, with everyone wearing jerseys (I think #20 Dawkins has passed #5 McNabb as the most popular) and the Eagles fight song on the speakers after each score. I don’t think the owners were Eagles fans when this started last season, but I bet they’re loving the profits. The bar was absolutely packed tonight and exceptionally loud.
Natually, Town Tavern was today’s destination for any Eagles fan living in New York, since it’s a better choice than going into a bar full of New York Giants fans, especially when wearing Eagles garb. I actually walked past a few of these places on the way to Town Tavern, and I really feel like I made the correct choice. There were no fights, lots of cheering, and most importantly a playoff victory for the Philadelphia Eagles. What could be better?
Both New York teams lost today, as the Jets fell to the Patriots. As the Eagles head into a Saints showdown, it’s amazing to think that either the Eagles, Saints, Bears, or Seahawks will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. Not only are all of those teams quite flawed, but the warts are gigantic. Obviously, I am pulling for the Eagles, but I think the Saints are the only other team that can compete with the AFC powerhouses.
