Not Exactly What I Wanted For Christmas, But I'll Take It

The Eagles played far from a great football game today against the 49ers, but even with a mediocre performance, 27-13 over a halfway (but not full-on) decent team is not too shabby in today's NFL.

But that said, they played like a young team. They played like this was a trap game and they were trapped.

It was far from a resounding performance - they looked a little full of themselves and little unfocused. (I think that's why Andy went for it on 4th and 1 from his own 29 in the first quarter. God knows I can't think of any other reason.) The most unfocused moment of the game was clearly Leonard Weaver's end of the first half argument with one of the Niners when the clock was winding down and the Birds were out of timeouts. Just a colossal brain fart and way out of character.

The whole game was Twilight Zone-ish. Because of the gargantuan snowstorm and the way the post-storm light fell on the stadium, it was almost spooky - like the game was being played in secret.

McNabb was... meh. Twenty-one out of 36, 308 yards, one touchdown, two picks. Was never really on target all day long. Yeah, it was windy, but he just didn't quite seem "on." And he might be getting a little obsessed with DeSean Jackson - understandable, but he forced a few times.

But they won. They won comfortably. They have five straight in the pocket. They clinched a playoff spot. If you can do that when you aren't at your best, that's probably a sign that you're a pretty good football team.