The Philadelphia Eagles Go Out To Lambeau And Win One Of The Biggest Snoozefests Of All-Time
Patrick McDermott. Getty Images.So uhhhh yeah. Some people might call it a great defensive battle. Some people might be able to appreciate a close game that comes down to the wire between two great teams who both have the potential to represent the conference in the Super Bowl.
But that game was the football version of ambien. If you've ever had any issue with getting some sleep in your life, that game would have done the trick for you. There were about a million 3&out's, barely any explosive plays, and the most intense action we saw all night was Matt LaFleur wanting to kill his quarterback after every failed 3rd down.
All that matters, however, is that the Eagles were just a little less boring tonight. All that matters is that the Eagles were able to make one explosive play, while the Packers had none.
There are 3600 seconds in a football game. The Saquon run to set up this touchdown, and the DeVonta Smith touchdown itself may have taken a total of 15 seconds. The other 3585 seconds of this game may have had absolutely nothing happening, but at least the Eagles had those 15 seconds.
They don't ask "how", they just ask "how many". And right now the Philadelphia have 7 wins, and sit on top of the NFC standings. All that matters is that you win. It doesn't matter if it's the most boring primetime game there ever was, and the score at halftime was 0-0. All that matters is that you win, you lock up home field advantage throughout the playoffs, and you give yourself every advantage you can take to repeat. If that means you need to put the entire country to sleep on a Monday night, then so be it.
P.S. -- The offense has its struggles. The defense has its flaws. But there's not a more clutch group in football than the Eagles field goal blocking group when the game is on the line.