Not that I haven't had this date circled on my calendar for months now.
It was clear from Philly fans chanting "Dallas sucks, Dallas sucks" during the post game show after the Eagles 31-9 win over Green Bay Monday night that the fans are ready to welcome back Terrell Owens.
If you thought Santa Claus had it rough with boos raining down from Philadelphia fans, wait until Owens, who was a team cancer last year, takes the field.
This is the game of the year - no doubt. The hype is going to be amazing. First place in the NFC East will be on the line. And of coarse, the whole sotry between T.O. and Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let's take a quick look at the Eagles win over Green Bay - which was a tale of two different teams.
Philadelphia's offense came out very sluggish. With running back Brian Westbrook out, backup Correll Buckhalter fumbled twince inside the five yard line of Green Bay. Thanks to a fumble from Green Bay running back Vernand Morency right after one of Buckhalter's fumble, the Eagles scored the only touchdown of the first half, but trailed 9-7 at halftime.
Whatever coach Andy Reid said at halftime worked, as the Eagles came out firing in the second half. They scored 17 points in the third quarter, led by two touchdown catches by Greg Lewis, who came into tonight's game with only one career TD reception.
McNabb ran for his second TD of the game in the fourth quarter and finished with 288-yards in the air and 47-yards rushing.
The Packers have not won in Philadelphia since 1962, a span of seven games.
But now the focus shifts.
Philadelphia fans hate the Dallas Cowboys. They are now even more hated with Owens.
The media will talk about it being a distraction. But it is going to come down to one thing. Executing.
It's going to be an exciting week leading up to the game. And the game should be a good one.
So I'll leave you with this one famous comment from Philadelphia fans - Dallas sucks.
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