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Roob’s Observations: Eagles clinch NFC East title with lopsided win over biggest rival originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
You can’t draw it up any better than this.
The Eagles clinch the NFC East title with the 3rd-most lopsided win over their biggest rival with their back-up quarterback and 3rd-string quarterback combining for four total touchdowns and Saquon Barkley churning out another 167 yards.
There was the 44-6 win that got the Eagles into the playoffs on the last day of the 2008 season and a 43-7 win in 1961 at the Cotton Bowl.
And this one: 41-7 over a bad Cowboys team that had no answers for anything the Eagles did.
Here’s our 10 Instant Observations about the Eagles’ 13th win in 16 games, a laugher at the Linc.
1. To really understand how long it’s been since the Eagles swept the Cowboys, think about these names: Brian Rolle. Chad Hall. Jamar Chaney. Casey Matthews. Jason Babin. Owen Schmitt. Fireman Danny. They all started last time the Eagles swept the Cowboys. It was 2011, and there’s not one player left on the roster who was on that team. That’s a long to not sweep your fiercest rival, and the Eagles have been to two Super Bowls since then but to be able to finish off the first sweep in 13 years while clinching the NFC East and locking up at worst the No. 2 seed and to do it a week after an ugly loss in Washington is just huge in so many ways. To finish this year strong after what happened last year is huge. To win a crucial game without Jalen Hurts is huge. To send the Cowboys back to DFW with a 34-point loss is huge. And definitely sweeping the Cowboys for the first time since Michael Vick was their quarterback is huge. This is a win the Eagles desperately needed, and it was a sweet one.
2. You can’t ask for more from your backup quarterback than what Kenny Pickett gave the Eagles. He played mistake-free football, managed the game beautifully, made enough big plays to keep the Cowboys’ defense honest and showed tremendous…
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Publish date : 2024-12-29 22:04:00
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