And on a warm December night... when no one but a true Eagles fan thought it was possible. So much had to happen: the Bucs had to lose to Oakland; AND either the Vikings or Da Bears had to lose. We decided to throw one of our Eagles parties. After all, it WAS the Cowboys coming to town. After all, unless three miracles happened, my beloved Birds couldn't make the playoffs. But as I have been saying for so many months.... IT IS 1980 all over again and the Cowboys were in the way of Destiny!!!!!!!
We watched the Raiders beat the Bucs -- and let's face it, since 1981, no Eagles fan is ever going to be screaming "Go Raiders!!"... until today. During the early game, we kept seeing the Houston score -- omiGOD!!! they were beating the Bears. And then the Cowboys and the Eagles roared into the Linc. Only one team roared back out. For many years, I have watched the hated Cowboys and their arrogant players make their claim of being "America's Team." For oh-so-many years, I have watched the EAGLES be the NFC's best team or one of the best teams while the 'Boys fail to win a playoff game for a decade. I hear national commentators poo-poo our city and our fans and our spirit. Every year, for my whole life, Cowboys this and Cowboys that.
As we watched and screamed and jumped up and down and drank WAY too much and ate and made complete idiots of ourselves (and we feel a little badly since some of our guests weren't football fans; they WERE warned in advance)... once again as in October with the Phillies winning the World Series, I was that 16 year old girl again. The girl with good knees (I think my knees may be in pretty serious pain right now -- there was that one fumble run back for a touchdown where I jumped up and down and knew subconciously that I shouldn't BE jumping up and down; LOTS of drinking). The happy girl who had her whole Life stretched out before her on a silver platter. The girl whose Daddy would have LOVED today's game so much.
As my sister and I were texting back and forth: "It was always going to be the Cowboys."
Final score: Eagles 44 Cowboys 6
BRING ON THE VIKINGS -- IT'S 1980!!!!!!!
GO EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2 comments:
All so true, my Sissy! This really was a game of Destiny. I know even I did not really believe, especially after the first fumble (not really a fumble, but it was just nerves on their part...). I know it's foolish to think this could really be the year, but I look at the other teams in the play-offs, and the Eagles are not that much of a long-shot at all. We can do it! You gotta believe!!!
So I've pretty much had a chance to browse the blog like you suggested, and the parallelism between this year and 1980 are uncanny! :)
Thank you again for you kindness last weekend...
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