E-A-G-L-E-S....EAGLES!!!!

The title of this should probably be RAIDERS!!! But it makes more sense the way I have it.

I will be honest....I didn't think the Eagles would make it. How many people thought the Raiders would go across the country for a 1:00 game in Florida and beat a team that needed to win to get in? I sure as hell didn't think it was possible.

But I was watching on the computer for the whole game. I was going nuts anytime Oakland scored and when they kicked that last field goal I knew the Eagles would get in.

I guess I also have to give a shout out to the Houston Texans since they had to beat the Bears. But I picked that one so it wasn't as big as Oakland's win.

Now the Eagles are in and I think the NFC is a COMPLETE toss-up. I can see why people argue that the Giants are the favorites but I REALLY don't think they will make the Super Bowl.

Tonight or tomorrow on the podcast Verb and I will discuss all the wild card matchups and make our picks. For those of you that don't listen to the podcast (which you should be doing) we will also post our picks here. Last year I actually picked the first weekend perfectly and then didn't do so good.


Other than the Eagles game though that might have been the most exciting NFL Sunday all season. I am sure a lot of that had to do with what was on the line but even games that didn't matter as much were great to watch. I got to see the Giants/Vikings game which was pretty good and had a good ending. And while I was watching that I was scoreboard watching on the computer for games like Chicago/Houston and Oakland/Tampa.

And you toss in the Jets/Dolphins game and the Panthers/Saints game and the day as a whole was awesome.

I can't remember a week 17 that meant so much. There were 4 divisions on line the line and 2 wild card spots (one in each conference) that needed to be decided.

And now.....the playoffs. And unlike last year....there is NO CLEAR FAVORITE. It is wide open in both conferences. Every team (except MAYBE Arizona) has a good shot at winning the whole thing.

I am excited!