Think a Lot of People Are Making Too Much of Sunday's Game

[rambo2]

It's an important game. More important than most. And against an arch rival.

But... soberly speaking... it's important mainly for what the result says to the team members about their capacity to win an important game. It's a confidence booster, or it's a confidence crusher.

And on the other hand, it does not mean we're not going to play in post season. It does not mean there is no path to a Super Bowl. The ultimate prize still is attainable. The consequences of losing are almost entirely cerebral... in the players' heads. The consequences of winning are largely that, though with the caveat that a better shot at post season home field advantage is on the radar.

Here's the thing. If we lose this one, and win out the rest of the schedule, the PHI game will mostly resonate a month from now as the SF game resonates right now... you shake your head, but you also recognize the other side of the ledger gives a lot of reason for hope. And if we win this one, the gauntlet in front of us doesn't go away. We still have to go to Buffalo, still have to go to Miami, and still have to play Detroit, and having beaten PHI won't allow us to start any of those games spotted even a 1 point lead.

Everything, in other words, will still matter. Win or lose.

The deal is that the Eagles should lose the next 2 to Dallas and Seattle on the road. That would give Dallas a shot at the 1 spot.

 

[CCBoy]

The deal is that the Eagles should lose the next 2 to Dallas and Seattle on the road. That would give Dallas a shot at the 1 spot.

Hey, Jalen Hurts could push leg too far against the Cowboys and worsen his injury status enough to take him out a game as well. Not far fetched.

 

[plasticman]

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts"
Winston Churchill

"If you can accept losing, you can't win." - Vince Lombardi

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

Dallas pobably loses ,?

 

[MajesticRey]

LOL. So the OP thinks a game that determines whether we host a playoff game is simply a “confidence booster“ we can afford to lose. Even though Dallas at home is statistically better than away. Unbelievable.

 

[G2]

Its a must win

 

[rambo2]

Dallas pobably loses ,?

Dallas should win.

 

[Clove]

We need to be undefeated going into the play offs.

 

[Aven8]

It’s a must win. We lose this, how embarrassing

 

[Blackspider214]

It's a confidence game.

We need to win it!

Dak needs to win it!

Why does Dak need to win it? He's beat the Eagles time and time again, especially at home. Doing it again isn't going to change the narrative on anything. Eagles were just as good last year as they are now and he killed it when we played them on Christmas Eve.

SF is a different story. We need to prove we can beat them.

 

[Blackspider214]

This is as big of a regular season game as it gets.

Two of the top teams in the nfl fighting for 1st place and division rivals, all on a Sunday night

It is for 1st place, but only the Eagles control their own destiny from that point on. So it will be temporary unless Philly loses another game and we need to go undefeated. Both are unlikely. They are done with the tough part of their schedule after us. And ours gets tough.

 

[gimmesix]

If we lose to Philly but win the rest, then we cost ourselves a shot at the division and the #1 seed and a bye. If we were to win out (including Philly), all we would need is the 49ers to lose to the Ravens and Philly to lose to, say, Seattle and we'd be the #1 seed.

So yeah, the game Sunday is vitally important.

Basically your post is a pre-game hedge in case we actually do lose. And yes, losing at home to a wounded Eagles team that just got skull dragged by the 49ers would be bad and not protend to good things the rest of the year.

How are they wounded? They are actually getting back two players that they have been playing without.

Just wondering if I'm missing something.

 

[gimmesix]

It's an important game. More important than most. And against an arch rival.

But... soberly speaking... it's important mainly for what the result says to the team members about their capacity to win an important game. It's a confidence booster, or it's a confidence crusher.

And on the other hand, it does not mean we're not going to play in post season. It does not mean there is no path to a Super Bowl. The ultimate prize still is attainable. The consequences of losing are almost entirely cerebral... in the players' heads. The consequences of winning are largely that, though with the caveat that a better shot at post season home field advantage is on the radar.

Here's the thing. If we lose this one, and win out the rest of the schedule, the PHI game will mostly resonate a month from now as the SF game resonates right now... you shake your head, but you also recognize the other side of the ledger gives a lot of reason for hope. And if we win this one, the gauntlet in front of us doesn't go away. We still have to go to Buffalo, still have to go to Miami, and still have to play Detroit, and having beaten PHI won't allow us to start any of those games spotted even a 1 point lead.

Everything, in other words, will still matter. Win or lose.

They are making too much of it, but that's what fans do.

 

[rambo2]

It is for 1st place, but only the Eagles control their own destiny from that point on. So it will be temporary unless Philly loses another game and we need to go undefeated. Both are unlikely. They are done with the tough part of their schedule after us. And ours gets tough.

Philly could easily lose at Seattle.

 

[Londonboy]

"If you can accept losing, you can't win." - Vince Lombardi

"Many a mickle makes a muckle."
18th Century Scottish proverb

 

[plasticman]

"Many a mickle makes a muckle."
18th Century Scottish proverb

I'm a math major so I don't like approximations.

Just exactly how many mickle's make a muckle.......and is your name Michael?

 

[Londonboy]

I'm a math major so I don't like approximations.

Just exactly how many mickle's make a muckle.......and is your name Michael?

I'm afraid those ancient mickle/muckle equations have been sadly lost to history, sorry.
and
No.

 

[Surfguy]

The people have spoken. Time to lay an egg and then eat breakfast.

 

[Jipper]

It is for 1st place, but only the Eagles control their own destiny from that point on. So it will be temporary unless Philly loses another game and we need to go undefeated. Both are unlikely. They are done with the tough part of their schedule after us. And ours gets tough.

Its not just the game for 1st, it's getting over the hump for the team in a situation they have failed at numerous times

 

[aikemirv]

Why does Dak need to win it? He's beat the Eagles time and time again, especially at home. Doing it again isn't going to change the narrative on anything. Eagles were just as good last year as they are now and he killed it when we played them on Christmas Eve.

SF is a different story. We need to prove we can beat them.

Again confidence. He messed up the end of the last Philly game. Big game performances breed confidence for the future no matter who the opponent