At The Linc, They're Ready For Snow, THEN Football
Tony Leonard, the Eagles' director of grounds, says they'll decide in the morning whether to uncover the field.
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Tony Leonard, the Eagles' director of grounds, says they'll decide in the morning whether to uncover the field.
The Eagles finished the season 10-6 as NFC East Champions and hosts of a wild-card playoff game Saturday night against Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints, accomplishing more than anyone could have dreamed of in Chip Kelly's first season as head coach.
Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has had the best season of his career. Leading the league in rushing, the Chip Kelly run-heavy offense has benefited McCoy perhaps the most of any player on the team.
Eagles defensive coordinator Billy Davis says it's the noise, not the cold, that affects the Saints on the road.
Eagles playoff game sells out, but Packers, Bengals and Colts still thousands of tickets away.
There will be a game within a game at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday night, when the Eagles host the New Orleans Saints in the wildcard round of the playoffs.
Philadelphia Eagles and SportsRadio 94WIP will host a Playoff Pep Rally at Chickie's and Pete's in South Philly on Thursday, January 2nd at 5:30PM
Drew Brees can be patient behind a steady offensive line. The Eagles struggled to bring a pass rush on Kyle Orton many times on Sunday night, so look for the defensive line to try and correct that this week against New Orleans. Easier said than done of course.
Call it playing with house money, call it anything you would like, the Eagles have every right to call 2013 a very successful season no matter what happens 8 p.m. Saturday night.
Tickets for Saturday evening's game at Lincoln Financial Field versus the Saints will go up for sale at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 31st.
Drew Brees will be much more successful against the Eagles defense than back-up Kyle Orton was in the final game of the regular season. But, if the Eagles can knock Brees off his game, then the Saints could quickly run out of options to try and keep up wit the Eagles offense.
Just like every other Eagles' fan in the city of Philadelphia, the team's radio voice Merrill Reese is excited to see Nick Foles and company take the field this Saturday night for a playoff game against the New Orleans Saints.
A trio of Philadelphia Eagles, and a group of cheerleaders descended on Magee Rehab Monday afternoon to light up the fans for playoff football at the Linc.
Crunching the numbers, some glaring differences emerge from the debacle under Andy Reid in 2012 to the transformation the Eagles have taken under Kelly.
No one expected the Eagles to win the NFC East this year. Now that they are, they're the team in the NFC that "nobody wants to play."
