Sharkman my man ,, i mostly agree with everything you said here.
Bears where playing well down the stretch, I don’t think many teams wanted to face them , let alone in freezing Chicago.
What a crazy and sad way to lose a hard fought game if your a Chicago fan . The poor kicker somehow managed to hit both posts with he’s field goal attempt, but actually what wasn’t evident at that moment was that the ball got slightly tipped and changed the trajectory.
All in all the moral of the story is this is the playoffs,,,, meaning defence , lifting the intensity and like you said special teams trying to really make a difference by being special is what wins these games in the end .One major deciding factor Id add , perhaps the most significant is this ,,, playoff football is all about mistake free football.
It’s one game , there ain’t no series and so there’s no second chances,, you must play your best and limit the errors to the minimum if possible .Having said that if they had been truly dominant in the game that missed field goal whoud not have mattered.They say good teams win but great teams dominate,,, Chicago is a good team but there not an elite team yet .Elite teams tend to win despite the mistakes.
Sharkman I also want the Saints and Drew Bree’s to get passed them . But for that to happen I hope The Saints do not take them lightly . They should show them the proper respect because this Eagles team is dangerous .
Dangerous because Saint Nick Foles has got them believing again.
They where left for dead but down the stretch they have come through , helped along the way from a stumbling Minessota team that chocked pretty bad .
And so for the time being Philadelphia are still the champions and if Nick Foles can still work he’s magic and somehow take them to another Super Bowl then don’t be surprised if there crazy Philadelphia fans propose to erect a statue of him next to Rocky Balboa lol
