Hatred of Dallas unites all of Philadelphia
As the Eagles pulled away from the Titans during the second half of Sunday’s 43-24 blowout, a chant could be heard making its way through the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field. “Beat Dallas.”
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As the Eagles pulled away from the Titans during the second half of Sunday's 43-24 blowout, a chant could be heard making its way through the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field.
"Beat Dallas."
Yes, this is Dallas week in Philadelphia (I recommend using #CowboysSUK), where the city of brotherly loves gets to hold hands and proclaim their hatred for all things Cowboys. This year, the two will face off on Thanksgiving, the first time that's happened since Bounty Bowl I in 1989, when the Eagles blanked the Cowboys 27-0 (Don't miss Frank Fitzpatrick's excellent piece on the legacy of the Bounty Bowl, 25 years later).
The Eagles were flying high at 7-4 that year entering their Thanksgiving match-up with the Cowboys. Dallas, on the other hand, was a pathetic 1-10 under first-year coach Jimmy Johnson, making it a one-sided matchup that has little bearing on the standings.
This year, the stakes couldn't be higher.
Both teams enter the game at 8-3, each have two division wins and both will face each other again for the second time in just an 18-day span. The Cowboys are riding high off a comeback win where the much-maligned Tony Romo threw 4 touchdowns, one to Dez Bryant to win the game with just one minute left.
It may all end up resting on the shoulders of Mark Sanchez, who continued his Jekyll and Hyde routine against the Titans with two more interceptions. He also didn't quite understand why Eagles fans were so pumped up during the second half about Thursday's Cowboy's game.
Lucky, Brent Celek gets it.
"We take on a little bit of what the fans feel. If a fans dislike a team, we dislike a team. We're all in this thing together. I don't like Dallas."
How important is this game to Eagles fans? Here's a taste: