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...passes on a broken ankle by four. The Eagles, who finished tied with Tampa Bay for the best record in the league, have been taking one step closer to a title for the past few seasons. Two years ago, they lost in the divisional playoff. Last season in the NFC Championship game. The natural progression points toward the Super Bowl in San Diego...
...Next: A Falcons victory sends them off to the winner of San Francisco vs. Tampa Bay. Otherwise, the Eagles host the NFC Championship against that victor...
...that's how it happened, along with the fight to lose home-field advantage in the NFC, which looked like it would go to the Bucs till they got killed at home in Week 16, then to the Eagles till they blew a late opportunity a week later, and then to the Packers who barely showed up in their season-finale against the Jets. In the end, home-field was awarded to the least loser, Philly...
...against the Jets last week, losing not only home-field advantage throughout the postseason but a bye as well. Because of the overhaul in player personnel, it seems like forever since the Falcons were in the playoffs, but it was only four years ago when they emerged as NFC champions. Of course, that was before Michael Vick, who has looked a little more human down the stretch, when the Falcons lost three out of four to end the season. His counterpart, once known for his improvisation as well, though not as dynamically as Vick, is the incomparable Brett Favre...
Favre is now 9-1 against the Niners, proving to be the difference in the match-ups between two of the top NFC teams. The one loss was the miraculous comeback in the 1999 NFC wild card game, when the “Redemption Reception” with three seconds left gave the Niners...