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There are a handful of really good teams in the NFL this year. Everyone else is capable of looking as inept as the Eagles did in Oakland two weeks ago or as dominant as they looked against the Giants.

It's the Any Given Sunday concept carried to its illogical extreme.

"When I can explain those things," Andy Reid said, "I'll be undefeated. Sometimes those are hard to explain."

The Eagles are 5-2 now and in first place in the division. That guarantees them nothing except the opportunity to build themselves into a legitimate player in the postseason. Until someone turns the kaleidoscope again, the picture that is forming of these Eagles is a cause for cautious optimism.