Jeff Swinger/Cincinnati Enquirer
There are times during a football year when a win is, in fact, a win. Your team doesn’t play well. It overcomes in spite of itself. Heave a sigh, turn the page, keep the faith.
Now isn’t that time of year. Not if you believe you’re a playoff team. These games do come with style points. It’s time to win and look good doing it. It’s time to hone and sharpen. The Bengals beat the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday night, mostly because the Eagles aren’t very good. The Bengals aren’t, either, at least not by the standards they’ve set for themselves. But they’re better than 4-10 Philly. If that thrills...
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CINCINNATI — Even in the best of times in 2012, the Cowboys have demonstrated how tough it can be to win a football game. This was the worst of times … and it had little to do with playing on the road against... more »
ARLINGTON, Texas - At the tail end of a lost season, at what looks like the bitter end of a long coaching run for Andy Reid, the Eagles finally played something that resembled a cohesive, intelligent offensive scheme on Sunday... more »
TAMPA - Nick Foles' 22-yard completion to Jason Avant put the ball at the Buccaneers' 1-yard line with 10 seconds left. The Eagles scrambled to the line of scrimmage, assembled, then spiked the ball to stop the clock with 2... more »
The Eagles are gripped now by chaos. There is no other way to look at it. With four games remaining in a down-spiraling season, just hours after a late-night loss in Cowboys Stadium, they abruptly fired defensive line coach... more »
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