No, that is not a misspelling. We Philadelphia sports fans call our Birds the "Iggles" often times.
Anywho, we're still as alive as the bald eagle is off the endangered list. After being down 14-7 at the half, and down 21-14 to start the fourth quarter, Philadelphia prevailed over Carolina on the national stage by a final of 27-24. Two fourth quarter interceptions were key in this game, one by Lito Sheppard with around a half-minute left. The other one came earlier in the quarter by Brian Dawkins, which ended in a field goal for David Akers to end the game's scoring and give the Eagles their first lead of the game. Akers was another key in this game. Philadelphia QB Jeff Garcia had a great performance, passing for 21/39 for 312 yards, 3 TDs and 0 interceptions.
That was his best outing since when he played for Cleveland against his current team in 2004.
The playoff picture in the NFC is now growing blurred. with the victory, the Iggles are among four teams with 6-6 records. Three more trail with 5-7 on the standings. As it stands now, New York and Philadelphia would be the two wild cards after all the tie-breakers are used. This is how the NFC picture looks:
Chicago NFC North 10-2
New Orleans NFC South 8-4
Seattle NFC West 8-4
Dallas NFC East 8-4
New York Wild Card 6-6
Philadelphia Wild Card 6-6
Atlanta 6-6
Carolina 6-6
San Francisco 5-7
Minnesota 5-7
St. Louis 5-7
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