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I’m lucky to be alive. On Sunday evening, while sitting comfortably on the Eagles’ bandwagon, I was trampled by an exodus of millions of Eagle fans. Only Swoop (Birds’ mascot) and myself remain. The road’s now bumpy and the sky’s grown dark. Nonetheless, I am alive, and contrary to popular belief, so are the Eagles.

The Dallas Cowboys avenged an embarrassing performance in the final week of the 2008 season by pinning an even more embarrassing loss on their division rival. With the exception of a devastating injury, there were few surprises in Week 17. Let the postseason begin.

The NFL blew the week 17 schedule yet all sports writers discussed was Pittsburgh “unfairly” being kept out of the playoffs. This made as much sense to me as chemistry. By day’s end on Sunday we’ll know who plays who and where. Hopefully, we’ll be treated to a Favre-Rodgers showdown on Wildcard weekend.