The Philadelphia Eagles showed their talent last week  against the Dallas Cowboys, crushing them 34-7.
After a 2-4 start to the 2011 season, the Eagle’s self-proclaimed “dream team” title didn’t seem to fit the bill. Fans were screaming for Coach Andy Reid’s firing for the poor start and ESPN analysts critiqued the team for weeks.
On primetime Sunday night, the entire Philadelphia area was counting on the birds to keep their season alive and claim bragging rights over the  Cowboys.
The Eagles silenced their doubters by putting on a dominating performance over the Cowboys and won the game with a score of 34-7, improving their record to 3-4. This was largely thanks to halfback Lesean Mccoy, who rushed for 185 yards on 30 carries.
Eagle’s quarterback Michael Vick looked a lot like the pro bowl player he was last year by going 21-28 for 279 yards and two touchdowns. Vick also rushed for 50 yards on seven attempts and left Cowboy defenders gasping for air on multiple occasions.
Through the first six weeks of the season the Eagles had a terrible run defense, giving up an average of 123.3 yards per game, struggled in the redzone, and gave away the football on turnovers like Santa on Christmas, but Sunday night they corrected all mistakes.
The Eagles scored touchdowns on their first three possessions, eliminated turnovers, and only gave up 85 yards rushing to a team that had 295 rushing yards last week against the St. Louis Rams.
The Eagle’s defenders tormented Dallas quarterback Tony Romo all night by sacking him four times, intercepting him once, and creating constant pressure.
After Romo was sandwiched between Eagle defensive ends Trent Cole and Jason Babin, the Dallas quarterback appeared dazed and was not the same for the rest of the game.
Most fans seem to think that the Eagles are now going to turn their season around and at least make it to the playoffs, as long as there are no further injuries. Nick Stribling, 18, a sports management major, confidently declared that “The Eagles will continue their season into the playoffs with an 11-5 record.” Luke Gregoria seems to think that “They’ll probably make the playoffs, but not further just because their conference isn’t the best. There’s always hope for the Flyers though!”
Devin Engarde, engineering major, gave his take, “I think it depends if they keep running the ball and not putting the whole offense on Michael Vick’s shoulders.”
Craig Miller, journalism major, said, “Give them the next two weeks to see if they can get rolling and then we’ll go from there.”
Benjamin Malts, a business major, had an optimistic view on the subject when he said, “It definitely looks promising, because they are starting to live up to the dream team hype, but I’m not ready to put them in the Super Bowl yet.”
The Philadelphia Eagles might not be Super Bowl ready yet, but they have definitely picked up their game.