Allow me to begin by first reluctantly saying that I'm not so anxious to see my Dallas Cowboys win this Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. I believe a Dallas win will only prolong the firing of Head Coach Jason Garrett, thus hindering the growth of the team.
With that said, I'll still be rooting for a Dallas victory. After all... it's still the Eagles.
I'm hearing and reading the nonsense out of Philly and felt the need to get my opinion and perspective out there once again.
The Eagle fans constantly say Dallas hasn't won a title since the '90s....... really?
I'm getting close to the big 5-0 and have yet to witness a Philadelphia Eagle super bowl victory. I did however witness the Eagles LOSE their only 2 SB appearances, a pathetic 24 years apart. Eagle fans like to say Dallas fans live in the past but when you've been in the NFL since 1933 and ONLY have 3 championships, with the most recent coming in 1960. I wasn't even born yet. You literally have to be insane to downplay another franchises successes when you haven't won the ultimate prize in over 50 years.
We're talking about a city that raised boxing Champion Bernard Hopkins and was the adopted home of former world champion Joe Frazier and yet they idolize Rocky Balboa, a totally fictitious character.
***UPDATED 12/28/2013***
Exhibit A courtesy of CBS 3 KYW Philly
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/12/07/hundreds-take-part-in-50k-rocky-run/
Insane.
***END UPDATE***
When the Cardinals left the NFC East the Eagles became the misfits of the division by being the only NFC East team since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 to not win a title. In fact, as stated above, Philly's last title was 10 years before the merger. Dallas' franchise came into existence the same year of Philly's last title and have a healthy 5-0 edge in Championships since. The Cowboys, Giants, and Redskins all have MULTIPLE Super Bowl wins and the Eagles have NONE.
I see Eagle fans wearing their "NFC Champions" and "NFC East Champions" gear and laugh.
I really don't care that the Eagles won more games in the Andy Reid era than Dallas. It's always about HOW YOU FINISH YOUR SEASON.
Does anyone really care that the Buffalo Bills went to and lost 4 straight Super Bowls in the 90's? Does anyone care that Buffalo won back to back AFL championships in 1964 and 1965? Not many.
More facts for the ignorant....
Dallas Cowboys leads Philadelphia Eagles (62-47)
Don't just take my word for it, see for yourself.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=dal&tm2=phi&yr=all
Dallas Cowboys Franchise Encyclopedia
Regular Season Record (all-time): 464-347-6Playoff Record (all-time) : 33-25 (Last appearance after 2009 season)
Super Bowls Won: 5 out of 8 appearances
Championships Won : 5
For a detailed breakdown of Dallas' SUPER BOWL Titled history please click the following link to Pro-Football-reference.com
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/
Philadelphia Eagles Franchise Encyclopedia
Regular Season Record (all-time) : 530-567-26Playoff Record (all-time) : 19-20 (Last appearance after 2010 season)
Super Bowls Won: 0 out of 2 appearances
Championships Won: 3
For a detailed breakdown of Philadelphia's rather unspectacular history please click the following link to Pro-Football- reference.com
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/
For those counting, Philly had a 27 year head start but only has 52 more total wins than Dallas. Philly also has an incredible 215 more total losses than Dallas.
Pathetic.
1960
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 321 | 246 |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 362 | 217 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 4 | 2 | .600 | 271 | 261 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 288 | 230 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 240 | 275 |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 178 | 309 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 332 | 209 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 239 | 212 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 208 | 205 |
| Baltimore Colts | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 288 | 234 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 194 | 299 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 265 | 297 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 11 | 1 | .000 | 177 | 369 |
1949
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 364 | 134 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 224 | 214 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 287 | 298 |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 268 | 339 |
| New York Bulldogs | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 153 | 368 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 2 | 2 | .800 | 360 | 239 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 332 | 218 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 360 | 301 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 237 | 259 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 114 | 329 |
1948
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 376 | 156 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 291 | 287 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 297 | 388 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 200 | 243 |
| Boston Yanks | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 174 | 372 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 395 | 226 |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 375 | 151 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 327 | 269 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 154 | 290 |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 200 | 407 |
The Eagles won their first 2 titles in a league with a total of 10 teams and their 3rd and final title coming in a league with only 13 total teams.
YO! Philly fans...Truth is Truth and the truth must hurt.
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