Close but no cigar once again for the Eagles as the Cardinals held off a 19 point Eagle rally to win the NFC championship and go on to the Super Bowl. Congratulations to the Cardinals though. They've proved everyone wrong, every step of the way. Fitzgerald showed why he is one of the elite receivers in the league and Warner was able to stop the surging Philly defense. The Cardinals defense has been much underrated coming into the playoffs, especially after the game in New England, but has showed up when it matters most.
The game was really a story of two halves and two completely different teams during each half. In the first half, the Cardinals completely dominated the Eagles and Larry Fitzgerald racked up 3 touchdowns on an Eagles defense that seemed to completely lack focus. However, the defense is also what got them back into the game in the second half. They brought an enormous amount of pressure and disrupted Warner's groove, forcing the punting team on to the field on 3 straight drives. McNabb looked like a completely different quarterback in the second half than in the first half and powered the Eagles to a 1 point lead. That 1 point lead didnt last long though as the Cardinals drove down the field and scored the go ahead touchdown on a well executed screen to Tim Hightower.
Credit is due to the Eagles for not just "rolling over" at half and taking a loss. They made an incredible comeback but fell just short against a good Cardinals team. And for once, let's not put blame on the Eagles for "blowing the game" or anything like that. Why not give credit to the Cardinals for playing 60 minutes of effective football? I think they have a much tougher game ahead of them, but then again, they've proved me wrong three times this postseason, what says they don't make it a fourth?
-Casey
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