You're pushing me, baby!
The Eagles stumbled on their way to locking up the division and home field advantage throughout the playoffs, with an overtime loss Sunday to the 49ers. Now the road to the Super Bowl will probably go through St. Louis instead of Philadelphia, and the Eagles will not have the luxury of forcing the domed Rams to play in Phila in January. The Eagles must now beat the Skins on the road and hope the Rams lose to the Lions in Detroit.

You can blame McNabb, who threw a pick on the opening drive in overtime that set up the 49ers game winning field goal. You can even blame the Eagles D, who allowed the hapless 49ers to stay in the game, despite T.O. breaking his left collar bone, an injury that puts him out for the remainder of the season. But we all know the truth: The Eagles already tested the patience of the Football Gods with their black jerseys a number of weeks ago, but this week they coupled the black numbers with their green pants. That was the last straw for the gods, and the Eagles' fashion faux pas will probably cost them a trip to the Super Bowl.

Beware, for the Football Gods are vengeful gods.

Tony