How touching to see the Eagles end three years of postseason frustration and thus prevent the entire city of Philadelphia from plunging into mass depression. How nice to see a classy guy such as Donovan McNabb reach the Super Bowl at the peak of his physical powers. How nice it is for the Patriots to have an opponent in Super ... (Full article: 1023 words)

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