With training camp slowly approaching, expectations are higher than ever this season for players and fans of the Philadelphia Eagles after strong late-season performance last year.
After a Week 12 loss to the Baltimore Ravens last season, a game in which quarterback Donovan McNabb was benched in the second half, the Eagles sat at 5-5-1 and would need to play perfect football the last five weeks of the season if there was any hope of making the playoffs.
Against all odds, the Eagles went on to win four of their final five games and squeaked their way into the playoffs with help from other teams around the league, such as the Raiders and Buccaneers.
As a No. 6 seed, they looked impressive in two road wins against the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
With an NFC Championship matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, who the team previously beat 48-20 earlier in the season, the Eagles appeared by some to be a team of destiny on their way to a Super Bowl after miraculously making the playoffs.
Despite the 32-25 loss, the Eagles held their heads high considering most analysts and fans around the league never gave them a shot of advancing as far as they did.
All they could think about was the fact that they needed to carry their hot streak over to 2009.
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