A bad feeling
I'm a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan and I hate games like this - the ones you're supposed to win at home. It's custom-built for a disappointment. I recall hundreds of heartbreaks in situations like this - Game 4 of the '77 NLCS, Games 1 and 2 of the '78 NLCS, the Redskins' skunking of Buddy Ryan's last Eagles team in an NFC playoff at the Vet, the 76ers losing to the Celtics on 67 different occasions.
First Quarter
Haley is back
As the Cardinals' offensive coordinator, Todd Haley made Jim Johnson's defense look confused and toothless last January in Arizona. Now that he's the head coach in K.C., let's see what he does vs. Sean McDermott. Will we see the aggressive and opportunistic defense of Week 1 or the overmatched and out-of-sync unit that collapsed against New Orleans? Based on the early pressure the front four is getting, they look more like the former. Eagles employing Wildcat often in second series. Haven't seen this must single-wing in a pro game since Pete Gray played outfield for the St. Louis Browns.
Anonymous broadcasters
All those people who don't like Joe Buck and Troy Aikman ought to be made to watch Harlan and Wilcots. . . . Wow, guess I had little reason to worry. The Chiefs appear to have neither an offensive nor defensive line. . . . Matt Cassel might need a moat before this game is through.
Second quarter
Midgame miscellany
Is it possible for the Eagles to run a special-teams play without a penalty? . . . Fourth-and-1, and Reid decides to pass. It's incomplete, of course. How many Kolb passes have been deflected in his brief tenure? . . . Chiefs respond with a touchdown, of course. . . . Like the Sony commercial with Justin Timberlake, Peyton Manning, and Amy Sedaris. . . . Promo says Linda Hunt and LL Cool J are costarring in CBS's NCIS: L.A. Producers' first choice was Lunt and Fontanne. . . . Harlan says stadium is in "downtown Philly." If only . . .
Halftime
