They got snake eyes on the very first one, and aside from saving face - as if that is still possible this season - the 20-7 win over the Cowboys that followed meant nothing at all.
Nothing.
Zero.
For one thing, the Cowboys took their foot off the gas.
Their playoff spot comes down to next week's game against the Giants, and would have regardless of the outcome against the Eagles. So when Tony Romo suffered a bruised hand, which wouldn't have kept him out of a game that mattered, he was done for the day. When the Giants closed out the Jets, Dallas also removed running back Felix Jones, letting him rest his sore hamstring and get ready for a game the Cowboys still cared about.
It wasn't exactly a walkover, but the game played out with no discernible buzz. The Eagles went through the motions effectively and the motions were more than enough to stay in front of a Dallas team that removed the firing pin from its offense.
So, yippee. Beat the Redskins next Sunday and the Eagles are equally as bad as they are good, which isn't really news.
What did they get for the benefit of putting rouge on this pocked and pitted season?
Well, it must have been something special, because it was worth watching DeMarcus Ware slam Michael Vick's head into the turf. It was worth watching LeSean McCoy leave the field to have his ankle X-rayed for a possible fracture. And it was worth watching DeSean Jackson barely avoid a head-on defenseless collision on a crossing pattern.
This might not be a pleasant reminder at the moment, but there will be a 2012 season. When it arrives, Vick, McCoy, and Jackson are expected to be the three most important members of the offense.
The Eagles can do nothing to save the 2011 season, but they can still do plenty to screw up the 2012 season.
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