Philadelphia and its many EaglEes supporters arguably loved seeing the Dallas Cowboys upset in the NFL Playoffs’ opening round more than any other city.
The Dallas Cowboys lost 48-32 at home on Sunday afternoon to the No. 7-seeded Green Bay Packers, meaning they will not be playing in the NFC Championship game or Super Bowl for the 29th consecutive year.
Dallas is the first club in history to win at least 12 games during the regular season and has already missed the conference championship game three times in a row.
In related news, the Cowboys, who had previously won 16 straight home games, were the first two-seeded team in the history of the NFL Playoffs to lose to a seventh seed after being outclassed by a youthful and inexperienced Packers team.
Philadelphia arguably had more joy than any other city celebrating yet another torturous finish to the season.
Fans and reporters for the Philadelphia Eagles made sure to point out throughout Sunday’s playoff disaster that even though the Birds may be limping into their playoff game, there’s always cause for celebration following another Cowboys playoff defeat.
Of course, when it comes to laughing at the Cowboys’ sorrows, no one does it quite better than ESPN Host, Stephen A. Smith.
As enjoyable as it was for many Philadelphians to watch the Cowboys lose in the playoffs, the Eagles have their own postseason match in approximately twelve hours.
Imagine how people would respond if the city went farther than Dallas for another season and they thought they were celebrating too much for the impending fate of another club in the playoffs.
Of course, it will also be difficult to break a five-of-six game skid.
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