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Article: Eagles can continue on upward path by beating the champions; NFL NY GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA SKY SPORTS 2 9pm.(Sports)
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- The Racing Post (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 9, 2008
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Byline: By Simon Milham
GIVEN that Philadelphia have had to make a long trip from Seattle, and that the Giants have the best record in the NFC and are coming off a convincing win, it may look a little surprising at first that the Eagles are favourites to beat them tonight.
Philadelphia are 5-3 and in better shape in terms of injuries than they were three weeks ago, but their successive wins against San Francisco, Atlanta and Seattle were hardly unexpected.
However, it seems layers have realised that the Eagles are better than their record and ...