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The Eagles offense is notoriously dangerous, finishing the season second in the league in total offense, averaging 390 yards a game. Michael Vick has added a completely new element to the offense that makes it much more dynamic and much tougher to defend. Where the Packers are dangerous is their passing game - they average nearly 260 yards a game in the air, which is good for fifth in the NFL.
The danger of the Eagles offense is evident but their defense is quite the contrary. Only 10 teams gave up more points than the Eagles this season - 30 teams gave up more than the Packers. On paper The Packers are a more complete team so it'll be a question of whether the Eagles offense can make up for their defensive struggles - to do so, they're going to have to put up a lot of points. And although well-rounded, the Packers have a weak running game. Running back Brandon Jackson only has 3 touchdowns this year in 16 games played, so the Packers are certainly going to look to do damage through their passing game. The Eagles defense knows - Dimitri Patterson in particular - that they'll have to withstand the attacks of a pass-heavy offense. Knowing that Asante Samuel is a big time corner, especially come playoff time, the Packers will likely target Patterson and try to exploit him as much as possible.

All that being said, perhaps the most significant aspect of this game for Eagles fans is the fact that it's our first McNabb-less playoff game in 10 years. McNabb's likability got low towards the end of his stint in Philadelphia because he became known as the quarterback who couldn't quite get it done in the playoffs. He led Philadelphia to five conference championships games, winning only one. It was frustrating because he was good enough to get the Eagles into the playoffs on a consistent basis, but he wasn't able to get Eagles fans what they really wanted. Of course, you can't blame such losses on a single player, but the cornerstone of a successful playoff team is the quarterback. At this point, as for most of this season, Philadelphia has been ecstatic about Michael Vick. It's safe to say that the expectations for this team, as well as Michael Vick, at the beginning of the season were low. Yet here we sit at 10-6 preparing for the playoffs. The thing to watch for now will be whether Philadelphia fans will experience more of the "oh-so-close" result we've been subjected to and become accustomed to over past decade, or if we'll finally break through the barrier between almost winning and winning. We may not know the answer to this question for years to come, but Sunday we'll have an idea as to whether Michael Vick - the supposed savior of our team - will be able to do what Donovan never could.