DeSean Jackson's Juggling Act Gives Eagles Lead

Well, that didn't take long -- after contemplating that the Eagles might be en route to storming back on the Arizona Cardinals ... they did just that.
On a second-and-10, Donovan McNabb went deep to rookie DeSean Jackson, who had a half step on Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. That half-step was just enough for McNabb to squeeze the ball in and, after tipping the ball to himself, Jackson juggled it a few times and waltzed into the end zone on a 62-yard touchdown pass, putting the Eagles ahead for the first time all game, 25-24.

That now gives the Eagles 19 unanswered points, in addition to the biggest comeback ever in a championship game, beating the record that the Colts established when walking down the Patriots in the 2007 AFC Championship game.

Of course, as amazing as the comeback may be, there are still plenty of questions staring Philly in the face. Namely: why in the ___ did Andy Reid go for an extra point (which David Akers missed) after the Eagles cut the lead to five? He should, in my humble opinion, have gone for two there and allowed the rest of the game to play itself out. Instead, he was forced to go for a conversion after Jackson's score, and when the Eagles missed that, suddenly they are only maintaining a one point lead.

If the defense and offense plays the way it has over the past quarter, it won't matter at all, but that's a pretty huge risk to take given the offensive explosiveness of the Cardinals.

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