Let's talk about this NFC championship in more detail.
First ... the records. The Eagles finished the regular season 9-6 and 1. 6 wins and 2 losses at home ... 3 wins, 4 losses and a tie on the road. Sound familiar?
The Cardinals finished the regular season 6 and 2 at home ... and 3 and 5 on the road.
Both these teams have been much more successful at home than on the road.
The Eagles scored 416 points on the year ... the Cardinals scored 427. That's good!
The Eagles defense gave up 289 points on the season ... the Cardinals 426. Oooh ... not good there.
The Eagles scored 45 touchdowns ... the Cardinals 51. That's good!
Eagles opponents scored 31 touchdowns ... Cardinals opponents scored 52 touchdowns. Again ... not so good.
The Eagles are ranked ninth overall on offense ... while the Cardinals are fourth. Good, very good!
The Eagles defense ranks third overall ... the Cardinals defense, 19th. Not so good!
Bottom line ... these are two pretty evenly matched teams ... so the x-factor is going to be the hometown crowd!
It's loud ... very loud at the University of Phoenix Stadium!
Find out who Fouhy's picking this Sunday.
