I much prefer watching, following and discussing baseball to football (I am a Redskins fan suffering under our current Synderian reign of incompetence), but I’ve recognized an unmistakable trend in this season’s NFL Play-offs. Have you?
Amazingly, all the teams named after birds are winning! They’ve left their droppings all over the play-offs. Here’s the rundown, with the “birds’” overall record.
First Round:
Ravens defeat Dolphins (Birds 1-0)
Cardinals defeat Flacons (Birds 2-1, but this one was pre-ordained a Bird win and loss either way, so I’m counting it as 2-0. It helps with the theme).
Eagles defeat Vikings (Birds 3-0).
Chargers defeat Colts (the first round’s only bird neutral match-up).
Second Round (so far):
Ravens defeat Titans (Birds 4-0 and 2-0 against human overlords)
Cardinals defeat Panthers (Bird 5-0 and 2-0 against predatory mammals).
So things bode well for the Eagles against the Giants today. The non-bird Steelers – Chargers match-up is anybody’s guess.
If it’s a Cardinals – Ravens or Eagle – Ravens Super Bowl, does that mean that the birds rule the roost in the NFL?
Alfred Hitchcock would be proud!