Right...When no team has had an easier stretch of games then it's likely you'll have a hard stretch of games.
This is what I mean though. It's "easiest stretch ever" and "okay you had a tough stretch too". That stretch was vs 4 of the top teams in the league, all in a row, all 4 teams coming off extra rest. That was absolutely brutal and the toughest stretch anyone in the league has faced and it's not even close. But sure, let's keep having posts about how 'cupcake' their end of season was, from posters who didn't once mention how brutal that stretch was for them.
Funny that we keep having posts about how difficult the four game stretch was for the Eagles from posters who didn't once mention all the cupcakes last year or the bulk of this year.
Please point out which of these teams you think were "cupcake" this year. I'll add context to each opponent to make it easier for you:
Week 1 @ New England. 1st game of the season. Mac Jones threw on us very well. 25-20 win - I'll say cupcake team looking at who they are now.
Week 2 vs Minnesota. Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson were healthy for this game. Had a 27-7 lead, final score 34-28 . Currently a 7-6 team without Cousins and JJ majority of this year. Not cupcake
Week 3 @ Tampa 25-11 win. Currently 6-7 leading their division looking to make the playoffs. Not a cupcake
Week 4 vs Washington. 34-31 Had to be taken to overtime, and Sam Howell lit us up. Again he did the same the following game. Tough division win but I'll say cupcake
Week5 @ LAR. 23-14 win. Cross country road games are never cupcakes so just gonna say that. Rams currently 6-7 trying to squeeze into the playoffs. No cupcake for you.
Week 6 @ NYJ. 20-14 L Signature L against a cupcake team. Dominated them, but 0-4 turnover margin I'd wager NFL teams lose 99.9% of the time. Lost 20-14. We got cupcaked.
Week 7 vs Miami. 34-17 win, held their offense to 10 offensive points. Currently one of the top teams in the AFC. Not a cupcake
Week 8 Commanders. 38-31 win. Sam Howell went apes*** again on us, but we had a 34-24 lead until they scored a touchdown with 1:07 left in garbage time. Cupcake tho.
Week 9 vs Dallas 28-23 W. Tough game we held on. They are a top 3 NFC team. Not a cupcake.
Week 11. Beat KC in KC 21-17 on MNF. Never really happens, but people will say we got lucky against them. Mahomes ain't ever a cupcake win though.
Week 12 Beat Buffalo 38-34 OT thriller. Josh Allen and the Bills have lost * alot * of defensive players but they are still a tough out. Not a cupcake.
Week 13 Destroyed by the Niners. Worst loss of the season. Most on here believe they are the best team in the league so far from a cupcake.
Week 14 Beat the crap out of by Dallas in Dallas. Wasn't as bad as the Niners b/c the Cowboys aren't as tough a team, but it was bad.
So far, by my count I got 4 *cupcake* teams faced in 13 games. I would guess most teams in the NFL have faced as many *cupcake* teams or maybe more. Check Dallas' schedule for instance.
Feel free to tell me which of these opponents you would disagree our "cupcakes" other than the ones I mentioned here above.
And some argue to me and others in our team that despite playing a 1st place schedule, despite going 6-2 against current playoff or playoff adjacent teams - we really aren't that good of a team, are getting lucky and also the schedule truly isn't that difficult at all, that b/c some website said "per vegas its not that hard as we think* and the narrative that we coasted to a Super Bowl appearance last year, despite going toe to toe with the Champs until THE VERY LAST PLAY in albeit, a Super Bowl loss, that we got it easy. And pointing out the fact that we played the 2 toughest opponents on back to back weeks where *both* teams had rest advantages is some versions of *sour grapes* when we are just literally pointing at the fact that ya know, in a violent game like football where players go into recovery cold baths *immediately* after games to get their bodies right, is just plain and simple an advantage. Its not whining about it. Its not excuses the losses. Just pointing out the facts of the matter. Sorry for the long run-on sentence.
Week 1 @ New England. 1st game of the season. Mac Jones threw on us very well. 25-20 win - I'll say cupcake team looking at who they are now.
Agreed -
Cupcake
Week 2 vs Minnesota. Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson were healthy for this game. Had a 27-7 lead, final score 34-28 . Currently a 7-6 team without Cousins and JJ majority of this year. Not cupcake
When Philly played Minny they were in a 1-4 stretch with that win being against Carolina. 2-4 with Jefferson this year with wins against Carolina and a 3-0 vs. LVR.
Cupcake
Week 3 @ Tampa 25-11 win. Currently 6-7 leading their division looking to make the playoffs. Not a cupcake
Losing record. Wins vs Panthers, Falcons, Saints, Chicago, Tenn. A Baker is leading the team so obviously -
Cupcake
Week 4 vs Washington. 34-31 Had to be taken to overtime, and Sam Howell lit us up. Again he did the same the following game. Tough division win but I'll say cupcake
Washington is so bad that beating them is like Buy One Cupcake, Get One Cupcake free -
Cupcake
Week5 @ LAR. 23-14 win. Cross country road games are never cupcakes so just gonna say that. Rams currently 6-7 trying to squeeze into the playoffs. No cupcake for you.
4-5 since Kupp is back with half those wins being against Arizona. Pretty Cake team if you ask me. Verdict -
KuppCake
Week 6 @ NYJ. 20-14 L Signature L against a cupcake team. Dominated them, but 0-4 turnover margin I'd wager NFL teams lose 99.9% of the time. Lost 20-14. We got cupcaked.
Agreed -
Cupcake
Week 7 vs Miami. 34-17 win, held their offense to 10 offensive points. Currently one of the top teams in the AFC. Not a cupcake
Miami has feasted on Cupcakes this year to the point they are as fat as Philly. I'm not sure if Miami is good or a Cupcake.
Verdict - Mini-Cupcake
Week 8 Commanders. 38-31 win. Sam Howell went apes*** again on us, but we had a 34-24 lead until they scored a touchdown with 1:07 left in garbage time. Cupcake tho.
As I said, BOGO -
Cupcake
Week 9 vs Dallas 28-23 W. Tough game we held on. They are a top 3 NFC team. Not a cupcake.
If Miami has been feasting on Cupcakes, Dallas is gorging themselves. Giants, Jets, Pats, Commanders, Panthers. Barely beat Seattle. Hard to say what they are now so I'll slot them as a
Muffin
Week 11. Beat KC in KC 21-17 on MNF. Never really happens, but people will say we got lucky against them. Mahomes ain't ever a cupcake win though.
Great win - Not a cupcake.
Week 12 Beat Buffalo 38-34 OT thriller. Josh Allen and the Bills have lost * alot * of defensive players but they are still a tough out. Not a cupcake.
Agreed - Not a cupcake.
Week 13 Destroyed by the Niners. Worst loss of the season. Most on here believe they are the best team in the league so far from a cupcake.
Agreed - Not a cupcake
Week 14 Beat the crap out of by Dallas in Dallas. Wasn't as bad as the Niners b/c the Cowboys aren't as tough a team, but it was bad.
See above -
Muffin
Seahawks - TBD
NYG x 2 - Not a Cutlet so must be a
Tortini x 2
Arizona -
Cupcake
I come up with a Baker's dozen of small cakes on the Eagles schedule.