Whether they get there by dogsled or snowmobile, Andy Reid is confident a significant number of Eagles fans will find their way to Minneapolis and the Hubert H.

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MinnesotaVikings vice president of sales and marketing Steve LaCroix said he's confident the Vikings will sell out the playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles but that there's still a big challenge ahead with 11,000 tickets remaining.

Thanks to the New York Giants, Tarvaris Jackson believes he has a pretty good idea of what he's going to face Sunday against Philadelphia.

Carpooling and cookouts bonded Andy Reid and Brad Childress during their vagabond days as aspiring Football coaches at Northern Arizona University.

All over Chicago, the Bring Donovan McNabb Home project resumed Tuesday after Jerry Angelo made it clear he hopes to upgrade the Bears at quarterback.

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They have accumulated once again like old traffic tickets stuffed into the glove compartment.

Eagles Notes Two members of the Eagles' defense were rewarded yesterday.

It was a December for milestones for Brian Dawkins, and his efforts have been rewarded with the NFC Defensive Player of the Month award.

JIM JOHNSON has been at the helm of some very good defenses during his decade in Philadelphia.

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The Eagles will begin their Super Bowl quest on the road Sunday when they face the Minnesota Vikings at the Minneapolis Metrodome.

--QB Donovan McNabb used his post-game news conference after the Eagles' 44-6 playoff-earning win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday to figuratively stick his tongue out at the fans and media for what he perceives as unfair criticism of him.

Proving once again that anything can happen in an NFL stretch run, four teams that seemed safe to make the playoffs are scrambling for their postseason lives today.