Philadelphia Eagles vs Dallas Cowboys LIVE from Sweden

The following is an account of me watching the game here in Stockholm, without any additional sleep, and not being exactly sure if it is a good idea to stay up all night and then go to work. Loyalty to the Eagles, and the fact that they only show Monday Night games here in Sweden has brought me to this. The following posts happened live and are unaltered.

I am ready for some football. But, half asleep. Listen to Eagles Fight Song at low volume, go make more tea. Madden is looking old, but trying to appear young. Man, I can't stand Bill Parcells with that Nick Nolte/Gary Busey face. There is no need for fireworks before a game.

The game hath begun. Ooooh, a scuffle after the second play, do the players hate the Cowgirls as much as I do? And, what was that? McNabb ran the ball? Shit, I forgot my tea.

Westbrook in for the TD. Rather impressive drive by the Birds, we are up 7-0. Confidence level will be reached after 4 more touchdowns. How the hell am I gonna stay awake at work tomorrow? I am questioning my sanity and my loyalty to this team in regards to my mental health.

3 and out for Dallas. The Eag's defense looks strong...thank god. No sign of T.O. anywhere, not even a camera shot of him at his house in Atlanta watching the game. Cagney and Lacey is actually on at this hour in Sweden. I would be willing to bet that zero people are watching that, although I imagine the number of people watching this game is only slightly higher.

Uggh...1st and Goal for Dallas after Bledsoe's lob down field and poor defense. Can we hold them to a fieldgoal? Why do I have the perverse notion that I want to see Owens end up in Dallas? The circus around that would be...dammit Dallas scored. 7-7 with 55 seconds left in the first quarter. Tiredness level: Dizzy, shots from blimp not helping matters.

End of first quarter and second cup of tea. M. Panda has left iChat and gone to sleep since he is British and can't handle Monday Night Football on Tuesday morning. Still 7-7.

Damn, the defense is pumped up. Dawkins is a beast. Although we seem to be having some trouble with the passing. How the hell can people show up at the Linc wearing Cowboy's jerseys still? What's wrong with you people?

Man, I was hoping for a blowout so I could get some sleep. It's still 7-7. Debating whether or not to eat some of the cold wok stuff I made for dinner that is in the fridge. Probably shouldn't. Tiredness Level: Drifting

I swear there are pre-schoolers who know that the Eagles don't run the ball. Stop showing that statistic, it's as tired as I am. Nearly halftime. Almost time to update the Eagles Schedule widget with the halftime score. If the game continues at this rate I could get almost 90 minutes of sleep.

Awesome turnover by the Eagles defense. Awaiting flag. No flag. Slightly more awake, we have the ball on the Dallas 20. Just let Westbrook run it in. Seriously. DON'T pass it. NO FIELDGOALS. Wow, a commercial for EuroLeague basketball. Where are the big fans of that? I think the WNBA is more popular.

McNabb in with a rushing touchdown! 14-7 Eagles. Widget updated, pending Dallas doing something in the next 1:47 before half. Bledsoe sacked big time. No, no timeouts. Think of your overseas viewers. Parcells looks confused. Bledsoe pretty much sacked again, his hideous Dallas jersey is grass stained.

R. Panda is on iChat in Boston. That lucky bastard can watch the game and get some sleep. For some reason he expected me to be sleeping. Never. Halftime, 14-7. Widget officially updated.

Halftime is a nether world that doesn't use real units of time. It goes on for the longest 15 minutes in the galaxy.

Bledsoe sacked AGAIN. Hmm...the sadness, this channel has something they call American Monday where they show Professional Bull Riding and NASCAR. Who's America is that? Still 14-7 with 9:30 left in the 3rd quarter. Tiredness Level: Blurry vision.

Eagles put up 3 more with a fieldgoal. 17-7. Not quite breathing room. Ahh, yes. The mandatory shot of the Liberty Bell featured in all nationally televised sporting events in Philadelphia. Jeez, I had forgotten what 5 AM looked like.

Oh my god, they actually posted the statistic about how long it's been since a Philadelphia team won a championship (see Philly Drought Widget post). Thanks guys. Thanks for letting us know. Like we weren't aware. Chad Lewis get's a first down, awesome to see him back in Philly. We are burning the clock. Keep it up, I need some winks.

End of third quarter and still 17-7. Dallas looks flat. I'd still like to see some more points on the board, I mean we lost in Dallas 33-10. Cowboys doing a good job of wasting the clock, maybe they just want to get on the plane and go home. Tiredness Level: Headache.

2nd and Goal. C'mon. I can pretty much go to sleep if we score again. 4th and Goal from the 3. Just go for it. Dammit. Akers in for the fieldgoal. 20-7 Eagles. Can't we just call this game? Gah, this is gonna be a long ass 9 minutes. Tiredness Level: Annoyed.

I can' t remember the last time Dallas got a first down. How did we lose to them by 23 points a month ago? They look terrible. And bored. 20 minutes to target nap time.

Bill Parcells shaking his head in disbelief over Cowgirls dismal display of football skills. How could only 3 minutes get run off the clock in the last 17 minutes? There is still 6 minutes left. Dallas is playing like they are down by 30 points. In reality they only need two touchdowns to win. Wait, why do I care?

Strangely Dallas seems to care now that they are in panic mode and have 3 minutes left in the game. It is now 20-14 after some very poor defending by the Eagles. Now I have to spend the next ten minutes worrying about how we could actually blow a game we have dominated since the 1st quarter. Why, why, why do you always do this to me Eagles? Andy Reid looks pissed off about something. Understandable. There is something about being up by 6 points in a football game with 2 minutes left that bothers me.Tiredness Level: Too.

What in the name of all that is holy!!! McNabb hurt, throws interception, Cowboys score touchdown. I cannot believe this shit. We are now freaking losing 21-20. The bastards scored 14 points in 25 seconds. How the hell did this crap happen? How can Donovan continually throw interceptions late in the game? Well, at least he is back on the field to repair the damage, and not hurt badly. The Linc is stunned and silent, as am I. Maybe I should have gone to bed.

Some really bad plays and now it is the 2 minute warning and the Eagles have 4th and 15. I am beyond words. Ugh. The city of Philadelphia is gonna be in a bad mood tomorrow, and looking for a scapegoat on this one. I am just gonna be pissed off and probably rather uncommunicative. So stupid. 1:44 left on the clock and Dallas has the ball back after a punt. Thank god we only need a fieldgoal. R. Panda has given up and gone to bed. Once again I am alone for this.

Glimpses of the crowd do not show a happy scene. From jubilation to dismay...we've seen this a couple too many times. We have the ball back. Can we pull this off? McNabb is staying on the bench and our back up QB is in. Not good. 30 seconds left and we have 45 yards to cover. God I hate this. Dammit, missed catch on the 15 yard line. That would have won it. 9 seconds left and we still aren't close enough. Incomplete. 4 seconds, and Akers is going for what has to be a career long field goal. His longest is 57 yards, this must be close to that, they are beyond the 40. 60 yards out and about 15 yards shy. Arrrrrhshhdhsaadhsadsads, we freaking lost Dallas again! Like that! What the F!!!!

Going to bed as soon as this is posted. I am beyond annoyed. Sometimes I wonder if it is scripted just to torture me.