At least some of them dress better than Dan Marino

I've been watching some preview coverage of the Eagles-Packers game tomorrow on TV. The chic pick seems to be the Packers. One of the chief reasons given is that the Eagles can't stop the run, and the Packers have a premier back in Ahman Green who will shred the Eagles defense.

It's absolutely true that the Eagles run defense is less than stellar. They've had boatloads of RBs get 100 yards against them this season. The thing is, the team with more rushing yards doesn't win the game. The team with more points wins the game. Everyone seems to be ignoring the fact that in spite of the Eagles putrid run defense, they've won ten of their last eleven games.

Including one against those sames Green Bay Packers. Ahman Green had 192 yards rushing in that game. Final score: 17-14 Eagles.

Rushing yards don't matter. Points do. And the Eagles don't give up many points.

(Oh, and one more thing. Why do sportscasters use "defense" as a verb? As in "He defensed that pass." I can't figure this one out.)