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Bowen: Yes, the snow was pretty, Saquon Barkley was great, but the Eagles need to stop trying to summon the ghost of Ronde Barber

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Jan 19, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) is sacked by Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Neville Gallimore (92) in the third quarter in a 2025 NFC divisional round game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

In years to come, when fans talk about the Eagles’ 28-22 divisional round playoff victory over the Rams, the big memories will be of Saquon Barkley dashing through the snow, the huge plays Jalen Carter, Zack Baun and Darius Slay made, the clouds of steam rising from the seats afterward as the crowd sang “Fly, Eagles, Fly” into the bone-chilling January night.
I’m all for that. Such moments are so rare and so precious, if you accumulate a handful of them in a full life of fandom, you’re lucky.
But I spent my professional life analyzing this stuff, not cheering for it – poking and prodding and peering at the undercarriage. It’s hard to shut that off. I think that when I look back on this remar...

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