OK, I take it back. I'm no longer thankful for the three NFL games -- if you can call them that -- we got on Thanksgiving Day. I didn't last 'til halftime in any of them.

I'll say this: I had a feeling the Eagles would bounce back. Everyone was so convinced that the Andy Reid/Donovan McNabb supposed rift would divide the team and lead to some kind of end-of-year meltdown, but that was based on the presumption that everything that went wrong during the Ravens blowout was because McNabb came unraveled during the eight-day period that also included the tie against the lowly Bengals.

I guess that seemed like a fair assumption, but the guy also was going against a Ravens defense that has made a lot of people look like that. The Cardinals defense was no match for the rejuvenated combination of McNabb (right) and Brian Westbrook, both of whom were involved in four touchdowns.

Can't say the Eagles are back, not at 6-5-1 in that division, but they've got nine days to get ready for the Giants and they've got a game against each division rival remaining. They would have to beat the Giants and Redskins on the road -- which admittedly seems like a stretch -- but they still have a mathematical chance to get to the playoffs. The second-place Cowboys, remember, have to play the Steelers, Giants, Ravens and Eagles to close out the regular season.

Schmuck on the air: I'm back on the radio today at noon, dueling with Clarence Mitchell IV and Kendel Ehrlich on The Week in Review on WBAL (1090AM). If you aren't in the listening area, you can go to WBAL.com and click on the "Listen Live" icon.