The end of the Eagles' regular season could have been worse, I suppose. I could have been sitting on a betting slip for over 11.5 wins for this mess of a team.
Seriously, imagine the heartbreak for those poor over bettors. The Birds were 10-1 through 11 weeks. Sure, they got lucky and pulled a few of those wins out of their pushed tushes, particularly the Chiefs and Bills games that marked their last two victories before their collapse began.
But still, they were 10-1! To hit the over, they just needed go 2-4 or better, with two games remaining against the Giants and one against the Cardinals.
They seemed on track for the NFC's no. 1 seed, the first-round bye, and a record of about 14-3. Maybe, if they stumbled a bit, 13-4, the NFC East title, and the second seed. It was hard to see how they'd only get to 12-5. And it was all but impossible for them not to get to 12 wins and hit that over on their preseason win total.