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National media, local media, fans, players, coaches–it’s all underdog all the time. In fact, the majority of talk leading up to Saturday’s showdown isn’t centered around the matchup itself, it’s about disrespect and the underdog role.

1 seed has been an underdog in its first playoff game. Since the NFL went to a 12-team playoff format in 1990, no No. This is an interesting game because the Falcons were made 2½-point favorites late Saturday night to beat the Eagles, who had the best record in the NFC and are playing at home.

Of course, I didn’t realize Nick Foles would be this bad, nor did I realize the NFC’s top-seed would be an actual Vegas underdog in its opening playoff game because it, quite literally, never happens. I wrote the above after several beers the night we learned Carson Wentz was likely done for the season with a torn ACL in attempt to find a silver lining in the harsh reality that the football gods were once again collectively unzipping their pants, crossing streams and showering into our mouths. The Eagles are meant to do it as an underdog because, you know, #Rocky.

You know it will have to involve a crippling injury, fear, misery, Paxil and gratuitous amounts of alcohol. I wanted it to be easy, but I know, you know, we all know that if the Eagles are to ever win the Super Bowl, they aren’t going to do it as a wire to wire machine that steamrolls the competition on the way to a championship.