Why am I so excited right now?

The Eagles won a game they should have, once again putting together only one half of solid football -- although they mixed it up this week by making the second half the good one.

The run of sand-poundingly stupid plays continued. And I'm not just talking about the two Buckhalter fumbles (the first of which looked like it might have been on McNabb).

The injury situation is disconcerting, not to say dire. Brian Westbrook's balky knee kept him on the sidelines. Cornerbacks Lito Sheppard (ankle) and Rod Hood (heel) sat this one out. Starting wide receivers Reggie Brown (shoulder) and Donte Stallworth (hamstring) both left the game with injuries that didn't exactly look minor. With Stallworth, you could tell early on he wasn't 100 percent. There was one deep ball in particular where he had a step on his man, McNabb put it out there for him to run under, Donte reached back for that next gear ... and it wasn't there.

And yet, I've got a really good feeling right now. The team may not be in any shape to play the Cowboys next Sunday, but right now our quarterback is playing better than anyone else in the league, our defense is finally showing signs of life and the Eagles are 3-1 for the first time since, well, last year, but I'm sure this year will turn out completely differently.

(2000 more words of juicy late-night "analysis" over on the IgglesBlog.)