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PHILADELPHIA _ An entire generation has been born and has grown to adulthood since the Philadelphia Eagles were where they are now.
That is 9-3 at the three-quarter pole, with the playoffs all but a lock, with home field beckoning enticingly, with a first-round bye in their crosshairs.
Not to get greedy, but the way the Birds are playing now, they could win out. Of their last four opponents _ Seattle, Washington, Dallas and the New York Giants _ none has a winning record and only the fading Giants have anything left to play for.
No Eagles team has ever won 13 games in a regular season. Only one has won 12, and it went to the Super Bowl. The last time the Birds were 9-3 at this point in the schedule was 1981.
They have survived the sort of injuries that have brought teams to their knees. Their character in time of duress has been revealed. They ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Eagles find another way to survive.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)