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5 Ways 2019’s Philadelphia Eagles remind us of 1993’s Houston Oilers

By Geoffrey Knox

19 Dec 1993: Wide receiver Webster Slaughter of the Houston Oilers carries the football after making a catch during the Oilers versus Pittsburgh Steelers game at Three River Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart/ALLSPORT
19 Dec 1993: Wide receiver Webster Slaughter of the Houston Oilers carries the football after making a catch during the Oilers versus Pittsburgh Steelers game at Three River Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mandatory Credit: Rick Stewart/ALLSPORT /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 22: J.J. Arcega-Whiteside #19 of the Philadelphia Eagles cannot make the catch on the ball against Rashaan Melvin #29 of the Detroit Lions in the final moments of the game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 22, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Lions defeated the Eagles 27-24. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 22: J.J. Arcega-Whiteside #19 of the Philadelphia Eagles cannot make the catch on the ball against Rashaan Melvin #29 of the Detroit Lions in the final moments of the game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 22, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Lions defeated the Eagles 27-24. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

4. Both got off to slow starts.

If you’re ever worried about how to take the slow starts in Philly, especially the current 2019 campaign, think about 2018’s version, or, better yet, tell your friends about the 1993 Oilers who came into the regular season as Super Bowl favorites but then lost four of their first five games.

It seemed like insurmountable odds for them too, but then, they rattled off 11 straight wins to get into the playoffs. Think about that. Talk about how the odds and statistics were stacked against those Oilers, and things will calm. It’s football folks, and anything is possible.

No one should know that better than Eagles fans.

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