Eagles and Saints, one Cinderella Story will End Saturday

The Philadelphia Eagles and the New Orleans Saints, both have this Cinderella story going on heading to their NFC Divisional Playoff game.

First, let's talk about the Saints. ''Who dat sey they gonna' beat dem Saints?'' I hope I had that one right. The New Orleans Saints was already a feel-good story since the NFL Football season started.

After playing away from home in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina last year, the New Orleans Saints brought NFL Football back to the Superdome this season and now, they are on the verge of bringing the NFL Playoffs home on Saturday as well.

Having said that, we will be bombarded once again with images of ruined New Orleans, of brackish eave-high water, of refugees on the rooftops, intercut with slow-motion montages of Reggie Bush and Drew Brees and cheering fans. The happy, sappy tale of the feisty Saints' giving their devastated city something to believe in is irresistible for the national media.

''It means so much to the city,'' New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said. ''People come up to me in the streets and tell me how much it means to them. That makes it mean so much more than just football.''

On the the end of the field, there's Philadelphia and their beloved Philadelphia Eagles. Franchise QB Donovan McNabb went down midway through the season yet again and many have counted these Eagles out already.

Lo and behold, backup quarterback Jeff Garcia came out of nowhere to rejuvenate what should've been an already dead NFL Football season. Just like those football movies where we see an old guy being given a chance to lead a football team to glory, (e.g. The Replacements, Invincible) the aging Jeff Garcia found out this year that he has more than enough left in his tank to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to an improbable win at Super Bowl XLI.

Well, one Cinderella story will end Saturday when the New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles meet. It's a shame that one Cinderella story has to end this early but hey, we might see ourselves cheering for both teams when it's time to play some football.

Can Jeff Garcia lead the Philadelphia Eagles pass the New Orleans Saints? Here are the odds on this huge NFC Divisional Playoff game.

Philadelphia Eagles +5

New Orleans Saints -5

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