It was cold.
The Cowboys’ starters beat the Eagles’ backups, 6-0, in a meaningless finale that left the faithful chilled of body and of heart.
If the Eagles are lucky, it will stay cold. It might be their only chance.
At kickoff, it was 19 degrees with a 17-mph wind that made it feel like 3 degrees … or, in other words, about 6 numerals smaller than Nick Foles’ passer rating, which was 9.3.
Now, that’s cold.
Since Carson Wentz’s season ended with a knee injury in Los Angeles in Game 13, the weight of expectations shifted to the narrower shoulders of Foles.