You're not from Philly are you? Then, like my wife, I don't expect you to understand. She says the same thing - "It's just a game". Not to us it isn't. That may seem crazy to some of you, because it is. But we can't help it. It's in our blood, passed down from generation to generation.
Well, for your sake I'm hoping for an Eagles win. I may even watch some of it if there isn't something good on TCM.
I am from Philly and I agree with your wife. The hoopla over this is way overblown and nauseating. I hope they lose or there will be no end to it.