Would Andy Reid's play-calling buck his conservative trend of Philly's past championship game losses?

I thought Andy Reid did an excellent job. The big 45-yard pass from Donovan McNabb to Greg Lewis in the second quarter, into the wind, was a great example. Reid didn't let the conditions dictate what he was going to do.

All day he had an aggressive approach and maintained it throughout the entire game.

thought it was a great, great call at the end of the first quarter when Reid called the timeout with the Falcons facing a fourth-and-1 at Philly's 31-yard line.

He called the timeout there, forcing Atlanta to go for it on fourth down against the wind and taking away a possible field-goal attempt with the wind to start the second quarter. Even though Atlanta eventually got the first down and scored a field goal on the drive, it set a tone right there that Reid was on top of the game.

Great players make plays, but it's up to the coaching staff to put those players in a position to make the great plays. I think with Reid and the fake field goal, he sent his Philly defense a message that he was not concerned about the Atlanta offense. He basically said, "I can take risks, because I think you guys are going to win all the matchups today."

So for the defense at the time, it was a huge call. But I'm sure that he has been confident in the past championship game losses. So it's not necessarily what the feeling was going into the games, but as the game starts to unfold can you build on it?