Sports books can't go high enough with Patriots lines

"I don't know how all of that works, and I don't care," Eagles coach Andy Reid said of the point spread. "I don't get into all of that. I prepare every week the same. I don't understand it all. We just take care of business here and make sure we prepare ourselves the right way. We don't get into point spreads and all that stuff."

Players insisted all week that being heavy underdogs doesn't motivate them any more than trying to keep their playoff hopes alive and become the first team to defeat the Patriots.

"If you need fuel right now, being 5-5, going against a team who is 10-0, if you need any more fuel than that, then something is wrong," safety Brian Dawkins said. "If you need some kind of booster cables to jump you, added to that, then something's wrong; you're in the wrong business, you're in the wrong game. I need nothing else right now to get me hyped and excited about this game."

Halfback Brian Westbrook agreed.

"I'm motivated by the opportunity to go out there and play another football game," he said.

Making money motivates the gambling public.