Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox bristles at the suggestion that his team is an underdog against the Atlanta Falcons.
Although the Eagles enter Saturday's game as the NFC's top seed, the Falcons are 2.5-point favorites, and Cox took umbrage with that assessment.
"We've been disrespected all year," Cox said, according to ESPN's Tim McManus. "Our record can speak for itself. We're a team that's been disrespected week in and week out, and we just come out and ring the bell every week."
Many discounted the Eagles' chances of Super Bowl contention after quarterback Carson Wentz suffered a season-ending ACL injury. The Eagles are now the first No. 1 seed to be underdogs in their first playoff game, and they're using it as motivation.
"It just puts a bigger chip on our shoulder and just adds fuel to the fire, and that's what this team, obviously, has been going off of all year, people doubting us every week. So we just want to go out and shut those doubters up," Cox said.
Cox was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl and will play a major role in trying to eliminate the Falcons.
