Talk about a lot of wind.

Eagles head coach Andy Reid was back in front of a microphone yesterday. He’s smiling again. Two fairly impressive wins in a row, including one over the 11-1 defending Super Bowl champions, will do that to you.

It has occurred to fans that one of the keys to those two wins was a seeming shift in the Eagles offense, with the team finally paying more than lip service to one crucial facet of the game – running the football.

They sent Brian Westbrook hurtling into the line 33 times on Sunday at the Meadowlands. He rushed for 131 yards.

So you think maybe Coach Reid has turned a corner in his pass-happy offensive philosophy? Think again.

Reid insists Sunday’s play-calling had more to do with the blustery weather, with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour, than any new way of thinking at the run vs. the pass in his bizarre version of “effective balance” when it comes to the Birds’ play-calling.

The Eagles have three games left. They likely will need to win all three to snag one of the two Wild Card slots, and even with that they will probably need some help.

Reid could help a little himself by not reverting to his pass-happy ways.

Or we could just put bad weather on our Christmas wish list. Maybe we could ask Mother Nature to keep buffeting us with 50 mph wind gusts every time the Eagles take the field.

And the requisite blasts of hot air from their coach the next day.