My Top 10 Favorite Eagles Games During the Reid Era
by Joe_D on Jan 18, 2011 2:31 PM EST
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PrintSince I can't work when the weather is so poor, I decided to pay homage to my favorite games under Andy Reid. I think it would be cool for the guys that have only been following the birds for a couple of years or so to see some of the great games we had.
10. January 19th, 2002
Philadelphia Eagles 33 Chicago Bears 19
This game was awesome because it launched us into our first championship game in years. Our defense was feared with Troy Vincent, a young Brian Dawkins, Bobby Taylor, and Jeremiah Trotter to name just a few. The Eagles were not expected to make it this far in the season, but they easily stomped Tampa Bay in the wild card round and marched into Soldier Field and played an overall great game. McNabb despite throwing a pick 6 played very well throwing for 2 TDs and rushing for 1. I had to look this one up but even Akers had a tremendous game kicking 4 FGs to help end the Bears season.
9. November 25th 2002
Philadelphia Eagles 38 San Francisco 49ers 17
This was a Sunday Night game to remember for Eagles fans. The week before McNabb went down with a fractured ankle against the Arizona Cardinals, which I attended. We were pretty uncertain Koy Detmer was going to be able to lead the team to Ws with McNabb out and I remember the very first play of the game just being UGLY and you got the "oh ..great" feeling. Detmer ended up lighting it up before getting injured himself and having A.J. Feeley finish out the game and the remainder of the season while McNabb rehabbed back to health.
8.November 15h, 2004
Philadelphia Eagles 49 Dallas Cowboys 21
When we ultimately look back at Donovan's best years 2004 was pretty much the year that you remember. We had a good O-line, Terrell Owens, Chad Lewis, and a pretty good defense too. McNabb was the most accurate and consistent that year and put up monster numbers. This was a game where we went into Dallas and pretty much smothered the Cowboys, it was a microcosm to the whole season offensively. This is where Donovan scrambled for 14 seconds and launched the ball 60 yards and completed 1 of Freddie Mitchell's 5 relevant catches. Terrell Owens also gave us something to laugh after he scored he decided to pose on the Dallas Cowboy's star...the one in the end zone. It was pretty embarrassing night for Tuna and Jerry but pretty awesome for the Eagles.
7. December 15th 2003
Philadelphia Eagles 34 Miami Dolphins 27
For the newer guys on here, the Miami Dolphins were actually a pretty good team back then. They had Jason Taylor and Zach Thomas in their prime leading a stout defense and Ricky Williams carrying the Miami Dolphin's offense that year. If you want to talk about predictability and play calling, the Eagles had some really nice play calls and great execution and it started right off the bat. A deep bomb to Pinkston for the first play of the game and then Brian Westbrook made a great 20 yard scamper for the score right after. The most amazing play came when I believe it was Freddie Mitchell with the WR pass to Brian Westbrook over Zach Thomas for the TD -- it was beautiful. Eagles critics were a little unsure if we were going to be able to stop Ricky Williams who at the time was having a monster season -- but besides from one long scamper the Eagles did a good job.
6. January 11th, 2004
Philadelphia Eagles 20 Packers 17
This game was pretty wild as most of you remember it quite vividly. Sheldon Brown gave up 2 quick TDs to the Packers making it an uphill battle from the get go. Brown at the time was in for I believe Bobby Taylor and was quite raw back then. He remembers telling the coach he was "cool," after the two TDs and went on to play a pretty good game after that. The offense was without Brian Westbrook, and most of the game the offense struggled. However, this is back when McNabb could make Vick-esque plays with his feet and towards the end of the game that's exactly what he did. The Packers defense was pretty good back then and I think they had 8 sacks that game with the last one setting up the infamous 4th and 26th. 4th and 26th is like 9/11 in the regard that you knew exactly where you were and what you were doing when the play happened. After the Dawkins INT and run back you just knew the Eagles were going to win and it ended up being one of the greatest plays in playoff history.
5. December 25th 2006
Philadelphia Eagles 23 Dallas Cowboys 7
Merry Christmas to Philly seeing as this was a HUGE game coming down the stretch. The Eagles who lost McNabb in the middle of the season were pretty much fizzling out after a hot start and were forced to start Jeff Garcia. The first game wasn't pretty against the Colts, but Garcia led an amazing comeback including this game where the Eagles were supposed to lose. Instead the Eagles put on a beautiful defensive effort with a couple of sacks, picks and a goal line stand to boot. T.O. for most of the game was shut down and had a couple of his proverbial weekly drops. The crowd was crazy and for the Eagles to go in and take it to the Cowboys like that was just beautiful. Michael Irvin guaranteed the Eagles had no shot to win the week before and called their fairy tale over -- he was wrong. Say what you want about Jeff Garcia, the guy had great football instincts and could run the WCO extremely well.
4. November 15th 2010
Philadelphia Eagles 59 Washington Redskins28
A month after McNabb claimed the Eagles made a mistake by trading him the Eagles handed the Redskins a HISTORIC butt kicking. This game reminded me of the 1995 playoff game versus the Lions. The Eagles offense could just do no wrong that game and everything worked. It was so bad you actually felt sorry for Redskins fans
3. December 19th 2010
Philadelphia Eagles 38 New York Giants 31
Ah, still fresh in our minds! What a victory!
2. January 11th, 2009
Philadelphia Eagles 23 New York Giants 11
The entire season was marred by inconsistency seeing as we finished 9-6-1 and at one point benched McNabb in favor of Kevin Kolb for a game. The one thing we did have going for us was a really strong defense which really helped our team in the playoffs. The Giants that year were the SB favorites after winning the SB the previous year and having one hell of a regular season. Although it all started to crumble once Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg (LOL) and when the Eagles took it to them in their last regular season game (the first of 6 straight victories).
This game was a real battle and both offenses struggled mightily but if this was one game you had to give McNabb credit for in his later, less productive years, it had to be this one. He made some great plays with his feet, extending the play and ultimately leading the Eagles to score more points than the favored Giants. The Eagles/Giants rivalry has really heated up since 2006 and since both teams are run pretty well I don't see it dying down anytime soon.
1. January 23rd, 2005
Philadelphia Eagles 27 Falcons 10
We finally did it! We made it to the SB and there were plenty of story lines before the game started. We were without starting WR Terrell Owens and we were facing Mike Vick and a play making Falcons offense. Just like the 4th and 26th game you remember exactly where you were and who you were with this game. It just had such a special feeling and energy at the end of the game when you knew the Eagles were going to win it. The whole season had that feel but to finally make the big dance felt so good. The defense came up big that game and the offense made due without Owens. Who doesn't remember the hit Dawkins put on Crumlper or Derrick Burgess terrorizing Vick with his speed on the outside? What a game!
What games in the Reid era did I miss?
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Ah yes
44-6 is a good one… I thought about the Westbrook punt return, but that game overall was shitty. Both teams played pathetic, although the punt retrn did spark a huge winnins streak
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great list
wouldn’t change a thing, except 44-6 I’d put it right between 3 and 4
"EFF YOU, WE'RE WINNING ANYWAY!!!!!!" (Bye, Dawk)
wont debate you there
that was a pretty big game. it’s jsut that the game after…..left such a bad taste and killed the love for it
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yeah that did kinda kill it
Let's get it Birds.
by homestar2281 on Jan 18, 2011 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Yup...
44-6 is the only missing.
2005 had a few cool games too before the season went to Hades…that blocked punt returned for a TD against the LT, Drew Brees led San Diego. (20-17) If only Matt Ware could play corner!
It became the Mike McMahon, Ryan Moats, Reggie Brown Show a few weeks after this.
Drew Brees wasn’t “Drew Brees” yet but LT was killing everybody and the Birds shut him down.
I also liked the comeback versus KCin KC that year. Priest Holmes, Tony Gonzales were in their prime and got out to an early lead. But the birds came back. It just didn’t seem like anyone covered TO that whole game.
by AlwaysHopeful on Jan 18, 2011 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
oh yeah
The Chiefs one was another good one. the SD game we played like crap and should’ve lost
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hahahahahah SD game......
Matt Ware LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much for the 2nd coming of Bobby Taylor, i think hes actually still in league with the cardinals, hard 2 imagine, as for the Bears game wasnt that the one where hugh KOed Jim Miller???
by goldenbird09 on Jan 18, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
I don't remember Miller getting injured!
It was 10 years ago though, so I could be wrong!
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That was the highlight of the game
Hugh dumped him on his shoulder.
Kind of like the Carolina guy did to McNabb in ’03.
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It wasn’t as blatantly dirty (though it was dirty!). There was INT, and after in INT the QB is fair game to block (and Hugh destroyed him) since he’s potentially a tackler.
When you used the word "destroyed"
It made me think of that Chris Clemons block against the Vikings. I’m sure the link is available via YouTube.
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yep
I have a book of 50 greatest plays in Eagles history, and Hugh killing Miller is in it.
by philabronc53 on Jan 19, 2011 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
Pickle juice game?
Personally that was an awesome game to watch, I loved it. Especially since it was opening day too.
Yeah
Definitely. 41-14. Duce ran wild (201 yds), they recovered the opening onside kick, and pickle juice got stuck in Eagles’ lore.
another good one
I think Andy said at halftime of that game that they planned to start with an onside kick about a month before the game. Great way to open the season against the Cowgirls!
by philabronc53 on Jan 19, 2011 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
The Pickle Juice game is even better because
the Eagles weren’t good at the time and the win was a big shock. Right, that was to start off the first playoff season under Reid?
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Funny we're all mentioning different Dallas games
Besides 44-6 of course, there’s Pickle Juice, there’s 10-6 (Westbrook fall down), the one Joe listed with the McNabb scramble and my personal favorite …
When Drew Bledsoe was driving them for the win and Lito picked it in the end zone and took it 102 yards (or whatever) to the house to clinch it.
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44-3
What about the final regular season game against the ‘boys in 08? That fueled our NFC championship run, and watching it, at the time, was even better than this year’s skins game, since our defense played lights out too
It was 44-6
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Ya not sure how you mixed that up.
Game is awesome but it made me mad (irrationally perhaps) but Dawk played so great that game and then he was gone. Pissed me off that he ended like that here. But it was prolly for the best it would suck to remember a aging playing like shit Dawk on the Eagles. Younger fans would never have gotten the magic about Weapon X
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i feel bad for him
He never got his ring…and now look where he’s at. Shitty Broncos. Wish he could have taken less money, i miss his leadership on this d, even if its just in the locker room. maybe he will come back here to retire, i wouldnt be opposed to it.
by phillyfan330 on Jan 18, 2011 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
Like Duce?
I would LOOVVVVVEEEEEE that. Seriously bring back Weapon X.
IF we win a ring i get the feeling we will give him one. Kinda like the COlts did for the Edge
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He will coach someday
No doubt about him.
Him and Ray Lewis = Singletary. Passion and so much knowledge to share, they must be coaches eventually.
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What a great game
I was there for it, too. That was an ass-whupping they’ll never forget
Respect is not given, it is earned goddoggit! - Brian Dawkins
Other games
November 25, 2002 (Eagles 38, 49ers 17)
McNabb went down the week before and the people though the season was pretty much over. I know I did with Detmer/Feeley as the QBs the rest of the way. Eagles were playing the 49ers on MNF back when the 49ers still considered a considered a good franchise.
Anyways, in Koy Detmer’s 2nd start Reid went conservative & out schemed the 49ers defensive coordinator (Jim Mora Jr). Eagles beat the 49ers with 2 washed-up, ex-Packers (Freeman, Levens) and some really marginal offensive talent including J. Thrash and Stinkston. Eagles went on to go 5-1 down the stretch without McNabb.
Sept 15, 2008 (’Boys 41, Eagles 38)
Yeah, yeah I know the Eagles look but this is is one of the most exciting regular season games I have ever watched the Eagles play. Back-and-forth all night long with a bunch of huge plays. Eagles ended up on the short-end of the stick and couldn’t complete a last drive comeback but it will still a great game to watch at the bar in SF.
Nov. 27, 2008 (Eagles 48, Cards 20)
Game on Thanksgiving night that I was able to attend at the Linc and it didn’t disappoint. McNabb had one of his best nights in an Eagles’ uniform (27-39, 260 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTS with 4 carries, 24 yds). Arguably his last great game in an Eagles’ uniform. Marty had the perfect plays called and the Eagles got out to a 21-0 nothing lead and never looked back.
Oct. 8, 2006 (Eagles 38, Boys 24)
‘Get Your Popcorn’ but watch Lito steal the show. Merrill nearly has a stroke calling Lito’s pick six to seal the game. Thoroughly entertaining game with one of the best endings to an Eagles’ game in the past 10 years.
by MG77 on Jan 18, 2011 4:49 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
that cowboys game pissed me off
that was the one where McNabb scrambled on 4th down for 3 yards, and they spotted it like 2.5 yards short of where he finished
"EFF YOU, WE'RE WINNING ANYWAY!!!!!!" (Bye, Dawk)
No fucking way a loss can be one of the best games.
There are 50 great wins bgetter4 than this loss.
Shame on you.
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Thanksgiving Night Game
Personally felt that was the turning point for 2008 season… especially coming after the “I didn’t know football games could end in a tie.”
Others not on Joe or MG's list
Definitely the one against San Diego where they held in-his-prime LT to 7 yards rushing and Mikell/Ware blocked the kick. Mentioned above but not on your lists.
Two Giants games stand out in addition to the ones on the list:
The one in ’08 where they decided they were gonna mash Westbrook over & over and we went up there and won; I understand why you put 23-11 (playoff game vs. No. 1 seed in same season) ahead of it though.
Also the 23-20 playoff win might not be top 10, but it’s a top-20 candidate. I think that game started off REALLY poorly and then Westbrook took a 49-yard screen pass to the house and got us back in it. I think Buckhalter might have played really well in that game too, details are sketchy.
Very early on there was an MNF game against Green Bay where McNabb led a late drive and finished with a TD pass to Pinkston.
Seems like all our great games are against the same teams, NFC East rivals or Green Bay lol. Seemed for a while like we played them and St. Louis every year.
I would put dates on this post like MG but a true Birds fans should just remember. lol.
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A couple more
On MNF vs. the SpurrierSkins in ’02, 37-7.
Playoffs vs. MIN, Tarvaris throws a pick 6 to Asante and Westbrook takes a screen 70 yards for a late TD to seal it.
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If you need to look those dates up
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/
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That Packers game you mention was awesome.
Against the Giants, a 10-6 victory in October 2001. Snapped a 6 game losing streak against the Giants. The defense was amazing; the offense was stifled all game and McNabb hit Thrash in back right corner of the endzone for the game-winner.
I remember watching that in a bar (the long-defunct Tin Alley Grill in Lindenwold, NJ) and the place just went absolutely apeshit. You’d have thought it was the superbowl. I reappropriated my beer mug, which is probably why the place went out of business.
I thought of another one
It was an MNF game against the Vikings when Culpepper was the QB and JJ has Kearse as the Joker/Spy on Culpepper. I think it was his best game as an Eagle, he was everywhere that night.
I don’t even remember the score, just that we won and it was closer than it needed to be, but the JJ scheme and Kearse executing it really stood out.
Maybe Week 1 or 2 of ’05?
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How about
Westbrook’s punt return to beat the Giants in 2003?
Also, 23-20 OT victory over the Giants in 2006 playoffs (with Garcia at the helm). Pretty good list though. I’d forgotten about a couple of these till you mentioned them.
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Yeah both couldve made the list
That div game against the Sants pissed me off, we should’ve won that
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I agree!
Garcia was marching down the field at the end of that game, but an offensive lineman had a false start. It really sucked because I was in the Fox Sports Grill in Atlanta, and there were a bunch of Saints fans line dancing.
After Sheldon’s destruction of Bush in the beginning of the game, I thought it was going to be our day. Oh well…
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That would've changed history
if Garcia would have led us to a Super Bowl.
Damn you, Scott Young.
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The Eagles have never been better. 2004
Week 13: vs. Green Bay Packers
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 3 0 14 17
Eagles 7 28 9 3 47
The Eagles turned in perhaps their best performance of the entire season when the 7-4 Green Bay Packers, who had won six straight, travelled to Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles offense completely gashed the Packers’ defense, and Brett Favre could do nothing with the stubborn Eagles’ defense. Donovan McNabb continued his hot streak from the previous week’s win against the Giants. Having completed his last 10 pass attempts of that game, and his first 14 attempts against the Packers, McNabb became the sole owner of the record for most consecutive passes complete – with 24 over two games. In the first quarter, Terrell Owens broke a tackle and raced away for a 41-yard touchdown. In the second quarter, Donovan McNabb fed Brian Westbrook a short pass that Westbrook took in a for a score. On the next series, Westbrook lined up in the slot and beat the coverage as he reeled in a 41-yard touchdown reception. McNabb gave L.J. Smith a turn on the next possession, completing a 6-yard touchdown to him. Dexter Wynn made a big punt return later in the quarter, leading to McNabb finding Westbrook over the middle. It was Westbrook’s third touchdown of the quarter, and McNabb’s fifth of the half – and the Eagles were leading the Packers 35-0 with time left in second quarter. Green Bay got a field goal before halftime. However, long completions by McNabb to Owens and Westbrook led to three third quarter field goals by David Akers. A 45-yard run by Dorsey Levens set up Akers’ fourth field goal at the start of the final quarter, which made it 47-3. Packers’ backup quarterback Craig Nall led Green Bay to two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter, long after the Eagles had called off the dogs. The win was an example of just how good the Eagles were. The Packers won their division that season, but were totally dismantled by Philadelphia. The Eagles offense clicked on all cylinders, with McNabb recording five touchdowns passes and a team-record 464 passing yards. Owens and Westbrook both had over 150 receiving yards. Meanwhile, the Eagles defense registered five sacks and held the Packers’ offense to three points while the starters remained in. The win put the Eagles at 11-1 and proved conclusively that they were light years ahead of the rest of the conference.
Favre later said something like no team ever played better than the Eagles did that night.
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Thought about that one too
that was a great game. i remember being nervous about that game lol
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this game was awsome
i remeber watching it jumpin outta my chair every time mcnabb threw a bomb to the endzone
by phillyfan330 on Jan 20, 2011 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
This list proved several things...
First, thanks for posting this. It was great thinking back to the “good old days.”
This list showed me:
1. McNabb had many more good moments, than bad moments.
2. The defense of the earlier years is a far cry from what we saw this year.
3. The Eagles were a dominant team. There’s no reason we can’t return to that form.
4. Regular season games DO matter. Obviously, teams make themselves legendary in the playoffs, but a 16 game season can still have memorable recollections.
5. Andy Reid has had many more good moments than bad moments.
Great list!
Don't Sweat the Technique...
Agreed with all points
My only beef with mcnabb s that hs play declined a lot faster than what most people say. After the 04 season I don’t really think he had one good consistent year after that.. Good games? Yes, quite a few. I think the Giants playoff game was the last game where I think he played at a really ultra high level. But man it does feel good to think back to the good ole days…
It’s gong to be tough to be dominant again, back then the NFC was a lot weaker
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It's hard to argue with your point...
2005: Injury shortened year
2006: Got off to a great start, then tore ACL
2007: Slow start due to injury, but went 8-6.
2008: Wasn’t “consistent” (like you said) but overall, a decent season.
2009: Wasn’t great, wasn’t bad.
The McNabb debate is a hackneyed discussion, so I won’t revisit it. I’ll just say I wish him the best, and I’m glad we have Vick.
Don't Sweat the Technique...
by JayDuce on Jan 18, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Good points
And lets not forget that we had some pretty good offensive line play, too. I think that especially the stability that Runyon and Thomas provided at the tackle position all of those years was a key component to the Eagles’ success.
It’s ironic that the Eagles won all of those games with a great defense and O line, and very average skill players as a whole. Now we have the skill players, but the defense and O line is average.
Playing defenses and blocking well on offense aren’t sexy but they work.
Go Eagles!
Great memories here
I also like the 2003 Westbrook punt return. We really played like shit that whole game and a loss would have really killed us. That punt return sparked a run and arguably saved the season.
Another good Giants game was the 36-22 win at the Meadowlands late in the 2006 season with Garcia. That was in the middle of a string of 3 straight divisional road wins in December. We scored 22 fourth quarter points in that game (sound familiar) capped by a Trent Cole pick 6.
Go Eagles!
Let me know when you do the 10 worst losses of the Reid era
I’ll chime in on those, they’re all heartbreakers too. Very rarely ever get blown out.
All the playoff losses,
the Vikings this year,
the Week 1 thud vs. GB when we had no punt returner,
the Ravens/Kolb game,
the Bengals game — that tie felt like a loss,
two Dallas games to end ‘09,
The annual AFC dumps — vs. JAX and TEN back to back one year
at OAK 13-9 when Peters got hurt
The 62-yard Matt Bryant kick at TB when we were still euphoric about Westbrook’s play,
etc.
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27-3 at Pitt
the ’04 year when us, NE and PIT were the completely dominant teams in the NFL.
Sorry, don’t mean to ruin a happy thread, just got to reminiscing.
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30-24 against the Giants at home early in '06
We were up 24-7 going into the 4th and they won in OT. We paid them back later in the year, though.
Go Eagles!
That one was brutal
When DeSean took the punt back this year, one of my first thoughts was “that’s for Plaxico, bitches!”
We had no business losing that game, but the Giants owned us for the early part of the decade. I definitely consider them more of a nemesis than Dallas or Washington.
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Buzz Killington...
Oh man, I was feeling all upbeat, and you just brought me down…
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My bad yo
When I started reminiscing, ALL the games came back, not just the Ws.
I guess when you make the memories you don’t know if they’re going to win it or not
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The game two years ago that we were all but gone to the playoffs and then through a series of losses by just the right teams all we had to do was beat Dallas. Then we proceeded to trounce them in one of the Eagles best defensive showings in recent memory with two defensive touchdowns and countless sacks on Romo.
Best lost ever…’07 Patriots vs Eagles. First 55 minutes were great: the 5-5 Philadelphia Eagles were ahead the 8-0 Pats going into fourth quarter, A.J. Feeley was outdueling Tom “50 TDs” Brady (who finished with just one TD pass), D held one of the greatest offenses ever to 24 points (plus another 7 for the Pats thanks to a pick-six), and Eagles were going down the field for the go ahead score!
….then Feeley over throws Kevin Curtis and right into the hands of Asante Samuel. Sigh Still, given the situation, it was spectacular to watch Eagles just give it their all and nearly came up with one of the best upsets of all times.
RIP Jim Johnson, best ever.
RIP Sean McDermott's job.
are you sure it was 8-0 how would that happen
if we wrere at 5-5
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agreed
i almost put that game on the top 10…but it was a loss… that was probably the best ive felt after a loss…esp since we were playing soo damn poor then
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I remember think that the Pats would lose the game and be sooooo hyped
and then the INT and it came rashing down. ahhhh so many “soooooo close” type games
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That was a good game
And then they lost the next week (or prior week) to Seattle when Feeley also started and Westbrook runs a punt back late, gets pushed out at the 14 when he might have been able to cut back … and Feeley throws a pick to Tatupu and ends it.
That was one of those seasons where even though they lost a lot they were in every game. I think they had the 16-3 to the Giants and maybe a bad loss to Dallas and six close losses.
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A couple of Honorable Mention
Vs. Giants in ‘08 at Meadowlands. Desean humiliates New York’s D and Special teams.
Vs. Faulk-Warner led Rams in Vet. Rams were a juggernaut. No McNabb. AJ Feeley and B Taylor lead us to a win.
The TO return game has to be on there. That was a great actual game in addition to all the extras. Man, I loved Lito.
And I’d add the pummeling of Big Ben in ‘08 to that list. I still think the ’08 team at it’s best was the best team in Reid’s tenure.
The Giants playoff game in 06-07 is up there too. Definitely one of the best games Dawk ever played. All OVER the field that night.
And i also understand your point about 4th&26 being lower due to the aftertaste, but after Miracle #2, it was the same thing, and technically any other game lol
true on all accounts
Dawk always got up for Giants games.
The big ben game was a great one…..To returng ame was sweet too.. Although Michael Lewis almost blew it for us…
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oh man
all those sacks, but Dawkins leaping over that blocker for his is the one that sticks in my mind. he had turned it to insane mode that week after everybody had been questioning how good he still was. Loved it.
"I will never have my best season," Brian Dawkins
"There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." Bruce Lee
"This fucking game is over!" Chuck Bednarik
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" Mike Tyson
by Talon Talent on Jan 21, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
What about the Frankford Yellow Jackets throwback game?
I guess because it was Detroit, it wasn’t that impressive of a victory … but it was damn sure fun to watch Kevin Curtis rack up 221 yards and 3 TDs and score me 74 points in fantasy that day (long-TD bonuses included; and I started him on a whim)
Those jerseys were hideous btw but they made em look good.
This thread is proof that Super Bowl win or not, I wouldn’t trade being an Eagles fan for anything. Who’s with me?
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by D3Keith on Jan 20, 2011 12:21 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
My Top 10
Like my list of the losses in MRPH’s post, there’s probably a few of these that are more memorable to me because of the circumstances of being there or where I watched the game.
10. The Pickle Juice Game, 2000 – this seems so long ago, doesn’t it? The Eagles got a reality check the following week with another bad loss to the Giants, as was customary at the time, but how fun was it on opening weekend to crush Dallas?
9. 2003 — Eagles @ Packers. Great comeback on MNF. Pinkston in the front of the endzone for the game-winner.
8. 2003 — Cowboys @ Eagles. A pretty routine 36-10 win over the Cowboys, who were surprisingly competitive for most of that year, but the implications were huge for the NFC title. It was my first Eagles vs. Cowboys game and my wife’s first Eagles game. There weren’t any real highlights to this game, it was just good, solid Eagles defense and the West Coast O working to perfection. Tied 10-10 at halftime, I was very nervous. The 2nd half was party time.
7. Eagles vs. Giants —10-6 victory in October 2001. Snapped a 6 game losing streak against the Giants. The defense was amazing; the offense was stifled all game and McNabb hit Thrash in back right corner of the endzone for the game-winner.
I remember watching that in a bar (the long-defunct Tin Alley Grill in Lindenwold, NJ) and the place just went absolutely apeshit. You’d have thought it was the superbowl. I reappropriated my beer mug, which is probably why the place went out of business.
I missed the season-ending Eagles-Giants game that season while on my honeymoon in Jamaica, where the game wasn’t on. I sort of watched it on the bottom line. I’m sure if I’d seen it, I’d probably have that game on this list, too. That was the back-and-forth all game with the division title on the line, and Damon Moore stopped Dixon on the 1 yard line on the crazy lateral play.
6. 2004 — Eagles vs. Packers. That game was supposed to be huge. It wasn’t even really a game. My favorite moment was late in the game one of the packers scored, and was dancing a bit too much, and one of our backup DBs (might have been Mikell) taps him on the shoulder and points at the scoreboard.
5. Christmas Day, 2006. I’ve written about this before. I watched this game and 2 days later headed for Jamaica for my 5-year anniversary. “Invincible” was shown on the flight down, and I unexpectedly encountered a ton of Eagles fans at the resort. I’d be lying if I said the “high” from that game didn’t make the whole great trip even better.
4. Lito Sheppard Game — You know the one I mean. It’s probably a lot higher than it should be given that it’s only so memorable because the Eagles almost choked a way a game that was in the bag, but like the New Miracle at the Meadowlands, it was one of the rare games where WE got to have that swing from despair to elation.
3. New Miracle at the Meadowlands. In terms of me completely going insane and running around my house yelling, this is rivaled only by the Lito Game and the 2004 NFC Championship.
2 44-6. Unofficially, this was a playoff game. It was amazing to see everything that day break the way it needed to around the league to set up a play-in game for the last wild card. Given that it was likely meaningless, I wasn’t going to let the Eagles dominate my anniversary trip to Atlantic City. Our plan was to watch a little of the game at the sports bar, and then go have dinner. But when things worked out for the birds, we eat a quick dinner, getting text updates, and ran back to the sports bar for the most fun 3 quarters of Eagles football I’ve ever seen. The best part was when the table of Cowboys fans got up to leave in the third quarter, and the whole bar started chanting, “Na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye!”
Also, I’m friends with the most obnoxious, trash-talking Cowboys fan in the world. Normally, I don’t have too much of a defense with our team’s propensity to not win the Superbowl, so it was nice to have a whole offseason where I could just say “44-6”.
1 — 2004 NFC Championship — after the three straight NFCC losses, it was amazing to finally see the Birds win the chance to be in the Superbowl. I’ll always remember jumping up and down on my sofa when Chad Lewis, who sacrificed his body for the team, caught his 2nd TD.
You’ll notice too many of them are against the Cowboys. I loathe the Cowboys far, far more than I dislike any other team. It’s not even close.
by BrianS on Jan 20, 2011 8:52 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Damn I forgot about the Damon Moore tackle
We scored 10 points in the last 2 minutes to take the lead, and the Giants only had time for one play. I really thought that they were going to score on that lateral play. What a relief when Moore made that tackle.
Go Eagles!
BrianS / Green in Baltimore = same?
I missed the season-ending Eagles-Giants game that season while on my honeymoon in Jamaica, where the game wasn’t on.
No way, Green’s story involves watching the Eagles in Jamaica, no?
Damon Moore stopped Dixon on the 1 yard line on the crazy lateral play.
You mean one-time frequent BGNer Damon Moore? (nobody knows if it’s the real Damon Moore, do we?)
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Great post Brian
I like hearing about the wheres and whys. I already know how I view the game from my perspective, cool to hear where other fans were and how things went down
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Excellent recap
of some of these games. As a Giants fan, I like that 2 of the top 3 are against my team. We do have a great rivalry. I used to hate the cowgirls more than any other team in the NFL, with the eagles as a very close second, BUT, that has slowly changed over the past couple of years because we keep losing to you boys. After Dec. 19, and along with players like vick and d-jack, it is now official: i hate the eagles more than any other team. I guess that amazing come-back of yours more than evens things out after the Sept. 17, 2006 overtime come-back we had against you at the linc.
"Just when I thought you could'nt be any dumber, you go and do this... AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!!
I think the Eagles have given better than they’ve gotten from the Giants during the Reid era, including two of three playoff meetings, but you guys have the ring to show for it so that probably puts the scales in NY’s favor despite the Eagles owning the rivalry.
I’ll always hate Dallas more, though. There’s just more bandwagon cowboys fans here. (In fact, it’s probably Steelers, Ravens, Cowboys, Eagles in my little redneck corner of Central PA)
The Eagles have given
better than they’ve gotten in our rivalry. Going all the way back to the Cunningham, Reggie White days, I remember losing to your Eagles a whole lot more than winning. So it does not surprise me that you would put your hatred for the Giants much lower on your list. I have the same situation with the Skins. We always beat them, especially when it counts. I believe we are 3-0 in the playoffs vs. them including 17-0 at home in 1987 NFC championship game. (love that game!) Against the Eagles I believe my Giants only postseason win was in the 2000 playoffs, if memory serves. But yeah, We have 3 Lombardi trophies so you igles fans can only sqwauk so much. Even the Lowly ’Aints have won a Super Bowl and you have won ZERO….LOL
"Just when I thought you could'nt be any dumber, you go and do this... AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!!
Giants owned the Eagles in the late 90's
2000 was the low point losing to the Giants three times that year. I was on suicide watch. We turned things around in 2001. I do remember Randall being the Giants killer. He even did it with the Vikings in the playoffs.
Even though we have had recent success against the Giants I still hate them the most. Maybe it’s because I live in northern NJ and am surrounded by Giants fans. Honestly I hate all of the NY teams in all sports. The Eagles-Giants rivalry is a great one, with passionate fans on both sides.
And don’t get me wrong. I hate Dallas. Jerry Jones can never lose enough for my liking.
Go Eagles!
Jerry Jones
the enemy of my enemy is my friend they say, but, when the Eagles and Cowgirls play, I…. dont know what to do. But yeah, its always nice to see him lose. We saw WAAAAy too much winning in the 90’s by dem suckas. And Im kinda glad the G-Men are your #1 hated team. I wear it like a badge of honor.
"Just when I thought you could'nt be any dumber, you go and do this... AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!!
What about...
10/24/05 – Eagles 20 Chargers 17
Quintin Mikell blocked field goal return to win the game?
That's mentioned in the comments
I remember it because I definitely hugged the fat guy sitting next to me in a fit of delirium.
But that kind of togetherness amid pandemonium is why I’d never want to root for another team or another sport the way I root for the Birds.
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