A Crazy Ending You'd NEVER Expect! (Eagles vs. Giants 1988, Week 12)

Check out the 1988 Week 12 game highlights between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants!
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[@echoview]

I think CBS really had the best presentation for NFL games back in these days. There was so much electricity in the air on Sunday mornings and when the intro kicked in it was such a high. Best Era of football and best presentation to go with it

[@johnliberty3647]

agreed. From about 1983. to sometime around 1990. CBS had it down. Never again will we see the NFL presented in such a great manner.

[@timburr4453]

​​​@@johnliberty3647 I agree 100%. It was all so incredibly well researched, informative... When FOX got the NFL rights in 1993 and started carrying the NFC they went overboard trying to turn it into some kind of cartoonish comedy Nowadays I dont even watch the pregame. just the games. Both networks overdo it with the contrived skits and too much forced pop culture nonsense

[@sports3117]

Man, NFL Throwback be keeping us in good hands with these classic games!!

[@NFLVault]

😊

[@Diamond-ks4er]

@@NFLVault can you do a history of nfl rivalries an nfl divisions an conferences

[@djeanpierre]

@@NFLVault are these games digitally mastered somewhere?

[@ericsigersmith2831]

War damn eagle

[@EmpressTouch]

History should be something we all cherish, that what has preceded us has both meaning to our lives today and for those whom we had it to in future. I remember this anticlimax, but despite my team losing the game, it should be regarded in the same way as witnessing an F1 driver finishing the race - in the pit lane (as Michael Schumacher did in the 1998 Silverstone UK Grand Prix). One of those moments...

[@INTERLOPER-CS]

I want these classic intros back! Also Randall Cunningham for the Hall of Fame

[@JahBronee]

I hated him (GIANTS fan) but he’s definitely Hall-worthy.

[@JAWrightonline]

​@@JahBroneeI remember a clip from NFL Films where a reporter was talking to 10-12 Giants fans. He was trying to get them to say Randall Cunningham was overrated. They weren't having any of it. One man, who seemed to be the leader of the group, said, "He (Cunningham) may be overrated to you but he was Joe Montana against us."

[@ervinghenderson4780]

The Pots and Pans theme? Summerall doing the voice over intro? Late 80s football at it's best.

[@michaelcoleman7018]

This is how you open a game. Miss this

[@nickbigmann5228]

I miss Pat Summerall and John Madden. For those too young that missed out on that era of the NFL it's gone forever. And that makes me sad.

[@Knightmessenger]

The only downside to this theme (and Gridiron Dreams- John Tesh) is that it required an opening narration every time. With Summeral that's no problem but Im not sure if the networks want that for every game.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Jerome Brown was a monster.

[@ButterbeanThe]

I just watched this and was going to type the samething. Dude was running through, over , pancaking right through that line. Both defenses had the QBs scared. I think Hostetler had the better arm vs Sims, Sims had such a slow release.

[@flexiblestrategist9922]

When Parcells found out The Eagles drafted Brown, he immediately went to Simms and said" our lives just got more dificult". That's when he focused on drafting O linemen.

[@stevep8445]

Was at this game. My buddy was a die hard Giants fan and he gave me a free ticket to go with him. We made the 2 hour drive down to the game (pre gaming it at one of the many watering holes on Route 17 lol). I just remember it being a damp, misty day. It was in the upper 40s, but when the sun went down, the dampness made it feel cold..

[@Rk-bd2ez]

Yes , nasty weather. I was there too. I remember being in the parking lot exiting section 17D. The winds picked up and the car felt like it was lifting off the ground,

[@flexiblestrategist9922]

I was there, too. I was 22 and with my older brother who's a Giants fan. We were in upper level at 10 yard line.

[@JRBRyt]

The number of times the Giants have lost to the Eagles in stupid ways is uncanny

[@1990Thunderbolt]

how do you think i feel about my patriots losing to the giants twice in the super bowl, in a stupid dumb luck situations! -_-

[@Wolf_3125]

For all the bizarre ways that the Giants have lost to the Eagles, at least the didn't blow a 28-3 lead.

[@maddenmoments8748]

They just added one more to the list

[@1990Thunderbolt]

@@maddenmoments8748 lmfao never a dull moment between the eagles and the giants. i can't remember the last time either one of them beat each other in a blowout.

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

Glad it Happen in 2010

[@troysmith958]

Nobody but older guys like me talk about or remember how good randall Cunningham really was he opened the door for guys like Vick, newton, Jackson and other moblie qbs if he had went to the super bowl and won it in 98 he would probably be in the hall of fame right now

[@casperguylkn]

Anderson with that miss against Atlanta. Also, Minnesota clobbered Denver in the regular season. Methinks it was rigged for Elway (his last season).

[@leonardus6009]

Randall Cunningham was a beautiful gift. He was an innovator at QB. He paved the way for today's modern running/passing hybrid. He was underrated. He did not receive his proper recognition because he came to Philadelphia from the west (UNLV). So much talent, but unfortunately his skills were not fully developed. He was ahead of the era. What is oft overlooked is his arm strength, the ability to throw down-field 75-80 yds. At QB you can witness how easy and fluid his skill level . He was truly on another level out on the football field. He was a joy to watch play QB in the NFL.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@casperguylkn Minnesota didn't play Denver in the 1998 regular season. Denver's two losses that year were to the Giants and Miami in back to back weeks.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@Mike Russo Beat me to it. Precisely why everyone was salivating over that matchup. Two offensive juggernauts with defenses that could be moved on. I remember folks thinking it could be the highest scoring SB ever. Probably would've been.

[@rodneyking8896]

@@leonardus6009 He was also a pain in the ass and was very divisive on his own team. He grew out of it by the time he went to Minnesota.

[@constantdarkfog49]

I love seeing these old Eagles uniforms, they were so cool. Great game, The Birds hang tough, good D.

[@juanpabloperez9063]

that uniforms are goats

[@alfjgist]

This was the Miracle at the Meadowlands they forgot about. The Eagles took advantage of a rule and scored the game winning TD. I don’t think it could get any stranger for this rivalry than this game.

[@Herrera777]

Good ole 80's and 90's. Summeral and Madden every Sunday. Reggie, LT, Cunningham, DT, Okoye, Montana, Rice, Emmitt, Aikman, the Bills, Boomer, Elway, T. Davis, Faulk, Marino, Barry S, Deion S, etc... So many LOL

[@DV1287]

Ten years after the miracle in the meadowlands? Should be an interesting game. Hope each td won’t be weirder than the first...........

[@2003jsciarrino]

60 minutes will be seen in it's entirety except on the west coast

[@mjwatts1983]

Followed by Murder She Wrote

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Followed by Chris simms the best lefty in the history of the texas Longhorns and NBC football extraordinaire and took the Bucs to the playoffs before the spleen

[@diaz5292]

where it will be shown at it's regularly scheduled time...lol

[@diaz5292]

@@mjwatts1983 Ever see Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate? You'd never know it from her years on 'Murder She Wrote', but she is a GREAT actress!! Also Frank Sinatra was in that, and he was very good as well. Great flick!👍

[@vincentparrella272]

Hahahahaha

[@twincity6079]

I like the old school unis!

[@sixburgh64ss]

That Byars catch on the sideline would have been fantastic for a WR, let alone a FB.

[@jasonfullerton7763]

Byars played TE in the later years of his career. He was more like Travis Kelce than Mike Alstott. That catch, although outstanding, is not out of character for KB.

[@sixburgh64ss]

@@jasonfullerton7763 I see. Thanks.

[@rodneyking8896]

Fullbacks were expected to contribute as receivers. Byers, Rathman, Moose Johnstone all were quite good. I'm sure I'm missing a few.

[@sixburgh64ss]

@@rodneyking8896 I don't think any of those guys were "expected" to make a basically a one handed, toe dragging sideline snag like that. Lol I'd put Kimble Anders on that list.

[@chipmillard5043]

Byars could block too. Do a search for "Keith Byars Pepper Johnson block" (and yes, Johnson played for the Giants). The crazy thing is Byars and Johnson were best friends; I think they were best men at each other's wedding.

[@biggmike1293]

Between Joe Pisarcik's fumble, Matt Dodge kicking to Jackson when he was told not to (blowing a 31-14 lead by the team period), This game, and Elliots 63 yard FG in week 3 2017, how many more crazy, unfathomable more ways can the Giants lose to the Eagles? Im sure they'll find a new one tonight or in the future

[@kylebuckmaster6976]

The 83 yard punt return TD by Westbrook with a 1.5 minutes left and no timeouts after trailing 10-7 when Eagles were dead to rights at 2-3 to start 2003. Then go to win 9 of the last 10 of the regular season.

[@elijahschreiber9454]

well they found another way to tonight

[@chipmillard5043]

@M W Yeah, Cunningham had that 91 yard punt at Giants Stadium in 1989, the only NFL game ever decided by a punt.

[@coolj4000]

I just loved the way you jinxed us then I watch Evan engrem drop the game clinching pass and the giants blow a 27-14 lead with 5 mins left I thank you and hate you sir😂😂😂

[@biggmike1293]

@@kylebuckmaster6976 one positive that came from that in April 2004, We draft Eli.(Im sure some idiot is going to tell us we drafted Rivers, but we all now how it worked out)

[@malcolmcarroll2548]

This was the first year me and my step dad had season tickets for the Eagles. Buddy had Parcells number most times. Often with some crazy stuff like this. Also, this game played on 10th anniversary of the original Miracle at the Meadowlands. 😏

[@SPTO]

Holy Cow! Parcells was yelling so loud that the field mic picked it up. What an insane and bizarre way for the Giants to lose that one.

[@NFLVault]

Probably the most underrated weird ending I’ve ever seen

[@SPTO]

@@NFLVault There's a '90s Eagles/Cowboys game that had a pretty weird ending as well though not as crazy as that.

[@elijahschreiber9454]

are u referencing the 4th and 1 game?

[@SPTO]

@@elijahschreiber9454 Nope, Week 3 1997 Eagles @ Cowboys on MNF. The Eagles quickly got down the field with only seconds left and were set to kick the winning FG. The timing was messed up on the FG and the holder had to run the ball to the endzone. It looked like he had a shot at getting in there but he dropped the ball and it was a free for all for it. Nonetheless the Eagles lost.

[@untexan]

It was exactly what happened to Tony Romo years later. The holder went to put the ball down and dropped it.

[@andyraphael]

Man 80s football was amazing

[@thersten]

Damn. Those hits from back in the days were brutal.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

RIP Pat Summerall

[@2003jsciarrino]

Love these uniforms for both teams

[@Weontherisebyrandy]

This rivalry game was epic ending

[@hdmf]

This is the "miracle" everyone seems to forget. Not me, I saw each and every one of them live.

[@phillytnoize]

It got no better than Summerall and Madden on a late fall Sunday afternoon. Especially calling a Birds victory ;-) What a game!

[@CLSmith411]

Hearing the Giants fans go from a roar to silence is amazing

[@pinehawk9600]

My father was a big Giants fan. I remember his cursing up a blue storm when the Birds won this one 😂.. RIP Dad.....

[@flexiblestrategist9922]

Mine, too! "I can hear him now: "AHHH FOR CHRIST SAKE!!!"

[@Waitukubuli]

As an Eagles fan now 48, I really feel your dad's loss. My dad and I would sit there and watch the Eagles together when they had Jaworski and Cunningham, some of my best bonding memories with him. Eagles had some awesome regular-season moments in those days but would always screw it up in the playoffs. I almost bought playoff tickets for a game in 1996 for him and me, but then I knew he would be upset at me for spending so much money. (The Eagles were underdogs at home against Detroit but blew them out 55-25). And then ... a few weeks later out of nowhere my dad gets terminal brain cancer and is dead in eight weeks. Man how I wish I bought those tickets for him and me, one last father-son memory. And I was so touched by the Giants fans on KZbin (father and son) cheering for the Eagles against Tom Brady back in 2017 or so. It was more about cheering against Brady, which I excitedly did when the Giants played him twice with Manning. Never before and never since (and probably never again) did I cheer hard for the Giants to win than in those two games. I was so happy when they won!!!

[@pinehawk9600]

@@Waitukubuli Sorry for your loss... yeah same here Jaworski was QB when I started following the Birds.just isnt the same without the watching FB and mom cooking...

[@exdemocrat9038]

@@Waitukubuli I'm sorry for your loss. I was at that Detroit game.

[@johnliberty3647]

I had forgotten how great Jerome Brown was

[@DjPyro2010]

Nothing beats 80s background instrumentals. I it had it's own radio station

[@randydubin7118]

2:26 Apparently the Giants were doing the "Look to the sideline for the audible" thing 20 years before it became popular in the college game. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jacktanner2835]

Back to the ruling though, it appears as if the ball did NOT go past the line of scrimmage following the block; since it appears to have been batted back behind the line and picked up behind said line, technically speaking, the Eagles could have advanced it. They wouldn't have been able to do so if the ball was blocked but past the line unless the Giants touched it first (Leon Lett 1993 Thanksgiving Day game). I think my analysis of this is correct but I am not 100% sure. EDIT: The ball appears to be at the 14 yard line (hence Pat Summerall calling it a 31 yard attempt) and the Eagles player got it between the 14.5 and 15 so yeah, the kick was blocked and the ball went into the backfield and the Eagles player was well in his right to try to advance it.

[@joe_zeay]

It was my understanding the defense can pick up and advance the ball, but not the offense

[@jacktanner2835]

@@joe_zeay If a kick is blocked and it doesn't advance past the line of scrimmage, the offense can still attempt to advance it. There is precedent for such a situation as well - in 1980, Packers kicker Chester Maricol had his kick in overtime blocked and the ball bounced right back to him, which he proceeded to run in for the touchdown. BTW, he was also high on cocaine. No BS.

[@joe_zeay]

@@jacktanner2835 hahaha thats hilarious. Man the NFL rulebook is a pain the sift through. Took me half an hour to find the Kicking section lol

[@tancredifalconeri7419]

Thanks for the explanation. The rule is weird tho, offence should be always allowed to advance the ball after a blocked kick

[@jacktanner2835]

@@joe_zeay Here is the play: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXKVl3ulitB6aMk

[@markminter6312]

Between this game and the Week 16 last minute loss to the Jets, the 1988 Giants sure snatched an early off-season from the jaws of the playoffs.

[@EmpressTouch]

We were 7-3 and two games clear after Week 10. 7-4 going into this game and 10-5 when playing the Jets. It wasn't the last time we finished 10-6 and DIDN'T make the play-offs. The 1980's were brutal...

[@markminter6312]

@@EmpressTouch They weren't THAT brutal for the Giants. They won a Super Bowl that decade and went to the playoffs five times in ten years. Could be a lot worse.

[@derpmcgerp8062]

What's funny is the NFC East now is just as competitive as it was in the 1980s and 1990s. It's just that this year instead of every team being good, the division is close because every team is bad. 😂

[@derpmcgerp8062]

@Mike Russo that is very true. The Eagles aren't as bad as their record. They are a very well-rounded and competitive team when they're healthy. The years following their Super Bowl run, they've dealt with critical injuries each year and yet still managed to stay competitive, which is a testament to their will and heart. As a Browns fan, I have to agree with you. The Eagles put up much more of a fight against the Ravens and Steelers than my team, and not to mention they actually beat the 49ers, where-as teams like the Rams and Patriots got beat up by the same 49ers since (granted, Jimmy G was injuries and couldn't play the Eagles, but still, Eagles wouldn't have gotten crushed 33-6). Same as last year. The Eagles started off 5-7 and won 4 straight games to win their division with practice squad players, which was in my opinion one of Carson Wentz's finest moments. A lot of people like to look at the stats and claim the Cowboys were better last year, but don't seem to consider their record against common opponents. While the Cowboys lost to the Jets, Bills, Bears, and Packers, the Eagles actually beat all 4 of those teams, and of course beat the Cowboys Week 16 when it mattered. THAT BEING SAID, this year it's not JUST injuries. They CAN turn it around and have a winning record, but for now they are losing. They are still playing badly in quite a few ways. Although injuries are a part of it, the chemistry and consistency has simply not been the same. Yes, they did play hard against good opponents, but they also tied with the Bengals and played very sloppy against the Giants (I'm not gonna count the Washington loss just because Week 1 was pretty much Preseason). Carson Wentz, the RB room, a few skill players, and the front 7 have been holding the team together. I liked Doug Pederson as the HC for the first few years, but honestly ever since Frank Reich left the play-calling has just not been as good. If it wasn't for Carson Wentz pulling hat tricks, Doug's overanalyzing and play-calling would've lost the Eagles so many games.

[@derpmcgerp8062]

@Mike Russo and by the way, my comment was just a joke. It is a fact that every team in the NFC East currently has a losing record. Making a joke about how all of the teams are bad doesn't mean 1 or 2 teams aren't gonna eventually turn their seasons around. Don't have to condescendingly call me a "casual fan" over it. Jeez. Lol

[@diaz5292]

Lol

[@jackkitchen737]

This was my all time favorite opening sequence and theme for an NFL broadcast on any network. Always got pumped when that music started. And I remember this game.

[@boridebrooklyn8300]

We should’ve had at least one Super Bowl chip with this eagles team

[@jasonjohnson8886]

Even the announcers were tougher back then

[@MrWolf22804]

Finally they have a game from 1988

[@PittsburghRocks]

Eagles need to bring back those sharp kelly green and silver uniforms.

[@mgdiaz2158]

What a game! Love those eagles. That team was really good.

[@CTremoglie]

So good they never won a playoff game

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

The most dramatic railvary ever

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Iron bowl intensity

[@casperguylkn]

Yeah and the networks caught on, and it helps there in big TV markets. The games are regularly televised nationally.

[@oldcougar65]

Everytime a ball went on the ground downfield, Chris Carter was around it to recover it. It was uncanny what a ball-hawk he was.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Between this game and the famous ending they had against the 49ers that same year (Joe Montana coming off of the bench to find Jerry Rice with less than 2 minutes left), the Giants lost quite a few heartbreakers in 1988

[@augustuscaesar9995]

Yes, the 1988 Giants had many tough losses that year. The one that I always remember is loss on the last game of the season against the Jets when the Giants needed a win to make the playoffs

[@bigrich6075]

@@augustuscaesar9995 why did they play the jets that year when they didn't play the AFC East that year

[@augustuscaesar9995]

@@bigrich6075 The Giants had the 5th place schedule during the 1988 season. In the schedule used at that time, the last place team in five team divisions only played two inter conference games, both of them against the two 5th placers in the other conference. In 1988, the Giants had games against the Jets and the Chiefs, the two 5th place teams in the AFC the previous season

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

Has anyone noticed how much better defensive backs were back then? If you watch a game today on EVERY play the DB is grabbing and holding the WR, they never look for the ball or play the ball. You didn't see any of that back then. DB's were so much better coached in this era.

[@keithc.5764]

ABSOLUTELY NO !!!!!!!!! YOU'RE SO WRONG ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY.

[@timburr4453]

They indeed were better coached. A lot better especially at anticipating throws, jumping routes and getting their head turned around

[@diaz5292]

I despise both of these teams, of course, as I'm a Cowboys fan, but this was a GREAT game!! Both teams fought like hell and gave it their all!! And what a crazy ending!!! Thanks for this upload!!👍

[@stevecox7462]

I like how NFL throwback kept the epic NFL on CBS intro in there 👍🏿 only the NBA on NBC intros rivaled these 💯

[@aaronsalinas7696]

What a great game

[@mikem6563]

Those CBS Sports Pots & Pans Intros are fantastic

[@kamartb3588]

Giants love losing to the eagles in unexpected fashion also FINALLY more games from the gang green era

[@edge224]

I remember Jeff Hostetler winning a Superbowl, also on that occasion replacing injured Sims. he had been playing starter for a few games, but in reality he was Sims' reserve. Sometimes dreams come true 🔝

[@JulianHernandez-ui7rt]

5:13 wtf was that scream🤣

[@trayvondixon9661]

Lol

[@MrWolf22804]

Hopefully for thanksgiving they can post the Cowboys vs Redskins 1974, 1968, 1978, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2012, 2016, Or 2018

[@elijahschreiber9454]

well they play on sunday so hopefully there is a good upload soon

[@hashim2401rmg]

I'm still heartbroken over this game all these years later as a giant fan

[@knockitofff]

little did you know that DeSean's punt return was still to come LOL

[@Whereyahidin]

@@knockitofff lol

[@MIKELIN8]

It's always fun, as an Eagles fan, to go back in time and hear every announcer take the side of our opposition. First Madden says the ball can be advanced because it was kicked on 3rd down, then both he and Summerall agree that Parcells was right, the ball can't be advanced and the game should go on. Then when the ref calls the play...the tenor of conversation becomes defeated. Guys, the Giants lost, not the announcers. lol

[@wildforthecats661]

Miracle in the Meadowlands #2.

[@themilkynipple2801]

Youre right, did not expect that ending

[@jeffreycollier4220]

I remember this game it was cold and wet it rained i believe all weekend in philly and NY i was a rookie truckdriver then and went too NYC every day wow what a game Go Eagles.Its something Philly allways have good games in NY at the Meadowlands.Too this day in 2020 Philly has owned but NY has The Superbowls rings Thank God The Eagles have won one.Randall 12 Reggie 92 Simms11 LT 56 20 Morris 41 Byers .coaches Buddy Ryan Bill Pachells all Hall of Fame people.

[@jonreeder798]

I forgot how sims used to throw man that guy had a rocket arm

[@stracepipe]

This game is why I am an Eagles fan. I had absolutely no interest at all in American football until I saw this game.

[@akikiskywalker3xm59]

!blackdiamondpress.2k20 ..this was Great. A real Classic. Thanks. Happy Thanksgiving. Signed by the Jr. jr 😝

[@0RatedChess]

Ok, we have 2 Miracle of the Meadowlands (1st one was a magical fumble, 2nd one was DESHAUN JACKSON!) and... Oh I forgot too many.

[@Messiah_Black]

A throwback to when the NFC East was actually good...

[@ramal5708]

no matter the score the Giants sometimes always finds way to choke against the Eagles last minutes of game

[@darrylreedy5079]

More like always

[@casperguylkn]

There were very few Giants comebacks. The one I remember was in the Eli era when they had Burress and they scored 17 straight points to come back.

[@conspo5533]

I probably want Urinating Tree do a video about the giants

[@iexist_15]

He did. It's called: "The New York Giants: Professional Football's Sentient Derp". Admittedly, it is a period piece, created during the 2017 season before Danny fucking Dimes was the QB, McAdoo was the HC, and Eli hadn't retired yet... but it's still pretty good (although I'm biased in my enjoyment of it as an Eagles fan).

[@ncanny6341]

He already did in 2017. I’m a Giants fan, but this is hilarious! Here’s the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r37Mmp6fpceGb5o

[@conspo5533]

@@iexist_15 oh I’m not talking about that season I’m talking about every season

[@iexist_15]

@@conspo5533 What like a Legacy of Failure? Granted the way the past 3 years have gone for the Giants it would be appropriate for a follow up

[@iexist_15]

@Jonathan Dee The One And Only I know I'm just trying to figure out what exactly @Spike Films wants when Tree has already made a video about the Giants

[@audreybowles6357]

Miracle at the Meadowlands Part II

[@Grendelbc]

Sweet.

[@genojustin4366]

This game also occurred on the weekend of the twentieth anniversary of the Heidi Bowl (Nov 17 1968) and the weekend of the tenth anniversary of the fumble ( Nov 19 1978 )

[@X-Factor-22]

Before Mike Vick and Lamar Jackson, there was Superman Randell Cunningham!!!

[@Joseph-lz5er]

Man the Eagles were loaded with great players, Cunningham, Byars, Jackson, HOF Chris Carter on offense., and Reggie White, Waters, Simmons, Brown, Joyner on defense. How did this team not make it to the SB is beyond me.

[@gary6754]

OL is was average... that was the difference Washington, Giants, Bears, Niners all had great OL's

[@chipmillard5043]

@@gary6754 LOL, the Eagles' offensive line in the late 1980s/early 1990s was BELOW average. The NFC was also very, very tough at that time.

[@AntiMTVMovement]

This was not the only heartbreaking loss the Giants suffered in 1988

[@cerealstroke2032]

The amount of close endings between philly and new york in history is unbelievable (Btw there could be more than this) There was the blocked FG for a TD this game, there was the strahan pick 6, there was the unexpected fumble by the giants for an eagles TD, there was the eagles comeback/DeSean Jackson punt return TD, there was the Jake Elliot 61 yard FG, then the next year another gamewinning FG by Elliot, there was last years Zach Ertz TD in OT... then last night was Boston Scott's TD The rivalry is real, even tho this years division should be deleted lmao

[@ReveiwKing999]

Don't forget Damon Moore tackling Ron Dixon at the four after he'd gone for 76. (Everyone seems to forget about that one)

[@phillyeaglesphan]

Absolute legend, the king Howard Eskin at 21:50.

[@chipmillard5043]

The Burger King.

[@27inzenith]

OK genius.

[@brendankyle7309]

The Eagles and Gaints is just the weirdest rivalry. The Eagles will always find a way to win in the most weird fashion

[@jasonjohnson8886]

They needed replay on that one

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Watching older NFL games, I just think of how guys like Randall Cunningham would've benefitted from these much more QB friendly rules of today. It's easy to say they were done a disservice with all the things defenses were allowed to do, but he still won a version of the MVP award twice (Pro Football Writers 1990, Newspaper Enterprise Associates 1998) and was a 3x Bert Bell award winner (writers Player of the Year). I just wish the offenses of the late 80s, 90s, and early 2000s were more willing to cater to the skill sets of the dual purpose QB. What's the point of drafting a guy like Heath Shuler, who ran a wishbone offense from middle school, if you're never going to allow him to use his legs? It was maddening...and all that coded stuff about Black QB's not being cerebral enough...Christ, they weren't developed by the white coaches at the high school and college level that just wanted them running to help them win games. Mike Vick, Kordell Stewart, etc...never truly utilized properly. Even Steve McNair in that deliberate, grinding offense Mike Heimerdinger ran in Tennessee didn't get to do what he had done at Alcorn State. The one year they turned him loose, he won the damn MVP in 2003.

[@MIKELIN8]

The problem was that Buddy Ryan didn't care about offense. Buddy's 'expertise' was defense and that's all he cared about. He famously told Randall "Go make 2 or 3 plays a game and we'll win".

[@Musicvidsetc]

I'd pay money to see an RPO-based offense w/ peak Randall and peak Barry Sanders as the backfield.

[@syxx242]

ive been a die hard Cowboy fan since 1980 but i always enjoyed watching NFC East games, they were always a blood bath back then

[@williamstocker584]

Seems like the rivalry games were more intense back in the 80/90s

[@Phillygoat1983]

I loved it lmao😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomasackerly2410]

Gd old days.

[@scottjohnson6455]

Love NFC East games. They all hate each other. The only division in the NFL where all teams have won a Super Bowl.

[@timburr4453]

Well...not back then. Cardinals

[@papadre70]

Philly has always found a crazy way to get a win in North Jersey. 😀😀

[@michaeljwarker2225]

Summeralls voice is so soothing

[@_PrimetimePranks]

The ultimate weapon!

[@buffalowildwings2246]

NFL Throwback , Thank U For Blessing Me With This Vid , Coming From A Eagles Fan Btw

[@NFLVault]

Glad you like it!

[@timburr4453]

Cunningham was an absolute phenom. Loved watching him play. He could scramble and buy time as well as Staubach and Tarkenton, he could drop back and throw, and he could just outright take off and run. It was rare to see someone who had that kind of skillset at such a high level. Yea we'd seen qb's that could run before but they usually either had popgun arms, or were generally inaccurate throwers, or small and not likely to hold up to NFL brutality. btw both the Giants and the Eagles need to go back to these uniforms. This look gives the Giants their personality back

[@astrostar49]

This was a day after the 10 year anniversary of the Miaracle at the Meadowlands. I forgot about this game.

[@andrejg4136]

That was some good work by the PHI Punter @ 3:05 to get a good rubgy-like punt off despite the high snap.

[@rodneyking8896]

Its insane how fast the two defenses compared to the offenses.

[@petegobeckli1386]

Miss those SUNDAYS. Dinner cooking on the stove. Hard hitting.. Crowd roaring. Yelling & screaming. CBS. SUMMERALD/MADDEN. etc. GOD

[@Kingofhemluck]

14:42 madden says where did that guy come from, classic

[@JS-ue2si]

Miracle at the Meadowlands 2

[@mikejennette8478]

lol Phoenix Cardinals in the NFC East

[@jacktheripoff1888]

Like Tampa in the NFC Central and Atlanta and N.O making up half the NFC West.

[@john-hill]

I mean they were the St. Louis cardinals

[@keithclark7266]

Yes. Before the 2002 realignment by the league, the Cardinals were in the NFC East, the Atlanta Falcons and the New Orleans Saints were in the NFC West

[@DanStrayer]

@@john-hill Dallas and St Louis in the East was a geography teacher’s nightmare.

[@jimbo-fk4dq]

One would have thought that the Cardinals would have been in the Central and the Bucs in the East. St. Louis and Chicago are regional sports rivals, and even after the Cards move to Phoenix, it's still pretty "Central", while Tampa is East in geography. Granted, the Cowboys always in the East will never make sense geographically, but I do get that it's done for rivalry reasons.

[@quadb6574]

I like the old days when NFL players wore the big shoulder pads.

[@timburr4453]

Nowadays they wear those weak little hutch toddler shoulder pads and look ridiculous

[@TommyRibs]

I was at this game. Rained the whole day.

[@cycomiko73]

....aaaaand that's the Giants in a nut shell. Almost my entire life watching crazy nutty things like that happening to my team!! 🤬

[@wlggee81]

It was amazing to see Simms, Cunningham and the Hoss fill the quarterback position as football players. however, today, the roughing flags would be slowing the game down.

[@briandonegan8480]

Anyone else watch this just to hear "Pots and Pans" ?

[@stats1233]

Now I know the name of this great theme music from my childhood. Thank you!

[@danielmoynihan100]

The first and ONLY Miracle at the Meadowlands PART TWO!

[@ctwwtc8761]

This game and the last game of they year vs the Jets killed this Giants season

[@thenobleone-3384]

Wow 3 yrs before my birth 1988.

[@peggyrider4783]

This game was unbelievable can you please make a New York giants vs New England patriots

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

I'm a Washington fan and I like these Giants unis. Wish they'd bring them back a few games out of the year.

[@Nonsense1986]

You can say Redskins. We don't care.

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

@@Nonsense1986 oh, I still refer to them as the Redskins, not that new name