Cunningham 's Capitol City Comeback! (Eagles vs. Redskins, 1989) | NFL Vault Highlights

Check out the 1989 Week 2 game highlights between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins!
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[@chrisuncleahmad]

Imagine Randall Cunningham under today’s rules

[@thesentinel5523]

YEP! He'd be throwing tubs all game. Now imagine Dan Marino or Joe Montana playing under today's rules. Marino would have an 80 TD season and Montana probably have at least 7 rings.

[@chrisuncleahmad]

@@thesentinel5523 In 1990, he threw for 30+ TD's and nearly ran for 1000 yards when defenses had bite and could dictate.

[@thesentinel5523]

@@chrisuncleahmad The Good Old Days.

[@__________________________6082]

W

[@LukeR.5117]

Hyperbole abounds. You can't just take a player from one era and plug him into another and say he would somehow transcend all other players because the rules have changed. That's ludicrous, especially if we're talking about pre-salary-cap players. That kind of notion also disregards the higher level of athleticism present in today's NFL.

[@dickclark3757]

Amazing quality video for being almost 30 yrs old.

[@joenunez2880]

Right

[@kyser3ify]

Its broadcast quality, most clips you see on YT are VHS VCR recordings that stink

[@philabronc4667]

This game is in a DVD set of Greatest Eagles Games. Full game, complete with the dumbass commentary from Bradshaw.

[@davidmontgomery8938]

Remember watching this game live. I went nuts. So much talent on that Eagles defense, and sadly so many are gone. RIP Reggie, Jerome, Andre...

[@thedisabledchef2159]

That was that GangGreen that was #1 that year! Sadly during the off-season Jerome Brown passed away

[@MrTee12]

Classic Comeback! Go birds! Randall was the man throwing to a young Cris Carter... Who knew they would reignite the magic with the Vikings 10 years later.

[@Phillygoat1983]

Rite

[@lovephillies1]

All he does is catch touchdowns

[@ncrtrooper6619]

Daaaamn. This looks like it's from 2009, not 1989

[@jessesullivan2061]

The quality of this video is insane

[@_PrimetimePranks]

80s NFL was awesome!

[@zacharythomason7359]

I Love 80,s NFL

[@frankbartholomew150]

Best era in football history

[@ericsigersmith6067]

@@frankbartholomew150 take some greenies and smelling salts and get back in lmao

[@thetimberking387]

Damn, Redskins were blowing leads even back in 1989😂😂😂.

[@spaceghostvibes9712]

The Timberking u mean when we won 3 superbowls And how Vikings chocked 4 Super Bowl runs Yea I remember One generation u can’t talk shot about the skins are the 80s point blank

[@davidchatterley1766]

@@spaceghostvibes9712 the 49ers are the 80s you pum

[@GaryClutchClark]

+The Timberking Hey kid, the Skins still finished 10-6 this year and finished 2nd to San Fran in total wins during this era. Not sure why you're laughing. Kiss these rings.

[@magacop5180]

da'ved velazquez shut cho ass up

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

@@spaceghostvibes9712 oh shut up

[@ericroache3980]

What a great Eagles Team. Legendary. Next to the team that won the SB in 2017 this is my all-time fav Eagles lineup. RIP Reggie, Jerome, Andre and Buddy!

[@gary6754]

this will always be MY eagle team, much more than the super bowl team. I'll never get over the fact this team didn't win a super bowl

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Besides 2006 ravens I think the best defense to not win a super bowl

[@alexdeghost2729]

@@gary6754 If you like this more than our Superbowl team than you get get the fuck out of the nest and give back the ring.

[@milesdiontre]

Don't forget Wes Hopkins and Mike Pitts 🙏🙏🦅🦅

[@gerrypeet4861]

A good team. Certainly not a great team. I think the Eagles won exactly zero games in the playoffs under Buddy Ryan.

[@Gump-tion]

This is the Cunningham I always remember

[@phillyeaglesphan]

Randall Cunningham signed the most expensive contract in NFL history minutes before this game. Great game in a great rivalry.

[@spinner9057]

Yeah and I'll never forget Donovan McNabb did the same with the Redskins hours before that 59-28 Monday night bombing in 2010!!!!

[@erocs9747]

And mcnabb signed his eagles one before whooping the giants in 2001

[@robogreek3157]

@@spinner9057 McNabb signed the richest contract when he went over to washington?

[@philabronc4667]

This entire game is in a DVD set I own of Greatest Eagles games. And it belongs there. Down 20-0 in the 1st quarter and the crazy comeback with the INT-lateral-TD

[@vinceniederman]

I Have This Game on DVD 2 Years Before I Was Born and This Comeback is Crazy To Watch Down 30-14 At The Half Then Bam We Come Back Holding Washington To 1 TD in The 2nd Half!

[@steveswangler6373]

Randall Cunningham- the Ultimate Weapon everyone forgets about when the hyperbole starts over mike vick.

[@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic]

Tell em

[@acewilliams7917]

Yup, Cunningham was Vick long before Vick.

[@alienlife7754]

He was better than Vick. And he didn’t kill dogs.

[@patrickcleburneuczjsxpmp9558]

They were both awesome.

[@dwightlove3704]

Cunningham threw for a career high 447 yards in this game.

[@Banff1998]

Those NFC East games of the late 80s were like gladiator matches. It will be great to see the Kelly green on the Birds this year again.

[@yawfan7644]

White and brown#92#99 those was some madman use to eat up QBs for breakfast may they rest 'n' peace...

[@HighDesertComics]

That whole defense was terrifying: Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner, Eric Allen...could mess up a team at each level all day.

[@yawfan7644]

@@HighDesertComics Yeah I know they were exciting to watch when football was exciting to watch...

[@ericsigersmith6067]

@@HighDesertComics 92 defense one of the best all time, definitely top 3 best ever to not win super bowl atleast

[@thedisabledchef2159]

They put work in!

[@dustinplatt6882]

I love old school football. Makes me think I have CTE just watching.

[@jfoxx5291]

Those Kelly Green Jerseys are 🔥nice

[@johndolejsch5102]

JoJoe MC. Yes he was as their third Jersey, but they're never getting rid of midnight green and they shouldn't

[@regsmith7604]

Shouldn’t have changed from them. To me, that color represents the real Eagles 🦅

[@Shark-vi6cl]

I have a Cunningham & Reggie White jersey in those colors., Definitely 🔥🔥🔥

[@Shark-vi6cl]

@@johndolejsch5102 These jerseys are way better than the midnight green jerseys. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT????

[@williamredding333]

To jfox the eagles should switch back to Kelly green.

[@deanhybl5861]

I was interning for the Eagles in the PR department that year. It was absolutely one of the most amazing games and endings you could imagine. Little trivia. After the game our team bus took a wrong turn and we ended up in a not really good neighborhood around the stadium and for a weird minute we thought maybe we were being ambushed. Turns out the bus driver just got lost and we were soon back on the right road, but after such a strange game and ending, it was a bit weird.

[@careful7951]

Man 🦅 had a lot of talent on this team. Reggie White Chris Carter Randell Mike Quick. We was loaded.

[@gregakagreat]

Cunningham was one of a kind.

[@exdemocrat9038]

The best QB in Eagles history.

[@dbradandthem2727]

@@exdemocrat9038 I'm Cowboys fan growing up, lived near Philly... Randall had me shook.... A Legend.

[@alexdeghost2729]

@@exdemocrat9038 That'd be Nick Foles

[@_SayitAintSo]

@@alexdeghost2729 Randall better

[@marlowkaplan3584]

Amazing video quality.. Was in 6th grade and remember watching this game live.. Love those Kelly green uni's.. Go birds for life

[@erocs9747]

War damn eagle

[@stephenercolino5253]

Man I remember watching this game, what a thriller. I absolutely love these Eagles uniforms they are classic and the team should go back to wearing them

[@scottjohnson6455]

Several of those Eagles wouldn't see their golden years. Gone way too soon.

[@zacharythomason7359]

So sad

[@chrismiddleton9978]

Eric Allen with some huge tackles in this game.

[@opa-age]

Yeah he saved at least 3 TDs lol.

[@brennanfletcher8582]

Randall Cunningham Statline: 34 completions on 46 attempts (74%) for 447 yards (9.7 YPA) including 5 touchdowns and 1 interception for a QBR of 131.3. Their leading rusher (Anthony Toney) had 9 rushing attempts for a total of 24 yards (2.67 YPC). All running backs combined for 59 yards on 21 attempts for an average of 2.8 YPC. Talk about carrying your team!💪

[@sports3117]

The game was called by Verne Lundquist & Terry Bradshaw

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Verne sec legend

[@arachnido9827]

Randall Cunningham was Michael Vick before Michael Vick. Also a recreation of Week 1 of the 2019 season.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Rich kotite doesnt seem like a rpos kind of guy lmao

[@omarawad1995]

Buddy Ryan pulling a Jason Garrett at 2:17 😂

[@Monty_McFly]

Ah yes the old clapper after a bad play...

[@alexdeghost2729]

It's so rare that you see Kelly Green like THIS in this lighting. Much closer to how it'd be now adays compared to how it's normally shown.

[@williamelliott3035]

RFK had the best feel for home games. YOu were right there on the action damn near any seat.

[@Moneyaddthenmultiply]

Beautiful Eagles jerseys 🤤

[@Wondertroy1TV]

They don’t play football like that anymore!! Thanks for posting this!!!

[@ccjjpp1966]

That was one hell of an exciting game!

[@gigyoung181]

That Eagles team was soooo loaded with talent. Geez, Louise, Please

[@creeper2054]

Yes, and strangely they weren't able to accomplish a whole lot with it.

[@opa-age]

@@creeper2054 Because the NFL at the time was loaded with legendary teams...49ers, Giants, etc...

[@Rollwitme]

This is Golden! Thank you so much for this gem!

[@Moneyaddthenmultiply]

what a dandy catch by Cris Carter!

[@thelilblackduck]

Cunningham, Jackson, Quick, Carter on offense - and that D - wotta team.

[@rodneyking8896]

Never won anything tho.

[@thelilblackduck]

@@rodneyking8896 he shoulda sued his O-line for non - support; did what he could with what he had.

[@jamesbaxter571]

Dallas Cowboys kind of had the Eagles number back then.

[@selfhelp9685]

Thx man this game was going on right as I was born. Love these classics,thank you so much for sharing them.

[@lancer.5603]

I remember watching this game live. My step dad was not a football fan and on me to get out and get the yard mowed. He didn’t understand that the yard needs to wait. Thank you for posting this great memory. Eagles!

[@jclev99]

Coming back from a 3-TD deficit was a big deal back then. Nowadays, you see it almost every week!

[@jameschar24]

My favorite Eagles team. They had the number of all NFC East teams but could never get out of the 1st or 2nd round of the playoffs. But they were fun to watch.

[@uptownroy9127]

Eric Allen closing speed is on a bean

[@redmustangredmustang]

The thing was that when it came playoff time for the Eagles under Buddy Ryan they couldn't get it done. The Fog Bowl the year before, against the Rams that season, and then against the Redskins in the wildcard even after the Body Bag game. For Randall he only had that one playoff win in the wildcard in 1992, but then he had 3 playoff wins when he was with the Vikings because he had actual talent and actual coaching behind him in Minnesota.

[@iheartbong]

One of the best uploads on this site.

[@jaysonadams4962]

The EAGLES would have won SUPERBOWLS back then if JEFFREY LURIE was the owner..

[@johndolejsch5102]

I agree 100% And he wouldn't have got rid of Reggie White

[@vinceniederman]

I Have This Game on DVD 2 Years Before I Was Born This Comeback Vs Washington is Crazy Down 30-14 at The Half Then Bam Holding Washington To Just One TD in The 2nd Half!

[@theartistreturns]

I Love old Eagles games....Almost 500 yds passing in a game...Randall was before his time...

[@Monkeyshine911]

Cunningham had the prettiest drop back

[@mattw4547]

Mike Quick had a bad ass mustache even back then!!!!

[@ericsigersmith6067]

When did Carmichael retire the 6 ft 8 wide receiver I wanna say

[@teddyjam8134]

@@ericsigersmith6067 he retired in 1984.

[@ryanpearson9505]

Love your videos

[@collinghood6828]

Your*

[@ryanpearson9505]

@@collinghood6828 thanks

[@jakeblack212]

I missed most of teh Eagles Games back then from always work. But WOW! What a game

[@cram6916]

I love that Eagles defense (not so much early in this one) but it's shocking how many of them are dead today.

[@19brittani]

just moved to atlanta and i watched it at fuzzys on buford hwy and druid hills road. not many people in there on a sunday afternoon. they had cold beer and thats all i needed. what a game jerome, reggie, quick, carter, allen, waters, hopkins. this was the Eagles. too bad randall got hurt that next season.

[@19brittani]

i just got back to the USA from germany and watched it on sattelite tv at Fuzzys on druid hills rd. and buford hwy in dekalb county ga. it was very warm september day.

[@URmommastookis]

These Eagles uni’s are clean…the best

[@ghostintheshell3576]

5:04 is that a young Jeff Fisher omg

[@joenunez2880]

Yup

[@FuriousMan226]

He was their defensive coordinator

[@rodneyking8896]

Before he was a joke, he was a legit good coach.

[@thedisabledchef2159]

You saw what he did with the '99 Titans!

[@gary6754]

philly fan This is my all-time favorite eagle game. I was about 16 at the time, watching the game over my friend's house. On that lateral play at the end of the game, my friend and I started yelling and screaming. His friend's dad came running down the stairs asking what we were so excited "this game is over, big deal" He had quit watching and didn't realize they were down by only 1 score.

[@frankvilleda5201]

And that would be a 100 like from me!! Fly eagles fly!!!

[@ericsigersmith2831]

War damn eagle!

[@johndolejsch5102]

To this day this was the best Eagles Redskins game that I have ever seen

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Great upload i was born in 1989

[@zacharythomason7359]

That is so great

[@tomace4898]

Unreal unis for both teams.

[@billblake9665]

I remember. watching this game in my buddy's basement with a couple of my other down boys we went crazy my buddy's mom thought we were nuts screaming and yelling. Wow what a crazy game it was.

[@neilpountney9414]

That Eagles team was so jam packed with talent it should of achieved more!

[@tomhowells7617]

Offense lacked a good line and running back. If they stayed with Carter imagine the receivers lol. Keith Jackson was a nice tight end. Defense was stout. I'm sad that the 91 Eagles Defense did not make it to the playoffs😢

[@regsmith7604]

An NFL classic

[@StukInBuf]

14:11... As Chris Berman would say, *"Remember that play."*

[@jsoft_og7065]

I remember this game. Wow

[@knockitofff]

Dear God, please let us have a defense again like that once more before my time is up. RIP Buddy, Reggie, Jerome and Andre

[@robertsmith3872]

Wow what a crazy game

[@viviandarkbloom100]

Keith Byars with those little steps. He had such a short stride for a big guy. Great all around player though.

[@dionr1168]

What about the Body Bag Bowl instead?

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Yea hope they put that one here

[@SantiagoBernebeu]

@13:03 Randall Cunningham's numbers were off the charts! I would have paid double the admission to see him play like that as he was one of the kind from that era. He and Warren Moon were like 2 peas from the same pod when it came to scrambling. It's a shame that the Eagle's could not scale to even greater heights back then, but the games they took part in, were certainly entertaining.

[@quincee3376]

Willard Reeves played in the NFL ? Wow..i only remember him from playing on Winnipeg in the CFL. His son plays in the NHL on the Vegas Golden Knights.

[@zaneseibert]

What does the play at 7:30 look like on the stat sheet? Just an incomplete pass or is it a completion for -6 and an incomplete?

[@cdwardlaw]

This was a great game. Riggs should have just given himself up inbounds to seal that game. Cost us a playoff spot that year.

[@rjam1974]

Yes he should have but we turned over the ball six times. Brutal. That 1989 team would have been a superbowl threat but those brutal loses (Eagles, Cowboys and the first game of the season to the Giants where Riggs fumbled a couple of times). Riggs started off the year with monster games yet we were 0-2 smh

[@brucergoku]

Crazy game

[@jaronzennaiter]

Awesome game

[@cardboardbelt]

Buddy Ryan's birds had a lot of talent and produced good splash reel material. Weird how they always laid an egg in the playoffs.

[@csmith2134]

Great game Jerome Brown R.I.P

[@dreamoutloudhttr]

I was there. Pretty amazing game.

[@Blackman19498]

This was a hella of a game!!!

[@exdemocrat9038]

Rest in peace to the Gang Green Defense of Andre Waters, Jerome Brown & Reggie White.

[@PhilJHaast7695]

And Wes Hopkins.

[@jamesc.lockwood3810]

This was the first game of 1989 after Doug Williams won the 1988 Super Bowl. Gibbs went with Mark Rypien as the starting quarterback.

[@timlevis3630]

Beast mode,look at Riggs. He had fullback size,and halfback seed. He just did his job,no fanfare.

[@gerrypeet4861]

Until he fumbled... so there's that.

[@rjc_2001]

Randall Cunningham had tremendous ability to scramble and then loft it with accuracy. Byers and Carter made some nice plays.

[@kman.347]

Classic vid great job but did anyone peep T.bradshaw come right at j.brown neck lmao may he r.i.p.

[@footballfan7771]

Cool hearing Bradshaw, I remember the year before with the Falcons Riggs rushed for 1700 yards and had zero fumbles on 300 carries then he fumbled for us on the first series and in the fourth quarter also!

[@johnskudris4058]

13:24 not sure how that's a catch. And I'm an Eagles fan. If Carter had caught it, then sure. But, Quick was the one who called it and he never got 2 feet in.

[@tevinsherrill5653]

Should have posted the Body Bag Game.

[@spaceghostvibes9712]

Tevin Sherrill that’s stupid Eagles don’t deserve love lol if that’s the case let’s bring up the fact we prevented philly twice these past few years to get to the playoffs

[@Lakest02]

Tevin Sherrill kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXOupWRnpLmtqbM You’re in luck

[@brandonfurtado2]

@@spaceghostvibes9712 let's bring up the fact that the skins didn't stop the eagles from reaching the playoffs and the Superbowl last season and reaching the playoffs this season. Shut the hell up

[@kamartb3588]

Eric Allen as great as he was did not match up well vs Gary Clark

[@RSMoreno]

That defense forcing a Joe Gibbs offense to turn the ball over that many times was impressive

[@CRAZYHORSE19682003]

I was at this game, STILL one of the most painful losses as a Skins fan ever.

[@rjam1974]

This game kept us out the playoffs. It also showed just how powerful the NFC East was. Eagles & Giants made the playoffs while we stayed home with a 10-6 record. This game and giving the Cowboys their only win of the season smh.

[@davefortune89]

Damn Eric Allen was getting cooked. Back when the NFC East was stacked.

[@dwightlove3704]

Wish I could see the entire game

[@williamstocker584]

Right can never find the whole game

[@HintOfLogic]

how'd they know which direction to run without the glowing yellow line on the field?

[@glance302]

This was the first football game I ever watched

[@wingman3314]

Why was that a sack if he completed it Cunningham was a beast

[@benjaminpeters6729]

They called him down via in the grasp.

[@johnnolan33177]

Eric Allen was a interception machine with the eagles, and he swatted balls like he had eyes in the back of his head

[@PaulGreen11]

Cris Carter... "all he do is catch touchdowns!!"

[@ericsigersmith6067]

I miss nfl primetime back in these days

[@andrewkennemer1358]

Randall Cunningham, and the Eagles in general, were a really good football team for that 6 or 7 year period. The reason they were never able to play in the NFC Championship is that the competition was that much better AND thr Eagles weren't consistent enough in their play.

[@biffalobull2335]

love the green though i see the Birds have the same secondary as today