The Most SURPRISING Win in Philadelphia Eagles HISTORY | Packers @ Eagles (1978)

In a 1978 NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers, the Packers out-gained the Eagles 385-148 in total yardage, and averaged 4.8 yards per carry on the ground compared to 1.7 yards per carry for Philly. Despite all of this, and despite Green Bay practically living in Philadelphia territory for the entire game, the Eagles still won, despite almost every box score statistic working against them. This is the story of what might be the most surprising win from a box score standpoint in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles
NOTE: Because the NFL has no concept of what fair use is, a portion of this video had to be trimmed at roughly the 2:00 mark for copyright reasons. This was a five-second clip talking about how Minnesota was playing well and owned the tiebreaker over Green Bay
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Members of the 1978 Eagles:
Nick Mike-Mayer
Mike Michel
Ron Jaworski
John Walton
Rick Engles
Harold Carmichael
John Outlaw
John Sciarra
Bob Howard
Bill Bryant
John Sanders
Cleveland Franklin
Wilbert Montgomery
Herb Lusk
Louie Giammona
James Betterson
Mike Hogan
Billy Campfield
Larry Barnes
Randy Logan
Herm Edwards
Charles Williams
Eric Johnson
Guy Morriss
Reggie Wilkes
Ray Phillips
Dennis Franks
Drew Mahalic
Frank LeMaster
Mike Osborn
Terry Tautolo
Tom Luken
Ed George
Charlie Johnson
Bill Bergey
Lem Burnham
Dennis Harrison
Woody Peoples
Ken Clarke
Wade Key
Stan Walters
Jerry Sisemore
Carl Hairston
Manny Sistrunk
Oren Middlebrook
Ken Payne
Vince Papale
Keith Krepfle
Charlie Smith
Richard Osborne
Bill Larson
Wally Henry
John Bunting
Dick Vermeil (head coach)
Members of the 1978 Packers:
David Beverly
Chester Marcol
Dennis Sproul
David Whitehurst
Bobby Douglass
Walter Tullis
Steve Wagner
Johnnie Gray
Eric Torkelson
Willie Buchanon
Mike McCoy
Jim Culbreath
Barty Smith
Terdell Middleton
Howard Sampson
Estus Hood
Walter Landers
Aundra Thompson
Steve Luke
Nate Simpson
Jim Carter
Jim Gueno
Gary Weaver
Frank Chesley
Larry McCarren
Mike Hunt
Rick Nuzum
Derrel Gofourth
Danny Johnson
John Anderson
Terry Jones
Mike Douglass
Paul Rudzinski
Greg Koch
Leotis Harris
Bob Barber
Melvin Jackson
Gerald Skinner
Dave Roller
Carl Barzilauskas
Tim Stokes
Mike Butler
Ezra Johnson
James Lofton
Rich McGeorge
Paul Coffman
Steve Odom
Elmo Boyd
Willie Taylor
Bart Starr (head coach)

[@bioLarzen]

Crazy how both this game and the Miracle two weeks later were sealed by Herm Edwards...

[@mrmoose6619]

That's what happens when you play to win the game, and not just to play it.

[@richardadams4928]

@@mrmoose6619 Damn skippy. I'm a Cowboys fan, but Coach Herm was one of those NFC East opponents that I always respected.

[@gluserty]

Herm Edwards played to seal the game, he didn't play just to play it.

[@rickshafer6688]

This video replay jogged my memory. The 80 yd. Lofton touchdown was called back because the right tackle for G. B., (Greg Koch) got called for holding. He said he hadn't blocked any differently on that play than on others. From the replay it looks like it could have gone either way. It's weird remembering something you haven't thought of in 43 years ! ( Especially w/ all the alcohol ) 😕

[@littleblackduck3134]

☺Dude, join the club......we got jackets

[@nuffsaid783]

Looking at the replay I couldn’t see any holding. Funny how the announcers didn’t make a big deal about it. Was the fix in?

[@deansch6089]

I love these videos. The old ones should have a tagline of "guaranteed at least one butchered pronunciation per episode." SHY-ruh.

[@DolFan316]

The hobbits in Lord Of The Rings lived in the SHY-ruh 😋

[@richardadams4928]

True, but he finally got Nick Mike-Mayer right, after repeatedly mispronouncing it in multiple posts. Baby steps, I guess....

[@sbcj9]

This by far has been my favorite NFL channel. I wish I would of find this channel sooner. I haven't missed a video since I subscribed. Best NFL stories period...

[@UserName-ts3sp]

he definitely covers the stories that get overlooked

[@sbcj9]

@@UserName-ts3sp i agree. Or he goes over stories that have been talked but gives more info and stuff I never knew about a certain story. He goes fully in depth.

[@jamespgray6928]

Jaworski still looks over his shoulder for LT to this day

[@richardgazinia5482]

He still talks about it. Of course the Eagles got a bit of revenge when Reggie White came into the league because I think Phil Sims still hears Reggie coming around the end heading towards him.

[@dutchfan1]

1985 was an anomaly for the Seahawks. They’re one of few teams, if not the only team to finish 8-8 after winning two straight and then lose two straight back and forth off and on

[@robbk3021]

Another game along these lines is Bears/Cards on MNF in 2006, the “THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE!!!” game. I don’t have the specific numbers in front of me but I know the Cards dominated and lost in the most flukey of ways in the final 2-3 minutes.

[@mrmoose6619]

...and in both the game that is the focus of this video and the other Eagles victory mentioned in the end, Herm Edwards was a key player because he plays to win the game.

[@Rockhound6165]

This was also the year the Miracle of the Meadowlands took place which happened 2 weeks after this game. Edwards scored that game winning TD.

[@CTubeMan]

Hello?!

[@mjanderson4]

Couple things about the 1978 packers: 1. Were probably the best all-around team under Starr from 1975-83. 2. David Whitehurst played so well fans wanted Lynn Dickey traded and Whitehurst named the starter. 3. Terdell Middleton ran for 1,116 yards and was named to a pro bowl (packers didn't have another 1000 yard rusher until Edgar Bennett ran for 1,067 yards in 1995). From 1968 to 1991 the packers had only 5 winning seasons: 1969, 1972, 1978, 1982, 1989 Since 1992 to 2020 they have had only 4 losing seasons: 2005, 2008, 2017, 2018

[@spinner9057]

The 2006 game between the Raiders and Steelers. The Raiders won, 20-13, despite being outgained, 360-98, in total yards. Huggy Bear's kid led the silver and black in rushing that day.

[@DolFan316]

What I love about this game is that Vermeil decided to call 28 running plays anyway (Jaworski had two falldowns at the end) because in 1978 teams still were about that life.

[@nasetvideos]

You nailed it so right...somehow these things just happen. Doesn't seem mathematically possible, but it does.

[@jakeamberson3239]

The first NFL game I ever went to. I was 11 yrs old. Have looked for this for years. Thank you so much for that.

[@stevenbauer4799]

Jaworski vs. david whitehurst. (remember his kid charlie?). And too funny that former bear and crazy running qb bobby douglass was pack back-up. Dude just ran with the ball. Probably never threw more then 10 passes in any game his career. Not many bears were pack back ups. I remember the funky qb as back up to favre.

[@DolFan316]

Douglass actually had four games with 30 or more pass attempts believe it or not.

[@mattlynn2866]

my father took me to this game, horribly cold very windy.chester marcol was the best kicker in football at the time, he missed a couple of kicks.the packers set a record for most total yards without a td. i was at packers hall of fame amongst of alot of pictures was a snapshot of this game,i love you dad. my 1st packer game

[@littleblackduck3134]

Love your work Jag. You got the title of my favorite sport channel when I get a few bucks im gonna throw some your way. Keep up the Great work

[@Bruce12867]

Not only did this game help propel the Eagles into the playoffs, it ultimately cost the Packers a playoff berth.

[@Rockhound6165]

Looking at their stats, I don't know what happened to them. They were 7-2 going into this game and their offense was pretty decent. Starting with this game they couldn't score to save their lives. Actually, their scoring woes started 2 weeks before this. Starting week 8, here's their offensive output: 7, 9, 3, 14, 3, 10, 17, 0, 14. They went 2-6-1 in this stretch.

[@tbowers0045]

Eagles preventions Prevented a home super bowl Prevented the packers from making the playoffs

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

The Eagles got an ever bigger gift that year..the “Fumble”. That’s one of the all time “Dumb Decisions” by the Giants that needs a deep dive into.

[@davidrivera9743]

Kind of reminded of a Giants Vikings game in 2005(?) where the Vikings did nothing offensively except for the winning fg drive. The remainder of the points vikings scored was a kickoff TD, and two defensive TD's.

[@jonathanjudd3168]

November 13, 2005

[@TomG1555]

"Drafting a long snapper? What is THINKING?!?" Well...see 5:30 for why you want to have a good one.

[@eddisonfoncette9103]

I'm British, and in our football, " soccer " I thought was the only sport where one team could completely outplay the opposition and still lose. Guess I was wrong. Go Hawks

[@Rockhound6165]

Oh, another "how did they lose this game" moment has to be the 2006 Monday Night Meltdown by the Cardinals against the Bears. The Cards outgained the Bears by 100 yards, held their offense to 3 points, and won the turnover battle 6-2 but still lost the game. You can do this game on 2 different fronts of either a meltdown or a dumbest decision game as Dennis Green coached not to lose and put the ball in his pocket the entire 2nd half. He kept on slamming Edgerrin James up the middle. James had 36 carries for 55 yards that game. But the Bears scored off of 2 fumbles and a Devon Hester punt return to win by a point.

[@mrmoose6619]

Ah yes... the CROWN THEIR ASS game. One of the best in game upsets in football... and one of the greatest post-game coach's interviews.

[@stevenbauer4799]

Hard to believe Sexy Rexy Grossman took that bears team to the s b in '06.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@mrmoose6619 it ranks up there with Jim Mora and his "playoffs?" rant.

[@DolFan316]

*OMG YES!!!* I saw this live and I knew the Bears weren't going to stay unbeaten for long after that. And then my team whipped them in Chicago after coming in 1-6 to the Bears' 7-0 🤘🤘🤘

[@mgb4692]

Funny thing about the game is the Colts put up nearly 500 yards and lost by *19* cause they turned it over five times Oh and it was also a father/son matchup, the younger Mora was the Niners' DC

[@davidrivera9743]

Two weeks before the miracle in the meadowlands....and found their way to the playoffs because of TWO crazy games ..

[@petetobey3933]

John Sciarra -- pronounced SHY-ra, not SCAR-ra ... great athlete, former UCLA QB who played WR/DB, etc., 2 years with BC Lions and 6 years with Eagles... Note also that Sciarra played for Dick Vermeil at UCLA...

[@stevensmith7439]

Sciarra QB’d UCLA and Vermeil to a Rose Bowl upset over Ohio State in 1976, a game which directly led to Vermeil being hired a month later to coach the Iggles. He originally backed up Mark Harmon as QB in a wishbone system at UCLA, so for Vermeil he was a proven commodity in these situations.

[@mkepioneet]

8:08 I would have assumed the Eagles because the 70s Packers were just awful (outside of '72 and the first half of '78)

[@DolFan316]

It seems like Nick Mike-Meyer is in every other OJG9 video even though he actually played for just 3 teams.

[@classicsports5057]

He had a brother Steve that played for 4 teams around the same time.

[@DolFan316]

My team once beat the Jets in '09 despite just 10 first downs, being outgained 378-104 and getting just one takeaway, without the Jets missing any FGs. That was the famous Ted Ginn game where he had two 100-plus yard kick return scores and even then it took a scoop and score by Jason Taylor (the all-time leader in that category) to win. And then the next season they beat the Jets despite only 6 first downs and being more than doubled in total yards.

[@summerwe]

If you like talking about games like this JG9, then you should do a video about the Chiefs-Steelers game in 1986 which actually DID have playoff implications.

[@scottfarmer8758]

Similar thing happen in a 2002 game between the Steelers and Texans. The Steelers had three times more total yards than the Texans but the Texans won 24-6.

[@KG-xt4oq]

Yeah, this was mentioned in the video...

[@parkercrossjr9389]

Great work. Rushed narration, though. Slow it down a tad, my man. Nobody's going anywhere.

[@Seanakin]

I gotta second this one, Dude. Too often I need to turn up the volume because otherwise it sounds a garbled mess.

[@yebobbummann1622]

This game defines what Vermiel football was in Philadelphia.

[@fredleeland2464]

What's that?

[@yebobbummann1622]

@@fredleeland2464 Playing leagues above your head and winning despite not dominating

[@Austin_Orr]

The 2000 Ravens were interesting with some of their stat lines. Week 17 versus the Jets they got out yarded 524-142 yet due to turnovers from their defense and 2 punt return TDs by Jermaine Lewis, the Ravens won 34-20. The divisional round Tennessee out yards them almost 300 yards and the Ravens also won that game by 14. Weird to say the least that nowadays you see statlines like that then it's usually a blowout loss.

[@Rockhound6165]

Kind of makes the adage "quality over quantity" make sense doesn't it?

[@gilbertgiles]

Hey, can you explain that 1965 overtime GB- Baltimore game? Where the bad kick call changed the shape/ height of goalpost?

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

I somewhat explain it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqvRlWpsqs-obKM

[@danheilman7729]

The Packers lost to the Eagles in 1974, 1978, 1994, 1997, 2003 and 2005. In all six cases they gained more net yards than the Eagles. Just one of those fluky things.

[@mkepioneet]

Wrong, the Packers didn't play them in 2003. They were eliminated from the playoffs for unknown reasons as I can't remember that day existing at all. Maybe for all we know a nightmare game happened like the Eagles converted on 4th and 26 leading to a tied game and maybe Brett Favre threw an INT straight to say Brian Dawkins 😜😜😜

[@Rockhound6165]

@@mkepioneet the Packers played the Eagles in both the regular season and the playoffs. I'm guessing you're a Packers fan.

[@mkepioneet]

@@Rockhound6165 yes that's the joke

[@KnightBoat]

@UCgv15X2c1WwiMquH2WVqOzA The Packers lost because Mike Sherman was a sackless pussy who didn't put the ball in Ahman Green's hands on 4th & 1 when he was having a career game and owned the Eagles D that entire drive. Yes, I'm still pissed. Ahman Green deserved a ring.

[@joachimguderian4048]

Truly missed Lynn Dickey being under center in ‘78. With him at the helm, Pack might’ve pushed to the SB that year cause whitehurst was pedestrian at best

[@whitneysanders9829]

In case you were wondering, yes that is Clipboard Jesus' father playing QB for the Packers

[@johnoteri4387]

Do a video on the Green Bay kicker, he’s an interesting dude..

[@84sp84]

While it certainly would seem surprising the Eagles won, if you showed the ENTIRE box score where Green Bay had 5 turnovers to Philadelphia’s 1, it easily makes sense.

[@Seanakin]

Exactly. Lose the turnover battle that badly and it won’t matter how well you play between the 20s.

[@jakeblack212]

I was working Sundays at the Post Office this day

[@Rockhound6165]

Couple of observations here. #1, you mentioned the Eagles losing to the Cardinals the previous week. That was the first NFL game I ever saw live and it was the first win by the Cardinals since week 10 of the 1977 season, ironically over the Eagles. #2, Sciarra is an Italian name and in Italian, when you have Sci it makes a SH sound so his name is pronounced Shyra although I've heard it pronounced Shee-arra. It's the same if his name had an 'sce' it's pronounced the same way like in the name Buscemi like the actor. Even he gets it wrong pronouncing it "Busemi". I know this because I have the same last name but I digress. 3rd, you said that the Eagles might be able to afford to lose maybe 1 game down the stretch and still make the playoffs. Well, they lost 2 down the stretch and only made the playoffs by beating the Giants in week 16(incidentally, this was the first season the NFL played 16 games).

[@littleblackduck3134]

Oof Madone

[@Rockhound6165]

@@littleblackduck3134 the correct word is madonna.

[@turbokart3776]

And that dropped punt would be the last time in the history of the Green Bay Packers that their special teams unit would cost them the game. IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

[@wualli2494]

If You had to pick a Philadelphia Eagle surprising win, you should have done the 1994 Eagles blow of over the San Francisco 49ers. I'll never understand how the Eagles having a bad year with a bad coach in Rich Kotite managed to blowout the powerhouse and 94 Super bowl champions 49ers by the score of 40 to 8. Not only did they beat them but it was a manhandled humiliation of the 49ers during their heyday.

[@gluserty]

Eagles played well through the first 9 games of the season (7-2), and the 49ers were struggling to find cohesion with their patchwork offensive line through their first 5 games (3-2; the line began coming together in the next game vs. the Lions after being down 14-0. So, the 1994 49ers had a stretch when they were outscored 54-8😮).Still, the 49ers getting beat AT home by that score remains a surprise, even with the conditions I mentioned.

[@spectrevampire]

2:19 That foot was out of bounds.

[@dangeiger9796]

You forgot a very unlikely win. The Bears win over the Cardinals in 2006. The Bears were outgained 286-168 and had 6 turnovers. Rex Grossman had a passer rating of 10.2, which of course is worse than if he did nothing but spike the ball into the ground on every play. That game would make a great video, and not just for Denny Green’s postgame press conference

[@morghenmurdochlundgren8640]

I think Whitehurst should've just said "Screw it,I'll just improve my QB rating & Spike The Ball On Every Down!"

[@philchroniger7839]

I'm surprised there was no mention of the Redskins/Bucs game from 2018 in "games where the winning team had no business winning". Skins won 16-3 despite the Bucs outgaining them 501-286 and 29 first downs versus the Skins 15...this was due to 4 turnovers (3 in the red zone) and 2 missed Field Goals by the Bucs.

[@alfjgist]

Was this the beginning of the end of Bart Starr as coach in Green Bay?

[@Rockhound6165]

No, Starr went on to coach the Packers another 5 seasons.

[@bobma6342]

I figured the most surprising win in Philadelphia Eagles history would be "The Miracle at the Meadowlands".

[@thebrotasticbro9465]

5:40 man thats embarrassing he straight up whiffed and missed the ball

[@thebrotasticbro9465]

@Matt Joseph the side angle replay was brutal 😂

[@DolFan316]

IKR? Looked like a 5-year old playing his first soccer game.

[@2274brian]

Sean Landeta at Soldier Field in the 85 Playoffs against the Bears.

[@thebrotasticbro9465]

@@2274brian was that someone from the rams?

[@2274brian]

@@thebrotasticbro9465 NY Giants punter

[@Playsinvain]

Welcome to packer football from 73 to 93

[@bigdaddymlora]

Eagles always come up clutch

[@JoeBobTarheel]

Hope August 2nd is 80s Music trivia, i love 80s music.

[@dodge96neon]

you should do a video on games where teams had the ball for over 40 minutes of the 60 minutes that compose an nfl and still lost

[@robertholmberg6485]

Unfortunately my Packers found a lot of ways to lose between Coach Lombardi and Mike Holmgren

[@threatassessment606]

Yeah cause they're both horrible coaches.

[@DolFan316]

What, nobody's gonna talk about what happens at 5:18??? Really???

[@KG-xt4oq]

What's to talk about? Incomplete pass?

[@ryanc.51]

I know JG filled out the rosters for all the classic teams in Madden 05

[@thomasanderson6124]

I think John sciara was dick vermeils QB at UCLA. I also vaguely remember sciara running back punts at UCLA.

[@teto85]

The ONLY statistic that matters at the end of the game is how many points did you score vs your opponent.

[@johncerk2618]

I remember watching this,was 14 at the time.The Packers SUCKED back then.

[@JoeBobTarheel]

Thoughts on Bart Starr as Head Coach?

[@MrOneHotDog]

He was no Lombardi.

[@stevenbauer4799]

Failure.

[@OfficialJaguarGator9]

Responsible for one of the worst 4th down calls ever: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoqqd397mNifjLc

[@larrygoodkind4526]

Louis Giammona,, a product of the Lou Holtz Jets

[@mythicgamer6291]

That happens when a team doesn’t capitalize on opportunities if you get more yards than your opponent you need to look at your team and I would be angry as a fan

[@CTubeMan]

The unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about another Eagles win in 1966 that doesn’t make sense when you look at the underlying stats.

[@levikatriel]

Another crazy moment in terms of stats happened when in 1976, the eagles produced a pro bowl qb who had more interceptions than tds.

[@marcus813]

Sometimes, you just have to get a bit lucky.

[@Wallyworld30]

In 2015 somehow the Packers won Both games vs the Lions in spite of holding the lead exactly 0:00 seconds of the game. The second Win was won off the famous 61 yard moon shot hail mary from Aaron Rodgers to TE Richard Rodgers.

[@mgb4692]

No, 2015 the Lions won at Lambeau and snapped their 24-year Wisconsin losing streak (92, 93, and 94 regular season games were in Milwaukee) in a bad day for kicking--Prater missed two XPs and Crosby missed the game winner

[@Rockhound6165]

Isn't that the same game where Megatron broke the plane of the endzone then someone knocked the ball out of his hands and the officials ruled it incomplete?

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

The Packers let the Eagles off the hook.

[@DolFan316]

9:18 If #44 Doug Kotar does anything else besides just kinda sorta lightly brush Edwards while casually strolling by him, the Miracle At The Meadowlands never happens.

[@CTubeMan]

I heard that Larry Csonka basically told Joe Pisarcik in the huddle, “Don’t you dare give me the ball.”

[@jlapmitsubwagen]

John Sciarra’s last name is pronounced “Shy-Ra.”

[@andrewgrove1691]

it could be because of special teams

[@joshuarayborn]

Cost the packers the playoffs. My brother was being born during this game and my dad was mother fucking the game in the hospital as a packer fan 😆

[@NillyNilly546]

A game where literally you win by the littlest strand of hair, most likely the Packers collapsed because they ended up getting exposed here, I don't know.

[@ericveneto1593]

If your include turnover margin and drive start average, not a surg A K

[@andrewpulda7969]

3 ints turnovers kill.

[@arrowdave646]

Defense help win

[@tbowers0045]

GET STUNNED BY PHILADELPHIA

[@scottconner7930]

43 Years Ago

[@gordons-alive4940]

The Packers were comically bad in the 70s and most of the 80s.