Through the first 13 years of their existence, the Eagles had not been one of the successful ones. #8: The Greatest Comeback You’ve Never Heard Of QB Randall Cunningham: 13-24, 149 yards passing, TD, INT, 28 yards rushing Both teams made the playoffs and eventually lost in the divisional round. The Eagles won the game and clinched a playoff berth. As soon as the ball was snapped, Allen ditched his man - leading receiver of the game, Ricky Sanders - and ran toward Clark as Rypien was firing the ball in his direction.Īllen dove and was just able to get his fingertips on the ball, knocking it away from Clark just far enough that it was out of reach. However, Eagles all-pro cornerback Eric Allen also knew this. This was a clear advantage for Clark, who had five 1,000 yard seasons to his credit at that point in his career. The Eagles led 17-13 in the fourth quarter, but Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien had driven Washington to the doorstep of the Eagles end zone with just two ticks left on the clock.įrom the five-yard line, Rypien took the final snap and looked toward fellow receiver Gary Clark, who was being covered by youngster Otis Smith. If it had not been for the very final play of the game, this edition of Redskins-Eagles probably would not have made the list. The Redskins, the defending Super Bowl champions, were also competing for a spot in the postseason. Heading into this week 16 matchup, if the Eagles won the game they would clinch a playoff berth. WR DeSean Jackson: 7 receptions, 104 yards receiving, TD QB Mike Vick: 15-25, 203 yards passing, 2 TD’s, 54 yards rushing, rush TD The Eagles would go on to win the NFC East, while Washington would self-destruct and finish 3-13. However, the Eagles recovered the ensuing onside kick to ensure the victory, and the Chip Kelly experiment was rockin’ and rollin’. In classic Philly sports fashion, the Redskins then scored 20 unanswered points to make it a one-score game with less than two minutes remaining. In the third quarter, running back LeSean McCoy scampered into the end zone from 33 yards out to extend the Bird’s lead to 33-7. He then added a 3-yard rushing touchdown of his own off of a read option, and the Eagles led 26-7 at half. Michael Vick, who beat out Nick Foles for the starting job in camp, threw 25+ yard touchdowns to DeSean Jackson and fan-favorite Brent Celek. Kelly’s high-flying offense thoroughly dominated time of possession even with the highly anticipated fast-pace. In the first half, the Eagles offense looked better than the Greatest Show on Turf. It was the debut of the highly-anticipated Chip Kelly and his flashy college style offense. Week one of the 2013 season represented a new era for the Eagles, as it would be their first game without the franchise’s all-time wins leader, Andy Reid, since 1999. Three of those six games will be mentioned in this top ten, which proves how wild this rivalry has been as of late. Since the turn of the century, the Eagles have won 25 of the 40 matchups, including each of the last six games. Yet, that is not the most remembered Eagles-Redskins game from that season. The Redskins also won the only postseason game between the two rivals in the 1990 Wild Card round by a score of 20-6. Washington leads the all-time series with a record of 86-79-5 against the Birds. The two teams first matchup occurred in October of 1934 and they have had plenty of memorable moments since then. With the era of Washington “Redskins” football officially over, and the Eagles being the first opponent of the new, but not improved, “Washington Football Team,” it seems like as good a time as ever to take a stroll down memory lane and remember the best moments from the Eagles-Redskins rivalry. More on that later.)īy Matt Szczypiorski, Sports Talk Philly Contributing Writer (Carson Wentz threw a touchdown on this play.
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