It was the largest comeback victory in Lincoln Financial Field history.
It was one of the worst offensive performances by an Eagles’ offense in Nick Sirianni’s five years as head coach, followed by one of the most efficient and electric offensive performances by an Eagles’ offense.
It featured two blocked field goals in the fourth quarter.
It featured a 330-pound defensive tackle scooping up a blocked kick and returning it for a touchdown as the clocked ticked to zero.
Sunday’s miraculous 33-26 win over
Los Angeles Rams at the Linc is one the city will never forget. Forever to be remembered as “The Jordan Davis Game,” the star defensive tackle’s performance, coupled with a ferocious second half rally by a heretofore dead passing game, will live forever as one of the most incredible wins in franchise history.
Even more remarkable was the Eagles managed to come out on top despite how desperately the Rams wanted to win this game. They got destroyed by Saquon Barkley in their regular season match-up last year, 37-20, then lost a hard-fought game played in the snow in the NFC Divisional Round, 28-22.
All off-season, L.A. told themselves that, were it not for the snow, they would have beaten the Eagles and likely gone on to win the Super Bowl. And for a little over two quarters, they backed it up. But conservative decision-making by head coach Sean McVay on some key fourth downs, as well as a more aggressive play-calling posture by Kevin Patullo and the offense, turned things around quickly in Philadelphia’s favor.
So where does this game rank among the all-time craziest, most unlikely regular season wins, in franchise history? Here’s my list:
- Miracle at the Meadowlands (1978): Nothing will ever top Herman Edwards’ fumble recovery touchdown as the Giants were trying to run out the clock during the 1978 season. Dick Vermeil’s team used it as a springboard to give them their first playoff appearance in 18 years.
- Miracle at the Meadowlands IV (2010): Down 21 points with just 7 1/2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Mike Vick almost single-handedly willed the Eagles to victory, scoring three touchdowns in the span of seven minutes, featuring a David Akers onside kick recovery and lots of Vick scrambles. It ended, of course, on DeSean Jackson’s punt return touchdown. Had the Giants won, they would have taken over the NFC East. Instead, the Eagles won the division, but ultimately, this game would be the high point of the ‘10 season.
- Randall’s Miracle at RFK (1989): Folks, this game got ugly in a hurry. The Eagles were down 20-0 before they knew what hit them, with Washington’s Mark Rypien absolutely shredding Buddy Ryan’s 46 defense. But hours after signing a contract extension that made him the highest-paid quarterback in football, Randall Cunningham led the Eagles on a remarkable comeback. He tossed five touchdowns and threw for 447 yards, three of them in the fourth quarter and two of them with less than two minutes remaining. As Washington was trying to run out the clock, Gerald Riggs, who ran for 221 yards on the day, fumbled, which was recovered by Al Harris and then lateralled to safety Wes Hopkins, who sprinted 77 yards to the Washington 4-yard line. The Eagles would win 42-37 in perhaps the wildest game in team history.
- The Jordan Davis Game (2025): After two weeks and more than two quarters of the offense looking like death warmed over, something clicked on their second possession of the third quarter. Fred Johnson coming in to play right tackle certainly helped, but it seemed clear the Eagles coaching staff decided to get rid of their condensed sets, drop its desire to play with two tight ends, and let Jalen Hurts do his thing. The Rams are a legitimate Super Bowl contender, but even they could not contain the seeming inevitability of an Eagles victory on Sunday.
- James Willis’ Last Second INT in Dallas (1996): In a back-and-forth game between the Barry Switzer-led Cowboys and Ray Rhodes’ Eagles, Troy Aikman had a chance to at the very least send this contest into overtime, but was hit as he threw the ball into the end zone. Linebacker James Willis made the interception, ran the ball out of the end zone and then lateralled the ball to Troy Vincent, who ran it all the way back for a 105-yard interception return for a touchdown that sealed a 31-21 win.
- Jake Elliott Walk-Off (2017): This Week 3 game was crazy. The Eagles took a 14-0 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Giants went on a scoring blitz, with three touchdowns in the first five minutes of the final frame to take a 21-14 lead. The Eagles tied the game at 21 with a Corey Clement touchdown with 5:40 left, and then both teams traded field goals, Elliott hitting a 46-yarder with 51 seconds left that everyone assumed would send the game into OT. However, the Eagles got a quick stop and used their timeouts, giving Elliott one last shot at a 61-yarder with one second left. He nailed it. The Eagles went on to win their first Super Bowl.
- Miracle at the Meadowlands II (1988): One of the more underrated games in Eagles history, this 1988 match-up between the Eagles and Giants was a battle for first place in the division. The two teams battled to a 17-17 tie at the end of regulation. After the Eagles failed to do anything on their first possession of OT, the defense intercepted Jeff Hostetler deep in Giants’ territory, seemingly setting up a gimme field goal to win it. Then it got weird. The Giants blocked the field goal attempt, only for Clyde Simmons, who was in on the line blocking, picked up the ball as it bounced behind the line of scrimmage and somehow rumbled into the end zone for the winning score. One of the craziest endings of all time.
- Miracle at the Meadowlands III (2003): The Eagles were in real trouble. In Week 4, they were 1-2 and in danger of falling to 1-3, trailing 10-7 with 1:34 left in the game. But they would get one last crack at it. Punting the ball from the Eagles’ 46 and punt returning extraordinaire Brian Westbrook begging for a crack at returning the punt, the Giants obliged, allowing Westbrook to field the ball on a bounce and return it for a go-ahead touchdown and a win that would catapult the Eagles to another deep playoff run.
- Matt Ware vs. the Chargers (2005): The ‘05 season was a pretty depressing one. Terrell Owens helped to sabotage the Eagles’ opportunity to get back to the Super Bowl for a second straight season, but there were a number of issues that helped torpedo that season. But before the bottom truly fell out, the 3-2 Eagles were taking on the Chargers at the Linc in a Week 7 match-up. With 2:25 left in the game, the Birds trailed 17-13 and San Diego lined up for a 47-yard field goal that would have given the Chargers a seven-point lead. But Quintin Mikell broke through the line and blocked the kick, which was then picked up and run back for a touchdown by Matt Ware. The Eagles would then lose their next four and the season was over.
- Quick To the House (1985): In an otherwise totally worthless season, the Eagles had the ball on their own one-yard line in a Week 10 match-up against the Falcons at the Vet. Ron Jaworski dropped back three steps, hit wide receiver Mike Quick on a quick slant that went for a 99-yard, walk-off touchdown.
