National Football League Games - National Football League Playoff Games, the Miracle at the Meadowlands, Miracle at the New Meadowlands (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: National Football League playoff games, The Miracle at the Meadowlands, Miracle at the New Meadowlands, 2007 New England Patriots - New York Giants game, The Epic in Miami, The Comeback, Music City Miracle, Tuck rule game, Bounty Bowl, Holy Roller, The Monday Night Miracle, Fog Bowl, The Body Bag Game, Snow Bowl, River City Relay, The Clock Play, Snowplow Game, China Bowl, 1946 NFL Championship Game. Excerpt: The Miracle at the Meadowlands is the term used by sportscasters and Philadelphia Eagles fans for a fumble recovery by cornerback Herman Edwards that he returned for a touchdown at the end of a November 19, 1978 NFL game against the New York Giants in Giants Stadium. It is considered miraculous because the Giants were ahead and could easily have run out the final seconds; they had the ball, and the Eagles had no timeouts left. Everyone watching expected quarterback Joe Pisarcik to take one more snap and kneel with the ball, thus running out the clock and preserving a 17-12 Giants upset. Instead, he botched an attempt to hand off the football to fullback Larry Csonka. Edwards picked up the dropped ball and ran 26 yards for the winning score. Giants fans refer to the play simply as "The Fumble," though that name is generally used outside of New York for a play in the 1987 AFC Championship Game between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos. It has been referred to as one of the worst, if not the worst, coaching decisions in American football. For the Eagles, the victory snatched from the jaws of certain defeat served as a morale boost, leading that season to a playoff berth and, two seasons later, the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance. To Giants fans, it was the nadir of a long era of mediocrity. For them, it too would lead to changes that proved beneficial in the long run. It was the first meeting between...