The Philadelphia Eagles (10-4) beat the New York Giants (9-5) 38-31 yesterday in what is being deemed the "Miracle at the New Meadowlands". My Eagles trailed 31-10 with 7:28 to go in the game yesterday before making an incredible rally. Michael Vick led the Eagles on three scoring drives (with a perfectly executed, surprise onside kick mixed in with a defensive stop) to tie the game at 31 with just over a minute left. Vick made plays with his arm and his legs, showing how dangerous he is as a mobile quarterback. There were at least two or three times where I thought he was going to be sacked and then scrambled and gained about 30 yards. That just makes the Eagles that much harder to defend.
Anyway, I was pretty excited at the mere prospect of going to overtime after trailing by so many with half of the fourth quarter already gone. The Eagles held the Giants on their ensuing possession and New York was forced to punt with 14 seconds left on the clock. Punter Matt Dodge booted a low, line-drive that Eagles return man Desean Jackson initially muffed. Jackson recovered and ran down the sideline for the winning score as time expired. It was an incredible play. My props are to Vick for maintaining composure down the stretch and leading the drives, as well as the team for not giving up despite a big deficit. Jackson made a great play by not panicking when he didn't catch the punt cleanly and found a seam to get to the end zone. This game will be one that is talked about for years to come and I'm just glad that my team was able to come out on top.
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