The Miracle at the New Meadowlands
The Miracle at the New Meadowlands: Eagles rally from 21 down to stun Giants on final play.
The Miracle at the New Meadowlands, also called "New Miracle at the New Meadowlands" and "Miracle at the Meadowlands II" was an improbable come-from-behind win by the Philadelphia Eagles over the New York Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium on December 19, 2010.
Quick Facts
- Visitor
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Visitor coach
- Andy Reid
- Visitor record
- 9–4
- Home
- New York Giants
- Home coach
- Tom Coughlin
- Visitor total
- 38
- Home total
- 31
- Date
- December 19, 2010
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Background
The game was a crucial one in the context of the season, played between two divisional rivals in Week 15 of the 2010 NFL season. With just over eight minutes to play in the fourth quarter, the Eagles trailed the Giants by 21 points. They went on to score four unanswered touchdowns in the final seven minutes and 28 seconds of play, including a punt returned for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson as time expired. Jackson became the first player in NFL history to win a game by scoring on a punt return as time expired. The win allowed the Eagles to progress to the 2010 NFL playoffs by head-to-head tiebreaker over the Giants, where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. The Giants did not qualify for the playoffs despite achieving a 10–6 record, losing the final wild-card spot to the Packers, a team they would lose to the very next week.
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