

Week 15 - "Miracle at the Meadowlands II"

With three games left in the 2010 regular season, the Eagles and Giants were both 9-4 and faced each other at New Meadowlands Stadium, with first place in the NFC East at stake. The Sunday afternoon game, on December 19, would be memorable for a fourth quarter comeback – and the last-second play that ended it. The Giants dominated most of the way: they led 24-3 at halftime and then 31-10 midway through the fourth quarter. Then everything fell apart for the Giants, and Eagles’ quarterback Michael Vick sprung to life. Vick threw a 65-yard touchdown pass; two minutes later, he ran for a touchdown. With just over a minute left, Vick found Jeremy Maclin on a 13-yard pass play, to tie the game at 31. The Eagles forced a punt with 14 seconds left. The Eagles’ DeSean Jackson fumbled the kick, recovered it himself, and then ran 65 yards for the game-winning touchdown. Never before in the NFL had a walk-off punt return decided a game.
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