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: