Big Blue Huddle

The Dallas Cowboys came into the league in 1960.  They played their first 11 years at the Cotton Bowl.  They were coached by former New York Giant player and defensive coordinator Tom Landry, who would go on to coach them the first 28 years of their existence.

Overall, the series is lead by Dallas and stands at 42-59-2.  they have met once in the playoffs, a game won by the Giants.

At first glance, this appears to be a rather benign rivalry, compared to the Eagles and Redskins.  But there is much woven into the fabric of this rivalry.  Most obvious is Dallas very first head Coach -- Tom Landry.  He was a player drafted out of Texas who played his whole career with the Giants as a DB and fill in Punter.  He retired from playing in 1955, but prior to that 2 years earlier was named an assistant coach...one of the last player/coaches in football.  Upon retirement he was immediately named Defensive Coordinator. 
If you combine their records...3 coaches who served as Defensive Coordinators for the New York Giants have accounted for 625 wins and 7 Super Bowl victories....Landry, Parcells, and Belichick.

In their inaugural season of 1960, the Cowboys were to finish 0-11-1 (last year of the 12 game schedule).  But that tie came late in November at Yankee Stadium on a late Dallas TD pass to finish the game at 31 all. 

1961 -- In a season where they won 4 games, their last victory of the season was again at Yankee Stadium.  An Allen Green 32 yd. FG in the 4th quarter defeated the eventual Eastern Conference Champion Giants.  the Giants would finish at 10-3-1.

As the Giants finished 1962 and 1963 again as Eastern Division Champions, they dispatched Dallas with relative ease.  But then the worm turned.  The Giants were about to enter their "Dark Ages" in 1964 winning only 2 games, while Dallas kept steadily improving winning 10 games by 1966 and playing in the NFL championship.  That same year the Giants won once, and were defeated by Dallas by scores of 52-7 and 17-7.   In fact, from 1964 thru their first meeting in 1980, the Cowboys were 26-4-1...a winning percentage of .854.  In those 31 games the Giants average 12.6 points/game as what had become known to football as the "Doomsday Defense".

Needless to say, the 2 teams through those years never played a "key" game against each other.  But, for Giant fans there were 3 games of interest...2 seemed significant at the time and 1 had surrounding events which affected the Giants and Cowboys for years to come.

1968 -- The Giants came into the game with a 5-3 record trailing the Capitol Division leading Cowboys by 2 games.  This early November game with a season ending December meeting at The Stadium still to come was the Giants ultimate chance to make inroads in the division.  Fran Tarkenton opened the scoring with a 22 yard scramble TD run in the first quarter and early in the 2nd quarter safety Bruce Maher picked off Don Meredith returning it 89 yards to the 5 yard line. Tarkenton followed up 1 play later with a TD toss to Joe Morrison.  Dallas answered back  with Meredith TD passes to Lance Rentzel and Bob Hayes to tie the score at 14 at the half.  midway through the 3rd quarter Tarkenton caught the Cowboys in a blitz at his own 40 and hit Homer Jones on a quick slant for a 60 yard TD an the Giants never trailed again winning 27-21 and pulling within a game of Dallas for the division lead. 
While the Giants would win the next week to take their record to 7 - 3, they would suffer a heartbreaking defeat to the Rams in Los Angeles the next week and limp home with a 7-7 record.  Dallas loss to the Giants would be the last game they would lose that year as they finished at 12-2.

1970 -- Again, an early November game  -- this time at the Stadium found the 4-3 Giants facing the 5-2 Cowboys.  The Giants circumstances are what gave this game even added importance.  After adding a speedy, shifting halfback named Ron Johnson to the team via trade and having retooled their offense the previous season, this was the best Giant team in the last 7 years, or so the pundits thought.  They immediately opened the season falling into an 0-3 hole, one of the losses coming on a referee mistake in New Orleans.  Undaunted, the Giants righted their ship and won their next 4 games to bring us to this contest.
A Tucker Frederickson fumble and a staunch Dallas defense gave the Cowboys a 17-6 lead late in the 2nd quarter.  But then Tarkenton lead a skillful 2 minute drill to get the Giants to the edge of FG territory...the Dallas 47.  With seconds remaining Pete Gogolak kicked his personal best 54 yard FG on the final play of the half to close the gap to 17-9 and provide what seemed an emotional lift as the players poured forth in celebration on their way to the locker room.
New York took the 2nd half kickoff, but after a handful of plays, Frederickson fumbled again and shortly after Dallas converted the miscue into another 3 points and a 20-9 lead.  Again the Giants regained their composure and on a 14 play drive which consisted mostly of Johnson runs mixed in with an occasional Tarkenton pass and scored late in the 3rd period to cut the margin to 20-16.  At this time Alex Webster ordered an onside kick which was executed perfectly and recovered by "Little" Mean Joe Greene in Dallas territory.  After 2 first downs, the drive bogged down, but Gogolak missed a short attempt on a day when he had already connected from 40, 42, and 54 yards.
Dallas and New York would trade punts and eventually New York would start a drive from inside their own 20 with 9 minutes left.  On an almost mirror like drive of the one a quarter earlier New York would come to rest at the Dallas 13, facing a 3rd and 7 with just over 3 minutes left.  The Giants started to break their huddle, when Tarkenton called them back and changed the play called.  He had Ron Johnson run a straight line route directly at All Pro safety Mel Renfro and make a sharp cut to the right when he got in end zone.  Tarkenton hit Johnson 2 steps out of the cut for the go ahead touchdown and the Giants lead for the first time all day.  Furiously Dallas tried to drive into FG range in the waning minute but a surprisingly stifling Giants defense rose to the occasion holding them just short of midfield and insuring their 5th victory in a row.  On the day the vaunted Dallas offense gained but 263 yards.
The Giants that year would actually have qualified for the playoffs as Divisional Champs but a season ending rout by the Rams at the Stadium and a Dallas victory in their final game played later that day prevented such an occurrence.  Dallas would lose but 1 other time in the regular season and go on to play in Super Bowl V, losing to the Colts on a Jim O'Brien FG.

When 1974 rolled around the Giants were back into a state of rebuild.  Tarkenton had returned to Minnesota, Ron Johnson, while still a good back, had been greatly reduced from being a "special" back because of knee and thigh surgery and the general wear and tear of heavy use.  Their drafting had been abysmal.  The Rocky Thompson and Elridge Small 1st round selections were to become legendary....and not in a good way.  They got a nice season out of Norm Snead at quarterback in 1972, but his talents were never all star caliber, and they were diminishing by the day. The only effective player on offense was Bob Tucker, and he was to soon to become disgruntled with the situation and demand a trade. On defense, they had actually become a decently effective unit, certainly not a "Steel Curtain" of Pittsburgh fame, but able to keep the club competitively in most ball games.  The only trouble was, they had trouble scoring.  They had failed to find a young quarterback of ability to find suitable for grooming....a problem that had plagued them for over 25 years.  They constantly plugged that problem with trades for veterans such as Tittle, Tarkenton, and Snead.
The '74 season opened with 2 straight losses and 30 points scored.  Then the Giants travelled to Dallas and amazingly played their finest game of the last 5 years, beating the Cowboys 14-6.  And while the win was satisfying, the fact they got to look at a Dallas team with the one "commodity" they craved sit on the bench must have been burned in their brains.  Roger Staubach had finally after 3 seasons wrested total control of the QB situation from Craig Morton.  Morton was tailor made for the Giants...a 31 year old, 9 years in the league veteran who had been successful in his playing time with a superior talent team.
The image of Morton must have burned brightly in the brains of Wellington Mara and Andy Robustelli the next 3 weeks as the Giants scored a total of 17 points in 3 consecutive losses to stand at 1-5. Norm Snead, Jim del Gaizo, and Carl Summerell were all dismal at QB.  Adding to that mounting pressure was the fact that in less than 2 years the new stadium in New Jersey (Giants Stadium) would be opening with an extra 15,000 seats to fill and no solution to the QB position on the horizon.
Thus, they bit the bullet, and acquired the disgruntled Morton on October 22, 1974 for a 1st and 2nd round draft choice.  What was to hurt for the next 12 years was that 1st round round pick was the 2nd choice in the draft.  The Cowboys selected a player who would almost instantly become an All Pro and later elected to the Hall of Fame...Defensive lineman Randy White...nicknamed "manster" for half man and half monster.
Morton, well in his 3 seasons at starting QB he won 1 game in the rest of '74, 5 in '75 and finally 1 in 1976.  The Giants averaged around 13 points in his combined starts over that 3 year period.  The Giants were dismal, but all the seats in the new Stadium sold out and the light bulb finally went off in Wellington Mara's head that Giant fans were loyal...no matter what.  They were going to be there whether the team was a playoff contender or a basement dweller.  The era of the quick fix was now dead and gone.  It was time to build through smart drafting.
So, I personally have always credited Dallas trading us their head case QB as a major link to the future success which the Giants were about to experience in a few short years.  The end of the "Dark Ages" was coming very shortly.

I don't mind losing the game, even veing embarrassed...it just one game with 10 left.  BUT losing Cruz, the offense and WR in particular are going to be severly limited.  Odell is going to have a longer learning curve i fear because there is NO ONE on our roster who can draw a double team.

In fact, save the potential od OBJ this is the worst group of wide receivers we have had in my life.

Quote from: murderhill on October 07, 2014, 12:20:18 PM

Quote from: MightyGiants on October 07, 2014, 11:50:21 AM
In some ways I think the Eagles could be the greatest of the Giants rivals (edging out Dallas).  The reason I say that is there have been more odd and big plays going against the Giants when they play the Eagles than any team I could think of.  Plus the Giants and Eagles often have been good at the same time.

Good point Rich.  In my opinion, these rivals have taken their turns.  Washington during the Allen years and the over-the-hill gang years were the ones that stick in my mind.  I actually came to admire some Redskin players like Fischer, Kilmer and Jurgenson.  I hated Allen with his finger licking habits with a passion.  Hated the Oline hogs.

The "Fumble", for me was the quintessential bungle.  If one believes in yin and yang principals, you have to have an event like the "fumble" to offset the Tyree and Manningham catches or the JPP blocked punt in Dallas.

I hope down the line to do a thread on George Allen  in relation to the Giants.  I.M.O. he would have been a great coach for the Raiders, he cared only about winning....by any means/methods necessary.

Quote from: bighitterdalama on October 09, 2014, 10:40:25 PM
How about this one:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsSudY5beaE

Thank you Sir...no way I should have overlooked that one   I appreciate any and all additions or even corrections anyone has.  History is meant to be shared and trust me my knowledge is not that extensive and i always love to learn new things or hear others memories.

Thank you again bighitter.

2004 -- The Tom Coughlin era is ushered in and the highs and lows versus the Eagles have still continued.  TC is 9 - 13 against Philly, including 0 - 2 in the playoffs.  The Giants are 2 - 0 in OT games against Philly in the Coughlin era.  In their last 12 meetings the Giants are only 3 - 9.

2006 -- The 0 - 1 Giants strode into "the Linc" looking for the first win of the season and found themselves down 24 - 7 at the start of the 4th quarter.  But thanks to Eli Manning's hot hand (31-43 for 371 yards and 3 TD) and a key Brian Westbrook fumble they were able to forge a tie at the end of regulation on Jay Feely's 35 yard FG with 7 seconds left.
In OT, the Giants eschewed the run after entering Eagle territory and ended the game on a 31 yard pass from Eli to Plaxico Burress.
Both Amani Toomer and Burress had over 100 yards receiving and the Giants unveiled rookie Brandon Jacobs who had several key runs late in the game.  the game also provided a glimpse into the resiliency of Manning, who was sacked 8 times that day.

2006 Playoff -- Sneaking in with an 8 - 8 record, the Giants journeyed to Philadelphia for a first round game against the Eagles.  Overcoming a 20-10 deficit in the 4th quarter, the Giants tied it up on Plaxico Burress' 2 TD catch with just over 5 minutes remaining.  The Eagles promptly took over and drove into FG range using the remainder of the time and David Akers nailed a 38 yard FG as time expired.

2010 -- With a win all but assuring them of a seat in the playoffs, this battle of 9-4 teams played out like 2 separate games.  With Eli throwing 4 TD passes the Gmen had a commanding 31 - 10 lead with under 8 minutes left at the Meadowlands.  In the next 6 minutes Michael Vick threw for 2 TD's and ran for 1 to tie the game.  The Giants final drive proved futile and Matt Dodge lined up to punt with 14 seconds left.  No further words are necessary, the video is below.........
Miracle In The Meadowlands III - Eagles vs. Giants 2010

2012 -- Another gut wrenching loss occurred in Week 4 at the Linc.  In a tight defensive battle the Giants grabbed the lead at 17 - 16 for the first time midway in the 4th quarter on a short Manning to Bear Pascoe TD pass.  The Eagles then launched a time consuming drive that resulted in Alex Henery's 4th FG of the game and a 19 - 17 Eagle lead with just 105 seconds left.
Deftly, Manning moved the Giants into FG range at the Eagle 27 with less than 45 seconds left.  At that point Manning elected for a home run pass to Ramses Barden who was flagged for offensive interference.  With 14 seconds left and the clock running Lawrence Tynes FG attempt from 54 yards was wide left as a light rain fell.  But Andy Reid, the Eagles head coach, had called a time out just before the ball was snapped to holder Steve Weatherford.  The Giants lined up again for the game winner and Tynes kick was headed perfectly between the uprights.....but fell a yard short.

Again, this was another season the Giants would miss the playoffs by 1 win.  The win put the Eagles record at 3 - 1.  They would win only 1 more game that season and Andy Reid would be relieved of his head coaching position.

1981 -- After "The Fumble" the Giants took on a massive overhaul.  George Young was hired after Pete Roselle mediated the feud between Wellington and Tim Mara which had become very divisive in the organization.  For me, George Young deserves the modern day throne in the Ring of Honor.  He was given enough power in his hiring that he did not have to serve two masters.  His belief was that successful football was achieved through imposing your will via the offensive and defensive lines.  He hired Ray Perkins as head coach.  His first draft choice was Phil Simms from tiny Morehead State in Kentucky, a team he lead to 4 wins his senior year.  Simms was the 7th pick of the draft, a fact not to pleasing to the Giant faithful.

But Young and Perkins set out on a "true" rebuilding the next 3 years.  There were no "patchwork" trades.  And there were not a lot of victories.

The Eagles won their next 6 games against the Giants, putting their streak against them at 12.  Then on a late November day in '81 at the Vet the Giants turned the tables on the Eagles in a game they had to win to keep their playoff hopes alive.  it was a game where a now youthful Giant defense, lead by Lawrence Taylor and Harry Carson and George Martin imposed their will and punished the Eagles at every turn in a 20-10 victory.
One month later the Giants faced the Eagles as a wildcard team, again in Philadelphia.  Again, it was the defense with a big assist from special teams and an efficient running attack lead by Rob Carpenter that wrested control of the game early.  Backup QB Scott Brunner, playing in place of Phil Simms the last month (broken collarbone) threw 3 TD passes on only 9 completions and the D held the Eagles to 226 yards of total offense for a 27-21 victory.  This game signified for me the start of the modern era of Giant football.  The "Dark Ages" were finally gone.

1984 -- The early career of Phil Simms was marked with glimpses of great play generously spiced with bad injuries....broken collarbone, torn knee ligament, compound thumb fracture....and the most ignominious of all, Bill Parcells decision in 1983 to install Scott Brunner as starting QB.  An outraged Simms demanded to be traded.  The Giants offense was floundering and Parcells first year (1983) threatened to be his last also.  But Parcells survived the rumor of Howard Schnellenburger of National Champion Miami taking over the reins and vowed to mold the team in his image.
Thus the starting QB in Week 1 against the Eagles was a now healthy and semi seasoned Phil Simms.  All Simms would do that day in his first start for Parcells was go 23 of 30 for 409 yards and 4 TD's leading the Giants to a 28-27 victory at Giants Stadium.  The beautiful marriage Giants' fans had been praying for the past 20 years was born.

1988 -- The Giants and Eagles have played 7 OT games in their regular season history.  The Eagles have won only 1 of them, but it was that 1 win in this year that ultimately kept the Giants from winning their Division, and subsequently even qualifying for the playoffs despite a 10-6 record.  it occurred the weekend before Thanksgiving at Giants Stadium.  The 7-4 Giants stood to basically nail the division shut in this matchup against the 6-5 Eagles.  The Eagles were coached by Buddy Ryan who was assisted by Wade Phillips and Jeff Fisher.
Leading 17-10 in the 3rd period Phil Simms injured his groin and was relieved by Jeff Hostetler who had not quite developed the magic he would have 2 years later.  The Eagles tied the game at 17 and forced overtime.
In OT the Eagles drove into FG range for the kicker Luis Zendejas.  Lawrence Taylor charged up the middle, leapt and blocked the kick.  The ball bounced right  into the hands of Clyde Simmons, who had been blocking on the end.  Simmons lumbered 15 yards and fell into the end zone for the winning score.  Because the kick had not crossed the line of scrimmage, the offense was allowed to advance the ball only by running it.  They did.  The Stadium was stunned.  LT remained a solitary figure on the bench after the teams left the field.
Both teams finished with identical 10-6 records, but the Eagles won the NFC East due to their head-to-head victory, while the Giants lost the wild card tiebreaker to the Los Angeles Rams and missed the playoffs.

2000 -- On an improbable "all in " march to the Super Bowl the Giants first round opponent was the Eagles. The highlights of this game was Ron Dixon's return of the opening kickoff for a TD and a miraculous interception and TD return of an interception by Jason Sehorn.  If you want to know where the Giants developed this trait of small college receiver prospects, Dixon was a 3rd round draft choice from tiny Lambuth College.  He was a developing talent until a knee injury derailed his career.  Next to Homer Jones, the fastest WR we have ever had in my opinion.
Follow the link to the complete game video.  I still get chills watching that opening kickoff.
Giants VS Eagles 2000 Divisional Playoffs

2002 and 2003 -- After that 2000 playoff victory, the Giants would win only 1 of 8 games against the Eagles in the next 4 years. But that win in Dec. '02 at Giants Stadium would propel them into the playoffs.
it was the last game of the season, a win and you're in game for the Blue.  The Eagles lead 7-0 midway through the 4th quarter on a 1st quarter end around by WR James Thrash.  The Giants, who were to outgain the Eagles that day 461-209 were thwarted by 3 Tiki fumbles, a 36 yd missed FG, and an end zone interception in the 2nd quarter from in close.  With just under 7 minutes to go Kerry Collins drove the Giants to the tying score tossing a "get it" ball to Jeremy Shockey who outfought Brian Dawkins.
With 2 minutes left Tiki lost his 3rd fumble of the game in Giants territory threatening to spoil a 200 yard effort on his part.   But always reliable David Akers missed from 36 to the left and on to OT.
In overtime, the Giants finally mounted a drive to the Philly 22 with around 5 minutes left.  Rookie PK Matt Bryant then nailed a 39 yarder to send the Blue into the playoffs.
The 2003 game in week 7 was another last minute dagger in the heart.  Leading 10 - 7 with less than 90 seconds to go in the Meadowlands, and the Eagles out of timeouts and having only amassed 134 yards of offense, Jeff Feagles directional punt didn't directional quite enough and was fielded by Brian Westbrook at his own 16.  The first cover Giant overshot Westbrook, who then proceeded to outrun the entire special teams unit walking the sideline tightrope.....84 yards to pay dirt.  As sad as that was, an even worse sidebar to the game was the injury incurred by Rich Seubert, a promising 2nd year free agent guard for the Gmen.  it would require almost 2 years of surgeries and rehabilitation before he could resume his career.
See 2 links below......................
Westbrook TD Vs Giants

Rich Seubert Injury-Giants vs. Eagles 10/19/03

Quote from: Giant Obsession on October 07, 2014, 05:51:57 PM

Quote from: BlueMoshik on October 07, 2014, 12:42:28 PM
Isn't that Frank Gifford narrating the clip of the 1973 tie game?

No, it isn't.  I am trying to think or remeber his name.  Will keep researching, but know it is not Frank.

I am embarrassed, that is the unmistakeable voice of Ray Scott.

Quote from: BlueMoshik on October 07, 2014, 12:42:28 PM
Isn't that Frank Gifford narrating the clip of the 1973 tie game?

No, it isn't.  I am trying to think or remeber his name.  Will keep researching, but know it is not Frank.

Quote from: Suburbanites II on October 07, 2014, 02:44:32 PM
Great job GO, it's great having a board historian, you would have made Christopher Allen proud.

I am humbled by such a statement, but thank you.  Honestly, there is no comparison, I long for those lessons Chris used to deliver back in the day.  He was a true source of knowledge in depth from every angle regarding NYG.

History will always be a labor of love.  Too many regard history as living in the past.  Quite the contrary, history is to be celebrated, embraced, and its lessons applied to the future.

Quote from: jimv on October 07, 2014, 10:15:52 AM
GREAT job on the history write-ups, Obs!   I hope you're doing it for every game.

That is definitely my plan Jim.   It is time consuming because I am trying to double check all my facts and memories and find something video wise because I know that is what the younger members relate more easily to, but it is a labor of love.  Hope to have Part 2 ready for tomorrow.

Bill, i understand.  For some reason I am completely the opposite.  it is not that I enjoy rewatching losses, or in this case///disasters.....actually I have no logical reason for it, but I can.  And I do get a varying degree of sad afterwards, depending on the game.

I reconciled "the fumble" years ago.  Without it, we would probably have muddled to a 7-9 or 8-8 season, which was an improvement.  And as much as I love Wellington Mara and Andy Robustelli (GM at the time) I fear we would have just continued down the same path of those last 15 years....occasional daylight followed by long darkness.

The fumble begat George Young basically, and his moves, drafts and hirings lead us into a very nice era and seem to plant us on a solid ground with the rest of the NFL for our future.  I am outspoken about the to me childishness of not mentioning Joe P. by name, but I will respect it.  Fact is, the guy played his guts out for us...and the fumble was not his fault.  Bob Gibson was the culprit and he was fired the next day and like Ray H. disappeared from the NFL forever more.

The Philadelphia Eagles joined the NFL back in 1933.  The season series stands at 84-76-2. Through the years they have been involved in MANY memorable games with the Blue.  A lot of those games were (and for some of us still are) honestly quite painful to swallow.  But it is a rich history, which I will post in 2 or 3 installments this week.  I hope you enjoy.

It is a series that started rather benignly with the Giants winning 17 of the first 20 games played.  But in 1960, the matchup of these 2 teams began a life of its own....in many ways a historical life.

1960 -- In a hard hitting game, an Eagle team that would go on to win the championship that year over Lombardi's 2nd Packer team, beat the Giants 17-10.  But the story of the game was a play that in Eagle lore is referred to as "The Hit".    The link will tell you why. 
Chuk BEDNARIK plaquage Frank Grifford
Gifford was removed on a stretcher and taken to the dressing room and on to the hospital.  During that 4th quarter a fan suffered what proved to be a fatal heart attack.  He was taken to a room off the dressing room for emergency assistance and a priest was summoned.   The game ended and as the Giants trudged into the locker room they saw the priest in the other room administering last rites.  Many of the Giants mistakenly assumed it was Gifford's body in the other room with the priest and believed that Gifford had died from the hit.

1964 -- Coming off 3 straight Eastern Division first place finishes but failing each time in the Championship, the "64 Giants were a blend of aging veterans but many controversial trades that off season as Allie Sherman sought to remold his defense but still field a team capable of returning for another try to the Championship game.
The first game of the season was at Franklin field and the first play after the kickoff was a preview for the entire season.  A handoff to Earl Gros by Norm Snead resulted in a 59 yard TD gallop paving the way to a 38-7 route. The resulting season of 2-10-2 followed.
https://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/22-05-867.pdf

1970 -- A resurgent Giant team lead by Fran Tarkenton, winners of 6 straight, including back to back breathtaking victories over Dallas and Washington the previous two weeks, strode into Philadelphia for the very first appearance on Monday Night Football.  The Eagles stood at 1-7-1 in a season where they would only win 3 games.
Alas, the Giants would play their worst game of the season in front of a national audience...losing 3 fumbles and dropping 2 wide open TD passes and slump home with a 23-20 loss.  And ultimately they would lose their division by 1 game.

1972 -- In a somewhat resurgent season under Alex Webster and lead by Norm snead, Ron Johnson, and Bob Tucker the 6-4 Giants met an Eagle team that was to win only 2 games that year.  This was NOT one of them.  The Giants rolled on air and ground and late in the 3rd period lead 41-10.  Not wanting to inflict any further embarrassment on his old friend Eagle coach Ed Khayat, Webster replaced Snead with backup Randy Johnson who was under orders to run and only pass short.  Unfortunately the Eagles were so disinterested in the game by now that 2 short passes to Don Herrmann resulted in 32 and 63 yard TD's.  That combined with a 2 yard run by Johnson resulted in an embarrassing pasting of 62-10.  After the game Webster apologized and consoled Khayat (who would be fired at years end) as the two walked off the field together.

1973 -- Buoyed by an 8-6 finish the previous season and winners of all 6, yes SIX, of their preseason games, the Giants were ready to make a serious challenge in 1973.  Add to that a resounding win over Houston in their opener at The Stadium, and the Giants were on a roll.  Week 2 was to send in the sacrificial Eagles for the very last Giant game at Yankee Stadium, which was to undergo a 2 year renovation.  The Giants were to play the rest of their "home" games in the Yale Bowl that year.  Despite rolling up over 400 yards of offense, the Giants found themselves trailing 23-20 in the last 2 minutes.  The video tells the story...........
1973
The resurgence was dead.  The Giants won 1 more game that year finishing winless in their "new" home.

1978 -- November 19 to be exact.  This game propelled the Eagles to their first playoff appearance since 1960 and ultimately proved to pave the way for a new era of Giant football under new GM and Vice President George Young.  Historically this game proved the old adage "it is always darkest before the dawn".  "Miracle in the Meadowlands" it is called by many, most of us simply know it as "The Fumble."
Eagles vs Giants 1978: "The Miracle in The Meadowlands" -Insane Last Play Fumble Return.

A bump to take us to game time.

Quote from: BlueMoshik on September 27, 2014, 09:12:14 PM
Wasn't the 2002 game a loss?

Correct...my bad....copied from an Atlanta website....since corrected.  thanks for catching that Sir

Quite a see saw affair, played on a Saturday.  we trailed 21-7 in the 2nd quarter and by midway in the 4th had scored 26 unanswered points for a 33-21 lead.  Browns score their last 2 possessions and then Simms drives us into makeable FG range with 4 seconds left.  The immortal Eric Schubert hooks it to the right.  Game over.