This article is about the 2010 Eagles–Giants game. For the 1978 game involving the same two teams, see Miracle at the Meadowlands.
The Miracle at the New Meadowlands
Metlife Stadium, then named New Meadowlands Stadium, where the game took place in 2010
Philadelphia Eagles (9–4)
New York Giants (9–4)
38
31
Head coach: Andy Reid
Head coach: Tom Coughlin
1
2
3
4
Total
PHI
0
3
7
28
38
NYG
7
17
0
7
31
Date
December 19, 2010
Stadium
New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Favorite
Giants by 3[1]
Referee
John Parry
Attendance
81,223
TV in the United States
Network
Fox
Announcers
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
The Miracle at the New Meadowlands,[2][3] also called "New Miracle at the New Meadowlands"[4] 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. 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’d lose to the very next week.
The game was ranked No. 1 of the 2010 NFL regular season by the NFL,[5] and on April 9, 2013, NFL.com readers voted Jackson's game-winning punt return the greatest play of all time.[6]
This game is also known as "The Punt" by Giants fans, in a similar way that the Miracle at the Meadowlands is known as "The Fumble".
^"NFL Betting Week 15 Eagles Vs Giants Odds and Predictions". Gambler's Palace.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
^McLane, Jeff (December 20, 2010). "Miracle at the New Meadowlands". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.
^Florio, Mike (December 19, 2010). "Miracle at the New Meadowlands sinks Giants". profootballtalk.com. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
^Stamm, Dan (December 20, 2010). "A New Miracle at the New Meadowlands". NBCPhiladelphia.com. Retrieved January 26, 2011.
^Harrison, Elliot (June 10, 2011). "No. 1: Doesn't get better than 'Miracle at New Meadowlands'". National Football League. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
^"The greatest play in NFL history is ..." National Football League. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
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