The 5 Greatest Single-Game Performances in Eagles’ History
Most wins in football are collective team efforts; it’s hard to win games without both sides of the ball doing their part.
Sometimes, it takes one player to have an extraordinary performance to win a game by themselves.
These 5 Eagles did exactly that in their record-breaking performances.
1) McNabb throws 5 TDs Before Halftime
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In a rematch of the previous year’s divisional playoff game, most famously know for the 4th & 26 conversion, the Eagles and Packers met for a Week 13 showdown in Philadelphia. Both teams were contenders at that point, with the Eagles boasting a 10-1 record and the Packers standing at 7-4.
The Packers certainly didn’t look like contenders that day. Donovan McNabb and the offense throttled Green Bay, with McNabb throwing 5 touchdowns before the halfway point. While the 2nd half was less of a scoring fest, the final score was an absolute blowout to the tune of 47-17 in favor of the Eagles. McNabb finished the day at 32-43, 464 yards, 5 TDs, and a QBR of 147.8. At the time, it was the franchise’s single-game record for yards thrown until Nick Foles broke it 14 years later.
2) The Monday Night Massacre
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Already having lost the first leg of the division series, the Eagles traveled to Landover, Maryland to take on the Washington Redskins on Monday Night in week 10 of 2010. Before the game even got started, the two teams were riled up at midfield in an apparent exchange of words between DeSean Jackson and Laron Landry. It didn’t work out too well for the latter.
On the first play of the game, Jackson burned Landry deep for an 88-yard touchdown on an absolute bomb from Michael Vick. The rest of the night went pretty much the same way, as Michael Vick had himself one of the greatest performances in NFL history. It was 45-14 at the half, and 59-28 after all of the massacre. Vick finished the night at 20/28, 333 yards, 4 passing TDs, and a 150.7 QBR. On top of that, he had 8 rushes for 80 yards and 2 more touchdowns. His 413 total yards and 6 total touchdowns resulted in the highest fantasy score for a quarterback ever.
3) A Historic 7-TD Game in Oakland
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At 3-5 in 2013, the Eagles traveled out west for an equally bad opponent in the Oakland Raiders. The Eagles were coming off of a 2 game losing streak to the Cowboys and Giants in which both Nick Foles and Michael Vick had gotten hurt, leaving Matt Barkley to come in relief for both games. Foles, however, was back and ready for this game. From his first pass to his last, Foles put on an absolute show that day.
He took the offense on 7 touchdown trips out of 10 drives, all of which were from the hands of Foles. Throwing touchdowns to 5 different receivers, Foles tied the NFL record and franchise record for most touchdowns thrown in a single game. Out of those quarterbacks who had thrown for 7 touchdowns, Foles was the only one to post a perfect passer rating at 158.3. In fact, he actually had more touchdowns than incompletions that day.
4) Shady Goes Off in the Snow
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The snow was in the forecast that day, but no one thought it was going to affect the week 14 matchup between the Lions and Eagles (also 2013). In fact, an hour and a half before the game started, there was no accumulation on the field. But by kickoff, no one could tell where the yard markers were. The game would end up reflecting that neither Nick Foles nor Matthew Stafford could hold on to the snaps from their centers. Foles even ended up throwing his first interception of the season after 7 starts, throwing one in the 2nd quarter.
Down 14-6 in the 4th quarter, LeSean McCoy stepped up big time. He started the 4th quarter hurdling and breaking tackles on his way to a 40-yard touchdown. On the very next drive, he tacked on another touchdown, this time from 57 yards out. McCoy finished the day with 29 carries, 217 yards, and 2 TDs, leading the Eagles to a crucial 34-20 win over the Lions. His 217 yards ended up breaking the franchise record for single-game performance and has yet to be broken.
5) A Gutsy Performance for the First Super Bowl in Franchise History
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Yet another Nick Foles performance, there’s not much that needs to be said to set the stage for this game. The headlines coming into this game was back up vs. the GOAT; could Foles keep up with Brady if it came to a shootout? Well, he did more than just keep up.
Foles led the Eagles to 41 points in a game where both teams combined for the most yards in NFL history (both regular season and postseason). He ended the game posting 373 yards and 3 touchdowns for a quarterback rating of 106.1.
And the best part? He even caught a touchdown, becoming just the 3rd quarterback in NFL history to do so in the Super Bowl.
Not bad for a “back up” quarterback.
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