1978 Philadelphia Eagles season

Infobox NFL season
team = Philadelphia Eagles
year = 1978
record = 9-7
division_place =
coach = Dick Vermeil
stadium =
playoffs =

The 1978 Philadelphia Eagles season resulted in an appearance in the postseason.

Offseason

* On August 5, the NFL played its first game in Mexico City. The New Orleans Saints beat the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 14-7. [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.284]

NFL Draft

Regular Season

The Miracle at the Meadowlands is the term used by sportscasters and Philadelphia Eagles fans for a fumble recovery by cornerback Herman Edwards that he returned for a touchdown at the end of a November 19, 1978 NFL game against the New York Giants in Giants Stadium. It was seen as miraculous because it occurred at a point in the game when the Giants were easily capable of running out the game's final seconds. The Giants had the ball, and the Eagles had no timeouts left. Everyone watching expected quarterback Joe Pisarcik to take one more snap and kneel with the ball, thus running out the clock and preserving a 17-12 Giant upset. Instead, he attempted to hand it off to fullback Larry Csonka and botched it, allowing Edwards to pick up the ball and run 26 yards for the winning score.

eason Standings

[ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 295 ]

eason Schedule

Roster

Postseason

NFL Wild Card Game

*Atlanta Falcons 14, Philadelphia Eagles 13Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eagles
R1=6
R2=0
R3=7
R4=0
RT=13
Home=Falcons
H1=0
H2=0
H3=0
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HT=14

"at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia"

*TV: CBS Gary Bender, Hank Stram

The Falcons won their first playoff game in team history after they overcame a 13-0 deficit by scoring 2 touchdowns in the final 5 minutes of the game.

Awards and Honors

*UPI Coach of the Year: Dick Vermeil
*Harold Carmichael, NFC Leader, Receiving Yards [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452 ]

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/1978.htm?redir Eagles on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1978-phi Eagles on jt-sw.com]
* [http://philadelphia-Eagles.net/history/1978-index.html Eagles on Eagles.net]