1. Nov. 23, 1970: EAGLES 23, GIANTS 20
"Monday Night Football" made its Philadelphia debut on a brutally cold night at Franklin Field - 14 degrees, with 30 mph winds.
The Giants had won six in a row, the Eagles were 1-7-1. So what happened? The Eagles, behind several surprise performances, pulled the upset.
"I've never kicked in anything that cold," Eagles kicker Mark Moseley complained.
Also numb that night was an allegedly drunk Howard Cosell. According to historians, he was drinking during the telecast in an effort to stay warm. At one point, Cosell tried to say "Philadelphia,'' but it came out like "Full-a-dull-fa.''
Cosell disappeared from the telecast after he reportedly threw up all over Don Meredth's cowboy boots and was given the rest of the night off.
2. Sept. 23, 1974: EAGLES 13, COWBOYS 10
The Cowboys led, 7-0, in the third quarter and were threatening to put the game away.
On third down, Roger Staubach handed off to rookie Doug Dennison, who swept right end and was one step from the goal line when Bill Bergey forced a fumble.
Joe "Big Bird" Lavender scooped it off the Vet carpet. He raced down the sideline, 96 yards the other way, for the touchdown that swung the game in the Eagles' favor.
The Birds, despite making only five first downs to the Cowboys' 20, finally won it on Tom Dempsey's 45-yard field goal with 25 seconds left.
Bergey finished the night with 18 tackles in his first game at the Vet after being acquired from Cincinnati.
3. Nov. 3, 1975: LA RAMS 42, EAGLES 3
The Eagles had lost five of their first six games and were hosting the Rams at the Vet.
Coach Mike McCormack had admitted that his roster included "some dogs,'' and the fans had a field day. A few fans paraded around with a huge Alpo dog bone, others posted banners and bed sheets critical of the team, some others were wearing dog masks.
