On This Date…

On November 3rd, 1996 vs Dallas Cowboys in Dallas, in the game’s closing seconds, Eagles James Willis intercepted a Troy Aikman pass four yards deep in the end zone, ran it out to the 10 yard line and tossed a lateral to teammate Troy Vincent who ran 90 yards for the TD to preserve the win. The 104-yard TD is the longest INT in team history.

On November 3rd, 2011 Flyers Max Talbot scored on a penalty shot against Johan Hedberg and the New Jersey Devils. Talbot is the only Flyer to score a penalty shot vs New Jersey Devils in 7 penalty shot attempts.

On November 3rd, 2013 in a 49-20 win over the Oakland Raiders, Eagles QB Nick Foles catapulted himself into the record books with a stellar 7 TD performance.  Of the 8 QB’s who have thrown for 7 TD’s in a game, Foles is the only player in NFL history to do so with a perfect passer rating of 158.3. He had more TD’s than incompletions in that game.  Eagles Connor Barwin nabbed his first and only career interception in the game.

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