On December 9^th, 1982, the Phillies acquired Von Hayes from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Julio Franco, Manny Trillo, Jay Baller, George Vukovich, and Jerry Willard.  Hayes quickly became known as “5 for 1”. 

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On December 8^th, 1987, vs Boston Bruins, Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall became the 1^st NHL goalie to shoot the puck into the opponent’s net.   

On December 8^th, 2013 vs. Detroit Lions in a snowy game, Eagles RB LeSean McCoy rushed for a team-record 217 yards.  

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On December 7^th, 1947 the Eagles and the Chicago Cardinals combined for 42 4^th-quarter points. Chicago scored 28, the Eagles had 14. Six total 4^th-quarter TDs is an Eagle team record.

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On December 23^rd, 1990, Flyers Murray Craven scored on a penalty shot vs Montreal Canadiens in 4-4 tie.

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On December 6^th, 2015 the (5-7) Eagles defeated the (10-2) New England Patriots 35-28. During the game, the Eagles scored on a 24-yard Najee Goode TD on a Chris Maragos punt block, a 99-yard Malcolm Jenkins pick six, and an 83-yard punt return TD by Darren Sproles.

Flyer winger Ron Flockhart scored the fastest two goals by one player in team history when he scored two goals 8 seconds apart in an 8-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on December 6^th, 1981.

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On December 3^rd, 1989 Eagles QB/P Randall Cunningham kicked a team-record 91-yard punt vs New York Giants. It’s the 4^th longest in NFL history.  

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On December 2^nd, 1990, Eagles WR Fred Barnett scored a 95-yard TD vs Buffalo Bills. It’s the longest rookie receiving TD in team history.

On December 2^nd, 2012, vs Dallas Cowboys, Eagles Damaris Johnson returned a punt 98-yards for a TD. It’s the longest punt return in team history.

On December 2^nd, 1991 vs. Houston Oilers on Monday Night Football, Eagles linebacker Seth Joyner had a game for the ages. He had 8 solo tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. He also had a 102-degree temperature.

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