Sixers Dana Barros set a team record with 9 three-pointers in a 108-107 loss to the Phoenix Suns on January 27th, 1995.
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On January 25th, 1981, the Eagles made their first Super Bowl appearance losing to the Oakland Raiders 27-10 in Super Bowl XV.
On January 25th, 1981, Eagle tight end Keith Krepfle caught the Eagle’s very first Super Bowl TD, an 8-yard catch from Ron Jaworski in Super Bowl XV.
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On January 23rd, 2005, after losing three straight NFC Championship games, the 4th time was the charm. The Eagles blow out the Atlanta Falcons at the Linc 27-10 to advance to their 2nd Super Bowl appearance, Super Bowl XXXIX vs New England Patriots in Jacksonville, Florida.
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On January 21st, 2018 at the Linc, the Eagles spoil the Minnesota Vikings bid to become the 1st team in NFL history to play a Super Bowl game on their home field. The Birds dismantled the Vikings 38-7 sending the Birds to their 3rd Super Bowl appearance, Super Bowl LII vs New England Patriots, in Minnesota.
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On January 19th, 2003 the improbable happened. The Eagles weren’t supposed to lose the last game ever at the Vet. They did. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers weren’t supposed to be able to win in the cold. They did. The Ronde Barber interception still gives Eagles fans nightmares. The Bucs came to chilly Philly and beat the Eagles 27–10 ending the Birds bid for a trip to Super Bowl XXXVII.
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On January 18th, 2009 in Arizona, the Eagles once again come up short in the NFC Championship game falling to the Arizona Cardinals 32-25. The Eagles had the lead with three minutes to play and couldn’t hold it. Its the 2nd NFC Conference Championship that the Eagles lost to Kurt Warner (2001 Conf Champ St. Louis Rams 29-24).
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National College Football Championship!
The Clemson Tigers are trying to claw their way back against the Tigers of LSU. A National Championship that pits the Tigers against the Tigers is an unusual occurrence. So I started imaging other college championships I would have liked to have seen:
The Vermont Catamounts scratched their way to victory over the Catamounts of Western Carolina after their sleek and speedy victories over the Houston Cougars, Georgia State Panthers, and Villanova Wildcats (who themselves had beaten the Wildcats of Kansas State University.)
The Fighting Saints of Carroll College one-upped the Battlin’ Bishops from Ohio Wesleyan University in the Haven’t-Got-A-Prayer Bowl. In the See division the Bloomfield College Deacons were terrorized by the Demon Deacons of Wake Forrest.
The Mary Baldwin College Fighting Squirrels got carried away in the Predator Bowl against the high-flying North Dakota Fighting Hawks, while Edinboro University Fighting Scots battled it out with the Fighting Scots of Ohio Valley U, the winner moving on to play the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in the Monarchy Bowl.
In the DeerPark Water Bowl, the Fighting Camels of Campbell U took on the humpless Camels of Connecticut College. The pregame prediction of a resounding Connecticut victory just didn’t hold water.
The Scottsdale Community College Artichokes coughed up their shot at taking the Pasta Bowl when they were devoured by the Fighting Pickles of North Carolina SFTA. The Fighting Pickles were favored after they made a meal out of last year’s champion Flaming Smelts of Shimer College.
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles soared to victory over the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss.
It was a real Illinois-style showdown as the Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks tried to circle the wagons to hang on against the charging Illinois Fighting Illini.
The matchups for the 1st round of the inaugural Color-Me-Mine tournament are set. Florida State College Blue Wave hosts the Green Wave of Tulane… Dartmouth Big Green host Big Blue of Bluefield State… Duke Blue Devils face the Red Devils of Dickinson College… St. Johns Red Storm blows in against the Silver Storm of ASA Miami which had previously defeated the Southern Nazerene U Crimson Storm which has never been confused with the Alabama Crimson Tide!
In the preliminary round, the U of P Quakers had no punch against the Fighting Quakers of Wilmington College. The only other game on the docket… the Red Men of Carthage College handled the Blue Boys of Illinois College in a game that sparked outrage at the officiating.
*Sigh* Only six more months till Eagles training camp! (and yes…. All those colleges are real!)
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On January 11th, 2004 in a playoff game vs. Green Bay Packers, Eagles WR Freddie Mitchell caught a 28-yard Donovan McNabb pass on a 4th and 26 play with the game on the line and the Eagles trailing by 3. The catch extended the Eagles drive which led to tying the game and winning it in overtime, sending the Eagles to the NFC Championship game vs Carolina Panthers.
