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.
On Jan 11th, 1976, the Flyers hosted the Moscow Central Red Army ice hockey team as part of the Super Series tour. After a vicious first period hit by Flyer’s defenseman Ed Van Impe on the Red Army’s Valeri Kharlamov, the Soviet coach Konstantin Loktev pulled his team from the ice. It took Ed Snider threatening the Soviets with not getting paid to get them back on the ice. It’s one of the iconic moments of the Broad Street Bullies. An irate Loktev called the Flyers play, “Animal Hockey.” Ironically, the tournament slogan that was printed on the game tickets: “May We Live In Peace.” The Flyers won the game 4-1 outshooting the Soviets 48-13 and were the only NHL team to beat the Red Army team during the Super Series of 1975-1976.
On January 11th, 1981 the Eagles got in the Cowboys’ heads by making them wear blue, and then beat them 20-7 for the NFC Conference Championship to earn a trip to the Superdome for Super Bowl XV vs Oakland Raiders. The win also completed the Philly quartet of all four teams reaching their respective Finals for the 1980 season (Flyers vs New York Islanders, Sixers vs LA Lakers, Phillies over the KC Royals, Eagles vs Oakland Raiders).
