TABLE OF CONTENTS A LUCKY BREAK 4 FLY EAGLES FLY 8 REVIVAL 12 BUDDY BALL 18 MAGNIFICENT MCNABB 22 CHIP AND A CHANGE 26 Timeline 30 Glossary 31 Index About the Author 32
Herman Edwards pounces on the Giants ill timed fumble in 1978
A LUCKY BREAK Things looked bad for the Philadelphia Eagles in their 1978 game at Giants Stadium in the New Jersey Meadowlands The New York Giants led 17 12 and had the ball with 31 seconds to play All they had to do was take a knee and they would send the Eagles back to Philadelphia with a loss But the Eagles caught a lucky break Instead of taking a knee New York quarterback Joe Pisarcik tried to give the ball to fullback Larry Csonka They fumbled the handoff Philadelphia defensive back Herman Edwards scooped it up When he looked up there were no Giants in front of him
