NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 58.2C Detroit Lions 37 1995–96 NFL playoffs

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at veterans stadium, philadelphia



game time: 4:00 p.m. est
game weather: 38 °f (3 °c), clear
game attendance: 66,099
referee: ron blum
tv announcers (abc): al michaels, frank gifford, , dan dierdorf





prior game, detroit tackle lomas brown famously guaranteed on television lions win. eagles responded opening 51–7 lead on lions. eagles scored 31 points in second quarter, recorded 6 interceptions, , held running barry sanders 40 rushing yards en route 58–37 victory in second highest scoring game in nfl postseason history. eagles 58 points third highest total in nfl postseason history, behind lions 59 points in 1957 , bears 73 points in 1940 nfl championship game. 31-second quarter points second highest single quarter total in postseason game, behind redskins 35 second quarter points in super bowl xxii. 2 redskins players game, defensive barry wilburn , linebacker kurt gouveia playing on philadelphia s defense in one, , both record interception in game.


philadelphia scored first after defensive mark mcmillian intercepted pass detroit qb scott mitchell , returned 16 yards lions 15-yard line, setting charlie garner s 15-yard touchdown run. detroit responded mitchell s 32-yard touchdown pass tight end david sloan. philadelphia exploded in second quarter, starting 30-yard garner run set gary anderson s 21-yard field goal. after punt, eagles increased lead 17-7 rodney peete s 22-yard touchdown wide receiver fred barnett. wilburn returned interception 24 yards score less minute later, , gouveia picked off pass mitchell give team first down @ lions 34. following 2 13-yard catches barnett, ricky watters 1-yard touchdown run made score 31-7. later on 5 second left in half, eagles receiver rob carpenter caught 43-yard touchdown reception on hail mary pass on 3rd , 25, making score 38-7 going halftime.


in second half, 45-yard touchdown reception watters , 2 more field goals anderson increased eagles lead, 51–7, still more 9 minutes remaining in third quarter. there, backup quarterback don majkowski replaced mitchell , threw 68-yard touchdown pass herman moore. lions linebacker chris spielman recovered eagles fumble , majkowski converted touchdown, 7-yard toss receiver johnnie morton, cutting score 51-21. philadelphia linebacker william thomas put thoughts of lions comeback rest returning interception 30 yards touchdown 23 seconds fourth quarter. lay ahead lions pair of meaningless touchdowns, 2-yard catch sloan , 1-yard run ron rivers make final score 58-37.


peete completed 17 of 25 passes 270 yards , 3 touchdowns, while rushing 17 yards. barnett caught 8 passes 109 yards , touchdown. watters rushed 49 yards, caught 3 passes 64 yards, , scored 2 touchdowns. lions receiver herman moore caught 7 passes 133 yards , touchdown.








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