Why I Love the 1995 Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles took home a big victory in the Meadowlands as Watters ran for a score and my personal, mustachioed hero, Mike Zordich, scooped up a fumble 55 yards for a return touchdown.

Result: Win, 17-14 (4-3)

Week Eight: Bye

Week Nine: vs. St. Louis (Oct. 29)

The Eagles forced four turnovers against Chris Miller (haha) and the Rams, and Peete did the rest.

Result: Win, 20-9 (5-3)

Week 10: at Dallas (Nov. 6)

Michael Irvin caught eight balls (I’ll pause will you figure the joke-in-that out) for 115 yards and score. Emmitt Smith, born without the ability to speak coherently, still rushed 27 times for 158 yards and two scores. A presumably concussed Troy Aikman threw for 202 yards and a score.

Dallas. Sucks.  

Result: Loss, 34-12 (5-4)

Week 11: vs. Denver (Nov. 12)

Watters found the endzone twice, Peete threw for 264 yards and score, the defense knocked This…One’s…For…John Elway out of the game and the Eagles cruised.

Result: Win, 31-13 (6-4)

Week 12: vs. New York Giants (Nov. 19)

It was a game of two’s: The number of Peete touchdowns, Watters touchdowns, Dave Brown interceptions, and the amount of points our gaptoothed friend Michael Strahan got for blocking a punt out of the endzone in garbage time of the fourth quarter.

Result: Win, 31-19 (7-4)

Week 13: at Washington (Nov. 26)

Was it defense or bad offense? Who knows. Either way, two Watters touchdowns were enough to beat the Racists for a second time.

Result: Win, 14-7 (8-4)

Week 14: at Seattle (Dec. 1)

Future Eagle Chris Warren ran for two scores and the legendary Rick Mirer also ran one in as the Eagles barely put up an effort. Insert grunge rock joke here.

Result: Loss, 26-14 (8-5)

Week 15: vs. Dallas (Dec. 8)

This.

Result: Win, 20-17 (9-5)

Week 16: vs. Arizona (Dec. 15)

Down 17-0, the Eagles battled back and won the game on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Peete to Calvin Williams to clinch a playoff berth. And yes, he and Fred Barnett really were still playing.

Result: Win, 21-20 (10-5)

Week 17: at Chicago (Sept. 3)

With the Bears fighting for a playoff spot and the Eagles locked into one, the Birds did the noble thing and took the week off.

Result: Loss, 20-14 (10-6)

Wild Card Round: vs. Detroit (Dec. 30)

Anderson 21-yard field goal. Barnett 22-yard pass from Peete. Barry Wilburn 24-yard interception return. Watters 1-yard run. Rob Carpenter 43-yard pass from Peete.

And that was just the second quarter.

Result: Win, 58-37 (11-6)

Divisional Round: at Dallas (Jan. 7)

Chris Boniol hit three field goals. Deion Sanders had a 21-yard rushing touchdown. Smith, Irvin and Aikman all found the endzone. There was a blizzard going on outside in Philadelphia.

Basically, it couldn’t have been a worse way to end a season.

Result: Loss, 30-13 (11-7)

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