Brian mitchell body bag game

The Eagles scored two defensive touchdowns in the game. The first, a 30 yard interception return by William Frizzell in the first quarter. The second came when Clyde Simmons returned a fumble yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Philadelphia scored 21 unanswered points in the third frame to gash the game wide open. The two teams met again six weeks later in the Wild Card Game of the playoffs. Washington dispatched of the Eagles when it mattered most.

Even though the Redskins lost to the eventual Super Bowl winner San Francisco 49ers that year, they would win the Super Bowl the following season. Many Washington players felt that the Body Bag Game was a turning point for the franchise. The Eagles finally won a game because of their quarterback, but between the first-quarter problems and lousy defense against a lousy quarterback, the team still has a ways to go.

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Ad Choices. Brian Mitchell. He turned to Mitchell, who played quarterback at Southwestern Louisiana. Mitchell stepped up when it counted, and although the Eagles would go on to win , he would go 3-for-6 passing with 40 yards and one rushing touchdown. But you know what? Washington would go on to win Super Bowl XXVI in as Mitchell foretold, the third mountaintop the team would climb in franchise history.