Nearing the end of the NFL’s regular season, the Philadelphia Eagles, led by standout quarterback Jalen Hurts, were 13-1 and looked to be easily the league’s finest team.
Every other ballclub had at least three defeats.
All Philadelphia had to do was win one of their three remaining contests and they would clinch the NFC’s top seed.
This would give the Eagles a first-round postseason bye and guarantee them home field advantage throughout the play-offs.
The Eagles’ only loss had come late in their game with Washington when a receiver had snared a Hurts pass and ran into position for a game winning field goal — only to fumble the ball and game away.
If not for that untimely gaffe, the Eagles would be undefeated and people would still be talking up their chances of being the only NFL team to go without a loss besides the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
But in their 14th game…
