Jim McMahon vs. Randall Cunningham: The BIGGEST Upset of 1989! (Eagles vs.Chargers 1989, Week 9)

san diego's jack murphy stadium will be near capacity this afternoon as the chargers play host to the red-hot philadelphia eagles there are as many as eight teams in the nfc right now who could make it to the super bowl with a few breaks and as you look at the nfc east one of them is the eagles second and four for mcmahon again there's a hole for spencer he's got a first down and blasts his way out to the 44-yard line third down and eight at the 46. [Music] mcmahon has the first down it's complete to anthony miller third down and eight here it comes again mcmahon steps up in the pocket has the completion inside the 20 to the 19 yard line the catch was made by anthony miller a gain of 22 third down and five at the 14. mcmahon underneath complete to the 10. it's joe caravello they better get down on the ground if it's that close give it to them they do they're three for three on third down conversions in this drive it's third goal at the seventh mcmahon timing pattern inside the five touchdown anthony miller there is a flag hold on number 37 defense the shotgun buyers is with cunningham and it's buyers who cannot hold on they'll have to punt to make a stop simmons is quite a story 9th round draft pick out of western carolina in 1986. this is brynson out to the 40-yard line gizmo williams will try to field this one but it'll hit it to 35 take a philadelphia bounce and be down at the 30. [Music] [Applause] play action for cunningham on first down throws to buyers has a philadelphia first down and then some still going across the 45 before he's on second down and five for cunningham across the middle and it's complete great catch by robert drummond second penalty for philadelphia third down and 13 for cunningham and there's pressure that's when he's best incomplete it was intended for buyers so steve the line who was just acquired this week after zendejas was released has his first attempt he's six for eight this is only his sixth game in the nfl it's a 48-yard attempt for the line and he's over one this year [Music] dana brinson gets a tough two yards now third down and eight [Music] oh great pass it can't be held by wayne walker but he released it in a hurry and put it right there first down eagles grumman gets a block gets the first down and carries it out to the 37 easiest schedule in the nfl the rest of the season cunningham backside pressure throws across his body has the completion for carter at the 45 but there is a flag only number 54 defense decline it's a nifty little runner for a rookie so the first quarter comes to an end and the chargers still lead it by a touchdown [Music] second down and five fires with a great cut back to the 35 yard line third down and three [Applause] cunningham has the completion to johnson and it'll be enough for the first down third down and 10 for philly at the 22 [Applause] out of the shotgun cunningham has company avoids one but can avoid the second [Applause] he does it's a high kick and will be fair caught and fumbled at the 20. he just simply kicks off of his knee right there and reichenbach alertly falls on the football you can't advance it but it's philadelphia's football third penalty for philadelphia 35 yards first down for cunningham has the completion of buyers inside the 20 breaks the tackle to the 13-yard line finally gary plummer stops him first and goal at the 18. falls loose chargers got it and cox was getting a facial third down and 11. again there's a flag and the man is taken down by mike pitts really booming and he does this one williams let it hit all the way back to the 31-yard line and that was a boomer now this ball is loose was it touched the eagles get it a couple of weeks because they've been sticking with that running game randall seven for 12 mostly on short passes again there's company he avoids one tackle throws now and has the completion robert drummond makes the catch at the 42-yard line third down and six the eagles out of the shotgun [Applause] the chargers are coming with the blitz intercepted sam seal look out for the pitch and the tackle finally made by cunningham first and ten at the 39 for mcmahon [Music] look out chased out by reggie white who else second down and 11. you're right he's been held without a sack [Music] marion butts taken down by evans first down ball up to 36. [Music] cunningham drills this one complete partner to the 44-yard line oh cunningham really unleashed it pick up second catch for carter first down for the eagles bruhman he's getting a workload today and he's got another first down before he's pushed out first down philadelphia [Applause] cunningham this one's up for grabs and it's caught keith jackson inside the five to the four [Applause] cunningham took a lick first and goal at the four [Applause] cunningham garrity touchdown eagles second down and 10. chargers definitely want to avoid the turnover they want to get to at least field goal range mcmahon has it and miller down to the 20-yard line so we'll keep an eye on the middle you're looking right down the pipe bart blocks it and it's no good we've had just about everything in the first 30 minutes and we're tied at seven so philadelphia comes in as the heavy favorite but it's the chargers that score first and the eagles really had to scramble the second down in five the ball at the 20. we're tied at seven cunningham it's complete the drummond he's got the first down [Music] again there's pressure to the 40-yard line third down and 11 at the 41. pressure again this time cunningham cannot escape second down and four [Music] play action going deep wide open as paravello to the 10 yard line mcmahon to the corner incomplete intended for dana brinson see it'll be slightly right to left and san diego takes the lead again third down and three from the 25 [Music] again cunningham's in trouble and sack for the fourth time today play action for mcmahon he's going deep miller touchdown chargers 69 yards [Music] first down they need 20 to go up top to johnson oh what a catch and there's a flag down first down it will bring up third and five for cunningham [Applause] the eagles trail by 10. keith jackson has the first down ridden out by gilberg and lester live we now pause more word from your local station [Music] second down and 20. again there's pressure the cunningham escapes [Music] great move to the 30 and goes down at the 25 third and seven [Applause] throwing for the corner incomplete this is from 43. [Applause] mcmahon throws in complete intercepted eric allen to the 23-yard line first down eagles roman breaks two tackles inside the 15 to the 11. first down at the 11. this is byers to the four yard line straight ahead fires to the goal line touchdown eagles [Applause] they need 13. mcmahon needs a big play here and he gets it completely walker at the 45-yard line a gain of 16. cool under fire though tim you saw the blitz coming jim mcmahon could feel the puts six minutes and 40 seconds remaining the ball game and this is marion's bucks big hole to the 40 in the fourth period and we're tied at 17. dana princeton is hit the ball on the ground we'll wait to see who got it looks like joe caravello number 46 recovered the fumble mike pitz is in there battling with him we'll wait to see who has it by the time the officials get down to it the eagles the eagles have three timeouts remaining san diego has three [Applause] hunting handed truman has the first down [Applause] to the 48-yard line cunningham with the completion to jimmy giles [Applause] roman's not going to make it great push by the san diego defensive line he's standing at his own 10 for the charges it's a high spiraling kick that'll be pooched inside the 20. taking eagle bounce and roll dead at the nine times randall cunningham has works magic in the last two minutes and jim mcmahon has been known to come back and work a little magic himself in the two-minute drill second down and 15 from the four [Applause] marion butts to the 18-yard line but he'll be short of the first down but first down chargers mcmahon on first down as going deep jamie holland a gain of 49 25 seconds left mcmahon runs the clock play and it stops with seven or tied at 17 this game now is up to chris barr no good but there's a flag [Applause] start number 70 offense before this [Applause] so they reset the clock at eight seconds they move it back and it'll now be a 49-yard attempt for barb [Applause] [Music] this is buyers picked up by cunningham falls on the ground chargers get it it's over [Applause] [Music] san diego wins it 20 to 17.

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Published: Sat Apr 03 2021