#1 1995: (The Fourth & 1 Play) Eagles 20 Cowboys 17
It doesn't get any dumber than going for it on fourth & 1 while at their own 29 yard line on a cold day that's already seen you blow a big lead. Seeing Emmitt Smith get stuffed for a second straight play that ultimately won the game for Philly will forever be recalled in Eagles lore, and is a moment to forget if you carry the silver and blue banner. Fortunately, the worst decision in team history didn't blow up in Barry Switzer's face as the team did not lose another game that season on the way to capturing Super Bowl XXX.
#2 1996: (Aikman's INT) Eagles 34 Cowboys 24
After a back and forth game, it looked as if the Cowboys might sneak away with a big victory over their rival. But with less than half a minute remaining and the Cowboys sitting inside the Philly 10 yard line trailing 27-24, Troy Aikman's pass was intercepted in the end zone and returned 102 yards for the game-clinching touchdown.
#3 1999: (Irvin's Injury) Eagles 13 Cowboys 10
When Michael Irvin fell to the ground on that gray day at Veterans Stadium it signaled the death of the Cowboys. A spine injury on the play ended his Hall of Fame career and shut down the Cowboys offense for the rest of the season. A team that had put 100 points on the board in the first three games of the season, could only muster 10 that game. As Irvin was rolled off the field on the stretcher, the Eagles fans cheered gleefully. Dallas finished 8-8 on the year.
#4 2000:(The Pickle Juice Game) Eagles 41 Cowboys 14
Seeing Troy Aikman get battered and beaten on a day when the temperature on the field was reported to be 150 degrees was simply awful. The Eagles did everything right, while the Cowboys did everything wrong. Aikman left with a concussion, Joey Galloway was lost for the year with an injury, and Duce Staley ran over the Cowboys defense for 200 yards. How? According to Eagles players, they kept themselves hydrated by drinking a mixture of pickle juice and water. The Cowboys reportedly tried it once after but it obviously didn't work, as they would finish the year 5-11.
#5 1980: (The Collapse) Eagles 20 Cowboys 7
Hate was projected to be boiling over on this frigid day at Veterans Stadium. This wasn't no ordinary division game. The winner was headed to the Super Bowl. Dallas was thought to be the favorite after whipping the Eagles only three weeks previously, and due to their experience in playoff games. But the Cowboys simply never got off the bus, as running back Wilbert Montgomery rushed for 194 yards on only 26 carries and carried the Eagles to a 20-7 victory and a date with Oakland in Super Bowl XV. Tony Dorsett lost a fumble, and Danny White threw an interception as well as couching the ball up once. In swirling wind conditions, White and Ron Jaworski combined to complete only 21 of 60 passes.
This was the first of three consecutive NFC Championship Game defeats for the Cowboys.
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