Today in 1975 - New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles

September 21, 1975 – Today in 1975, the New York Giants went to Veterans Stadium to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in a Week 1 matchup.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Eagles got on the board first with a 13 yard touchdown pass from Mike Boryla to Charle Young.  The Giants answered with touchdown runs of 1 and 3 yards from Ron A. Johnson.  New York had a failed extra point attempt on the first touchdown, so they led at halftime 13-7.

The third quarter was also scoreless and the Giants scored first in the fourth quarter on a 41 yard field goal by George Hunt.  The Eagles fired back with a 2 yard touchdown pass from Roman Gabriel to Harold Carmichael. New York led 16-14.

In the last minute of the game, Craig Morton threw a 50 yard touchdown pass to Ray Rhodes to seal the deal.  The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Eagles 23-14.  The Giants went to 1-0 and the Eagles went to 0-1.

Craig Morton passed 14-28 for 240 yards, with a touchdown and in interception for the Giants.  Mike Boryla passed 19-31 for 204 yards with a touchdown and 2 interceptions, and Roman Gabriel passed 9-13 for 74 yards, with a touchdown for the Eagles.  Harold Carmichael had 6 catches for 89 yards and a touchdown, also for the Eagles.  He had one rush for 6 yards. 

This looks like it came from a video game, but it really happened that day:  Philly linebacker Bill Bergey blocked 3 field goal attempts by the Giants.

Notables

• There were 2 Hall of Famers present in the game, both with the Eagles: Head coach Mike McCormick and assistant coach Dick LeBeau.
• Bill Arnsparger was in his second season as head coach of the Giants.  He coached the team from 1974-76.  He later became head coach at LSU and led them to the 1986 SEC championship.
• Mike McCormack was in his last season coaching the Eagles.  He coached the team from 1973-75.  He later coached the Baltimore Colts and the Seattle Seahawks.
• Giants receiver Ray Rhodes went on to coach the Eagles from 1995-98.
• Dick LeBeau was featured in yesterday’s Notables section.
• McCormick was replaced the next season by Dick Vermeil.

The Giants face the Eagles in Philadelphia this weekend.

Game stats and other data can be found on Pro-Football-Reference.com at New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles - September 21, 1975.