2010 Philadelphia Eagles–Washington Redskins game

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The Monday Night Massacre
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FedExField, the site of the game.
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PHI281714059
WAS0147728
DateNovember 15, 2010
Stadium FedExField, Landover, Maryland
Referee Clete Blakeman
Attendance84,912
TV in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, and Michele Tafoya

On November 15, 2010, during Week 10 of the NFL regular season, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Redskins, 59–28, at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. [1] It was streamed as a primetime NFL game on ESPN's Monday Night Football . Dubbed the Monday Night Massacre, the Eagles scored 59 points in three quarters with 8 total touchdowns, 6 of them being scored by quarterback Michael Vick. [2]

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Background

Prior to the 2010 NFL season, six-time Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb was traded to the Redskins for a second and conditional third or fourth-round draft pick on April 4, 2010. [3] At the time, McNabb's contract expired at the end of the 2010 season. Andy Reid's decision to trade his starting quarterback led to a battle to fill the spot between Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb during the 2010 Eagles preseason. Kolb was named starter for the first game of the season against the Green Bay Packers but exited the game due to a concussion. Vick finished the game and started against the Detroit Lions the following week, although Kolb passed his written portion of concussion protocol. [4] On September 21, Vick was named starter for the rest of the regular season. [5]

The Redskins won the first meeting against the Eagles that season by a score of 17–12. In the first half of that game, Vick suffered a rib injury knocking him out of the game, resulting in Kolb taking over. After the game, McNabb gave a speech in the locker room in which he stated the Eagles made a mistake by trading him. [6]

We are number one in the NFC East and we're gonna stay up there. Everybody makes mistakes in their lifetime but they made one last year, so thank you.

Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb

On the day of their second matchup, McNabb signed a five-year contract extension worth $78 million after being benched in the fourth quarter against the Lions just two weeks prior. [7] Prior to the game, safety LaRon Landry patted wide receiver DeSean Jackson on the shoulder to where Jackson pushed him away and exchanged words. This led to a pre-game scuffle after multiple Eagles players joined to aid Jackson with some Redskins players joining to defend their teammate.

Game summary

On the first play after kickoff, Vick threw an 88-yard touchdown pass to Jackson, with DeAngelo Hall blowing coverage to free-safety LaRon Landry. Following the drive, McNabb and the Redskins punted on 4th down. The Eagles responded with a drive for 5 plays, 63 yards and Vick scrambling for a 7-yard touchdown run from the redzone. On the responding drive, McNabb threw his first interception of the night on a short-yardage third down that tipped off of the hands of receiver Santana Moss. With the advantage of possession in field goal range, the Eagles took advantage on a six-play, 37 yard drive with a touchdown from Vick's shovel pass to LeSean McCoy. The Eagles' fourth drive resulted in a 50-yard touchdown run from Jerome Harrison. By the end of the first quarter, the Eagles held a 28–0 lead.

The very first play of the second quarter saw Vick throw a 48-yard touchdown to Jeremy Maclin. With Philadelphia up 45–21 at halftime, Vick threw a three-yard touchdown to Jason Avant in the third quarter to make the score 52–21. During the play, Vick scrambled, waiting for someone to get open when Albert Haynesworth (who signed a six-year $100 million contract with the Redskins the year prior) [8] had fallen down and continued to lie on the field as Vick continued to scramble. The very next Redskins possession had McNabb throw a pick six to Dimitri Patterson, helping the Eagles score seven points.

The Redskins went on to score one more touchdown, however their seven-point run was not able to stop Philadelphia, which defeated Washington 59–28.

McNabb finished the game with 295 yards on 17 completions for 31 attempts. He threw two touchdowns and three interceptions. The Eagles finished with a new record for 593 offense yards. Vick threw 20 completions for 28 attempts at 333 yards. He threw four touchdowns and ran for 80 yards with two touchdowns on eight carries. He became the first player with at least 300 yards passing, 50 yards rushing four passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a single game. Vick's performance moved him past Steve Young for second place on the all-time list for rushing yards by a quarterback.

Scoring summary

Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – Game summary
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Game information

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