Mitchell finished 3-of-6.Įagles head coach Buddy Ryan had promised a physical reunion after falling to the Redskins, 13-7, several weeks earlier, and his players didn’t disappoint.īut while the Eagles won the battle, the Redskins won the war. Already going without quarterbacks Mark Rypien and Gary Hogeboom to other injuries, the Redskins eventually had to put rookie tailback Brian Mitchell in under center.

Washington’s starting quarterback, Jeff Rutledge, was injured as was backup Stan Humphries. But in the process, they sent nine Washington players to the locker room with injuries, inspiring one Philadelphia player to shout over to the Redskins sideline, “Do you guys need any more body bags?” On November 12, 1990, the Eagles and Redskins clashed in the Monday night massacre today known as “The Body Bag Game.”

Few regular season football games have etched themselves into the collective gridiron memory over the last quarter century quite like the grudge match that played itself out 25 years ago today in the nation’s capitol.

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