One of the darkest days in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles started with 60 of the most exciting seconds a game could start with. It was the 2002 NFC Championship Game, and it was the final game that would be played in Veteran’s Stadium. Brian Mitchell took the opening kickoff, dashed into opposing territory and set the Eagles up with a first down on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ 26-yard-line.
That was followed by a quick pass over the middle to Duce Staley for six yards.