Record 6–10 Playoff finish did not qualify Start date 1978 Home field Giants Stadium | Division place 5th NFC East Head coach John McVay Owner Wellington Mara | |
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The 1978 New York Giants season was the 54th season for the club in the National Football League.
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Regular season
The Miracle at the Meadowlands is the term used by sportscasters and Philadelphia Eagles fans for a fumble recovery by cornerback Herman Edwards that he returned for a touchdown at the end of a November 19, 1978 NFL game against the New York Giants in Giants Stadium. It was seen as miraculous because it occurred at a point in the game when the Giants were easily capable of running out the game's final seconds. The Giants had the ball, and the Eagles had no timeouts left. Everyone watching expected quarterback Joe Pisarcik to take one more snap and kneel with the ball, thus running out the clock and preserving a 17–12 Giant upset. Instead, he attempted to hand it off to fullback Larry Csonka and botched it, allowing Edwards to pick up the ball and run 26 yards for the winning score.
Roster
1978 New York Giants Team Starters
Offense
9 Joe Pisarcik QB 44 Doug Kotar RB 39 Larry Csonka FB 85 Jimmy Robinson WR 86 Johnny Perkins WR 84 Al Dixon TE
71 Gordon Gravelle LT 63 Doug Van Horn LG 56 Jim Clack C 68 J.T. Turner RG 62 Ron Mikolajczyk RT
Defense
75 George Martin LDE 64 John Mendenhall NT 77 Troy Archer LDT 81 Jack Gregory RDE
10 Brad Van Pelt LB 53 Harry Carson LB 55 Brian Kelley LB
24 Terry Jackson LCB 22 Ray Rhodes RCB 28 Beasley Reece SS 31 Ernie Jones FS
Kicking Team
18 Joe Danelo K 13 Dave Jennings P 33 Bobby Hammond RB/PR 82 Ernie Pough WR/KR