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4th and 26

4th and 26 was a National Football League (NFL) game played on January 11, 2004, between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles during the 2003–04 playoffs. The Packers traveled to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, for a divisional playoff game after beating the Seattle Seahawks in a wild card game the week prior. After taking an early 14–0 lead, the Eagles tied the game in the fourth quarter, 14–14. After the Packers regained the lead on a late field goal, the Eagles got the ball with only a few minutes left to tie or take the lead. After a penalty and a sack pushed the Eagles back 16 yards, they faced a fourth down with 26 yards to go with just 1:12 left on the game clock. Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb completed a 28-yard pass to wide receiver Freddie Mitchell for a first down. The Eagles continued their drive with a field goal to send the game into overtime. After the Eagles intercepted Packers' quarterback Brett Favre, kicker David Akers kicked a game-winning field goal to advance the Eagles to the NFC Championship Game, which they would lose 14–3 to the Carolina Panthers. The game gained notoriety for the improbable comeback by the Eagles, with one source stating that the odds of the Eagles conversion on fourth down with 26 yards to go and subsequent game-tying field goal was 1 out of 175.

Infobox

Green Bay Packers (4)(10–6)
Green Bay Packers (4)(10–6) Philadelphia Eagles (1)(12–4) 17 20 Head coach:Mike Sherman Head coach:Andy Reid
Date
January 11, 2004
Stadium
Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Favorite
Eagles by 5.5
Referee
Ed Hochuli
Attendance
67,707
Network
Fox
Announcers
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth

Tables

Packers
Packers
Quarter
Packers
mw- 1
14
2
0
3
0
4
3
OT
0
Total
17
Eagles
Eagles
Quarter
Eagles
mw- 1
0
2
7
3
0
4
10
OT
3
Total
20
Quarter
mw- 1
2
3
4
OT
Total
Packers
14
0
0
3
0
17
Eagles
0
7
0
10
3
20

References

  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2003.htm
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2003.htm
  3. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/206855251.html
  4. Green Bay Press-Gazette
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-take-five/149277225/
  5. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/05/sports/inside-the-nfl-the-eagles-formula-three-backs-no-losing.html
  6. Pro-Football-Reference.com
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2003/opp.htm
  7. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28449702/seahawks-vs-packers-failed-called-shot-improbable-comeback
  8. BleacherReport.com
    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/564107-eagles-vs-packers-postseason-history-a-championship-and-4th-26
  9. Pro-Football-Reference.com
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200401110phi.htm
  10. Milwaukee Sentinel
    https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/290873981.html
  11. FootballDB.com
    https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/green-bay-packers/teamvsteam?opp=24
  12. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/240111021
  13. The Philadelphia Inquirer
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090155/http://articles.philly.com/2011-01-07/sports/27015067_1_eagles-fans-desean-jackson-quintin-mikell
  14. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/208253881.html
  15. CSNPhilly.com
    https://archive.today/20130120031726/http://www.csnphilly.com/01/04/11/Donovan-to-FredEx-Fourth-and-26-revisite/landing_eagles.html?blockID=384995
  16. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/240111021/packers-eagles
  17. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130618051621/https://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/208076221.html/
  18. SI.com
    https://vault.si.com/vault/2004/01/19/mcnificent-in-a-weekend-filled-with-nail-biting-finishes-donovan-mcnabb-rallied-philadelphia-to-an-improbable-win-over-green-bay
  19. Pasquarelli, Len
    https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=1710276
  20. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/19/sports/pro-football-panthers-send-eagles-to-3rd-straight-loss-in-nfc-title-game.html
  21. Advanced Football Analytics
    http://www.advancedfootballanalytics.com/2011/09/markov-model-of-football.html
  22. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports
    https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/1559-0410.1400/html
  23. CBSNews.com
    https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/eagles-4th-and-26-packers-game/
  24. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/16/sports/sports-of-the-times-fourth-and-26-has-no-meaning-yet-for-eagles.html?pagewanted=all
  25. The Philadelphia Inquirer
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221323/http://articles.philly.com/2004-01-15/sports/25366434_1_eagles-cornerback-freddie-mitchell-steelers-raiders
  26. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/112787924.html/
  27. NFL.com
    https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/games-69
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