Wild Card Round: Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles (Veterans Stadium), the bracket opens here. Kickoff: Sat December 30, 1995 at 4:00pm. Winner advances to the divisional round. Loser starts the offseason early.[1][2]
Wild card weekend is the most chaotic football the calendar produces. Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles at Veterans Stadium is the kind of game that decides whether a season was a long buildup or a quick exit. These are the games where the second-tier playoff teams have to prove they belong. Most don't. The few who do define the rest of January.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Veterans Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Detroit Lions versus Philadelphia Eagles in the Wild Card Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Detroit Lions-Philadelphia Eagles cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7-9 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 7-9 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 10-6 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9-7 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 6-10 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 3-13 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 13-3 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9-7 | W5 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-8 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8-8 | L6 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8-8 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 9-7 | W1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-9 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 11-5 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W7 |
| Chicago Bears | 9-7 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 5-11 | L2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | -- |
1995 Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles NFC Wild Card Playoff
1995 NFC Wild Card 1st quarter of Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles Dec 30. NFL
Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles (December 30, 1995) (NFC Playoffs) "Eagles Hang 58 On Lions"
1995 Divisional Playoff - Philadelphia at Dallas
1995 NFC Divisional Playoff - Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas CowboysDetroit Lions None, Philadelphia Eagles None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 77213737 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 738515858 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Charlie Garner 15 yard rush ( Gary Anderson kick) | 0-7 |
| Lions | David Sloan 32 yard pass from Scott Mitchell ( Jason Hanson kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Gary Anderson 21 yard field goal | 7-10 |
| Eagles | Fred Barnett 22 yard pass from Rodney Peete ( Gary Anderson kick) | 7-17 |
| Eagles | Barry Wilburn 24 yard interception return ( Gary Anderson kick) | 7-24 |
| Eagles | Ricky Watters 1 yard rush ( Gary Anderson kick) | 7-31 |
| Eagles | Rob Carpenter 43 yard pass from Rodney Peete ( Gary Anderson kick) | 7-38 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Ricky Watters 45 yard pass from Rodney Peete ( Gary Anderson kick) | 7-45 |
| Eagles | Gary Anderson 31 yard field goal | 7-48 |
| Eagles | Gary Anderson 39 yard field goal | 7-51 |
| Lions | Herman Moore 68 yard pass from Don Majkowski ( Jason Hanson kick) | 14-51 |
| Lions | Johnnie Morton 7 yard pass from Don Majkowski ( Jason Hanson kick) | 21-51 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | William Thomas 30 yard interception return ( Gary Anderson kick) | 21-58 |
| Lions | David Sloan 2 yard pass from Don Majkowski ( Ron Rivers run) | 29-58 |
| Lions | Ron Rivers 1 yard rush ( Herman Moore pass from Don Majkowski ) | 37-58 |
Philadelphia Eagles defeated Detroit Lions 58-37 at Veterans Stadium in the Wild Card Round. The final scoring play was Lions: Ron Rivers 1 yard rush ( Herman Moore pass from Don Majkowski ). The 21-point margin made it a one-sided afternoon. Top line of the day: Rodney Peete: 270 pass yards on 17-of-25, 3 TD, 0 INT. Philadelphia Eagles advance to the divisional round.[1][2]
Philadelphia Eagles walked out of Veterans Stadium as the team that survived a Wild Card Round Detroit Lions will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 58-37. This was a 21-point margin, which is unusual for this round of the postseason and tells a story about which staff out-prepared the other from the opening series. The final scoring play came from Lions: Ron Rivers 1 yard rush ( Herman Moore pass from Don Majkowski ). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Philadelphia Eagles advance to the divisional round.
Philadelphia Eagles 58, Detroit Lions 37. Round: Wild Card Round. Attendance: 66492. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 5 scoring plays. Q3: 5 scoring plays. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers:
- Rodney Peete: 270 pass yards on 17-of-25, 3 TD, 0 INT
- Charlie Garner: 78 rush yards on 12 carries
- Herman Moore: 7 catches for 133 yards
Wild Card Round, played at Veterans Stadium. Final: Detroit Lions 37, Philadelphia Eagles 58, with Philadelphia Eagles taking the result by 21. **First quarter**
- Eagles: Charlie Garner 15 yard rush ( Gary Anderson kick)
- Lions: David Sloan 32 yard pass from Scott Mitchell ( Jason Hanson kick)
Second quarter
- Eagles: Gary Anderson 21 yard field goal
- Eagles: Fred Barnett 22 yard pass from Rodney Peete ( Gary Anderson kick)
- Eagles: Barry Wilburn 24 yard interception return ( Gary Anderson kick)
- Eagles: Ricky Watters 1 yard rush ( Gary Anderson kick)
- Eagles: Rob Carpenter 43 yard pass from Rodney Peete ( Gary Anderson kick)
Third quarter
- Eagles: Ricky Watters 45 yard pass from Rodney Peete ( Gary Anderson kick)
- Eagles: Gary Anderson 31 yard field goal
- Eagles: Gary Anderson 39 yard field goal
- Lions: Herman Moore 68 yard pass from Don Majkowski ( Jason Hanson kick)
- Lions: Johnnie Morton 7 yard pass from Don Majkowski ( Jason Hanson kick)
Fourth quarter
- Eagles: William Thomas 30 yard interception return ( Gary Anderson kick)
- Lions: David Sloan 2 yard pass from Don Majkowski ( Ron Rivers run)
- Lions: Ron Rivers 1 yard rush ( Herman Moore pass from Don Majkowski )
Top performers
- Rodney Peete: 270 pass yards on 17-of-25, 3 TD, 0 INT
- Charlie Garner: 78 rush yards on 12 carries
- Herman Moore: 7 catches for 133 yards
The 21-point margin says most of what needs saying about how the day went; the box score is the rest.
| Lions | Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 26 | 22 |
| Total Yards | 422 | 452 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 27/52 | 17/25 |
| Pass yards | 361 | 270 |
| Pass TD | 4 | 3 |
| Interceptions | 6 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 11 | 7 |
| Net pass yards | 350 | 263 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 16 | 43 |
| Rush yards | 72 | 189 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 7 | 8 |
| Penalty yards | 65 | 80 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | |||||
| Don Majkowski | 14/23 | 206 | 3 | 2 | |
| Scott Mitchell | 13/29 | 155 | 1 | 4 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Rodney Peete | 17/25 | 270 | 3 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | ||||
| Barry Sanders | 10 | 40 | 0 | 9 |
| Don Majkowski | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Ron Rivers | 3 | 16 | 1 | 10 |
| PHI | ||||
| Charlie Garner | 12 | 78 | 1 | 30 |
| Ricky Watters | 18 | 49 | 1 | 12 |
| Derrick Witherspoon | 5 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| Rodney Peete | 2 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Randall Cunningham | 2 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| James Saxon | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | ||||
| Herman Moore | 7 | 133 | 1 | 68 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 7 | 73 | 0 | 23 |
| David Sloan | 5 | 67 | 2 | 32 |
| Ron Rivers | 2 | 36 | 0 | 25 |
| Brett Perriman | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Barry Sanders | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| PHI | ||||
| Fred Barnett | 8 | 109 | 1 | 32 |
| Ricky Watters | 3 | 64 | 1 | 45 |
| Rob Carpenter | 2 | 45 | 1 | 43 |
| Reggie Johnson | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Ed West | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Calvin Williams | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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