The Eagles 38-7 victory over the Giants to advance to the NFC Championship came on the 5-year anniversary of the 38-7 win over the Vikings that put the Eagles in the Super Bowl. Philadelphia’s Defensive Coordinator, Jonathan Gannon, was the Defensive Quality Control/Assistant Defensive Backs coach for Minnesota at the time, and the DC mentioned on Tuesday, how much the environment in The Linc impacted the game.
“Yeah, I thought the energy in the building was just phenomenal. Before kickoff, as the game got going, and it’s a tough place to play, and it’s a big advantage for us.