Editing Herm Edwards (section)

==Playing career==
In the [[National Football League]] (NFL), Edwards played nine seasons with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] from [[1977 Philadelphia Eagles season|1977]] to [[1985 Philadelphia Eagles season|1985]], making a championship appearance with the team in [[Super Bowl XV]]. His 33 career interceptions are just one short of the franchise record. He never missed a game in his nine seasons with the Eagles, remaining active with the team for 135 consecutive regular season games until being cut by incoming head coach [[Buddy Ryan]] in 1986. Edwards went on to play briefly for the [[1986 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] and [[1986 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] in 1986 before announcing his retirement.

The highlight of Edwards' playing career occurred in the twelfth game of the [[1978 Philadelphia Eagles season|1978 season]], in the final seconds of a game against the [[1978 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] at the [[Giants Stadium|Meadowlands]] on November 19. The Giants led 17–12 and the Eagles had no time-outs remaining, but instead of simply taking the snap from center and kneeling, Giants quarterback [[Joe Pisarcik]] attempted to hand the ball off to running back [[Larry Csonka]]. However, the ball came loose and Edwards picked it up and returned it for a touchdown, enabling the Eagles to win {{nowrap|19–17.<ref name=fplnmr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fvQhAAAAIBAJ&pg=6100%2C8133172 |work=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania) |agency=Associated Press |title=Final play nightmare |date=November 20, 1978 |page=29}}</ref><ref name=alnyny>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m0UuAAAAIBAJ&pg=4969%2C2761929 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=UPI |title=Alas, New York, New York |date=November 20, 1978 |page=B=6 }}</ref>}} This play became known in [[Philadelphia]] as "[[The Miracle at the Meadowlands]]" and in New York City as simply "The Fumble."<ref name=NYDailyNews>{{cite news |title=Giants' top 10 worst plays: From The Fumble to latest fiasco against Cowboys |first=Hank |last=Gola |date=September 16, 2015 |work=New York Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/giants-top-10-worst-plays-fumble-latest-fiasco-article-1.2362533}}</ref> The Eagles made the [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|playoffs]] and the Giants finished at {{nowrap|6–10.}}

Philadelphia's implementation of the [[victory formation]], which was designed as a result of “The Miracle at the Meadowlands”, was known as the "Herman Edwards play."