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| Date | September 3, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Texas Stadium Irving, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Dallas by 6[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Tom White | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 62,872 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Pat Summerall andJohn Madden | ||||||||||||||||||
ThePickle Juice Game was aNational Football League (NFL) regular season game between thePhiladelphia Eagles and theDallas Cowboys on September 3,2000. The game is remembered for the Eagles' use ofpickle juice to help keep the team hydrated and prevent muscle cramps, due to the high temperatures in Texas that day.[2] The outdoor temperature was recorded as high as 109 degrees with the field temperature measuring as high as 130 degrees.[3] The Eagles would go on to dominate in the week one matchup winning the game 41–14, with running backDuce Staley rushing for 201 yards and the Eagles defense holding the Cowboys to 167 yards.[4]
In 2008,Brigham Young University did a study which found that pickle juice could stop muscle cramps like it did in this game.[5]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 14 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
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