The 2015 game between the Eagles and the Redskins to decide the NFC East champion took place on a Saturday .
Several notable games have taken place on Saturdays , including the New England Patriots ' historic comeback from a 22-3 deficit in the fourth quarter against the New York Giants in 1996 , a game the same season between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets in which the Eagles won in dramatic fashion over the 1-13 Jets to keep their playoff hopes alive ( they would eventually qualify ) , the final game at Three Rivers Stadium featuring the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins in 2000 , another Patriots-Giants matchup in 2007 which saw the Patriots complete a 16-0 season and was simulcast on three networks , and a 2012 game between the Detroit Lions and the Atlanta Falcons in which Calvin Johnson of the Lions set the NFL record for receiving yards in one season . ( Under Federal law , in order to maintain its antitrust exemption , the NFL is not permitted the `` telecasting of all or a substantial part of any professional football game on any Friday after six o ’ clock postmeridian or on any Saturday during the period beginning on the second Friday in September and ending on the second Saturday in December in any year from any telecasting station located within seventy-five miles of the game site of any intercollegiate or interscholastic football contest [ . ] ''
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