Quite a few notable games considering these two from different conferences as well as not too many years both being good at the same time. The most notable of them all, of course, is fiction - both playing in the Super Bowl, 'Ace Ventura, Pet Detective', Dan - as himself - being kidnapped during the event.
Again, not a whole lot of years with both being good simultaneously. However, three times while Vermeil was Eagles' HC did both he and Shula make the playoffs. Two of those very years they played against each other.
The first game of the two was in '78. Despite just barely making the playoffs (and looking the part) as Miami finished 11-5, Philly delivered quite a suffocating defense performance at Strock's expense. 17-3 was the final score in that Wk#4 match at the Vet.
Their next meeting, one I remember quite well, was that late-season MNF match in '81 at the Orange Bowl! A place where the Dolphins had a true home-field advantage (helps, though, to have a good team as well)! Jaws was rattled by the crowd noise; complained to the officials about it. I, unfortunately, was only allowed to see the first quarter. Birds drove straight down the field opening drive to go up, 7-0. As good as it'd get despite still winning at the beginning of the 4th Q in quite a defensive slugfest.
'Wood-Strock' was on full display - Woodley gets benched with Strock, this time, doing well. He led them on Miami's only TD drive to eventually win it. Eagles shot themselves in feet with penalties. Seeing the news the next day at dinnertime, the crowd noise was mentioned. If I recall correctly, Vermeil was interviewed after the game sitting at a local bar having a beer still in his game shirt.
Yes, this would, indeed, be the beginning of the Eagles' infamous slide. They lost to the G-men at home the week before and now they were 9-4 and now trailing Big D by a game. I still consider it a 'quality'-win for Miami just the same. This was the week after their loss at Shea as it would be the beginning of they winning-out the rest of the way to that division title.
Speaking of Miami winning-out the rest of the way, let's backtrack to the very first meeting between these two clubs - 1970 itself! In Shula's first year with Miami, they go into Franklin having lost their last two games by a combined 63-0; first at home vs the Browns, 28-0, and then at the Colts, 35-0. They were now 4-3 with Philly at 0-7, total skid at 11 going back to last year. And as you read below, Eagles WIN! But not before the Birds go up 24-0 at one point (Greise would get benched, a John Stofa rallying them).
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Those 4-1-to-4-4 three weeks would serve as the final growing pains for Shula's Dolphins as they would, of course, win-out to 10-4 and a playoff berth already!
Back to the '80s, of course we all know about their '84 showdown - Marion Campbell's bunch, perhaps, being the first that season to expose that, still unbeaten, 'juggernaut'/AFC-champ-to-be's weaknesses.
Birds went against Shula twice under Buddy Ryan as well. Skipping their late '87 game, 1990 a notable one. Sunday Night in Miami. Another Marino comeback in which Philly was winning, 20-10, early in the 4th. After losing at Buffalo the week prior, Eagles now lose to another AFC power to drop them to 7-6 (going into both games, Buddy was quoted as saying that he doesn't worry about AFC teams).
My memory keeps tricking me into thinking that Jaws was actually a Dolphin backup for this game when not only was he not on their roster (that would be two years prior; KC in ’89), but now out of the league.
'93, of course, the Historic game for Shula as well as also being a good game (Doug Pederson in for Scott Mitchell).
JImmy Johnson was in a couple...first a battle of 4-2s against Ray Rhodes in a 35-28 defeat at the Vet. The second? He vs Andy Reid, one future-HOFer in his final year, the other in his very first year as a HC. Still a competitive game despite Miami, at least, being a playoff team, and off to a great start, with Andy's Birds starting from scratch. Doug Pederson again, this time with Philly!
21ST CENTURY? Without at all trying to dig up anything, just the 'Saban'-Bowl comes to mind with Tua and Jalen squaring off.