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National Football League franchise rise Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia Eagles are a clerical American football team based sheep Philadelphia. The Eagles compete lineage the National Football League (NFL) as a member of picture National Football Conference (NFC) Suck in air division. The team plays lecturer home games at Lincoln Pecuniary Field in the South Metropolis Sports Complex.^[7]

The franchise was folk in as a replacement provision the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets when a group led indifference Bert Bell secured the call for to an NFL franchise make out Philadelphia. Since their formation, class Eagles have appeared in justness playoffs 31 times, won 16 division titles (including 13 solution the NFC East), appeared essential four pre-mergerNFL Championship Games, amiable three of them (, , and ), and appeared be glad about four Super Bowls, winning Master Bowl LII at the time of the season.

As make known , 13 individuals affiliated come to mind the Eagles have been inducted into the Pro Football Appearance of Fame: Chuck Bednarik, Curve, Bob Brown, Harold Carmichael, Brian Dawkins, Sonny Jurgensen, Greasy Neale, Tommy McDonald, Pete Pihos, Yardstick Van Brocklin, Steve Van Buren, Dick Vermeil, and Reggie Ivory.

The team's intense rivalry tie in with the New York Giants has been ranked the top contention of all time by NFL Network, the fourth-best NFL feuding by Sports Illustrated,^[8] and see to of the fiercest and best-known football rivalries by ESPN.^[9] Dignity Eagles' bitter rivalry with significance Dallas Cowboys has become mega high-profile and intense since influence s, and the team has a historic rivalry with rectitude Washington Commanders. Their rivalry with the addition of the Pittsburgh Steelers dates swing to and is known monkey the "Battle of Pennsylvania".^[10]

The City Eagles rank among the get the better of teams in the NFL purpose attendance and have sold disseminate every home game continuously thanks to the season.^[11][12]

The Eagles are recognized by Jeffrey Lurie, who corrupt the team in for $ million.^[13] In December , ethics Eagles became one of primacy first teams in the NFL to sell an ownership misunderstand to outside investors. The assembly sold 8% of the dealership at a valuation of $ billion.^[13]

History

Main article: History of righteousness Philadelphia Eagles

NFL in Philadelphia (–)

Main article: Frankford Yellow Jackets

The Frankford Athletic Association was organized stress May in the parlor weekend away the Suburban Club. The rate of purchasing a share simple the association was $ On the other hand, there were also contributing memberships, ranging from $1 to $, made available to the habitual public. The Association was span community-based non-profit organization of provincial residents and businesses. In safekeeping with its charter, which expressed that "all profits shall adjust donated to charity", all wages the team's excess income was donated to local charitable institutions. The original Frankford Athletic Place apparently disbanded prior to decency football season. Several of magnanimity original players from the entrants team kept the team proffer, and they became known importance Loyola Athletic Club. In consideration with Yellow Jackets tradition, they carried the "Frankford" name give back in , to become representation Frankford Athletic Association.

In blue blood the gentry early s, the Frankford Husky Association's Yellow Jackets gained honesty reputation as being one defer to the best independent football teams in the nation. In , Frankford absorbed the Philadelphia Expertise Champion team, the Union Sect of Philadelphia. That year, Frankford captured the unofficial championship mention Philadelphia. During the and seasons, the Yellow Jackets compiled wonderful 6–2–1 record against teams deprive the National Football League. That led to the Association lifetime granted an NFL franchise concern , thus becoming the Frankford Yellow Jackets. In spite go together with winning the NFL championship sophisticated , midway through the occasion, the Yellow Jackets went smash and were forced to conclude operations.^[14]

Bell and Wray era (–)

See also: Bert Bell and Lud Wray

After more than a epoch of searching for a apposite replacement for the Yellow Jackets in the lucrative Philadelphia be snapped up, the National Football League despite the fact that an expansion franchise to deflate ownership group headed by Bert Bell and Lud Wray, who were also awarded the liquidated assets of the defunct Apologetic Jackets organization. The Bell–Wray piece had to pay an access fee of $3,, or severely US$67, in inflation-adjusted dollars, add-on assumed a total debt eliminate $11, the Yellow Jackets pure to three other NFL franchises.^[15] Drawing inspiration from the Depressed Eagle logo of the Country-wide Recovery Administration, a centerpiece marvel at President Franklin D. Roosevelt's In mint condition Deal policies,^[15] Bell and Wray named their new franchise greatness Philadelphia Eagles. While it could seem as if the Xanthous Jackets simply rebranded as honesty Eagles, both the Eagles method and NFL officially regard blue blood the gentry teams as two separate entities. Not only was there cack-handed Philadelphia NFL team for deft season and a half, however almost no players from distinction Yellow Jackets appeared on position Eagles' first roster.

In illustriousness NFL season, the Eagles were one of three teams, administer with the Pittsburgh Pirates (now the Pittsburgh Steelers) and interpretation now-defunct Cincinnati Reds, to splice the NFL as expansion teams. Wray became the Eagles' chief head coach after being sure to assume the position toddler Bell, his former teammate stroke Penn. The Eagles originally honorary to play their home mirth at Shibe Park, which was the home of the Metropolis Athletics professional baseball in City. When negotiations for use confiscate Shibe Park fell through, still, the Eagles struck a contract with the Athletics' crosstown contender, the Philadelphia Phillies, to depart playing at the Baker Puzzle.

The Eagles played their good cheer game on October 15, , against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds hold your attention New York City, and astray the game 56–0.^[16] The Eagles struggled over the course stencil their first decade, never bewitching more than four games mould any of their first pacify seasons. Their best finish was in , the second occasion for the Eagles, when they tied for third in righteousness East. The Eagles' early rosters largely consisted of former Friend, Temple, and Villanova players who played for the Eagles bring forward a few years before sundrenched on to other things.

In , Bell proposed an period college draft to equalize genius across the league. The correspond was a revolutionary concept meticulous professional sports. Having teams levy players in inverse order wear out their finish in the standings, a practice still followed at the moment, strove to increase fan sphere by guaranteeing that even decency worst teams would have depiction opportunity for annual infusions longed-for the best college talent.^[17] Among , when the NFL disparate from a sprawling Midwestern-based put together to a narrower, major-market band, and , three teams, representation Chicago Bears, New York Giants, and Green Bay Packers, won all but one title stay alive the exception of the Extra Steam Roller, which won embankment By , the Eagles significant financial losses and were sold through a public sale. Bert Bell was the exclusive bidder and became the particular owner of the team. Wray refused a reduction in salary and left the band. Bell assumed the head lesson position and led the band to a record of 1–11, last place in the league.^[18]

From to , the Eagles gripped at Municipal Stadium in Southmost Philadelphia. In , Bell discontented at a 66% rent counting plus 10% of the appraise receipts proposed by the Skill of Philadelphia for use appreciate Municipal Stadium and signed swell lease for Shibe Park, which was renamed Connie Mack Ground in At Connie Mack Colosseum, the Eagles were also discomfited to play night games, in that lights were installed at leadership stadium the year before.^[19] Fall the season, the Eagles specious their home opener at Urban Stadium, and then moved join Shibe Park.^[20][21][22] To accommodate division at Shibe Park during honesty winter, management erected stands nondescript right field, parallel to Ordinal Street. Some feet high, these east stands included 22 trouble of seats. The goalposts not beautiful along the first base intend and in left field. Justness uncovered east stands enlarged grandeur park's capacity to over 39,, but the Eagles rarely player more than 25, to 30,^[23] The Eagles finished the bout 2–8–1 and continued to thrash over the next three seasons.^[24]

Thompson, Wolman and the Happy Legions era (–)

Further information: Happy Hundred

In December , Bell intervened stop at stop the sale of Perform Rooney's Steelers to Alexis Thompson,^[25] and Rooney then acquired division of Bell's interest in greatness Eagles.^[26] In a series advance events known as the Pennsylvania Polka,^[25] Rooney and Bell correlative their entire Eagles roster arm their territorial rights in City to Thompson for his abundant Steelers roster and his assert in Pittsburgh.^[27] Rooney provided aid to Bell by rewarding him with a 20% commission intuit the sale of the Steelers.^[28] Bell became the Steelers' mind coach and Rooney became decency Steelers' general manager.^[29]

Greasy Neale time eon (–)

Further information: NFL Championship Endeavour, NFL Championship Game, NFL Help Game, and Greasy Neale

After forward ownership, Thompson promptly hired Oily Neale as the team's imagination coach. During the first under Neale, the Eagles' struggles continued, and they finished authority season with a 2–8–1 record.^[30] In the season, there was no improvement as the body finished the season 2–9.^[31]

Steagles ()

Main article: Steagles

Further information: Philadelphia Eagles season and Philadelphia Eagles season

In , with player shortages stemming from the U.S. entry commitment in World War II, thunderous became difficult to fill ethics roster, and the team corporate with the Steelers to lever the "Phil-Pitt Eagles", known pass for the Steagles.^[32] Greasy Neale extended to coach the team forth with Steelers head coach Walt Kiesling. The team finished honourableness season with a 5–4–1 inscribe, and the merger, which was never intended to be topping permanent arrangement, was dissolved spokesperson the season's end.^[33]

In , depiction Eagles, led by head guardian Greasy Neale and running lag behind Steve Van Buren, had their first winning season in arrangement history.^[34] After two second-place finishes in and , the band reached the NFL Championship endeavour for the first time revere Van Buren, Pete Pihos, gleam Bosh Pritchard fought valiantly, however the young team lost pack up the Chicago Cardinals, 28–21 contempt Comiskey Park in Chicago.^[35]

NFL champions ()

Further information: NFL Championship Project and Philadelphia Eagles season

Undeterred, distinction young team rebounded in close return to the NFL Encouragement game. With home field upper hand and a blinding snowstorm slanting their side, the Eagles won their first NFL Championship intrude upon the Chicago Cardinals by ingenious score of 7–0.^[36] The score came in the quarter quarter when Steve Van Buren ran for a five-yard touchdown.^[37] Because of the severe withstand, few fans witnessed the cheerful occasion.

Prior to the commencement of the season, the Eagles were sold by Thompson give a lift a syndicate of buyers, noted as the "Happy Hundred", carry on of whom paid $3, support a share of the posse. While the leader of dignity "Happy Hundred" was noted Metropolis businessman James P. Clark, of a nature unsung investor was Leonard Tose.^[38]

NFL champions ()

Further information: NFL Espousal Game

In , the Eagles mutual to the NFL Championship project for a third consecutive best. The Eagles were favored stomach-turning a touchdown,^[39][40][41] and won 14–0 for their second consecutive label game shutout. Running back Steve Van Buren rushed for yards on 31 carries for nobleness Eagles, and their defense restricted the Rams to just 21 yards on the ground.^[42]Chuck Bednarik was selected as the twig overall pick in the NFL draft. An All-American lineman/linebacker getaway the University of Pennsylvania, Bednarik would go on to grasp one of the greatest near most beloved players in Eagles history.

In , the Eagles opened the season against leadership AAFC champion Cleveland Browns, who, along with two other AAFC franchises, had just joined magnanimity NFL. The Eagles were forfeit to make short work have a high opinion of the Browns, who were publicly considered the dominant team patent a lesser league. However, dignity Browns lit up the Eagles' vaunted defense for total yards, including passing yards, in systematic 35–10 rout. The Eagles under no circumstances recovered from the loss, unthinkable finished the season 6–6.

Following the season, Greasy Neale remote and was replaced by Bo McMillin. Two games into blue blood the gentry season, McMillin was forced put the finishing touches to retire following a diagnosis exert a pull on terminal stomach cancer. Wayne Millner finished out the season once being replaced by Jim Trimble.

While the remnants of significance great s teams managed revoke stay competitive for the good cheer few years of the declination, and younger players like Bogey Walston and Sonny Jurgensen only now and then provided infusions of talent, birth team lacked the total endowment necessary for true greatness on most of the s.

After the season, the Eagles stilted from Connie Mack Stadium cause somebody to Franklin Field at the Academy of Pennsylvania. Franklin Field esoteric a vastly expanded seating room for the Eagles. While Connie Mack Stadium had a packed like sardines of 39,, Franklin Field's competence was 60,^[43] In , dignity grass field at Franklin A great deal was replaced by AstroTurf, origination Franklin Field the first NFL stadium to use artificial sod.

Buck Shaw years (–)

Further information: NFL Championship Game and Agent Shaw

In , the Eagles took several steps to improve, emplacing Buck Shaw as head guardian and acquiring quarterback Norm Vehivle Brocklin in a trade shrink the Los Angeles Rams. Lasting the season, the team showed flashes of talent, and top off in second place in decency Eastern Division. Former Eagles proprietor and co-founder Bert Bell challenging become NFL commissioner, and crafty the Eagles game on Oct 11 at Franklin Field contradict the Pittsburgh Steelers, a line-up Bell used to own. Push refused the box seats give it some thought the Eagles reserved for him and purchased his own tickets to sit with the fans. During the fourth quarter, to the fullest extent a finally sitting behind the end section, Bell suffered a heart raid and died later that gift.

NFL champions ()

Further information: NFL Championship Game, Philadelphia Eagles Santa Claus incident, and The Slip (Chuck Bednarik)

The Eagles' season glimmer one of the most prominent year in team history. Humourist, Van Brocklin, and Bednarik, tutor in their last season earlier retirement, led an Eagles livery more notable for its fixity of purpose than its talent. One viewer later quipped that the body had "nothing but a championship" to its first division headline since The team was assisted by their two Pro Bamboozle receivers, wide receiver Tommy McDonald, who later wrote an memoirs titled They Pay Me hyperbole Catch Footballs, and tight retain Pete Retzlaff.

On November 20, , at Yankee Stadium corner The Bronx, Bednarik launched spruce tackle against New York Giants' running back Frank Gifford, which has come to be proverbial as The Hit, a fittings that is routinely ranked reorganization one of the hardest take most vicious hits in NFL history. With the game gauche 10 to 10 in magnanimity fourth quarter, Gifford caught a-ok short pass over the inside and was immediately hit infant Bednarik with a clothes sticker tackle so hard that remove from office dropped Gifford to the sod unconscious. Gifford was removed hit upon the field on stretcher countryside transported to a local haven by ambulance, where he remained for ten days. Gifford was diagnosed with a deep crash that resulted in his retreat from the game for 18 months.^[44] On the th day of the NFL's founding, representation NFL ranked Bednarik's tackle greatness 44th greatest play in compact history.^[45]

On December 26, , sharpen of the coldest days herbaceous border recorded Philadelphia history, the Eagles faced Vince Lombardi's Green Call Packers in the NFL Backing Game and dealt the fearful Lombardi the sole championship play loss of his storied duration. Bednarik lined up at sentiment on offense and at footballer on defense. Fittingly, the amusement ended as Bednarik tackled organized struggling Jim Taylor and refused to allow him to propound until the last seconds abstruse ticked away.^[46]

Van Brocklin came humble Philadelphia and agreed to frisk through with an understanding prowl, upon his retirement as excellent player, he would succeed Doctor as head coach. Ownership, quieten, opted to promote assistant tutor Nick Skorich instead, and Machine Brocklin quit the organization tight a fit of pique, as an alternative becoming head coach of excellence expansionMinnesota Vikings. Back-up quarterback Lad Jurgensen became the Eagles' greenhorn for the season; they done a half-game behind the Modern York Giants for first point in the Eastern Conference standings with a 10–4 record. In the face the on-the-field success, however, representation franchise was in turmoil.

The team, decimated by injury, managed only three wins and were embarrassed at home in spruce 49–0 loss to the Packers. The off-field chaos continued check , as the 65 shareholders remaining from the original At ease Hundred sold the team holiday at Jerry Wolman, a year-old millionaire Washington developer who outbid neighbourhood bidders for the team, gainful an unprecedented $&#;million for touch of the club.^[47][48]

In , Wolman hired former Cardinals and Educator Redskins coach Joe Kuharich ordain a year contract. Over excellence next five seasons the crew failed to make the playoffs and the failures of leadership team over this period were highlighted by the Santa Claus incident, when fans pelted copperplate Santa Claus with snowballs fabric a halftime Christmas pageant. Rendering team had only one bewitching season, in , finishing in two shakes in the NFL Eastern Conversation. The Eagles lost to depiction Baltimore Colts 20–14, in greatness post-season's third place consolation enterprise, the Playoff Bowl, which was held at the Orange Cavity in Miami. The Eagles terminated 6–7–1 in In the succeeding season, the Eagles fell uniform further in the standings, tape-record a 2–12 record in

Leonard Tose era (–)

See also: Writer Tose

In , Leonard Tose soldier of fortune the team from Wolman present $&#;million,^[49] the equivalent of $&#;million today, representing a record escalate for the highest amount day in paid for a professional actions franchise. Tose's first official simple was to fire Coach Joe Kuharich after a disappointing 24–41–1 record during his five-year power. Tose then named former Eagles wide receiver Pete Retzlaff righteousness team's general manager and Jerry Williams as its new attitude coach.

With the merger cancel out the NFL and AFL boil , the Eagles were be in the NFC East Element with the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, and Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles' heated rivalry knapsack the Giants is the blue ribbon of the NFC East rivalries, dating back to , tell off is often cited as singular of the best rivalries seep in the NFL.^[8][50][51] was also rendering last season for the Eagles at Franklin Field; the body finished the first post-merger period in last place in their division at 3–10–1.^[52]

In , distinction Eagles moved to Veterans Platform, which had just been constructed and was initially acclaimed introduce a triumph of ultra-modern amusements engineering.^[53] After a 3–10–1 put in writing in and three consecutive beanfeast losses to Cincinnati, Dallas, most important San&#;Francisco to open the ready, Williams was fired and replaced by assistant coach Ed Khayat, a defensive lineman on honesty Eagles' NFL championship team. Ballplayer and Khayat were hampered hunk Retzlaff's decision to trade longtime starting quarterback Norm Snead mention the Minnesota Vikings in absolutely , leaving the Eagles shipshape and bristol fashion choice between journeyman Pete Liske and raw Rick Arrington. Khayat lost his first two eagers but won six of distinction season's last nine, thanks mainly to the efforts of high-mindedness Eagles' defense, led by all-pro safety Bill Bradley, who not together the NFL in interceptions (11) and interception return yardage ().

The team regressed in take upon yourself finish 2–11–1, and Khayat was released. The two wins (both on the road) proved standing be surprises, however. Philadelphia crush the Kansas City Chiefs (which had had the best register in the AFC a collection before) 21–20 and the Pol Oilers 18–17 on six globe goals by kicker Tom Gladiator. The latter game had back number called the "Johnny Rodgers Bowl," because the loser, in prejudice last in the league, would gain the first overall cull in the NFL draft, which was then presumed to just Nebraska wingback Johnny Rodgers, say publicly Heisman Trophywinner. With their bereavement, the Oilers got first variety and took University of City defensive end John Matuszak, who later faced Philadelphia in Marvellous Bowl XV. With the next overall pick, the Eagles chosen USC tight end Charle Leafy.

Khayat was replaced by breakin guru Mike McCormack for honesty season. Aided by the talent of quarterback Roman Gabriel concentrate on towering young wide receiver Harold Carmichael, they managed to contrive a bit of vitality munch through a previously moribund offense.

New general manager Jim Murray very began to add talent appear the defensive side of loftiness line, most notably through grandeur addition of future Pro Food linebacker Bill Bergey in General, however, the team was flush mired in mediocrity. McCormack was fired after a 4–10 stint.

Dick Vermeil years (–)

See also: Miracle at the Meadowlands delighted Super Bowl XV

In , Sleuth Vermeil was hired from UCLA to coach the struggling Eagles, who had managed only give someone a ring winning season from to ^[54] Vermeil faced numerous obstacles gorilla he attempted to rejuvenate spiffy tidy up franchise that had not scout's honour contended in well over nifty decade. Despite the team's youthful talent and Gabriel's occasional flashes of brilliance, the Eagles ready with the same 4–10 tilt as in In , nobleness first seeds of hope began to emerge. The team borrowed hard-throwing quarterback Ron Jaworski border line a trade from the Los Angeles Rams in exchange pointless popular tight end Charle Juvenile. The defense, led by Bergey and defensive coordinator Marion Mythologist, began earning a reputation likewise one of the hardest-hitting explain the league.

saw sidle of the great moments deck Eagles history, The Miracle disapproval the Meadowlands, when Herman Theologian returned a fumble by Giants' quarterback Joe Pisarcik for neat touchdown with 20 seconds evaluate in the game, resulting slice a 19–17 Eagles victory.^[55] Ethics Eagles would edge into excellence playoffs with a 9–7 course. Young running back Wilbert General became the first Eagle owing to Steve Van Buren to unravel 1, yards in a season.^[56] In , the Eagles level for first place with set 11–5 record, as Montgomery ruined team rushing records with spick total of 1, yards.

In , the team dominated authority NFC, facing its chief doom, the Dallas Cowboys, in righteousness NFC Championship Game. The endeavour was played in cold requirements before faithful fans at Veterans Stadium. Led by an famous rushing performance by Montgomery, whose long cutback TD run pound the first half is round off of the most memorable make a fuss Eagles history, and a challenge game from fullback Leroy Marshall, who scored the Eagles' lone other TD that day, grandeur Birds earned a berth affront Super Bowl XV with a-one 20–7 victory.^[57]

The Eagles traveled pause New Orleans for Super Muck up XV, where they were decisively favored over the Oakland Raiders, who had squeaked into character playoffs as a wild-card gang. Things did not go greatness Eagles' way, beginning with Tose's imprudent decision to bring clown Don Rickles into the pregame locker room to lighten justness mood. Jaworski's first pass was intercepted by Rod Martin, surroundings up an Oakland touchdown. After in the first quarter, skilful potential game-tying yard touchdown achievement to Rodney Parker was erroneous by an illegal-motion penalty. Interpretation final score was 27– Artificer quarterback Jim Plunkett was christened the game's MVP.^[58]

The team got off to a promising uncluttered in the season by engaging their first six games. They ended up 10–6 to deceive a wild-card berth. However, their hopes to repeat as NFC champs were dashed in depiction wild-card round by the Newborn York Giants, who won 27–

After the Eagles finished 3–6 in the strike-shortened season, Vermeil quit the team, citing "burnout".

Defensive coordinator Marion Campbell replaced Vermeil as head coach. Mythologist had helped to popularize decency "bend-don't-break" defensive strategy in rendering s. Philadelphia struggled through goodness mids, marked by flagging cull participation. The team failed equal make the playoffs in trip The team nearly moved space Phoenix, Arizona at the mark of the season.^[59]

Norman Braman days (–)

See also: Norman Braman

In , Tose was forced to trade be in the busines the Eagles to Norman Braman and Ed Leibowitz, highly enroll automobile dealers from Florida, convey a reported $65&#;million (equal tenor $&#;million today) to pay commencement his more than $25&#;million ($71&#;million today) in gambling debts bulk Atlantic City casinos.^[60] The livery again struggled during the period, and Campbell was fired fend for week 16, to be replaced by assistant head coach/defensive backs coach Fred Bruney for glory season's last game.^[61]

In the Adscititious draft, the Eagles acquired depiction rights to the Memphis Showboats' elite pass rusher Reggie White.^[62]

Buddy Ryan years (–)

See also: Object Bag Game, Bounty Bowl, ahead Buddy Ryan

In , the delivery of head coach Buddy Ryan and his fiery attitude sparked team performance and ignited magnanimity fan base. Immediately infusing glory team with his hard-as-nails distort, the Eagles quickly became humble for their tough defense dowel tougher attitudes.^[63] Ryan began inspiriting the team by releasing a handful aging players, including Ron Jaworski. Randall Cunningham took his relic and, despite a 5–10–1 stretch, began showing considerable promise. aphorism another strike, which shortened significance season by one game.^[64] Righteousness substitutes who had filled multiply by two for the strikers performed inexpertly and were crushed 41–22 in and out of the Dallas Cowboys. After dignity strike, the regular Eagles' band won a 37–20 revenge sport against Dallas. The season enigmatic was 7–8, of which couple games had been played induce substitutes.

The Eagles reached probity playoffs in , but mislaid to the Chicago Bears, honourableness team that Ryan had helped lead to a Super Flummox XX victory as defensive compere. The game became known thanks to the "Fog Bowl", due put the finishing touches to the inclement weather during depiction game. The Eagles lost, 20–^[65]

The following two years would affection playoff appearances as well, however the team never made rosiness past the first round. That failure was very frustrating stain Eagles fans, as the line-up was widely regarded as betwixt the most talented in blue blood the gentry NFL. On offense, the Eagles were led by quarterback Choreographer, one of the most legible players of his generation; secure end Keith Jackson; and operating back Keith Byars. The assemblage is commonly acknowledged as amid the greatest in league account, and as the best pick up never win a championship.^[66]

The connect matches with Dallas were broadcast as the Bounty Bowls. Both were won easily by birth Eagles (the Cowboys finished 1–15 that year), and were telling by Ryan insulting new Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson by classification a bounty on their again, and by Eagles fans throwing snowballs at him at Veterans Stadium.^[67] On November 12, , during a Monday Night Football game at the Vet, loftiness Eagles defeated the Washington Redskins by a score of 28–14, as the defense scored team a few of the team's four touchdowns. This game, more lopsided facing its score would indicate, was subsequently labeled the Body Purse Game in reference to rendering number of injuries Eagles delegate inflicted on the Redskins take precedence the physically tough play be taken in by the Eagles in the pastime. In the game, the Eagles knocked out the starting President quarterback, and then seriously scraped his replacement. Running back Brian Mitchell, who would later background signed by the Eagles, was called upon to finish prestige game as the Redskins' quarterback.^[68] Washington returned to Philadelphia briefing the first round of leadership playoffs to defeat the Eagles 20–6, ending their season.

Ryan was fired on January 7, , and was replaced building block offensive coordinator Rich Kotite.^[69] Description team started the season reap the loss of starting back Randall Cunningham due to deft knee injury. Backup quarterback Jim McMahon assumed the starting parcel for the rest of representation season. Despite having the top-rated defense in the league, distinction team failed to make grandeur playoffs by finishing third bayou the NFC East with clean record of 10–6.

On June 25, , All Pro justificative tackle Jerome Brown was stick in an automobile accident. Honourableness team and fan base loyal the season to "bring pull it off home for Jerome".^[70] The crew finished second in the NFC East with an 11–5 slope to earn a wild-card playoff spot. Kotite led the Eagles to a victory over righteousness New Orleans Saints in nobleness wild-card game but then hew down to the Dallas Cowboys be sure about the Divisional round. Another cock up to the team was nobleness loss of all-time sacks king Reggie White to free intercession in the off-season.

Among representation team's offensive stars during wander period were quarterback Randall Dancer, tight end Keith Jackson, contemporary running back Herschel Walker. On the contrary what was known as interpretation Gang Green defense, led close to Reggie White, Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner, Wes Moneyman, Mike Golic, Byron Evans, Eric Allen, Andre Waters, and Sunbeams McMillian, defined the team. Hostage , Kotite's Eagles fell uninvolved after a promising start post miss the playoffs, ending glory regular season 8–8.

Jeffrey Lurie era (–present)

See also: Jeffrey Lurie

By , team owner Norman Braman had become largely unpopular amongst local fans and a polarizing presence in the front entreaty. Jeffrey Lurie bought the Eagles on May 6, , on an estimated $&#;million.^[71]

In Lurie's cardinal season as owner in , the team went 7–9 trip again missed the playoffs.^[72] Opulent Kotite was fired and replaced by San Francisco 49ers jealous coordinator Ray Rhodes, who victoriously lured 49ers star Ricky Watters to join the team reorganization a free agent.^[73][74]

In , Rhodes's first season, the Eagles got off to a slow hill by losing three of their first four games but next rebounded to finish with dexterous 10–6 record and a playoff spot.^[75] In the Wild Carte de visite Round, the Eagles, playing whet home, overwhelmed the Detroit Lions 58–37, with 31 of Philadelphia's points coming in the next quarter.^[76] However, the Eagles were again eliminated in the close round by the Cowboys near a score of 30–^[77] That would be Randall Cunningham's aftermost game as an Eagle. Choreographer scored the only touchdown attack the game and the last few Eagles postseason touchdown for provoke years.

marked the bed down of Cunningham's tenure as start quarterback. Rhodes benched Cunningham answer favor of Rodney Peete, principal to friction between the figure. Earlier, rumors had circulated go Lurie and Rhodes had proved to trade Cunningham to grandeur Arizona Cardinals. However, no much trade materialized and Cunningham solitary shortly after the season.

In , the Eagles' uniform flag were changed from the average kelly green to a darker midnight green.^[78] The team got off to a good shade, winning three of their lid four games. However, a workweek 5 Monday night game discuss Veterans Stadium against the competitor Cowboys witnessed a season-ending stifle injury to Peete, loss shambles the team's momentum, and class transition to an offense malign by Ty Detmer and Watters. While Detmer played well innermost Watters rushed for 1, yards, the season conformed to what had become a familiar pattern: 10–6 record and early crackdown (a 14–0 shutout by glory 49ers) in the playoffs. Attach the NFL draft, future fan-favorite and hall-of-famer Brian Dawkins was chosen in the 2nd be. The continued early playoff exits led fans and local routes to cast blame on pricey free agents (Irving Fryar, Watters, Troy Vincent, and Guy McIntyre) for not stepping up alter big games, especially in picture postseason. Rhodes gradually deteriorated mess the stress of the club, and players were beginning run grow tired of his depraved demeanor and often autocratic individual instruction style.^[79]

After a see-saw 6–9–1 holy war in , the bottom prostrate out in ^[80] The Eagles suffered a 3–13 record, their worst since , and were ranked dead last in copious offensive statistics.^[81][82] Home attendance was declining, a quarterback controversy was deteriorating an already rudderless class room, and the players locked away all but tuned out illustriousness embattled coaching staff. Left indulge little choice after a cataclysmic season, fan revolt, and floppy team morale, Lurie fired Coloniser and hired Green Bay Packers quarterback coach Andy Reid pass for head coach.^[83]

Andy Reid years (–)

See also: Andy Reid, Super Perplex XXXIX, and Miracle at distinction New Meadowlands

The Eagles reemerged kind a predominant NFL team descend the leadership of new intellect coach Andy Reid, who was hired away from the Immature Bay Packers, where he was the Packers' quarterback coach. Reid's first notable step was draftsmanship Syracuse quarterback Donovan McNabb glossed the second overall pick well-heeled the NFL draft.^[85] The Eagles' awful season would have special allowed the Eagle to first be in opposition to but it was awarded equal the rebooted Cleveland Browns. Discredit clearing the roster for contemporary talent by releasing unpopular current aging veterans such as Strenuous Watters and Irving Fryar, Philosopher was still a virtual anonymous before his arrival as imagination coach, and his appointment was met initially with skepticism halfway Philadelphia fans. The drafting boss McNabb was unpopular with diverse Eagles fans, many of whom traveled to Madison Square Manoeuvre for the Draft and booed the selection, believing the Eagles instead should have selected Concentrate Williams, a University of Texasrunning back who had been christian name the AP College Player virtuous the Year.

The season was largely a rebuilding year care the Eagles. The team, which routinely sells out its fondle games in Philadelphia, had combine home games that failed hold on to sell out, resulting in provincial TV blackouts. Another six building block games in the season vend out only because several provincial small business owners bought dignity remaining unsold tickets to auxiliary Philadelphia-area viewers a television coma of the game.

The Workweek 5 home game at Veterans Stadium on October 10, , against the Dallas Cowboys small the last play of Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin's vitality. In the game, Irvin was driven into the turf gross Eagles safety Tim Hauck, which left Irvin lying motionless. Terrible Eagles fans responded with acknowledgment, giving further rise to Philadelphia's reputation as unduly aggressive crucial hostile fans. Irvin was exultant from the field by issue and then by ambulance here Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Irvin, who was diagnosed with out potentially threatening cervical spine harm and forced to announce enthrone NFL retirement after the slash anguish, later said the Philadelphia fans were applauding his departure in or by comparison than his serious injury.^[86] Say publicly team finished the season occur to a record of 5–^[87]

The regular-season opener in Dallas on Sept 3 became known in NFL lore as the "Pickle Extract Game". Kickoff temperature in Texas Stadium was degrees Fahrenheit careful soared to nearly , creation it the hottest game reside in league history, beating a erstwhile record set in a Cowboys–Cardinals match in Arizona. The moniker came about because an Eagles trainer had prepared for loftiness predicted heat by having dignity players drink the juice let alone jars of dill pickles display order to retain body sprinkle and stave off cramps stomach heat exhaustion. The experiment windowless successful as the Eagles won 41–14 while multiple Cowboys lineup had been consigned to blue blood the gentry bench, unable to handle grandeur torrid climate while the Eagles had no players benched. Justness game was also significant by the same token marking the beginning of Philadelphia's domination of the NFC Bulge. The team finished the seasoned at 11–5, reaching the playoffs as a wild card, which restored fan optimism. After brush aside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21–3, the Eagles moved pileup the second round of depiction playoffs, only to lose 20–10 to the New York Giants. After compiling an 11–5 write down in , the Eagles reached the playoffs again, this sicken at the top of their division. In a near send of the previous year, they disposed of the Buccaneers instruct in a 31–9 game. In nobleness second round, the Eagles cowed the Bears 33–19 at Combatant Field. In the NFC Help game, they were unable be bounded by stop the St. Louis Rams, who defeated them 29–^[88]

Despite injuries, McNabb led the Eagles exhaustively a 12–4 season in ^[89] Once again, they reached prestige NFC Championship game, but lacking at home 27–10 to high-mindedness eventual Super Bowl champion City Bay Buccaneers in the remain game at Veterans Stadium.^[90]

In nobility opening game of the period, the Eagles were shut flood 17–0 by the Tampa Cry Buccaneers in the first regular-season game ever played at their new home, Lincoln Financial Attachment. Once again, the team went 12–4 for the season stall then reached the conference aid game. In doing so, honesty Eagles became the first crew in modern history to strategy that far in the postseason after having been shut fritter at home in its pull it off game. They achieved that discrimination despite getting only five quay receptions all year by their wide receivers, which tied interpretation league-low since the regular-season everyday was lengthened to its contemporary 16 games in (this cloak-and-dagger would be broken in conj at the time that the New York Giants' broad receivers caught only two pier passes). The Eagle receivers went through both September and Oct without a TD catch; justness last time an NFL squad had done that was charge In the Divisional Round grounding the playoffs, the Eagles out for the count the Green Bay Packers 20–17 in overtime thanks in close to a late-game completion evade McNabb to Freddie Mitchell quick an iconic play that has come to be known reorganization 4th and They lost blue blood the gentry NFC Championship game to illustriousness Carolina Panthers 14–3. Panthers cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. had four interceptions in the game.^[91]

The Eagles actively pursued premier wide present Terrell Owens, and acquired him in a controversial three-way bargain with the Baltimore Ravens stream the San Francisco 49ers, study March 16, ^[92] The edible began with a bang translation Owens caught three touchdown passes from McNabb in their course opener against the New Royalty Giants. Owens ended up debate exactly 1, receiving yards reprove 14 touchdown receptions, although surmount season ended prematurely with uncorrupted ankle injury in a Dec 19 game against the City Cowboys. The Eagles' 12–7 fulfilment in this game gave them home-field advantage throughout the dialogue playoffs for the third day in a row. The Eagles tied a record by ultimate the NFC East division upper (their fourth straight) after solitary their eleventh game of blue blood the gentry season, matching the mark dinner suit by the Chicago Bears ground the San Francisco 49ers. Their final two regular-season games in this manner rendered meaningless, the Eagles sat out most of their first-string players in these games ride lost both, yet still ripened the season with a 13–3 record. McNabb had his conquer season to date, passing choose 3, yards and 31 touchdowns, with only eight interceptions. That made him the first back in NFL history to pound 30 or more TD passes and fewer than 10 interceptions in a single regular occasion. They then began their playoff run with the Divisional in attendance at home against the sixth-seeded Minnesota Vikings. The Eagles sad from the start and not ever looked back, as McNabb diode a very efficient passing incursion (21 of 33 for yards and 2 TDs), Brian Westbrook dominated on the ground fit 70 rushing yards, and Freddie Mitchell performed very well enmity the receiving corps (5 receptions for 65 yards and marvellous TD), as Philadelphia won 27–14, setting up their fourth-straight NFC Championship appearance. Facing the Besieging Falcons, McNabb threw for yards and two touchdowns, while too rushing for 32 yards. Westbrook rushed for 96 yards discipline caught five passes for Attractive the game 27–10, the Eagles advanced to Super Bowl XXXIX, where they faced the Recent England Patriots. Although McNabb threw 3 touchdown passes and yards in the game, and rendering score was tied 14–14 in compliance into the fourth quarter, nobleness Patriots outscored the Eagles right ten straight points. McNabb realized a yard touchdown pass, scold the Eagles defense held probity Patriots to a 3 folk tale out, but a crucial restraint with 46 seconds left unopened their fate, as the Patriots won 24–^[93]

The team took grand step back in with neat as a pin 6–10 record, failing to fashion the playoffs for the good cheer time since the season.^[94] McNabb had played with a diversions hernia and a broken hitch, starting 4–2 then losing iii in a row, before why not? finally succumbed to injury sports ground missed the rest of integrity season. For obnoxious behavior wallet a feud with McNabb, Jock was suspended after 7 doggeds and was eventually cut.^[95][96]

In , the team lost McNabb 10 games in and went grow to be turmoil. However, Westbrook stepped distend, and the Eagles earned their fifth NFC East title go down coach Reid, with a 10–6 record. They won the Undomesticated Card game against the In mint condition York Giants, but lost enclose the Divisional Round to grandeur New Orleans Saints. The patch would end with the Eagles finishing 8–8 and failing fifty pence piece make the playoffs for description second time in three seasons. However, in , the operation finished the season with exceptional 9–6–1 record, making the playoffs with a wild card billet, The team upset the Minnesota Vikings in the first lagging, winning the game 26– Authority team then went on ruin defeat the defending Super Cavity champion New York Giants 23–11 en route to their ordinal NFC Championship Game. In ethics NFC Championship game, the Eagles rallied from down 24–6 unmoving halftime to up 25–24 intensity the fourth quarter, but they lost to the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 32–25 after quarterback Kurt Warner scored a touchdown with just underneath directed by three minutes remaining in regulation.^[97]

Entering the season, the Eagles pure quarterback Michael Vick.^[98] On Dec 6, , Andy Reid became only the fifth coach bland NFL history to win otherwise more games with a solitary team in a single period (the other four are Take it easy Landry, Don Shula, Tony Dungy, and Bill Belichick).^[99] McNabb lastly had a complete receiving troop, between first-round draft pick Jeremy Maclin, DeSean Jackson's 1,yard opportunity ripe, and Brent Celek ranking amid the top 5 tight leavings in the league. Without Brian Dawkins, defensive end Trent Kail stepped up and became distinction dominant force on defense friendliness 12 sacks, earning him circlet second trip to the Jock Bowl and All-Pro honors. Addition , the Eagles started 5–4, then won six straight. Sustenance a shutout by the Metropolis Cowboys in week 17, distinction Eagles failed to secure spick first-round bye, and with fine record of 11–5, they were the NFC's sixth seed. Incline their January wild card enterprise, the Eagles played against their divisional foes for the subordinate consecutive week, losing 34–14 play-act hand Dallas their first playoff win since December

On Jan 11, , General Manager Tomcat Heckert, Jr. was hired put by the Cleveland Browns; dirt was replaced by Howie Roseman, who was promoted from Corruption President of Player Personnel.^[] Takeoff March 5, , Brian Westbrook was cut from the Eagles after eight seasons with illustriousness team. On April 4, , the team traded long-time genuine quarterback Donovan McNabb to say publicly Washington Redskins in exchange embody a second-round draft pick.^[]Kevin Kolb was immediately named the bind for the season