The
Philadelphia Eagles
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season
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was the franchise's 78th season in the
National Football League
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, and the twelfth under
head coach
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Andy Reid
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. The Eagles failed to improve on their 11–5 record from
2009, finishing with a 10–6 record. However, they were able to win their division due to a tiebreaker over the New York Giants, who also finished 10-6. In the Wild Card round of the playoffs, the Eagles lost to the
eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.
The Eagles played all of their home games at
Lincoln Financial Field
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in
Philadelphia
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. The off-season saw a significant roster overhaul as
Donovan McNabb and
Brian Westbrook
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, two of the franchise's key players over the last decade, departed. McNabb was traded to Philadelphia's
NFC East rival, the
Washington Redskins
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, while Westbrook was cut from the roster and later signed with the
San Francisco 49ers
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.
Kevin Kolb was intended to be the Eagles' new franchise quarterback, however he was injured during the Week 1 game and replaced by
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
, who started in 11 of 16 games (Kolb started in Weeks 4–6 when he was injured, as well as Week 17 with Vick and the starters resting for the playoffs.) With Vick at quarterback, they set franchise records, including a
memorable comeback win against the New York Giants and a season-high 59 points in Washington.
Despite the losses of McNabb and Westbrook,
Football Outsiders calculated that the 2010 Eagles had the third-best rushing attack of any single-season team from 1993 to 2010.
Offseason
Personnel changes
On January 11, 2010, general manager
Tom Heckert was hired by the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (A ...
in the same position. On January 14, the Eagles fired
special teams
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coordinator
Ted Daisher in order to hire former
Buffalo Bills special teams coordinator
Bobby April, who opted out of his contract with the Bills, to a three-year contract. The team also fired strength and conditioning coach
Mike Wolf
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and assistant strength and conditioning coach
Jay Merlino. On January 20, the Browns hired Director of Pro Personnel
Jon Sandusky
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as their Director of Player Personnel. They also hired college/pro scout
John Spytek as a personnel executive. On January 25, special assistant to the defense
Brian Stewart left to take the defensive coordinator job with the
University of Houston
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. On January 27, the Eagles promoted
Barry Rubin from strength and conditioning assistant coach to head strength and conditioning coach. They also hired
Ken Croner
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as their assistant strength and conditioning coach. On January 29, vice president of player personnel
Howie Roseman was promoted to general manager to replace Heckert. On February 3, the Eagles hired former
Buffalo Bills head coach
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Dick Jauron
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as a senior assistant and
defensive backs
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coach. They also promoted director of college scouting
Ryan Grigson
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to director of player personnel and assistant director of pro personnel
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to director of pro personnel.
Anthony Patch
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was named assistant director of college scouting,
Andy Speyer was named southwest regional scout, and
Brett Veach was named pro and college scout.
The Eagles also promoted defensive quality control coach
Mike Caldwell to assistant linebackers coach, and promoted defensive coaching intern
Mike Zordich
Michael Edward Zordich (born October 12, 1963) is a former American football defensive back and is a defensive backs coach for the Central Michigan. He played college football at Penn State. He was drafted in the ninth round (235th overall) o ...
to defensive quality control coach.
On February 4, the Eagles hired former Browns general manager
Phil Savage as a player personnel consultant for the
2010 NFL Draft. On April 1, the team extended President
Joe Banner
Joe Banner (born February 13, 1953) is an American football executive who was the former president of the Philadelphia Eagles (2001–2012), former chief executive officer of the Cleveland Browns (2012–2013), and former front office consultant f ...
's contract through 2013 and promoted Senior Vice President and chief financial officer
Don Smolenski
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to chief operating officer. On May 27, the Eagles hired
Daniel Jeremiah
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Jeremiah was a starting quarterback at Northeastern Louis ...
, who was a scout for the Browns and
Baltimore Ravens
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, as a scout for the West Coast region.
Roster changes
Free agents
Releases
Signings
Trades
On March 8, wide receiver
Reggie Brown was traded to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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in exchange for a 6th round draft pick in the
2011 NFL Draft. On March 16, defensive end
Chris Clemons and a 2010 fourth-round draft pick were traded to the
Seattle Seahawks in exchange for defensive end
Darryl Tapp
Darryl Anthony Tapp (born September 13, 1984) is a former American football defensive end and outside linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently an assistant defensive line coach for the San Franc ...
.
On April 2, cornerback
Sheldon Brown and linebacker
Chris Gocong were traded to the
Cleveland Browns
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in exchange for 2010 fourth- and fifth-round draft picks and linebacker
Alex Hall. Hall was later waived on July 28. On April 4, the Eagles traded quarterback
Donovan McNabb to the
Washington Redskins
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for a second-round pick in 2010 and a conditional third- or fourth-round pick in 2011. On April 19, the Eagles were involved in a three-team trade with the
Denver Broncos
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and
Detroit Lions; the Lions sent linebacker
Ernie Sims
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to the Eagles, the Eagles sent a 2010 fifth-round draft pick to the Broncos, and the Broncos sent tight end
Tony Scheffler
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and a 2010 seventh-round draft pick to the Lions. On July 30, the Eagles traded linebacker
Joe Mays to the Broncos in exchange for running back
J. J. Arrington.
On August 30, the Eagles traded sixth-round draft pick fullback
Charles Scott to the
Arizona Cardinals in exchange for sixth-round draft pick cornerback
Jorrick Calvin.
On September 4, linebacker
Tracy White was traded to the
New England Patriots for a conditional 2012 pick,
while offensive lineman
Stacy Andrews
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Andrews has also played for ...
was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2011 seventh-round pick.
On October 13, running back
Mike Bell was traded to the
Cleveland Browns
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in exchange for running back
Jerome Harrison
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.
2010 draft class
=Draft notes
=
Undrafted free agents
Contract extensions
Starting quarterback (at the time)
Kevin Kolb signed a one-year contract extension worth $12.25 million on April 29, keeping him under contract with the Eagles through the 2011 season.
Staff
Final roster
Opening training camp roster
Roster cuts
In the first round of roster cuts, the Eagles waived
guard
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Zipp Duncan,
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Ryan Hamilton, guard
Greg Isdaner
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Isdaner has also been a member of the Philadelphia Ea ...
,
linebacker
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Simoni Lawrence, and
wide receiver Jared Perry in order to get down to 75 players on August 28.
In the second round of roster cuts, the Eagles waived
cornerback
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Geoff Pope,
defensive end
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Pannel Egboh,
defensive tackle Boo Robinson
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Robinson was ...
, cornerback
David Pender, wide receiver
Dobson Collins
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Collins has also been a memb ...
,
tight end
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Nate Lawrie,
offensive tackle Jeraill McCuller,
running back
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and block. Ther ...
J. J. Arrington, safety
Anthony Scirrotto
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Scirrotto has also been a member of the N ...
and running back
Martell Mallett on September 3. In addition, defensive end
Victor Abiamiri
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was placed on the
Physically Unable to Perform
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list.
The Eagles also traded an undisclosed 2011 draft pick to the
Arizona Cardinals in exchange for guard
Reggie Wells
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.
On September 4, the Eagles traded for defensive end
Antwan Barnes
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Barnes also p ...
from the
Baltimore Ravens
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, and gave the Ravens a 2011 seventh-round draft pick. More second round cuts were announced, including wide receiver
Chad Hall, wide receiver
Jordan Norwood, tight end
Cornelius Ingram, center
A.Q. Shipley, center
Dallas Reynolds
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, offensive lineman
Fenuki Tupou
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Early years
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, defensive end
Eric Moncur
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, defensive tackle
Jeff Owens
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Early years
Owens played high school ...
, safety
Macho Harris, and safety
Quintin Demps
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.
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Postseason
Standings
Preseason results
;Preseason Week 1 – vs
Jacksonville Jaguars
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;Preseason Week 2 – at
Cincinnati Bengals
Regular-season results
Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Eagles donned their throwback uniforms (in celebration of the franchise's 50th Anniversary of their 1960 championship team) and began their season at home for an NFC duel with the
Green Bay Packers. In the first quarter, Philadelphia had the early lead with kicker
David Akers
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making a 45-yard field goal, but failed to maintain it in the second quarter with Packers kicker
Mason Crosby
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nailing a 49-yard field goal, followed by quarterback
Aaron Rodgers throwing a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Donald Driver
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, followed by Crosby hitting a 56-yard field goal.
In the third quarter, the Green Bay fullback
John Kuhn
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pushed up the middle for a 3-yard touchdown run, but replied with running back
LeSean McCoy
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running in a 12-yard TD run. However, the Packers extended their lead with Rodgers bombing a 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Greg Jennings
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. The Eagles cut the lead in the 4th quarter with quarterback
Michael Vick
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tossing a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Jeremy Maclin
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, and with Akers nailing a 24-yard field goal, but couldn't do enough, giving the Eagles a loss.
With the loss, the Eagles began the season at 0–1. They also lost
Leonard Weaver, who was considered to be the best fullback in the NFL in 2009 and had just been signed to a record-breaking fullback, to a career ending injury.
Week 2: at Detroit Lions
Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Packers the Eagles flew to
Ford Field for an NFC Duel with the Lions. The Lions looked good early in the first quarter, but with 11:15 remaining, Shaun Hill was intercepted by Nate Allen. Just four plays into the following drive, the Eagles took the early lead when QB
Michael Vick
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bombed a 45-yard TD pass to deep threat WR
DeSean Jackson
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. Detroit replied, driving 76 yards in 6 plays with RB
Jahvid Best
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hauling a 14-yard touchdown run, taking 3:00 minutes off the clock. After three combined punts, the Eagles then fell behind in the 2nd quarter when kicker
Jason Hanson
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nailed a 49-yard field goal. This was followed by QB
Shaun Hill slinging a screen pass to RB
Jahvid Best
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, who took it 75 yards for a touchdown, widening the lead to 17–7. The possession took only three plays and barely a minute off the clock. Then the Eagles replied with an 11-play, 75-yard drive that ended with RB
LeSean McCoy
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taking in a 14-yard TD run. After a Lions punt, the Eagles marched 89 yards in less than a minute with QB
Michael Vick
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throwing a 9-yard TD pass to WR
Jeremy Maclin
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. The Eagles led 21–17 at halftime. On their second possession of the third quarter, the Eagles scored again, with RB
LeSean McCoy
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hammering home a 4-yard TD run. Things got worse for the Lions, as Shaun Hill was intercepted on their next possession by Ellis Hobbs. They managed to force a punt, but wasted a 12-play, 48-yard drive that took 5:49 off the clock. On 4th-and-1 at the Eagles 29, Jahvid Best was stuffed for no gain and the Lions turned it over on downs. Worse yet, the drive took into the fourth quarter. The Eagles seemingly put the game away on their next drive when
LeSean McCoy
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scampered off to the races on a 46-yard TD run on 3rd-and-16 with just 6:27 left, and the Eagles lead 35–17. However, the Lions roared back with RB
Jahvid Best
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finishing off an 85-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run, making the score 35–24 with 4:15 remaining. After forcing a three-and-out, the Lions stormed 56 yards in just 6 plays, culminating with Hill completing a 19-yard TD pass to WR
Calvin Johnson
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(With a successful 2-point conversion). The Lions recovered the onside kick with 1:50 left, but four straight incompletions ended any chance of a miracle comeback.
With the win, the Eagles improved to 1–1.
Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Coming off their win over the Lions the Eagles flew to
EverBank Field
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for an Interconference duel with the Jaguars. The Eagles took the lead in the first quarter when QB
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
, who was named the eagles starter moving forward, made a 61-yard TD pass to WR
DeSean Jackson
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. The lead was narrowed in the second quarter when kicker
Josh Scobee
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made a 51-yard field goal. But the Eagles pulled away when Vick found WR
Jeremy Maclin
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on a 16-yard touchdown pass and then a 45-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Then Vick scrambled 17 yards into the endzone for a touchdown.
With the win, The Eagles not only improved to 2–1, but also got their first-ever win over the Jaguars in four games.
Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins
Coming off their dominating road win over the Jaguars, the Eagles went home for their Week 4 NFC East duel with the
Washington Redskins
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, as quarterback
Donovan McNabb made his highly anticipated return to Philadelphia.
The Eagles trailed in the first quarter as Redskins running back
Ryan Torain got a 12-yard touchdown run, followed by McNabb's 31-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Chris Cooley
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. Philadelphia answered in the second quarter with kicker
David Akers
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making a 49-yard field goal, but Washington came right back with kicker
Graham Gano
Graham Clark Gano (born April 9, 1987) is an American football placekicker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free age ...
's 26-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Eagles closed out the half with Akers' 23-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, Philadelphia tried to rally in the fourth quarter as quarterback
Kevin Kolb hooked up with tight end
Brent Celek
Brent Steven Celek (; born January 25, 1985) is an American football executive and former tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati and was drafted by the Eagles in the ...
. However, the Redskins' defense prevented any further progress.
With the loss, the Eagles fell to 2–2.
Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers
Hoping to rebound from their divisional home loss to the Redskins, the Eagles flew to
Candlestick Park
Candlestick Park was an outdoor stadium on the West Coast of the United States, located in San Francisco's Bayview Heights area. The stadium was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 ...
for a Week 5 Sunday night duel with the
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
. Kevin Kolb was back under center for the eagles in this game. Philadelphia trailed early in the first quarter as 49ers quarterback
Alex Smith
Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is an American former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football at Utah, where he received first-team All-American honors and won the 2 ...
completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Michael Crabtree
Michael Alex Crabtree Jr. (born September 14, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Texas Tech, where he was a two-time unanimous All-Am ...
, yet the Eagles responded with quarterback
Kevin Kolb finding tight end
Brent Celek
Brent Steven Celek (; born January 25, 1985) is an American football executive and former tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati and was drafted by the Eagles in the ...
on an 8-yard touchdown pass. Philadelphia would take the lead in the second quarter as kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
booted a 33-yard field goal, followed a 39-yard touchdown run from running back
LeSean McCoy
LeSean Kamel McCoy (born July 12, 1988), nicknamed "Shady", is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the ...
. Afterwards, San Francisco would close out the half with a 50-yard field goal from kicker
Joe Nedney
Joseph Thomas Nedney (born March 22, 1973) is a former American football placekicker. Born and raised in San Jose, California, Nedney played college football at San Jose State and signed as an undrafted player with the Miami Dolphins in 1996. H ...
. After a scoreless third quarter, the Eagles added onto their lead in the fourth quarter as safety
Quintin Mikell
Quintin Perry Mikell (born September 16, 1980) is a former American football safety who played for eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Boise State University, he was signed by the Philadelphia ...
returned a fumble 52 yards for a touchdown. The 49ers began to rally as Smith connected a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Vernon Davis
Vernon Davis (born January 31, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Maryland, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers sixth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. In 2009, Davis co-led the NFL in touchdown rec ...
, yet Akers came right back as he gave Philadelphia a 45-yard field goal. San Francisco tried to rally as Smith completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to running back
Frank Gore
Franklin Gore Sr. (born May 14, 1983) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. A member of the San Francisco 49ers during most of his career, he ranks third in NFL career rus ...
, yet Philadelphia's defense held on to preserve the victory.
With the win, the Eagles improved to 3–2.
Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Eagles' sixth game was an NFC duel against the Falcons at home. In the first quarter the Eagles struck first as WR
DeSean Jackson
DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was recognized as a con ...
got an early
touchdown
A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In Amer ...
on a 31-yard run. Later in the quarter QB
Kevin Kolb connected to him on a 34-yard TD pass. The Eagles continued to dominate when Kolb found WR
Jeremy Maclin
Jeremy Maclin (born May 11, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Missouri, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2009 NF ...
on an 8-yard TD pass. The Falcons replied with QB
Matt Ryan making a 1-yard TD pass to TE
Tony Gonzalez
Anthony David Gonzalez (born February 27, 1976) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he is the NFL's all-time leader ...
. This was followed in the third quarter by kicker
Matt Bryant
Steven Matt Bryant (born May 29, 1975), nicknamed "Money Matt", is a former American football placekicker. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, and was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the AFL's Iowa Barnstormers in 2000. A ...
hitting a 26-yard field goal. However, the Eagles continued to score when Kolb found Maclin again on an 83-yard TD pass. The Falcons replied with Ryan making a 13-yard TD pass to Gonzalez. The Eagles pulled away with kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
making a 30-yard field goal.
With the win, the Eagles improved to 4–2.
Week 7: at Tennessee Titans
Hoping to increase their winning streak the Eagles flew to
LP Field
Nissan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, it is primarily used for football and is the home field of the Tennessee Titans of the Nati ...
for an Interconference duel with the Titans. In the second quarter the Eagles took the lead with kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
making a 25-yard field goal. But they trailed when QB
Kerry Collins
Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Collins was a member of six NFL teams, most notably the Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, ...
completed a 26-yard TD pass to WR
Kenny Britt
Kenneth Lawrence Britt (born September 19, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the 30th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played fo ...
. The Eagles replied with QB
Kevin Kolb making a 5-yard TD pass to WR
Riley Cooper
Riley Cooper (born September 9, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of two BCS National C ...
, followed by kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
hitting a 46-yard field goal. In the third quarter the Eagles increased their lead with Akers making a 46-yard field goal. The Titans answered with kicker
Rob Bironas
James Robert Douglas Bironas (January 29, 1978 – September 20, 2014) was an American football placekicker who played the majority of his professional career with the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for Auburn University and Georgia ...
nailing a 41-yard field goal, but the Eagles continued to score in the 4th with Akers hitting a 28-yard field goal. Eventually, they fell behind with Collins completing an 80-yard TD pass to Britt, followed by Bironas hitting a 38-yard field goal. Collins found Britt for the third time in the game on a 16-yard TD pass, and then Bironas made a 33-yard field goal. The Eagles had more problems when Kolb's pass was intercepted by CB
Cortland Finnegan
Cortland Temujin Finnegan (born February 2, 1984) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Samford, and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Finnegan also played for the ...
and returned 41 yards for a touchdown.
With the loss, the Eagles went into their bye week at 4–3. Andy Reid announced that Michael Vick would regain the starting quarterback position after the bye week, effectively ending any quarterback controversy
Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts
The Eagles' eighth game was an Interconference duel with the Colts at home. In the first quarter the Eagles Took the lead as QB
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
completed a 9-yard TD pass to WR
DeSean Jackson
DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was recognized as a con ...
. This was followed by kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
' 22- and 21-yard field goals. The Colts replied with QB
Peyton Manning completing a 3-yard TD pass to TE
Jacob Tamme. The Eagles extended their lead after Akers nailed a 31-yard field goal. They eventually trailed by 1 point after RB
Javarris James got a 6-yard TD run, followed by kicker
Adam Vinatieri
Adam Matthew Vinatieri (born December 28, 1972) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 24 seasons with the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Considered one of the greatest ...
making a 37-yard field goal. The Eagles got the lead back in the 3rd quarter after Akers got a 44-yard field goal, followed by Vick scrambling a yard to the endzone for a touchdown. The Colts narrowed the lead when James got a 1-yard TD run, but in the final minute Manning lofted a deep pass that was intercepted by
Asante Samuel.
With the close win, the Eagles improved to 5–3. It was also the first win over the Colts for the Eagles since the
1993 season.
Week 10: at Washington Redskins
Coming off their home win over the Colts, the Eagles flew to
FedExField
FedExField (originally Jack Kent Cooke Stadium) is an American football stadium located in Summerfield, Maryland, east of Washington, D.C. The stadium is the home of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). From 2004 u ...
for a Week 10 NFC East rematch with the
Washington Redskins
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) N ...
on Monday night. Philadelphia wasted no time kicking off the first quarter as on the very first play of the game, quarterback
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
found wide receiver
DeSean Jackson
DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was recognized as a con ...
on an 88-yard touchdown pass. Afterwards, the Eagles added onto their lead with Vick's 7-yard touchdown run, followed by Vick finding running back
LeSean McCoy
LeSean Kamel McCoy (born July 12, 1988), nicknamed "Shady", is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the ...
on an 11-yard touchdown pass, along with running back
Jerome Harrison
Jerome Harrison (born February 26, 1983) is a former American football running back who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Washington State University, and was recognized as a consensus All ...
's 50-yard touchdown run. Philadelphia continued its dominating night in the second quarter as Vick hooked up with wide receiver
Jeremy Maclin
Jeremy Maclin (born May 11, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Missouri, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2009 NF ...
on a 48-yard touchdown pass. The Redskins would answer with former Eagles quarterback
Donovan McNabb completing a 3-yard touchdown pass to fullback
Darrel Young, followed by a 3-yard touchdown pass to running back
Keiland Williams. Philadelphia responded with Vick's 6-yard touchdown run, followed by kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
booting a 48-yard field goal.
Washington began the third quarter with Williams getting a 4-yard touchdown run. Afterwards, the Eagles went back to work as Vick hooked up with wide receiver
Jason Avant
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...
on a 3-yard touchdown pass, followed by cornerback
Dimitri Patterson returning an interception 40 yards for a touchdown. The Redskins tried to rally in the fourth quarter as Williams got a 32-yard touchdown run, but Philadelphia's defense (combined with their 31-point lead) held on to preserve the victory.
With the win, the Eagles improve to 6–3.
The Philadelphia Eagles scored 59 points and 8 touchdowns, including 4 passing TDs and 3 rushing TDs. They racked up 592 yards of total offense, including 260 rushing yards and 332 passing yards. They were 4/4 in Red Zone Efficiency and 4/4 in Goal-to-Go Efficiency, were 8/13 in Third-Down Conversions and had 28 first downs. Michael Vick (20/28, 333 yards, 4 TDs, 8 carries, 80 yards, 2 TDs) became the first player in NFL history to have 300+ yards passing, 50+ yards rushing, 4+ passing touchdowns, and 2+ rushing touchdowns in the same game. This game became known as Monday Night Massacre.
Week 11: vs. New York Giants
Coming off their impressive win over the Redskins, the Eagles went home for a Week 11 NFC East duel with the
New York Giants on Sunday night. Philadelphia delivered the game's opening strike with a 4-yard touchdown run from quarterback
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
. The Giants answered in the second quarter with kicker
Lawrence Tynes
Lawrence James Henry Tynes (born May 3, 1978) is a Scottish-born former American football placekicker. After playing soccer for Milton High School a coach suggested he try out for the football team as a kicker. He played college football at Troy ...
getting a 24-yard field goal, yet the Eagles replied with a 38-yard and a 24-yard field goal from kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
.
Philadelphia added onto their lead in the third quarter with Akers' 28-yard field goal, yet New York replied with quarterback
Eli Manning completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Travis Beckum. The Giants took the lead in the fourth quarter as Manning completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Derek Hagan
Derek Steven Hagan Jr. (born September 21, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State University. Hagan has also pr ...
, yet the Eagles struck back with a 50-yard touchdown run from running back
LeSean McCoy
LeSean Kamel McCoy (born July 12, 1988), nicknamed "Shady", is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the ...
(with Vick completing a 2-point conversion pass to wide receiver
Jason Avant
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...
). Afterwards, Philadelphia pulled away with Akers' 50-yard field goal.
With the win, the Eagles improved to 7–3.
Week 12: at Chicago Bears
Coming off their win over the Giants the Eagles flew to
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924 and reconstructed in 2003, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) since ...
for an NFC duel with the Bears. The Eagles had the early advantage with kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
nailing a 45-yard field goal. It soon disappeared after QB
Jay Cutler completed a 10 and a 20-yard TD pass to wide receivers
Earl Bennett and
Johnny Knox respectively. The Eagles tried to cut the lead with QB
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
getting an 8-yard TD pass to WR
Jeremy Maclin
Jeremy Maclin (born May 11, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Missouri, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2009 NF ...
, followed by Akers hitting a 36-yard field goal. But they fell further behind as Cutler got a 6 and a 9-yard TD pass to Bennett and
Greg Olsen. This was followed by kicker
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul Gould III (; born December 6, 1982) is an American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Chicago Bears from 2005 to 2015, during which he became the franchise's all ...
making a 23-yard field goal. The Eagles tried to narrow the lead as Akers got a 22 and a 36-yard field goal, followed by Vick throwing a 30-yard TD pass to TE
Brent Celek
Brent Steven Celek (; born January 25, 1985) is an American football executive and former tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati and was drafted by the Eagles in the ...
, but the Bears' defense prevented any more scoring chances.
With the loss, the Eagles fell to 7–4.
Week 13: vs. Houston Texans
Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Bears, the Eagles went home for a Week 13 interconference duel with the
Houston Texans on Thursday night. Philadelphia delivered the opening strike in the first quarter as quarterback
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
found running back
LeSean McCoy
LeSean Kamel McCoy (born July 12, 1988), nicknamed "Shady", is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the ...
on a 1-yard touchdown pass. The Texans replied with kicker
Neil Rackers getting a 48-yard field goal, yet the Eagles answered in the second quarter with a 4-yard touchdown run from McCoy, followed by a 36-yard field goal from kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
. Houston struck back with quarterback
Matt Schaub
Matthew Schaub (born June 25, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who played for 17 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the th ...
completing an 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Jacoby Jones
Jacoby Rashi'd Jones (born July 11, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football at Lane College, and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played ...
. Philadelphia would close out the half with a 22-yard field goal from Akers.
The Texans took the third quarter with running back
Arian Foster
Arian Isa Foster (born August 24, 1986) is a former American football running back and current musical artist under the name Bobby Feeno. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, and was signed by the Houston Texans of the Nati ...
catching a 13-yard touchdown pass from Schaub and running for a 3-yard touchdown run. The Eagles regained the lead with Vick's 2-yard touchdown run and his 5-yard touchdown pass to fullback
Owen Schmitt. Afterwards, Philadelphia's defense prevented any comeback attempt from Houston.
With the win, the Eagles improved to 8–4.
Week 14: at Dallas Cowboys
Coming off their win over the Texans, the Eagles flew to
Cowboys Stadium
AT&T Stadium, formerly Cowboys Stadium, is a retractable-roof stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL), and was completed on May 27, 2009. It is also the hom ...
for a Week 14 NFC East duel with the
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divi ...
on Sunday night. Philadelphia delivered the game's opening strike with a 1-yard touchdown run from quarterback
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
, but the Cowboys answered with quarterback
Jon Kitna
Jon Kelly Kitna (born September 21, 1972) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Central Washington ...
completing a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Jason Witten
Christopher Jason Witten (born May 6, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 17 seasons, primarily for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Univers ...
. The Eagles regained the lead in the second quarter with Vick locating offensive guard
Todd Herremans
Todd Herremans (born October 13, 1982) is a former American football offensive guard who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Herremans was selected in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia ...
on a 1-yard touchdown pass. Afterwards, Dallas closed out the half with kicker
David Buehler
David Jonathan Buehler (born February 5, 1987) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He was drafted by the Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college foot ...
making a 50-yard field goal.
The Cowboys took the lead in the third quarter as Buehler got a 43-yard field goal, followed by running back
Felix Jones
Felix Jones Jr. (born May 8, 1987) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and was drafted by t ...
getting a 3-yard touchdown run. Philadelphia struck back with a 39-yard field goal from kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
. The Eagles tied the game with a 50-yard field goal from Akers, followed by Vick connecting with wide receiver
DeSean Jackson
DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was recognized as a con ...
on a 91-yard touchdown pass and Akers' 28-yard field goal. Dallas tried to rally as Kitna completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Witten, yet the Eagles held on for the victory.
With the win, Philadelphia improved to 9–4.
Week 15: at New York Giants
Coming off their win over the Cowboys, the Eagles flew to
New Meadowlands Stadium for an NFC East rivalry rematch against the
New York Giants. In the first quarter the Eagles trailed early as Giants quarterback
Eli Manning completed a 35-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Mario Manningham. The Eagles responded in the second quarter with kicker
David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
getting a 34-yard field goal, but fell further behind after Manning found Manningham on a 33-yard touchdown pass, followed by kicker
Lawrence Tynes
Lawrence James Henry Tynes (born May 3, 1978) is a Scottish-born former American football placekicker. After playing soccer for Milton High School a coach suggested he try out for the football team as a kicker. He played college football at Troy ...
nailing a 25-yard field goal, then with Manning getting an eight-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Hakeem Nicks. The Eagles cut the lead with quarterback
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
tossing an eight-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Jeremy Maclin
Jeremy Maclin (born May 11, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Missouri, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2009 NF ...
, but fell further behind with Manning finding tight end
Kevin Boss on an eight-yard touchdown pass. However, the Eagles managed to break the lead and tie the game with Vick bombing a 65-yard TD pass to tight end
Brent Celek
Brent Steven Celek (; born January 25, 1985) is an American football executive and former tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati and was drafted by the Eagles in the ...
, followed by his four-yard scramble for a touchdown and then his 13-yard touchdown pass to Maclin to tie the game at 31. After the game was tied the Eagles scored to take the lead with
DeSean Jackson
DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was recognized as a con ...
returning a punt 65 yards for a touchdown as time expired, becoming the first player in NFL history to do so.
Fox commentator
Joe Buck
Joseph Francis Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American sportscaster.
The son of sportscaster Jack Buck, he worked for Fox Sports from its 1994 inception through 2022, including roles as lead play-by-play announcer for the network's Nation ...
called the final play with:
Eagles broadcasters
Merrill Reese
Merrill Alan Reese (born September 2, 1942) is an American sports radio announcer best known for his role as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Philadelphia Eagles on SportsRadio 94.1 WIP-FM. He has been the voice of the Eagles since 1977.
...
and
Mike Quick
Michael Anthony Quick (born May 14, 1959) is a color commentator and former American football wide receiver. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles for nine seasons, from 1982 to 1990. Quick ...
called the play on
WYSP-FM in Philadelphia this way:
With the win, the Eagles improved to 10–4.
Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Coming off their miracle win over the Giants, the Eagles went home for a Week 16 intraconference duel with the
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansi ...
. The game was originally scheduled for 1 pm on Sunday, but was bumped to a Sunday Night Football telecast due to the NFL's Flex Scheduling policy. The NFL wants to ensure that every Sunday night game after Week 11 has playoff implications. In this case, the Eagles had a chance to clinch their first NFC East title since 2006, and the sixth in Reid's 12 years as coach, with a win. However, the game was pushed back to Tuesday due to heavy snow in Philadelphia (see below).
Philadelphia delivered the game's opening punch in the first quarter as quarterback
Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
found rookie tight end
Clay Harbor on a 3-yard touchdown pass. The Vikings responded in the second quarter with cornerback
Antoine Winfield returning a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown.
Minnesota took the lead in the third quarter with kicker
getting a 30-yard field goal, followed by quarterback
Joe Webb getting a 9-yard touchdown run. The Eagles answered in the fourth quarter with Vick's 10-yard touchdown run, but the Vikings pulled away after the Vikings scored a touchdown on a 1-yard run by running back
Adrian Peterson
Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in football history. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he set the ...
.
With the loss, Philadelphia fell to 10–5, and is locked into the #3 playoff seed in the NFC.
Postponement
The
December 2010 North American blizzard postponed the game until Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at 8:00 p.m. out of concern for public safety. The game aired on NBC
The NFL postponed the game shortly after noon, even before there was any snow accumulation in Philadelphia,
[ after Philadelphia Mayor ]Michael Nutter
Michael Anthony Nutter (born June 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was reelected to a second term on November 8, 2011. He is a previous member of the Philadelphia ...
declared a snow emergency for the city.[
Eagles and NFL officials said that the postponement decision was made mainly out of concern for the safety of fans, vendors, suppliers and stadium workers. The game was scheduled to end just before midnight Philadelphia time, during the worst of the storm. Eagles COO Don Smolenski said the possibility of having over 72,000 people (over 69,000 fans plus 3,000 workers) stranded in the brunt of the storm made league and team officials conclude "it just wasn't safe" to play the game on Sunday night. League and team officials were also concerned that emergency vehicles wouldn't be able to make it through safely.] Indeed, SEPTA
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people in five c ...
and New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bu ...
, which are utilized by many Eagles fans coming to and leaving games, were forced to alter or cancel routes due to the storm.[
The postponement decision was very unpopular in Philadelphia. ]Pennsylvania Governor
The governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the head of state and head of government of the U.S. state, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the Commonwealth's military forces.
The governor has a duty to enforc ...
Ed Rendell
Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the 96th Mayor of Philad ...
, the former mayor of Philadelphia and an avid Eagles fan, said that football was a game that was meant to be played in bad weather. DeSean Jackson
DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was recognized as a con ...
tweeted, "It's only snow!!!! Let us play... It must be a lot of fun... I'm ready let's get it on!!"[ The next day, Rendell told ]WPEN-FM
WPEN (97.5 MHz, "97.5 The Fanatic") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Burlington, New Jersey, in the Philadelphia radio market. The station is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC and ...
that the postponement was proof that the United States had become "a nation of wusses." The front page of the '' Philadelphia Daily News'' had pictures of Nutter, Eagles owner Jeff Lurie, Eagles president Joe Banner
Joe Banner (born February 13, 1953) is an American football executive who was the former president of the Philadelphia Eagles (2001–2012), former chief executive officer of the Cleveland Browns (2012–2013), and former front office consultant f ...
and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in beanie caps, suggesting they were "wimps" for postponing the game. However, Nutter maintained that the city could have had Lincoln Financial Field ready in time for kickoff, and the postponement decision was made by the league and the Eagles.
This was the 20th NFL game to be played on a Tuesday, but the first since .[ The last Eagles game on a Tuesday was September 26, 1944, when they defeated the ]Boston Yanks
The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts, that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Any games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox baseball schedule in the Ameri ...
in the season opener. It was also the Yanks first regular season franchise game.
The Giants' loss to the Packers earlier on Sunday gave the Eagles the NFC East title. The Eagles' chances of contending for a first-round bye were ended with the loss to the Vikings coupled with the Bears' win over the Jets.
Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys
With their playoff position locked and basically all starters resting, the Eagles' sixteenth game was an NFC East rivalry rematch against the Cowboys.
In the 2nd quarter the Eagles took the lead as QB Kevin Kolb threw a 4-yard TD pass to WR Chad Hall, but after that the offense had problems after Kolb dropped the ball which was recovered 17 yards for a touchdown by OLB DeMarcus Ware
DeMarcus Omar Ware (born July 31, 1982) is an American former football outside linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Troy University and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the 11th overall pick in th ...
. They took a slight lead with kicker David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
hitting a 43 and a 22-yard field goal, but failed to maintain this lead when QB Stephen McGee
Stephen Richard McGee (born September 27, 1985) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was ...
threw a 4-yard TD pass to TE Jason Witten
Christopher Jason Witten (born May 6, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 17 seasons, primarily for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Univers ...
.
With the loss, the Eagles finish on a 10–6 record.
Postseason results
NFC Wild Card Round: vs. Green Bay Packers
Entering the postseason as the NFC's #3 seed, the Eagles began their playoff run at home in the NFC Wild Card Round against the #6 Green Bay Packers, hoping to avenge their Week 1 loss. The Eagles had a terrific early scoring attempt. After a three-and-out, the Eagles drove into field goal range, but All-Pro kicker David Akers missed wide-right on a 41-yard field goal attempt. The Packers instead snatched the early first quarter lead as Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tom Crabtree for the early lead. Green Bay added onto their lead in the second quarter as Rodgers completed a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver James Jones. All the Eagles could muster in the first half was a 29-yard field goal from kicker David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
.
In the third quarter, after an Aaron Rodgers fumble, quarterback Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
found wide receiver Jason Avant
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...
on a 24-yard touchdown pass. The Packers countered right back with an 11-play, 80-yard drive which ended Rodgers chunking a 16-yard touchdown pass to running back Brandon Jackson, taking 6:17 of the clock. At 21–10, the defenses took over for much of the remainder of the game. The Eagles drove into scoring range early in the 4th quarter, but Akers missed another field goal, this time a chip shot from 34 yards, keeping it at 21–10. With 8:56 remaining, the Eagles took over at their own 25. 12 plays and 74 yards later, they faced a fourth-and-goal at the 1. Vick took the snap and rushed forward, barely breaking the plain for a 1-yard touchdown run (with a failed two-point conversion) in the fourth quarter. On the two-point conversion, Vick completed the pass to Celek for the score, but his back heel went out of bounds and back in before he caught the pass, making him an ineligible receiver. The five-yard penalty moved them back to the 7-yard line. Vick's next attempt was incomplete, keeping the score 21–16. The Eagles forced a punt and got the ball back at their own 34 with 1:45 remaining. Vick hit DeSean Jackson for 28 yards to the Packers 38. After back-to-back incompletions, Vick hit Riley Cooper for 11 yards on 3rd and 10, moving the ball to the Packers 27 with less than a minute remaining. However, Green Bay's defense stopped the Eagles' final drive of the game as Tramon Williams intercepted a Vick pass intended for Riley Cooper again, in the end zone, with 44 seconds to go to preserve the win for the Packers.
Rodgers and Vick were both fantastic. The Eagles outgained the Packers and won the turnover battle 2–1. However, the Packers had longer time of possession. Also, All-Pro kicker David Akers, who was 32/38 on kicks in the regular season, missed two easy field goals. With the loss, Philadelphia was eliminated with an overall record of 10–7.
2011 Pro Bowl
On December 28, the 2011 Pro Bowl
The 2011 Pro Bowl was the National Football League's all-star game for the 2010 season. It took place at 7:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local time) on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The NFC won 55–41, despi ...
rosters were announced by the NFL. Quarterback Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's firs ...
, offensive tackle Jason Peters
Jason Raynard Peters (born January 22, 1982) is an American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free ag ...
, cornerback Asante Samuel and kicker David Akers
David Roy Akers (; born December 9, 1974) is an American former football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redski ...
were named as starters, while wide receiver DeSean Jackson
DeSean William Jackson (born December 1, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he was recognized as a con ...
was named as a reserve.
See also
* 2010 NFL season
References
External links
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